diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index eed9854f..cd2ba8f1 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "140 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "20.98 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 8 September 1963; amended several times, last in 2008 to remove presidential term limits (2013)" + "text": "adopted 8 September 1963; amended several times, last in 2008 to remove presidential term limits; note - President BOUTEFLIKA in mid-2014 introduced constitutional reforms (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices" @@ -513,55 +516,55 @@ "text": "Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist postindependence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy. Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the sixth-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in oil reserves. Strong revenues from hydrocarbon exports have brought Algeria relative macroeconomic stability, with foreign currency reserves approaching $200 billion and a large budget stabilization fund available for tapping. In addition, Algeria's external debt is extremely low at about 2% of GDP. However, Algeria has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon industries because of heavy regulation and an emphasis on state-driven growth. The government's efforts have done little to reduce high youth unemployment rates or to address housing shortages. A wave of economic protests in February and March 2011 prompted the Algerian Government to offer more than $23 billion in public grants and retroactive salary and benefit increases, moves which continue to weigh on public finances. Long-term economic challenges include diversifying the economy away from its reliance on hydrocarbon exports, bolstering the private sector, attracting foreign investment, and providing adequate jobs for younger Algerians." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$551.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $529.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $515.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$548.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $528.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $514.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$214.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$213.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 2.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,300 (2014 est.) ++ $13,700 (2013 est.) ++ $13,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,900 (2014 est.) ++ $13,400 (2013 est.) ++ $13,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "40.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 46.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "43.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 46.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "35.8%" + "text": "36.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "34.5%" + "text": "36.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "8.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "30.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "10%" }, "industry": { - "text": "48.3%" + "text": "47.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "43.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -571,10 +574,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.19 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.45 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -615,20 +618,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$79.53 billion" + "text": "$70.97 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$89.21 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$86.63 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt" } @@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4% (31 December 2010) ++ 4% (31 December 2009)" @@ -646,22 +649,22 @@ "text": "8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$115.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $105.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$109 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $105.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$164.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $152.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$27.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.398 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.398 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$9.289 billion (2014 est.) ++ $542.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$9.635 billion (2014 est.) ++ $835 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$62.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $64.38 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$60 billion (2014 est.) ++ $64.71 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97% (2009 est.)" @@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "Egypt 17%, Iran 13.3%, US 10.8%, NZ 7.8%, Republic of the Congo 7.5%, UAE 7.1%, Benin 4.9%, Thailand 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$55.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.37 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $54.99 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods" @@ -679,19 +682,19 @@ "text": "China 14.1%, France 10.8%, Italy 8.6%, Spain 8.6%, Germany 6.5%, US 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$193.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$179.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.872 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.285 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.839 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.231 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$27.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.955 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.865 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.589 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.484 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - ++ 79.6 (2014 est.) ++ 79.368 (2013 est.) ++ 77.54 (2012 est.) ++ 72.938 (2011 est.) ++ 74.386 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - ++ 80.58 (2014 est.) ++ 80.58 (2013 est.) ++ 77.54 (2012 est.) ++ 72.94 (2011 est.) ++ 74.39 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 0a9f3d34..359c50c5 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "477 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "78.26 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 11 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975, 1992; latest adopted 5 February 2010 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation" @@ -522,44 +525,44 @@ "text": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$175.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $168.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $157.8 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$177.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $169.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $158.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$128.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$129.3 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,200 (2014 est.) ++ $6,900 (2013 est.) ++ $6,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7,300 (2014 est.) ++ $6,900 (2013 est.) ++ $6,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "50%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-1.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "59.5%" + "text": "58.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-42% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -580,10 +583,10 @@ "text": "petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.298 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.18 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -609,20 +612,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$51.51 billion" + "text": "$47.09 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$57.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$55.8 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "39.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "13.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "34.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -634,22 +637,22 @@ "text": "9% (31 December 2014) ++ 25% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.8% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "16.38% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.81% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$29.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.52 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$30.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.52 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$51.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$24.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$23.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.09 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.348 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.951 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.348 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$69.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $67.14 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $68.25 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton" @@ -658,7 +661,7 @@ "text": "China 48.1%, US 8.9%, India 8.8%, Spain 5.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$28.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.09 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$29.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.34 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods" @@ -667,19 +670,19 @@ "text": "China 23.7%, Portugal 16.3%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.1%, Brazil 5%, South Africa 4.2%, France 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$33.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.93 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.41 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$8.561 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.137 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.078 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$23.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - ++ 98.15 (2014 est.) ++ 96.499 (2013 est.) ++ 95.47 (2012 est.) ++ 93.741 (2011 est.) ++ 91.906 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - ++ 98.3 (2014 est.) ++ 98.3 (2013 est.) ++ 95.47 (2012 est.) ++ 93.74 (2011 est.) ++ 91.91 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 142aa295..e6a0db24 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "129 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.93 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960 (preindependence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966; amended several times, last in 2006 (2006)" + "text": "previous 1960 (preindependence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966; amended several times, last in 2006 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law" @@ -511,44 +514,44 @@ "text": "Botswana's diamond dependent economy has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. However, economic growth was negative in 2009, with the industrial sector shrinking by 30%, after the global crisis reduced demand for Botswana's diamonds. Although the economy recovered in 2010-12, GDP growth slowed in 2012-14. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $16,600 in 2014. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP, 70-80% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Botswana's heavy reliance on a single luxury export was a critical factor in the sharp economic contraction of 2009. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. According to official government statistics, unemployment reached 17.8% in 2009, but unofficial estimates run much higher. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond production within the next 10-15 years overshadows long-term prospects. A major international diamond company signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 to move its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone by the end of 2013. The move has supported the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$33.74 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $30.36 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$35.87 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.35 billion (2013 est.) ++ $31.42 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$15.79 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$15.22 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.9% (2013 est.) ++ 4.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,000 (2014 est.) ++ $15,300 (2013 est.) ++ $14,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17,000 (2014 est.) ++ $16,300 (2013 est.) ++ $14,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "48% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 35.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "47.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 42.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 39.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.8%" + "text": "48.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "32.2%" + "text": "29.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "-1.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51.3%" + "text": "62.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-53.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-55.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -556,10 +559,10 @@ "text": "1.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "34.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,10 +572,10 @@ "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; livestock processing; textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.017 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.132 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,26 +607,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.442 billion" + "text": "$6.108 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.164 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.698 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "17.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "7.5% (31 December 2014) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2013)" @@ -632,40 +635,40 @@ "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.19% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.465 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.435 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.388 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.435 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$8.293 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $7.635 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.069 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.852 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.272 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.857 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$4.588 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.107 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $4.076 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.703 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.535 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.332 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.477 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.603 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.516 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.603 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.141 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.362 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.989 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.362 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.885 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.726 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.323 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.726 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.505 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.461 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.256 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - ++ 9.19 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3989 (2013 est.) ++ 7.62 (2012 est.) ++ 6.8382 (2011 est.) ++ 6.7936 (2010 est.)" + "text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - ++ 8.9761 (2014 est.) ++ 8.9761 (2013 est.) ++ 7.62 (2012 est.) ++ 6.8382 (2011 est.) ++ 6.7936 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 2f5a175a..ec2ab395 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "405 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "55.68 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 1 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law" @@ -445,7 +448,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN] ++ Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP ++ Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO] ++ Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] ++ Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI] ++ Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA] ++ Key Force or FC [Lazare S�HOU�TO] ++ Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI] ++ National Alliance for Development and Democracy (Alliance nationale pour le developpement et la democratie) or AND ++ Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Dominique HOUNGNINOU] ++ Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU] ++ Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA] ++ Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU] ++ Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD)", + "text": "African Movement for Development and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN] ++ Benin Renaissance or RB [Nicephore SOGLO] ++ Cowrie Force for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI] ++ Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] ++ National Alliance for Development and Democracy (Alliance nationale pour le developpement et la democratie) or AND ++ Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Dominique HOUNGNINOU] ++ Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU] ++ Sun Alliance or AS [Sacca LAFIA] ++ Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA] ++ Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD) ++ United Democratic Forces or FDU [ lMathurin NAGO]", "note": { "text": "approximately 20 additional minor parties" } @@ -515,16 +518,16 @@ "text": "The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Growth in real output had averaged almost 4% before the global recession and it has exceeded that level in 2013-14. Inflation has subsided over the past several years. In order to raise growth, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, and encourage new information and communication technology. Specific projects to improve the business climate by reforms to the land tenure system, the commercial justice system, and the financial sector were included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Account grant signed in February 2006. The 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. An insufficient electrical supply continues to hamper Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power production. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects. Cotton, a key export, suffered from flooding in 2010-11, but high prices supported export earnings. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory. In 2012, Benin became eligible for a second Compact under the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which is expected to be signed in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$19.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.78 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.77 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19.86 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.84 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.84 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.701 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$8.685 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,800 (2013 est.) ++ $1,700 (2012 est.)", @@ -533,37 +536,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "76.8%" + "text": "76.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.4%" + "text": "27.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.8%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "18.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-25.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-34.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "35.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.3%" + "text": "13.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "55.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "3.662 million (2007 est.)" @@ -597,26 +600,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.885 billion" + "text": "$1.964 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.074 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.087 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" @@ -625,22 +628,22 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.509 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.268 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.336 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.268 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.165 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.112 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.792 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$738 million (2014 est.) ++ -$871.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$695 million (2014 est.) ++ -$864 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.045 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.87 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.147 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.982 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood" @@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ "text": "China 27%, India 21.7%, Lebanon 8.4%, Niger 5%, Nigeria 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.905 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.659 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.736 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.594 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products" @@ -658,13 +661,13 @@ "text": "China 30.2%, Algeria 25.1%, US 6.8%, India 4.6%, Thailand 4.4%, Malaysia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$972.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $694.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$726 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $694.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.458 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.224 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.635 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.367 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 0a4247e9..70d20b33 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "712 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "61.89 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified by popular referendum 28 February 2005 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest ratified by popular referendum 28 February 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law" @@ -429,12 +432,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "governing parties": { - "text": " ++ Burundi Democratic Front or FRODEBU [Leonce NGENDAKUMANA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Jeremie NGENDAKUMANA] ++ National Liberation Forces or FNL [Agathon RWASA] ++ Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA [Bonaventure NIYOYANKANA]" - }, - "note": { - "text": "a multiparty system introduced in 1998 includes: ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD [Leonard NYANGOMA] ++ National Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI] ++ Party for National Redress or PARENA [Jean-Baptiste BAGAZA]" - } + "text": "Burundians' Hope Independent (also called Hope for Burundians) ++ Democratic Alliance for Change or ADC [Leonce NGENDAKUMANA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Pascal NYABENDA] ++ National Liberation Forces or FNL [Agathon RWASA] ++ National Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI] ++ Party for National Redress or PARENA [Jean-Baptiste BAGAZA] ++ Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA [Pierre BUYOYA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization) ++ Observatoire de lutte contre la corruption et les malversations economiques or OLUCOME [Gabriel RUFYIRI] (anti-corruption pressure group)", @@ -499,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural; agriculture accounts for just over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings, though exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Therefore, Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices. An ethnic-based war that lasted until 2005 resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. Burundi's GDP grew around 4% annually in 2006-14. Political stability and the end of the civil war have improved aid flows and economic activity has increased, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity - risk undermining planned economic reforms. Government corruption is hindering the development of a healthy private sector as companies have to deal with ever changing rules. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept up with inflation. Burundi will remain heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors - foreign aid represents 42% of Burundi's national income, the second highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. Burundi joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2009, and regional infrastructure improvements driven by the EAC and funded by the World Bank may help improve Burundi’s transport connections and lower transportation costs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$8.378 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.999 billion (2013 est.) ++ $7.657 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8.409 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.029 billion (2013 est.) ++ $7.685 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -521,33 +519,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74.6%" + "text": "72.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "21.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.9%" + "text": "27.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.7%" + "text": "-0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "6.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-27.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "40.3%" + "text": "39.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "18%" }, "services": { - "text": "42.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,20 +590,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$847.3 million" + "text": "$828 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$933.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$930 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "38.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 36.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -617,25 +615,25 @@ "text": "11.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 10% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.15% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "15.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$394.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $375.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$412.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $375.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$551.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $521.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$568.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $521.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$691.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $617.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$721.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $617.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$544 million (2014 est.) ++ -$562.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$545 million (2014 est.) ++ -$500 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$113.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $91.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$122.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $91.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides" @@ -644,7 +642,7 @@ "text": "Pakistan 12.7%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.6%, Uganda 9.6%, Germany 6.5%, Belgium 5.9%, France 5.6%, Rwanda 5.4%, Sweden 5.1%, US 4.6%, China 4.3%, Sudan 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$873 million (2014 est.) ++ $884.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$923 million (2014 est.) ++ $843 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs" @@ -653,13 +651,13 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 12.9%, Kenya 11%, Belgium 10.4%, China 8.4%, Tanzania 7.9%, Uganda 6.9%, India 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$321.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $329.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$317.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $329.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$742.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $705.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$700.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $682.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - ++ 1,548.5 (2014 est.) ++ 1,555.09 (2013 est.) ++ 1,442.51 (2012 est.) ++ 1,261.07 (2011 est.) ++ 1,230.8 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - ++ 1,546.7 (2014 est.) ++ 1,546.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1,442.51 (2012 est.) ++ 1,261.07 (2011 est.) ++ 1,230.8 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index ee5c3f0a..dafa5a6c 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "856 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "88.69 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 11 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest passed by referendum 31 March 1996, entered into force 8 April 1996; amended 2005 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest passed by referendum 31 March 1996, entered into force 8 April 1996; amended 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law" @@ -502,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "Chad’s landlocked location results in high transportation costs for imported goods and dependence on neighboring countries. Oil and agriculture are mainstays of Chad’s economy. Oil provides about 60% of export revenues, while cotton, cattle, livestock, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for much public and private sector investment. The services sector contributes about one-third of GDP and has attracted foreign investment mostly through telecommunications and banking. Chad’s fiscal position is encumbered by declining oil prices, though high oil prices and strong local harvests supported the economy in recent years. Nearly all of Chad’s fuel is provided by one domestic refinery, and unanticipated shut-downs occasionally result in shortages. The country regulates the price of domestic fuel, providing an incentive for black market sales. Chad's investment climate remains challenging due to limited infrastructure, a lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption. Chad obtained a three-year extended credit facility from the IMF in 2014 and was granted debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in April 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$29.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $27.63 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.14 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$29.64 billion (2014 est.) ++ $27.73 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.24 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -514,43 +517,43 @@ "text": "6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.) ++ 8.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,400 (2013 est.) ++ $2,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-6.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "76.1%" + "text": "68.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "6.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "33.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "27.1%" + "text": "34.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-42.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "54.3%" + "text": "52.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "15.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "32.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "oil, cotton textiles, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.919 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.07 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,26 +595,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.884 billion" + "text": "$3.062 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.713 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.405 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 0.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" @@ -620,22 +623,22 @@ "text": "15.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.746 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.606 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.751 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.606 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.976 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.751 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$895.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $757.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.195 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $757.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.219 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.225 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.242 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.192 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.912 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.926 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.008 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.384 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, livestock, cotton, sesame, gum arabic, shea butter" @@ -644,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "US 77.6%, Japan 10.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.481 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.193 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.416 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.034 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles" @@ -653,10 +656,10 @@ "text": "Algeria 54.6%, China 11.2%, Italy 6.2%, France 5.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.389 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.089 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.222 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.878 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.525 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.216 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA (31 December 2010) ++ $4.5 billion (2006 est.)" @@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 2b0251eb..aeff05f6 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "442 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "57.92 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002 (2002)" + "text": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law" @@ -502,16 +505,16 @@ "text": "The economy is a mixture of subsistence farming and hunting, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013 may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including recently concluded Article IV consultations. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The recent drop in oil prices has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. Officially the country became a net external creditor as of 2011, with external debt representing only about 16% of GDP and debt servicing less than 3% of government revenue." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$28.04 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.44 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.59 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$28.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.54 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.69 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.55 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$6,600 (2014 est.) ++ $6,200 (2013 est.) ++ $6,000 (2012 est.)", @@ -520,37 +523,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "32.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "40.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "33.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "81.1%" + "text": "80.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-81.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-70.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "4.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "74.4%" + "text": "69.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "22.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.89 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.807 million (2013 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "53% (2012 est.)" @@ -581,26 +584,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.508 billion" + "text": "$5.791 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.982 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.838 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "46.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" @@ -609,22 +612,22 @@ "text": "14.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14.8% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.894 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.115 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.223 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.192 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$5.119 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.795 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-724.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-1.136 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$44.13 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-1.136 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$839 million (2014 est.) ++ $462.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.273 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$601 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.972 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.707 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.463 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds" @@ -633,7 +636,7 @@ "text": "China 52%, Australia 8.3%, Italy 8.2%, US 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.389 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.336 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.939 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.789 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs" @@ -642,13 +645,13 @@ "text": "Algeria 47.8%, China 10.6%, France 9%, Italy 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.382 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.939 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.956 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.561 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.763 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.452 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 4d2689a4..24822df6 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "693 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "71.47 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 30 June (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006; revised 2011 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006; amended 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary, and tribal law" @@ -511,55 +514,55 @@ "text": "The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - is slowly recovering after decades of decline. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with countrywide instability and conflict that began in the mid-90s has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms. Progress has been slow to reach the interior of the country although clear changes are evident in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, has boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth in recent years. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the large mining sector and for the economy as a whole. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. The DRC signed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010, but the IMF at the end of 2012 suspended the last three payments under the loan facility - worth $240 million - because of concerns about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. In 2012, the DRC updated its business laws by adhering to OHADA, the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa. The country marked its twelfth consecutive year of positive economic expansion in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$55.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $51.16 billion (2013 est.) ++ $47.16 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$57.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $52.92 billion (2013 est.) ++ $48.78 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$34.68 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$35.92 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "9.1% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.) ++ 7.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.2% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.) ++ 7.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$700 (2014 est.) ++ $600 (2013 est.) ++ $600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$700 (2014 est.) ++ $700 (2013 est.) ++ $600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 5.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.6%" + "text": "71.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "13.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "21.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "58%" + "text": "33.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-38.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "40.4%" + "text": "21.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "33.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "36.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,10 +572,10 @@ "text": "mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "11.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "27.59 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.61 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -601,50 +604,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.711 billion" + "text": "$5.806 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.814 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.385 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "33.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4% (31 December 2012) ++ 20% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.38% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "18.69% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.38% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.231 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.088 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.284 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.137 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.142 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.523 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.402 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.774 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.956 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.607 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.212 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.312 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.927 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.291 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.479 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.09 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.388 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, copper, gold, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee" @@ -653,7 +656,7 @@ "text": "China 39.3%, Zambia 24.7%, Italy 8.6%, Belgium 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.781 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.141 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.81 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels" @@ -662,13 +665,13 @@ "text": "China 19.6%, South Africa 17.9%, Zambia 15.9%, Belgium 6.1%, Zimbabwe 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.872 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.678 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.557 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.678 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.955 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.292 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.562 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.082 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - ++ 926.8 (2014 est.) ++ 919.67 (2013 est.) ++ 920.25 (2012 est.) ++ 899 (2011 est.) ++ 905.91 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - ++ 925.23 (2014 est.) ++ 925.23 (2013 est.) ++ 920.25 (2012 est.) ++ 899 (2011 est.) ++ 905.91 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -915,7 +918,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "38,028 (Rwanda) (2014); 98,281 (Central African Republic); 23,686 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "38,028 (Rwanda) (2014); 98,281 (Central African Republic); 27,699 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "2,857,400 (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 618e1477..bc24f9f0 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "596 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "53.63 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996; amended 2008 (2008)" + "text": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996; amended 2008 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" @@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA] ++ Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA] ++ Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA] ++ Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA] ++ Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO] ++ National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA] ++ Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI] ++ Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI] ++ Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau]" + "text": "Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA] ++ Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA] ++ Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC [Maurice KAMTO] ++ Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA] ++ Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA] ++ Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO] ++ National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA] ++ Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI] ++ Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI] ++ Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa or REDHAC [Maximilliene Ngo MBE] ++ Tribunal 53 [Patrice NGANANG]" @@ -511,16 +514,16 @@ "text": "Modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions provide Cameroon with one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Cameroon’s economy suffers from political and economic factors that often impact underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, the continuing inefficiencies of a large parastatal system in key sectors, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF continues to press for economic reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. The Government of Cameroon provides subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel that have strained the federal budget diverting funds from education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects. Cameroon devotes significant resources to several large infrastructure projects under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Cameroon’s energy sector continues to diversify, recently opening a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Oil remains Cameroon’s main export commodity accounting for nearly 40% of export earnings despite falling global oil prices. Cameroon continues to seek foreign investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, create jobs and improve its economic footprint but its unfavorable business environment remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$67.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $63.92 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.54 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$67.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $64.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.76 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$31.67 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$31.78 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 4.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 4.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$3,000 (2014 est.) ++ $2,800 (2013 est.) ++ $2,700 (2012 est.)", @@ -529,37 +532,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "17.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68.9%" + "text": "77.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "11.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "20%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "19.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-28.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "22.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "30%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,10 +572,10 @@ "text": "petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.105 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.104 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,50 +607,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.503 billion" + "text": "$5.313 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.92 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.844 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "22.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.861 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.988 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.784 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$6.439 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.633 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.318 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.114 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.127 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.115 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$230 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.333 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.332 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.455 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.123 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.376 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.819 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.027 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.08 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton" @@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "Spain 13.9%, China 12%, India 10.1%, Italy 8.1%, Netherlands 8%, Belgium 5.1%, France 4.6%, Norway 4.5%, UK 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.937 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.484 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.483 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.174 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food" @@ -665,13 +668,13 @@ "text": "China 26.2%, Nigeria 12%, France 11.8%, Belgium 4.9%, US 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.503 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.384 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.122 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.508 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.006 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.217 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.784 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.922 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 317085bd..9c90d4fa 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "335 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "63.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 23 December 2001; amended 2009, last in 2014 (2015)" + "text": "previous 1996; latest ratified 23 December 2001; amended 2009, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law" @@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assoumani] ++ Democratic Rally of the Comoros [Mouigni MARAKA] ++ Front National pour la Justice or FNJ [Ahmed RACHID] (Islamic party in opposition) ++ Juwa [Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI] ++ National Alliance for the Comoros or ANC [Mahmoud ALI] ++ Orange Party [Niganned \"Kiki\" DAOUDI] ++ Party for the Comorian Agreement (Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne) or PEC [Fahmi Said IBRAHIM] ++ Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development or RADHI ++ Rassemblement Democratique des Comores [Mougini Baraka Said SOILIHI] ++ Rassemblement National pour le Development or RND [Omar TAMOU, Abdoulhamid AFFRAITANE] ++ Rally with a Deveopment Initive with Warned Youth or RIDJA [Said Larifou] ++ Union for the Development of the Comoros or UPDC [Ikililou DHOININE] ++ Union Nationale pour la Democratie aux Comores or UNDC [Hassani HARUNA]" + "text": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assoumani] ++ Democratic Rally of the Comoros or RDC [Mouigni BARAKA] ++ Juwa Party or PJ [Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI] ++ Party for the Comorian Agreement (Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne) or PEC [Fahmi Said IBRAHIM] ++ Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development or RADHI [Abdou SOEFO] ++ Rally with a Development Intiiative for Enlightened Youth or RIDJA [Said Larifou] ++ Union for the Development of the Comoros or UPDC [Mohamed HALIFA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Federation Comorienne des Consomateurs or FCC [Mohamed Said Abdallah MCHANGANA] ++ Mouvement des Entreprises comorienne or MODEC [Faharate HOUSSEIN] ++ Union des Chambres de Commerce et de l'Industrie et de l'Agriculture or UCCIA [Fahmy THABIT] ++ Confederation des Travailleurs Comoriens or CTC", @@ -463,55 +466,55 @@ "text": "One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Currently, authorities are negotiating with the IMF for triennial program assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for 50% of GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang; and Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture’s importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. The government - which is racked by internal political disputes - is struggling to provide basic services, upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, has inhibited growth. Remittances from about 200,000 Comoran diaspora contribute about 25% of the country’s GDP. In December 2012, IMF and the World Bank's International Development Association supported $176 million in debt relief for Comoros, resulting in a 59% reduction of its future external debt service over a period of 40 years. In late 2013, a US-based investment company invested $200 million in a project to explore for hydrocarbons in Comoran territorial waters, the largest financial investment in the country’s history." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.202 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.163 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.124 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.19 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.167 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.128 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$717 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$697 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.) ++ $1,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.) ++ $1,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "99%" + "text": "104.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "29.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "-1.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "17.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-56.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "50.4%" + "text": "49.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "12.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "35.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "38% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -521,10 +524,10 @@ "text": "fishing, tourism, perfume distillation" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "239,000 (2012 est.)" + "text": "245,200 (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -550,23 +553,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$175.6 million" + "text": "$164.8 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$183.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$169.1 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "1.93% (31 December 2010) ++ 2.21% (31 December 2009)" @@ -575,19 +578,19 @@ "text": "10.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$171.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $159.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$133.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $159.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$269.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $251.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$179.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $167.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$166.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $167.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$76 million (2014 est.) ++ -$35.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$80 million (2014 est.) ++ -$107 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$24.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $22.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $18.9 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves" @@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ "text": "India 28.4%, Singapore 13.2%, France 13%, Germany 12.9%, Saudi Arabia 5.9%, US 4.9%, Netherlands 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$235.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $231.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$216 million (2014 est.) ++ $231.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement and construction materials, transport equipment" @@ -605,10 +608,10 @@ "text": "China 14.6%, Pakistan 13.9%, France 13.6%, Algeria 11.8%, UAE 9.5%, India 5.9% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$251.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $251.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$142 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $146.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - ++ 364.4 (2014 est.) ++ 370.53 (2013 est.) ++ 382.9 (2012 est.) ++ 353.9 (2011 est.) ++ 371.46 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - ++ 370.81 (2014 est.) ++ 370.81 (2013 est.) ++ 382.9 (2012 est.) ++ 353.9 (2011 est.) ++ 371.46 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index ba3e7bc0..393cb7fd 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "882 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "90.63 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 1 December (1958)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified by referendum 5 December 2004, effective 27 December 2004; amended 2010; note - the transitional parliament has begun work on a new constitution which should be ready for citizens feedback in early 2015 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by transitional council on 30 August 2015; referendum scheduled for October 2015 has been postponed until 2016 or later due to violence and instability (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" @@ -444,7 +447,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] ++ Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Louis-Pierre GAMBA] ++ Civic Forum or FC ++ Democratic Forum for Modernity or FODEM [Saturnin NDOMBY] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or PLD ++ Londo Association or LONDO ++ Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] ++ National Convergence or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] ++ National Unity Party or PUN ++ New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] ++ Patriotic Front for Progress or FPP [Alexandre Philippe GOUMBA] ++ People's Union for the Republic or UPR [Pierre Sammy MAKFOY] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE]" + "text": "Action Party for Development or PAD ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] ++ Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA] ++ Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] ++ National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] ++ New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -512,13 +515,13 @@ "text": "Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked position, a poor transportation system, a largely unskilled work force, and a legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Since 2009 the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the election in 2011 worsened CAR's fiscal situation. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. After a two-year lag in donor support, the IMF's first review of CAR's extended credit facility for 2012-15 praised improvements in revenue collection but warned of weak management of spending." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.855 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.826 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.42 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.865 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.836 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.435 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.786 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.726 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ -36% (2013 est.) ++ 4.1% (2012 est.)" @@ -530,37 +533,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "103%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "7.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "8%" + "text": "13.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-19.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-34.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "58.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "12%" }, "services": { - "text": "32.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -570,10 +573,10 @@ "text": "gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.217 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.241 million (2014 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "8% (2001 est.)", @@ -597,23 +600,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$157.7 million" + "text": "$213 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$205.4 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$258.9 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "15% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" @@ -622,22 +625,22 @@ "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$196.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $250.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$376.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $367.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$292.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $358.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$454.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $449.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$349 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $425.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$457.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $505.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$110 million (2014 est.) ++ -$142.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$105 million (2014 est.) ++ -$46 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$102.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $102.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$150.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $154.4 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee" @@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ "text": "China 29.2%, Indonesia 15.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 15%, Norway 7%, Morocco 5.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.4%, France 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$216.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $212.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$279.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $211.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals" @@ -655,10 +658,10 @@ "text": "Norway 14%, France 7.7%, US 7.6% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$560.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $543.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$630.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $574.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 75bf2a31..4710648d 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "23.45 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992; revised 1995, 1999, 2010 (2010)" + "text": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992; revised 1995, 1999, 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system of Portugal" @@ -494,55 +497,55 @@ "text": "Cabo Verde’s economy is vulnerable to external shocks and depends on development aid, foreign investment, remittances, and tourism. The economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro zone countries. Although about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. The island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages, exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought, and poor soil for growing food on several of the islands, requiring it to import most of what it consumes. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Cabo Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances as a share of GDP are one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. The government’s elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.279 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.246 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.23 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.33 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.27 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.236 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.899 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.858 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.5% (2013 est.) ++ 1.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,300 (2014 est.) ++ $6,300 (2013 est.) ++ $6,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$6,400 (2014 est.) ++ $6,300 (2013 est.) ++ $6,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "59.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "35.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "-1.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.9%" + "text": "33.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-43.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "9.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "18.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "71.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -558,7 +561,7 @@ "text": "196,100 (2007 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12% (2014 est.)" + "text": "12% (2014 est.) ++ 16.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "30% (2000 est.)" @@ -568,52 +571,52 @@ "text": "1.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "40.6% (2001)" + "text": "40.6% (2000)" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$478.3 million" + "text": "$426 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$617.6 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$567.6 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "86.2% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 78.1% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "113.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 100.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "7.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.54% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$579.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$597.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $597.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.606 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.616 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.449 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.616 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$173 million (2014 est.) ++ -$51.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$141 million (2014 est.) ++ -$90 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$189.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $184.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$253 million (2014 est.) ++ $184.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fuel (re-exports), shoes, garments, fish, hides" @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "Spain 46.1%, Poland 22.4%, Portugal 11.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$888.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $804.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$862 million (2014 est.) ++ $808.4 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels" @@ -631,13 +634,13 @@ "text": "Algeria 72.5%, Portugal 10% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$491.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $475 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$510.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $475.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.559 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.421 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.617 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.484 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - ++ 82.58 (2014 est.) ++ 83.051 (2013 est.) ++ 85.82 (2012 est.) ++ 79.32 (2011 est.) ++ 83.259 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - ++ 83.114 (2014 est.) ++ 83.114 (2013 est.) ++ 85.82 (2012 est.) ++ 79.32 (2011 est.) ++ 83.259 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 087d7d08..8e313cb8 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.85 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "229 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "48.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 June (1977)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved by referendum 4 September 1992; amended 2006, 2008, 2010 (2010)" + "text": "approved by referendum 4 September 1992; amended 2006, 2008, 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law" @@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ "text": "Djibouti's economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location as a deepwater port on the Red Sea. Three-fourths of Djibouti's inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall limits crop production to small quantities of fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and reexports - primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia - represent 70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Djibouti has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An unemployment rate of nearly 60% continues to be a major problem. While inflation is not a concern, due to the fixed tie of the Djiboutian franc to the US dollar, the artificially high value of the Djiboutian franc adversely affects Djibouti's balance of payments. Djibouti’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and imported food and water leave average consumers vulnerable to global price shocks. The government has emphasized infrastructure development for transportation and energy and Djibouti – with the help of foreign partners – has begun to increase and modernize its port capacity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.865 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.703 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.574 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.876 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.713 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.584 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -497,32 +500,32 @@ "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.) ++ $2,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.) ++ $2,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.5%" + "text": "57.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "31.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "35.5%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "7.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.9%" + "text": "36.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-62.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "60% (2014 est.)" + "text": "60% (2014 est.) ++ 59% (2007 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "18.8%", @@ -581,17 +584,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$563.3 million" + "text": "$565 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$647.7 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$755.1 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "35.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-12% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "38.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" @@ -600,25 +603,25 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "12.69% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.94% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.011 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $877 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$963.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $877 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$569.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $494.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$527.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $494.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$436 million (2014 est.) ++ -$136.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$407 million (2014 est.) ++ -$339 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$119.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $114.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$130.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $112.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit), scrap metal" @@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ "text": "Somalia 82.9%, Yemen 5%, UAE 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$612.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $575 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$969.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $719.4 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, clothing" @@ -636,13 +639,13 @@ "text": "China 29.3%, Saudi Arabia 16.3%, Indonesia 8%, India 7.7% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$891.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $863.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$905.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $832.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$790.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $645.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.102 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $806.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - ++ 177.7 (2014 est.) ++ 177.72 (2013 est.) ++ 177.72 (2012 est.) ++ 177.72 (2011 est.) ++ 177.72 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - ++ 177.72 (2014 est.) ++ 177.72 (2013 est.) ++ 177.72 (2012 est.) ++ 177.72 (2011 est.) ++ 177.72 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -866,7 +869,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,761 (Yemen); 11,931 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "16,021 (Yemen); 12,044 (Somalia) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 637cfd67..a2ec6e8d 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "33 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "21.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president 19 January 2014 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 January 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; judicial review of the constitutionality of laws by the Supreme Constitutional Court" @@ -532,7 +535,7 @@ "text": "Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo from 2004 to 2008 pursued business climate reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate growth. Poor living conditions and limited job opportunities for the average Egyptian contribute to public discontent, a major factor leading to the January 2011 revolution that ousted Mubarak. The uncertain political, security, and policy environment since 2011 caused economic growth to slow significantly, hurting tourism, manufacturing, and other sectors and pushing up unemployment. Weak growth and limited foreign exchange earnings have made public finances unsustainable, leaving authorities dependent on expensive borrowing for deficit finance and on Gulf allies to help cover the import bill. Egypt's current Constitution passed in a referendum that took place in January 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$943.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $923.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $904.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$946.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $926.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $907.5 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -544,7 +547,7 @@ "text": "2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,900 (2014 est.) ++ $10,600 (2013 est.) ++ $10,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10,900 (2014 est.) ++ $10,700 (2013 est.) ++ $10,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -554,33 +557,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.3%" + "text": "82.8%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "12%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "13.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "15.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-24.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "14.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.9%" + "text": "39.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "46.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -590,10 +593,10 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "28.26 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.9 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -607,7 +610,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.4% (2014 est.) ++ 13.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "13% (2014 est.) ++ 13.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "25.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -632,13 +635,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-11.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "93.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 91.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "93.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 91.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } @@ -647,31 +650,31 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "10.1% (2014 est.) ++ 9.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9.75% (30 October 2014) ++ 8.75% (5 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.71% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$60.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$219 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $199.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$224.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $199.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$225.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $217.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$259.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $217.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$73.04 billion (30 November 2014 est.) ++ $58.01 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $48.68 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$73.04 billion (30 November 2014 est.) ++ $58.01 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $48.68 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.356 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.39 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.356 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$6.39 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$27.15 billion (2014 est.) ++ $27.87 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.53 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil and petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food" @@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "Italy 9.2%, Saudi Arabia 7.4%, India 7.2%, Turkey 5.4%, US 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$55.26 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.46 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$64.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.81 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels" @@ -689,19 +692,19 @@ "text": "China 11.2%, Germany 7.9%, US 7.4%, Kuwait 5.1%, Italy 4.6%, Ukraine 4.4%, Russia 4.2%, Turkey 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$15.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$41.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$46.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$79.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $76.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$84.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $79.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$6.684 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.475 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.839 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.586 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - ++ 7.1 (2014 est.) ++ 6.8708 (2013 est.) ++ 6.06 (2012 est.) ++ 5.9358 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6219 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - ++ 7.08 (2014 est.) ++ 7.08 (2013 est.) ++ 6.06 (2012 est.) ++ 5.9358 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6219 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -960,7 +963,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "70,023 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 12,730 (Sudan); 5,149 (Iraq) (2014); 128,019 (Syria); 7,365 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "70,023 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 12,730 (Sudan); 5,149 (Iraq) (2014); 127,681 (Syria); 7,365 (Somalia) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "20 (2014)" diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index c776b174..94420c8a 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "342 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "69.17 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 October (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved by referendum 17 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "approved by referendum 17 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and customary law" @@ -496,41 +499,41 @@ "text": "Exploitation of oil and gas deposits, beginning in the 1990’s, has driven economic growth in Equatorial Guinea, allowing per capita GDP to rise to over $29,000 in 2014. Declining revenue from hydrocarbon production, high levels of infrastructure expenditures, lack of economic diversification, and corruption have led to limited improvements in the general population’s living conditions. Equatorial Guinea hosted two economic diversification symposia in 2014 that focused on attracting investment in five sectors: agriculture and animal ranching, fishing, mining and petrochemicals, tourism, and financial services. Undeveloped mineral resources include gold, zinc, diamonds, columbite-tantalite, and other base metals. Forestry and farming are also minor components of GDP. Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy since independence has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth. Foreign assistance programs by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement and high GDP figures now make Equatorial Guinea ineligible for most donor assistance. The government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency and misuse of oil revenues and has attempted to address this issue by working towards compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. US foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea is limited in part because of US restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$25.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.91 billion (2013 est.) ++ $27.23 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$28.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.71 billion (2013 est.) ++ $30.71 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.31 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$15.53 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-3.1% (2014 est.) ++ -4.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.) ++ -6.5% (2013 est.) ++ 5.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$32,300 (2014 est.) ++ $33,300 (2013 est.) ++ $35,000 (2012 est.)" + "text": "$36,800 (2014 est.) ++ $36,900 (2013 est.) ++ $39,500 (2012 est.)" }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "43.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 49.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 36.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "17%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "8.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "57.6%" + "text": "56.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "77.4%" + "text": "88%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-69.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -551,7 +554,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, natural gas, sawmilling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-4.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "195,200 (2007 est.)" @@ -572,26 +575,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.2 billion" + "text": "$5.224 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.262 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.274 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "8.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "13% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "8.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" @@ -600,19 +603,19 @@ "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.363 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.384 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.504 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.386 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$3.788 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.841 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-80.51 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-578 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$655.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-577.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.878 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.542 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.551 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$688 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$13.26 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.74 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.76 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.78 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, timber" @@ -621,7 +624,7 @@ "text": "China 26.7%, UK 16%, Brazil 10%, France 8.3%, Japan 7%, Netherlands 6.9%, India 5.9%, Spain 5.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.436 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.913 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.475 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.785 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum sector equipment, other equipment, construction materials, vehicles" @@ -630,13 +633,13 @@ "text": "US 23.5%, Spain 17.3%, China 13.6%, France 5.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.763 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.507 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.907 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.567 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.385 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.548 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.416 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.562 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 65913a25..5370f570 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "501 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.53 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 May (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented); note - in mid-2014, the president pledged that a new constitution would be drafted (2014)" + "text": "adopted 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented); note - in mid-2014, the president announced plans to draft a new constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law" @@ -485,7 +488,7 @@ "text": "Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of resources and chronic drought, which have been exacerbated by restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output. Since the conclusion of the Ethiopian-Eritrea war in 2000, the government has expanded use of military and party-owned businesses to complete President ISAIAS's development agenda. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures that have recently begun production. While reliable statistics on food security are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the percentage of the labor force tied up in national service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production is likely to drive economic growth over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans. Eritrea's economic future will depend on market reform, international sanctions, global food prices, and success at addressing social problems such refugee emigration." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$7.814 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.683 billion (2013 est.) ++ $7.582 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7.842 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.711 billion (2013 est.) ++ $7.61 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -503,37 +506,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 5.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "77.8%" + "text": "91.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "22.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "15.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-15.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-24.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.6%" + "text": "12.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "59% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -543,10 +546,10 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "11% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.159 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.155 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -572,62 +575,62 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.144 billion" + "text": "$1.145 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.638 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.639 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-12.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "101.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 126% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "125.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 126% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "12.3% (2014 est.) ++ 13% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.3% (2014 est.) ++ 12.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { "text": "NA%" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.991 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.483 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.129 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.843 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.077 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $3.11 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$4.494 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.983 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.025 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.868 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.052 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.647 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$8 million (2014 est.) ++ -$157.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$35 million (2014 est.) ++ $12 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$573.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $505.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$504.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $462 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold and other minerals, livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.028 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.15 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.028 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$220.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$218.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.049 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.028 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$955.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $945.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - ++ 15.38 (2014 est.) ++ 15.375 (2013 est.) ++ 15.375 (2012 est.) ++ 15.375 (2011 est.) ++ 15.375 (2010 est.)" + "text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - ++ 15.375 (2014 est.) ++ 15.375 (2013 est.) ++ 15.375 (2012 est.) ++ 15.375 (2011 est.) ++ 15.375 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 558bce54..8afb0f2a 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "353 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "53.37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ "text": "National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -535,58 +538,58 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, but the government is pushing to diversify into manufacturing, textiles, and energy generation. Coffee is a major export crop. The agricultural sector suffers from poor cultivation practices and frequent drought, but recent joint efforts by the Government of Ethiopia and donors have strengthened Ethiopia's agricultural resilience, contributing to a reduction in the number of Ethiopians threatened with starvation. The banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture and manufacturing. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to the tenants; land use certificates are now being issued in some areas so that tenants have more recognizable rights to continued occupancy and hence make more concerted efforts to improve their leaseholds. While GDP growth has remained high, per capita income is among the lowest in the world. Ethiopia's economy continues on its state-led Growth and Transformation Plan and is scheduled to issue another development plan in 2015. Ethiopia has achieved high single-digit growth rates through government-led infrastructure expansion and commercial agriculture development. Ethiopia in late 2014 issued its first sovereign bond, generating $1 billion in revenue for a 10 year note." + "text": "Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, but the government is pushing to diversify into manufacturing, textiles, and energy generation. Coffee is a major export crop. The agricultural sector suffers from poor cultivation practices and frequent drought, but recent joint efforts by the Government of Ethiopia and donors have strengthened Ethiopia's agricultural resilience, contributing to a reduction in the number of Ethiopians threatened with starvation. The banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture and manufacturing. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to the tenants; land use certificates are now being issued in some areas so that tenants have more recognizable rights to continued occupancy and hence make more concerted efforts to improve their leaseholds. While GDP growth has remained high, based on high saving and high investment, per capita income is among the lowest in the world. Ethiopia's economy continues on its state-led Growth and Transformation Plan and is scheduled to issue another development plan in 2015. Ethiopia has achieved high single-digit growth rates through government-led infrastructure expansion and commercial agriculture development. Ethiopia in late 2014 issued its first sovereign bond, generating $1 billion in revenue for a 10 year note." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$144.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $131 billion (2013 est.) ++ $119.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$145.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $131.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $119.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$52.34 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$54.81 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "10.3% (2014 est.) ++ 9.8% (2013 est.) ++ 8.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,600 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2014 est.) ++ $1,500 (2013 est.) ++ $1,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "83.7%" + "text": "69.5%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "36.8%" + "text": "40.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.8%" + "text": "11.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-29.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "47.7%" + "text": "42.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "15.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "41.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ "text": "7.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "47.32 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.54 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -631,20 +634,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.582 billion" + "text": "$8.515 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.025 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$10.13 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "55.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 50.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "47.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data cover central government debt, including debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury and treasury debt owned by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -662,22 +665,22 @@ "text": "11% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$11.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.981 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.256 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$19.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$20.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$22.58 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.704 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.783 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$4.407 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.821 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.14 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.532 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.721 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.519 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, khat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds" @@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ "text": "China 17.1%, Germany 7.6%, US 7.2%, Belgium 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.19 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.57 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.68 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and live animals, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor vehicles, cereals, textiles" @@ -695,13 +698,13 @@ "text": "China 19.2%, US 11.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.7%, India 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.785 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.556 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.483 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.382 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - ++ 21.13 (2014 est.) ++ 21.1 (2013 est.) ++ 17.71 (2012 est.) ++ 16.899 (2011 est.) ++ 14.41 (2010 est.)" + "text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - ++ 19.8 (2014 est.) ++ 19.8 (2013 est.) ++ 17.71 (2012 est.) ++ 16.899 (2011 est.) ++ 14.41 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -937,7 +940,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "289,227 (South Sudan); 251,261 (Somalia); 147,190 (Eritrea); 37,113 (Sudan); 8,114 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "279,245 (South Sudan); 251,261 (Somalia); 147,190 (Eritrea); 37,113 (Sudan); 8,114 (Yemen) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "413,400 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Sumale and Oromiya regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index abba7e57..f0e0b21e 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "706 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "63.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 February (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; amended several times, last in 2009 (2009)" + "text": "previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; amended several times, last in 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law" @@ -510,13 +513,13 @@ "text": "The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about 20% of the country’s GDP. The government has invested strongly in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for about one-fifth of GDP. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land is cultivated. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger tourist destinations in West Africa, boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. Tourism normally brings in about one-fifth of GDP, but suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebolavirus in neighboring West African countries. The Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China was its largest trade partner for both exports and imports in 2013. In 2012 the IMF renewed an extended credit facility of $28.3 million for three years. Unemployment and underemployment remain high. Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management. The Gambia's debt interest payments are projected to consume about 31% of government revenue in 2015. Relations with international donors have been tarnished by the country’s human rights record on homosexuality and human trafficking, perceptions of graft, and a declaration by the president in 2014 that the country would stop using English as the national language." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.082 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.089 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.948 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.093 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.958 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$825 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$824 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.) ++ 5.6% (2012 est.)" @@ -528,37 +531,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "84.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28%" + "text": "40.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-53.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-55.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "19.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.8%" + "text": "13%" }, "services": { - "text": "65.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "67.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ "text": "peanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-8.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "777,100 (2007 est.)" @@ -603,47 +606,47 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$177.6 million" + "text": "$184.5 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$242.6 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$266 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-9.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9% (31 December 2009) ++ 11% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "33.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 28% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "28.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 28% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$217.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $215.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$186.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $211.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$534.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$416.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $398.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$357.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $390.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$105 million (2014 est.) ++ -$165.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$108 million (2014 est.) ++ -$92 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$107.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $104.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$123.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $132.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels" @@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ "text": "China 34.4%, India 32.9%, UK 8.2%, France 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$353.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $355.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$335 million (2014 est.) ++ $304.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment" @@ -661,13 +664,15 @@ "text": "China 31.3%, Brazil 8.6%, India 7.9%, Senegal 7.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$227.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $210.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$159.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $210.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$583.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $547.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "g": { + "text": "$546.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $522.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - ++ 39.98 (2014 est.) ++ 36.57 (2013 est.) ++ 32.08 (2012 est.) ++ 29.4615 (2011 est.) ++ 28.012 (2010 est.)" + "text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - ++ 41.733 (2014 est.) ++ 41.733 (2013 est.) ++ 32.08 (2012 est.) ++ 29.4615 (2011 est.) ++ 28.012 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 0e4fdc80..5e348254 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "291 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "46.07 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991; amended several times, last in 2011 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991; amended several times, last in 2011" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law" @@ -426,7 +429,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for National Rebirth or ARENA [Richard MOULOMBA] ++ Circle of Liberal Reformers or CLR [General Jean Boniface ASSELE] ++ Congress for Democracy and Justice or CDJ [Jules Aristide Bourdes OGOULIGUENDE] ++ Democratic and Republican Alliance or ADERE [Divungui-di-Ndinge DIDJOB] ++ Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG [Ali BONGO Ondimba] ++ Gabonese Party for Progress or PGP [Benoit Mouity NZAMBA] ++ Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD [Zacharie MYBOTO] ++ Independent Center Party of Gabon or PGCI [Luccheri GAHILA] ++ National Rally of Woodcutters-Democratic or RNB-D [Pierre Andre KOMBILA] ++ National Rally of Woodcutters-Rally for Gabon or RNB-RPG (Bucherons) [Fr. Paul M'BA-ABESSOLE] ++ Party of Development and Social Solidarity or PDS [Seraphin Ndoat REMBOGO] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Integration or UDIS ++ Union for the New Republic or UPRN [Louis Gaston MAYILA] ++ Union of Gabonese People or UPG [Mathieu Mboumba NZIENGUI - until the next Congress]" + "text": "Circle of Liberal Reformers or CLR [General Jean-Boniface ASSELE] ++ Democratic and Republican Alliance or ADERE [DIDJOB Divungui di Ndinge] ++ Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG [Ali BONGO Ondimba] ++ Independent Center Party of Gabon or PGCI [Luccheri GAHILA] ++ National Rally of Woodcutters-Democratic or RNB-D [Pierre Andre KOMBILA] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU] ++ Union for the New Republic or UPRN [Louis Gaston MAYILA] ++ Union of Gabonese People or UPG [Richard MOULOMBA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" @@ -491,55 +494,55 @@ "text": "Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon depended on timber and manganese until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. The economy was reliant on oil for about 50% of its GDP, about 70% of revenues, and 87% of goods exports for 2010, although some fields have passed their peak production. A rebound of oil prices from 1999 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. Gabon signed a 14-month Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2007, and later that year issued a $1 billion sovereign bond to buy back a sizable portion of its Paris Club debt. Gabon continues to face fluctuating prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. Despite the abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management has stifled the economy. However, President BONGO has made efforts to increase transparency and is taking steps to make Gabon a more attractive investment destination to diversify the economy. BONGO has attempted to boost growth by increasing government investment in human resources and infrastructure. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$36.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.59 billion (2013 est.) ++ $32.76 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$32.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.55 billion (2013 est.) ++ $29.87 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$17.18 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.21 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,900 (2014 est.) ++ $21,800 (2013 est.) ++ $20,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$20,800 (2014 est.) ++ $19,900 (2013 est.) ++ $18,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "36.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 40.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 42.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "35% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 39.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "30.3%" + "text": "36.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.9%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "28%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "7.8%" + "text": "2.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.5%" + "text": "51%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-35.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "61.7%" + "text": "42.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "34.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -549,10 +552,10 @@ "text": "petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "636,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "640,300 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -581,20 +584,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.695 billion" + "text": "$5.263 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.908 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.487 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "17.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -609,22 +612,22 @@ "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.983 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.011 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.448 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.011 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.545 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.421 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.503 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.933 billion (2014 est.) ++ $330.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.51 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.156 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.401 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.503 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.872 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.946 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium" @@ -633,7 +636,7 @@ "text": "China 15.8%, Japan 14.6%, Australia 11%, US 7.9%, India 7.8%, South Korea 6.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.6%, Spain 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.76 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.459 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.089 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.938 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials" @@ -642,13 +645,13 @@ "text": "France 20%, Cote d'Ivoire 15.3%, China 9.6%, US 9.3%, Algeria 5.1%, Belgium 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.397 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.018 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.741 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.463 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.736 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.316 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 485.8 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 00d82662..b0c731c7 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "319 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 March (1957)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993; amended 1996 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993; amended 1996 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" @@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Convention People's Party or CPP [Samia NKRUMAH] ++ National Democratic Congress or NDC [John Dramani MAHAMA] ++ New Patriotic Party or NPP [Paul AFOKO] ++ People's National Convention or PNC [Alhaji Amed RAMADAN]", + "text": "Convention People's Party or CPP [Samia NKRUMAH] ++ National Democratic Congress or NDC [John Dramani MAHAMA] ++ New Patriotic Party or NPP [Paul AFOKO] ++ People's National Convention or PNC [Hassan AYARIGA]", "note": { "text": "listed are four of the more popular political parties as of December 2012; there are more than 20 registered parties" } @@ -534,16 +537,16 @@ "text": "Ghana's economy was strengthened by a quarter century of relatively sound management, a competitive business environment, and sustained reductions in poverty levels, but in recent years has suffered the consequences of loose fiscal policy, high budget and current account deficits, and a depreciating currency. Ghana has a market-based economy with relatively few policy barriers to trade and investment in comparison with other countries in the region. Ghana is well-endowed with natural resources. Agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of GDP and employs more than half of the workforce, mainly small landholders. The services sector accounts for about half of GDP. Gold and cocoa exports, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. Expansion of Ghana’s nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the recent oil price crash has reduced by half Ghana’s 2015 anticipated oil revenue. Production at Jubilee, Ghana's offshore oil field, began in mid-December 2010 and currently produces roughly 110,000 barrels per day. The country’s first gas processing plant at Atubao is also producing natural gas from the Jubilee field, providing power to several of Ghana’s thermal power plants. As of 2015, the biggest single economic issue is the lack of consistent electricity. While the MAHAMA administration is taking steps to improve the situation, it will be the third or fourth quarter of 2015 before any relief is visible. Ghana signed a $920 million extended credit facility with the IMF in April, 2015 to help it address its growing economic crisis. The IMF fiscal targets will require Ghana to reduce the fiscal deficit by cutting subsidies, decreasing the bloated public sector wage bill, strengthening revenue administration, and increasing revenues. The challenge for Ghana will come as the MAHAMA Administration approaches the 2016 election cycle facing public dissatisfaction in the midst of economic austerity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$108.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $103.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $96.84 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$108.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $104.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $97.19 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$38.65 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$38.62 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.) ++ 8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.) ++ 8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$4,100 (2014 est.) ++ $4,000 (2013 est.) ++ $3,700 (2012 est.)", @@ -552,26 +555,26 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.3%" + "text": "66.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "18%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "26.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "-1.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.1%" + "text": "39.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-48.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -592,10 +595,10 @@ "text": "mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "11.25 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.26 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -627,47 +630,47 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.226 billion" + "text": "$8.549 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.63 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$12.22 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-9.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "72.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 55.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "70.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "17% (2014 est.) ++ 13.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.5% (2014 est.) ++ 11.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "21% (31 December 2014) ++ 16% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "30% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 25.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "27% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 25.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.119 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.232 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.64 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.232 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$10.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$3.465 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.097 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $3.531 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.331 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.704 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.698 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.704 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$13.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.75 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -688,19 +691,19 @@ "text": "China 25.5%, Nigeria 13.1%, Netherlands 8.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 7.2%, US 6.9%, India 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.461 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.632 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.324 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.449 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$12.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$19.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $11.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$19.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $118 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $109 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - ++ 2.881 (2014 est.) ++ 1.98 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.) ++ 1.512 (2011 est.) ++ 1.431 (2010 est.)" + "text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - ++ 2.895 (2014 est.) ++ 2.895 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.) ++ 1.512 (2011 est.) ++ 1.431 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 4004cfda..20105ebb 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "679 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "53.43 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 2 October (1958)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2010)" + "text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" @@ -508,55 +511,55 @@ "text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 11.7 million people that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and world’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves (Simandou), as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main mineral exports. Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In September 2013, legislative elections were held and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. ++ The biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, the continuation of the Ebola epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues to fight the disease. As of March 2015, Guinea had approximately 3,200 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola with over 2,100 deaths (65.6% mortality rate). The economic toll of Ebola on the Guinean economy is considerable. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014 and unless the epidemic ends in 2015, the economy will continue to stagnate. Normal economic growth has not returned and several projects have stalled, such as offshore oil exploration and the giant Simandou iron ore project. Promising reductions in Ebola cases in the first half of 2015 could see Guinea turn the corner on the disease and have Ebola eradicated later in the year. The 240 Megawatt Kaleta Dam is expected to be commissioned in late June or early July 2015 and President Alpha CONDE’s administration has stated that Conakry will have full time electricity once Kaleta comes online. Currently the capital only receives six to eight hours of electricity per day. Although the recent political stability has brought renewed interest in Guinea from the private sector, an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. ++ Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure, which is needed for economic development. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water continue to plague economic development. Presidential elections are scheduled for October 2015 and investors are cautiously awaiting the outcome. Guinea is a new democracy and past election violence as well as Ebola may keep investors on the sideline until 2016. The Guinean government, led by President CONDE, is working to create an economy to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries/firms in Guinea's economic development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$14.97 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.91 billion (2013 est.) ++ $14.58 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.97 billion (2013 est.) ++ $14.63 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.529 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.707 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,300 (2014 est.) ++ $1,300 (2013 est.) ++ $1,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,300 (2014 est.) ++ $1,200 (2013 est.) ++ $1,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-8.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -0.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "-14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -3.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "101.3%" + "text": "102.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "14%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "27.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-54.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "20.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "44.5%" + "text": "37.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "35.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,10 +569,10 @@ "text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.045 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.082 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -598,14 +601,14 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.52 billion" + "text": "$1.704 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.812 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.992 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -623,22 +626,22 @@ "text": "23% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 26% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.916 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.856 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.825 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$2.199 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.251 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.022 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.226 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.995 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.205 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$974.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.626 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.48 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.754 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.784 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.763 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.812 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products" @@ -647,7 +650,7 @@ "text": "South Korea 27%, India 20.9%, Spain 6.6%, Ireland 5.1%, Germany 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.155 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.128 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.175 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.162 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs" @@ -656,16 +659,16 @@ "text": "China 18.4%, Netherlands 6.6%, India 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$185.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $165.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$302.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $182.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$843.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $724.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.283 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.198 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$148 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $148 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 7,025 (2014 est.) ++ 7,003.5 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.) ++ 6,658 (2011 est.) ++ 5,726.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 7,014.1 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.) ++ 6,658 (2011 est.) ++ 5,726.1 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index cb3c521d..49d55cc5 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "645 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "58.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2012 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1960; latest approved by referendum 23 July 2000; amended 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court" @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Democratic Forces or AFD ++ Citizen's Democratic Union or UDCY [Theodore MEL EG] ++ Democracy and Liberty for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] ++ Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal AFFI NGUESSAN] ++ Ivorian Worker's Party or PIT [Daniel AKA AHIZ] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] ++ over 144 smaller registered parties" + "text": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Toikeuse MABRI] ++ more than 144 smaller registered parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] ++ National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] ++ Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY] ++ Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP" @@ -517,55 +520,55 @@ "text": "Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country is also mining gold. The country boasted two offshore oil finds in 2012. Following the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$71.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.17 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.88 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$71.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.42 billion (2013 est.) ++ $61.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$33.96 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$33.74 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.5% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.) ++ 10.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.9% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.) ++ 10.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.) ++ $2,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.) ++ $2,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.5%" + "text": "65.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.6%" + "text": "43.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-45.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-39.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "8.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.118 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.119 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -607,20 +610,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.218 billion" + "text": "$6.661 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.173 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.427 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "42.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "45% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -632,25 +635,25 @@ "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.227 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.785 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$12.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$9.294 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.693 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.138 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.693 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$7.829 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $6.288 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $7.099 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.113 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$350.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$221 million (2014 est.) ++ -$423 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$14.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.87 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.25 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish" @@ -659,7 +662,7 @@ "text": "Ghana 9.1%, US 8.5%, Nigeria 7.9%, Netherlands 7.4%, Gabon 5.4%, Germany 5%, France 5%, Belgium 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.788 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.976 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.935 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.48 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs" @@ -668,10 +671,10 @@ "text": "Nigeria 21.8%, France 11.7%, China 11%, Bahamas, The 6.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.752 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.243 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.479 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.243 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.03 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.29 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.29 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 4f23a59b..1c112da4 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "510 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "39.38 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 December (1963); Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963); Mashujaa Day (or Heroes' Day), 20 October (2010)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in a new Supreme Court established pursuant to the new constitution" @@ -457,7 +460,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or AKP [Kiraitu MURUNGI] ++ Amani Coalition (includes UDF, KANU, NFK) [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ Coalition for Reforms and Democracy or CORD (includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K) [Raila ODINGA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA] ++ Jubilee Alliance (includes TNA, URP, NARC) [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI] ++ National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU] ++ New Ford Kenya or NFK [Eugene WAMALWA] ++ Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA] ++ The National Alliance or TNA [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ United Democratic Forum Party or UDF [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ United Republican Party or URP [William RUTO] ++ Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]" + "text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or APK [Kiraitu MURUNGI] ++ Amani Coalition (includes UDF, KANU, NFK) [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ Coalition for Reforms and Democracy or CORD (includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K) [Raila ODINGA] ++ Federal Party of Kenya or FPK [Cyrus JIRONGA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA] ++ Jubilee Alliance (includes TNA, URP, NARC) [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI] ++ National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU] ++ New Ford Kenya or NFK [Ken LUSAKA] ++ Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA] ++ The National Alliance or TNA [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ United Democratic Forum Party or UDF ++ United Republican Party or URP [William RUTO] ++ Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya or CIPK [Sheikh Mohammed DOR] ++ Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya ++ Kenya Association of Manufacturers ++ Kenya Human Rights Commission or KHRC [Professor Makau MUTUA] ++ Kenya Private Sector Alliance ++ Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (umbrella group of more than 30 NGOs) ++ Muslim Human Rights Forum [Ali-Amin KIMATHI] ++ National Muslim Leaders Forum or NAMLEF [Abdullahi ABDI] ++ Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya or NCCK [Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI] ++ Roman Catholic church ++ Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims or SUPKEM [Hassan Ole NAADO, secretary general] ++ ", @@ -528,16 +531,16 @@ "text": "Kenya is the economic and transport hub of East Africa. Kenya’s real GDP growth has averaged around 5% for the past several years. According to recently rebased national statistics, Kenya’s GDP for 2013 was $55.3 billion, placing Kenya among the low middle income countries with per capita income of $1,300. Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing 25% of GDP. About 80% of Kenya’s population of roughly 42 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. While Kenya has a growing entrepreneurial middle class, faster growth and poverty reduction is hampered by corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low. Inadequate infrastructure threatens Kenya's long-term position as the largest East African economy, although the KENYATTA administration has prioritized infrastructure development. International financial lenders and donors remain important to Kenya's economic growth and development, but Kenya has also successfully raised capital in the global bond market. Kenya issued its first sovereign bond offering in mid-2014, generating $2 billion at 6% interest; the funds are slated to be used for infrastructure projects. Nairobi has contracted with a Chinese company to begin construction of a new standard gauge railway, but the project allegedly has been beset by corruption and fraud. Unemployment is high at around 40%. The country has chronic budget deficits and is in the process of devolving some state revenues and responsibilities to the counties. Inflationary pressures and sharp currency depreciation peaked in early 2012 but have since abated following low global food and fuel prices and monetary interventions by the Central Bank. Recent terrorism in Kenya and the surrounding region threatens Kenya's important tourism industry." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$132.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $125.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $118.9 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$133 billion (2014 est.) ++ $126.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $119.5 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$60.77 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$60.94 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.) ++ 4.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.) ++ 4.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$3,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,900 (2013 est.) ++ $2,800 (2012 est.)", @@ -546,37 +549,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.1%" + "text": "80.7%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "14%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "22.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.5%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "16.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-33.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "30.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "53% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -586,10 +589,10 @@ "text": "small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.7 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.68 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -618,20 +621,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$11.78 billion" + "text": "$11.31 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$15.05 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$14.57 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "58.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 55.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "46.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" @@ -646,22 +649,22 @@ "text": "16.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.31% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$11.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.134 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.134 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$24.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$14.79 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $10.2 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $14.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.01 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.788 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.339 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.872 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.271 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.796 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.174 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.803 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement" @@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "Uganda 11.8%, US 7.7%, Netherlands 7.5%, Tanzania 7.4%, Zambia 5.7%, UK 5.6%, Egypt 4.4%, Pakistan 4.3%, UAE 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.53 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics" @@ -679,19 +682,19 @@ "text": "China 23.4%, India 21.3%, US 7.6%, UAE 6%, Japan 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$9.259 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.599 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.911 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.599 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$16.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$4.171 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.902 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.958 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$350.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $335.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$NA (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $NA (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - ++ 87.63 (2014 est.) ++ 86.123 (2013 est.) ++ 84.53 (2012 est.) ++ 88.811 (2011 est.) ++ 79.233 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - ++ 87.921 (2014 est.) ++ 87.921 (2013 est.) ++ 84.53 (2012 est.) ++ 88.811 (2011 est.) ++ 79.233 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -935,7 +938,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "420,199 (Somalia - includes registered asylum seekers); 92,531 (South Sudan); 31,023 (Ethiopia - includes registered asylum seekers); 22,049 (Democratic Republic of Congo - includes registered asylum seekers); 10,443 (Sudan - includes registered asylum seekers); 7,292 (Burundi - includes registered asylum seekers) (2015)" + "text": "420,669 (Somalia); 95,379 (South Sudan); 30,687 (Ethiopia - includes registered asylum seekers); 24,006 (Democratic Republic of Congo - includes registered asylum seekers); 10,193 (Sudan - includes registered asylum seekers); 8,128 (Burundi - includes registered asylum seekers) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "309,200 (represents people displaced since the 1990s by ethnic and political violence and land disputes and who sought refuge mostly in camps; persons who took refuge in host communities or were evicted in urban areas are not included in the data; data is not available on pastoralists displaced by cattle rustling, violence, natural disasters, and development projects; the largest displacement resulted from 2007-08 post-election violence (2014)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 64c30984..33905f52 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "725 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "67.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1847)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revised version adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986; amended 2011 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revised version adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986; amended 2011; note - a series of amendment proposals approved by the Constitution Review Conference in early 2015 are pending government review (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law" @@ -495,16 +498,16 @@ "text": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, gold and timber. The Government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, in 2014 as the Ebolavirus began to spread, the economy declined and many businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, and maintaining political stability and security. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic will weigh heavily on public finances at the same time decreased economic activity reduces government revenue, although higher donor support will partly offset this loss." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.691 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.672 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.38 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.711 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.686 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.392 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.028 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.013 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.) ++ 8.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.) ++ 8.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$900 (2014 est.) ++ $900 (2013 est.) ++ $800 (2012 est.)", @@ -513,37 +516,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "NA ++ -35% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ -35% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "NA% (2014 est.) ++ -35% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { "text": "116.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.4%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { "text": "25.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.6%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "32.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-89.5% ++ (2011 est.)" + "text": "-89.5% ++ (2012 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "38.8%" + "text": "37.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "44.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "46.6% (2012 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -553,10 +556,10 @@ "text": "mining (iron ore), rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "50% (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.554 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.552 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -585,20 +588,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$490.5 million" + "text": "$517.9 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$581.7 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$539.7 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -607,25 +610,25 @@ "text": "9.9% (2014 est.) ++ 7.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.48% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.49% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$512 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $459.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$449.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $461.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$738.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $656 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$605 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $690.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$678.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $690.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$646 million (2014 est.) ++ -$953.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$578 million (2014 est.) ++ -$554 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$897.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $831.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$468.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $624.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee" @@ -634,7 +637,7 @@ "text": "China 31.9%, Greece 8.8%, US 8.6%, Germany 8.2%, France 7.3%, Spain 4.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.615 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.457 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.052 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; foodstuffs" @@ -643,7 +646,7 @@ "text": "Singapore 33.9%, South Korea 25.6%, China 14.7%, Japan 9.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$625.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $586.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$652.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $541.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$17.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ "text": "$201 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $201 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - ++ 86.65 (2014 est.) ++ 77.52 (2013 est.) ++ 73.52 (2012 est.) ++ 72.227 (2011 est.) ++ 71.403 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - ++ 83.893 (2014 est.) ++ 83.893 (2013 est.) ++ 73.52 (2012 est.) ++ 72.227 (2011 est.) ++ 71.403 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index e5314aeb..d769727a 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "487 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "49.03 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 October (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version); amended 2001 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version); amended several times, last in 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal" @@ -482,55 +485,55 @@ "text": "Small, mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Rain-fed agriculture is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. Lesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity; Lesotho imports 90% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Households depend heavily on remittances from family members working in South Africa, in mines, on farms and as domestic workers, though mining employment has declined substantially since the 1990s. Lesotho is a member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), and revenues from SACU accounted for roughly 44% of total government revenue in 2014. The South African Government also pays royalties for water transferred to South Africa from a dam and reservoir system in Lesotho. However, the government continues to strengthen its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties and other transfers. Access to credit remains a problem for the private sector. The government maintains a large presence in the economy - government consumption accounted for 37% of GDP in 2014 and the government remains Lesotho's largest employer. Lesotho's largest private employer is the textile and garment industry - approximately 36,000 Basotho, mainly women, work in factories producing garments for export to South Africa and the US. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and may contribute 8.5% to GDP by 2015, according to current forecasts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.282 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.17 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.995 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5.575 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.389 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.203 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.159 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.22 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 5.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,800 (2014 est.) ++ $2,700 (2013 est.) ++ $2,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,900 (2014 est.) ++ $2,800 (2013 est.) ++ $2,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.4%" + "text": "92.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "34.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "38%" + "text": "38.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.7%" + "text": "-5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.9%" + "text": "40.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-110.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-101.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "5.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.7%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "66% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "894,400 (2014 est.)" + "text": "886,000 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,17 +578,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.358 billion" + "text": "$1.328 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.406 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.291 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "55.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "NA" @@ -594,49 +597,49 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9.36% (31 December 2012) ++ 10% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.92% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.34% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.92% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$425.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $380.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$353.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $380.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$942.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $825.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$38.65 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $37.18 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.77 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $37.18 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$143 million (2014 est.) ++ -$228.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$176 million (2014 est.) ++ -$235 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$824.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $814.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$815 million (2014 est.) ++ $847.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures (clothing, footwear), wool and mohair, food and live animals, electricity, water, diamonds" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.931 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.78 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.837 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.884 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.101 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.055 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.071 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.055 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$929.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $916.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$900.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $885.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$909.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $635.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$370.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - ++ 10.6 (2014 est.) ++ 9.64 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.26 (2011 est.) ++ 7.32 (2010 est.)" + "text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - ++ 10.8469 (2014 est.) ++ 10.85 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.26 (2011 est.) ++ 7.32 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 68eafddd..5e4a1d88 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "11.48 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - a 47-member Constitutional Assembly has been meeting since April 2014 (2015)" + "text": "previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued drafting a new constitution as of early 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities" @@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ "text": "Libya's economy is almost entirely dependent on the nation's energy sector, which generates about 65% of GDP and 96% of government revenue. Income from the sale of crude oil and natural gas, coupled with a small population, give Libya one of the highest nominal per capita GDPs in Africa, but Libya’s leaders have hindered economic development by, for the most part, failing to use these financial resources to invest in national infrastructure. Libyan sales of oil and natural gas collapsed during the Revolution of 2011, rebounded in 2012 and 2013, but then fell sharply in late 2013 and throughout 2014 due to major protest disruptions at Libyan oil ports and around the country. The state sector is large and growing, with the majority of the Libyan workforce receiving a government salary in 2014. Sharply decreased revenues and increased payments for state salaries and for subsidies on fuel and food resulted in an estimated budget deficit about 50% of GDP in 2014, up from about 4% in 2013. Libya’s economic transition away from Qadhafi’s notionally socialist model toward a market-based economy stalled as revenues shrank, political uncertainty grew, and security deteriorated. Rival political factions in late 2014 were competing for control of the central bank and the national oil company, while funding for economic reform and infrastructure projects has stopped. " }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$97.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $128.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $148.6 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$97.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $128.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $149.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -472,7 +475,7 @@ "text": "-24% (2014 est.) ++ -13.6% (2013 est.) ++ 104.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,700 (2014 est.) ++ $20,700 (2013 est.) ++ $23,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15,900 (2014 est.) ++ $20,900 (2013 est.) ++ $24,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -482,22 +485,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58%" + "text": "83.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "22.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "41.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-52.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -505,10 +508,10 @@ "text": "2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "45.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -518,10 +521,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.738 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.438 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -553,20 +556,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$18.24 billion" + "text": "$19.55 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$25.22 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$35.47 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-14.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-38.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -578,25 +581,25 @@ "text": "9.52% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$49.21 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$48.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$54.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-34.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-38.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$-16.48 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-38.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.737 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$12.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.895 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$17.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.91 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $46.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals" @@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ "text": "Italy 17.7%, France 13.1%, Germany 11.9%, Netherlands 8.5%, Switzerland 6.1%, Spain 6%, Greece 4.8%, Austria 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.79 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.05 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products" @@ -614,19 +617,19 @@ "text": "Italy 15.1%, China 12.3%, Turkey 11.8%, Egypt 5.7%, South Korea 5.1%, Tunisia 4.7%, Spain 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$105 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $115.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$89.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $115.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.904 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.244 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.028 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$24.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - ++ 1.281 (2014 est.) ++ 1.272 (2013 est.) ++ 1.26 (2012 est.) ++ 1.224 (2011 est.) ++ 1.2668 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2724 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2724 (2013 est.) ++ 1.26 (2012 est.) ++ 1.224 (2011 est.) ++ 1.2668 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 88c742f3..1ec059f0 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "353 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "43.67 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 June (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation" @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "AVANA Party [Jean-Louis ROBINSON] ++ Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery/LEADER Fanilo or LF [Manasse ESOAVELOMANDROSO] ++ Green Party/Parti Vert or AMHM [Sarah Georget RABEHARISOA] ++ National Unity, Freedom, and Development or FFF [Andriamparany Benjamin RADAVIDSON] ++ New Force for Madagascar or FIDIO [Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA] ++ Parti Hiaraka Isika or PHI [Albert Camille VITAL] ++ Party of Andry Rajoelina or MPAR [Andry RAJOELINA] ++ Pillar of Madagascar or AIM [Andry RAKOTOVAO] ++ Ravlomanana Movement or MR [Marc RAVALOMANANA] ++ Sambo Fiaran'i Noe or SFN ++ Union Party or Tambatra [Pety RAKOTONIAINA] ++ Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga or VPM MMM [Milavonjy ANDRIASY]" + "text": "AVANA Party [Jean-Louis ROBINSON] ++ Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery/LEADER Fanilo or LF [Manasse ESOAVELOMANDROSO] ++ Green Party/Parti Vert or AMHM [Sarah Georget RABEHARISOA] ++ National Unity, Freedom, and Development or FFF [Benjamin RADAVIDSON Andriamparany] ++ New Force for Madagascar or FIDIO [Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA] ++ Parti Hiaraka Isika or PHI [Albert Camille VITAL] ++ Party of Andry Rajoelina or MPAR [Andry RAJOELINA] ++ Pillar of Madagascar or AIM [Andry RAKOTOVAO] ++ Ravlomanana Movement or MR [Marc RAVALOMANANA] ++ Sambo Fiaran'i Noe or SFN ++ Union Party or Tambatra [Pety RAKOTONIAINA] ++ Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga or VPM MMM [Milavonjy ANDRIASY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Committee for the Defense of Truth and Justice or KMMR ++ Committee for National Reconciliation or CRN [Albert ZAFY] ++ National Council of Christian Churches or FFKM" @@ -514,16 +517,16 @@ "text": "After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until the onset of a political crisis , which lasted from 2009-2013 . The free market strategy had previously placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low starting point. Exports of apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US in 2000; however, Madagascar's failure to comply with the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) led to the termination of the country's duty-free access in January 2010, a sharp fall in textile production, and a loss of more than 100,000 jobs; Madagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 following the democratic election of a new President the previous year. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns. Many investors remain wary of investing for fear of a return to political instability in the country and because of weaknesses in the business environment. Expansion in mining and agricultural sectors contributed to growth in 2014. International organizations and foreign donors resumed development aid to Madagascar after RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA appointed a new government in mid-2014, however full-scale assistance will require further policy reforms, particularly on addressing rampant corruption." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$33.87 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.89 billion (2013 est.) ++ $32.11 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$34.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.96 billion (2013 est.) ++ $32.23 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$10.67 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,400 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,400 (2012 est.)", @@ -532,11 +535,11 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.1%" + "text": "83.9%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "13.3%" @@ -548,21 +551,21 @@ "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "29.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-42.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "26.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.4%" + "text": "16.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -572,13 +575,13 @@ "text": "meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "12.15 million (2014 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA% ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "NA% ++ 3.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "50% (2004 est.)" @@ -596,17 +599,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.375 billion" + "text": "$2.354 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.741 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.728 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -618,25 +621,25 @@ "text": "5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "61% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 58.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "60% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 58.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.611 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.588 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.506 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.588 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.787 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.494 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.494 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.822 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.638 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.658 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.638 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$240 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.714 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$26 million (2014 est.) ++ -$593 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$864.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $721.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.187 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.922 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite, petroleum products" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "France 17.7%, US 8.8%, Belgium 6.8%, Netherlands 6.4%, South Africa 5.7%, Japan 5.4%, South Korea 5%, China 4.8%, Germany 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.742 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.681 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.927 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.773 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food" @@ -654,10 +657,10 @@ "text": "China 20.6%, France 10.6%, Algeria 6.3%, India 5.4%, Bahrain 5%, Mauritius 4.6%, South Africa 4.2%, Kuwait 4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.005 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $905.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$773.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $776.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.282 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.444 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.849 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -666,7 +669,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - ++ 2,393.5 (2014 est.) ++ 2,206.9 (2013 est.) ++ 2,195 (2012 est.) ++ 2,025.1 (2011 est.) ++ 2,090 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - ++ 2,414.8 (2014 est.) ++ 2,414.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,195 (2012 est.) ++ 2,025.1 (2011 est.) ++ 2,090 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 4c3ed15e..096b5215 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "634 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "46.26 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal" @@ -494,55 +497,55 @@ "text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports. ++ ++ The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. Between 2005 and 2009 Malawi’s government exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 million. The government announced infrastructure projects that could yield improvements, such as a new oil pipeline for better fuel access, and the potential for a waterway link through Mozambican rivers to the ocean for better transportation options. ++ ++ Since 2009, however, Malawi has experienced some setbacks, including a general shortage of foreign exchange, which has damaged its ability to pay for imports, and fuel shortages that hinder transportation and productivity. In October 2013, the African Development Bank, the IMF, several European countries, and the US indefinitely froze $150 million in direct budgetary support in response to a high level corruption scandal, called “Cashgate,” citing a lack of trust in the government’s financial management system and civil service. Most of the frozen donor funds — which accounted for 40% of the budget — have been channeled through non-governmental organizations in the country. The government has failed to address barriers to investment such as unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, and the high costs of services. Investment had fallen continuously for several years, but rose 4 percentage points in 2014 to 17% of GDP. ++ ++ The government faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, addressing environmental problems, dealing with HIV/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors on anti-corruption efforts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$13.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.98 billion (2013 est.) ++ $12.34 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.52 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.61 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.263 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.055 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$800 (2014 est.) ++ $700 (2013 est.) ++ $700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,100 (2013 est.) ++ $1,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "77.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "17.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "12.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "2.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "45.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-57.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-56.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "33.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "17%" }, "services": { - "text": "51.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "5.747 million (2007 est.)" @@ -584,50 +587,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.264 billion" + "text": "$1.204 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.573 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.523 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "48% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 49.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "60.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "23.8% (2014 est.) ++ 27.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.8% (2014 est.) ++ 28.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "15% (31 December 2009) ++ 15% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "44% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 46% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "44.29% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 46% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$578.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $454.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$549.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $454.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.481 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.176 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $969.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$800.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $969.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$753.6 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.384 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.363 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$216 million (2014 est.) ++ -$958.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$216 million (2014 est.) ++ -$68 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.332 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.374 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.366 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.28 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel (2010 est.)" @@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "Belgium 12.4%, Zimbabwe 10.4%, South Africa 6.8%, Germany 6.8%, Russia 6.6%, Canada 6.1%, US 6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.498 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.52 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.808 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.718 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, petroleum products, semi-manufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment" @@ -645,10 +648,10 @@ "text": "South Africa 26.2%, India 15.5%, China 10%, Zambia 9.8%, Tanzania 5.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$469.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $435.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$625.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $435.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.729 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.487 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.884 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.558 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - ++ 412.1 (2014 est.) ++ 364.41 (2013 est.) ++ 249.11 (2012 est.) ++ 156.93 (2011 est.) ++ 150.49 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - ++ 424.9 (2014 est.) ++ 424.9 (2013 est.) ++ 249.11 (2012 est.) ++ 156.93 (2011 est.) ++ 150.49 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index ee369b39..0cb9af15 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "587 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "102.23 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 22 September (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted August 1991, approved by referendum 12 January 1992, effective 25 February 1992; amended 1999; note - suspended briefly in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted August 1991, approved by referendum 12 January 1992, effective 25 February 1992; amended 1999, suspended briefly in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court" @@ -505,16 +508,16 @@ "text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will largely depend on global price trends. The government is subsidizing the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. The main threat to Mali’s economy is a return to physical insecurity. Other long term threats to the economy include high population growth, corruption, a weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital. The administration’s purchase of a presidential jet for $40 million and inflated defense contracts damaged its credibility and led the IMF to temporarily suspend aid in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$27.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.56 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.13 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.65 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.22 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.92 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$12.09 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 0% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 0% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,600 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", @@ -523,37 +526,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 15.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "17.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 15.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "78%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "16.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "14.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "25.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-36.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-34.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "38%" + "text": "38.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "23.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "38.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ "text": "5.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.538 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.475 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -577,7 +580,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "30% (2004 est.) ++ 8.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "30% (2004 est.) ++ 8.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "36.1% (2005 est.)" @@ -595,20 +598,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.698 billion" + "text": "$2.759 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.265 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.305 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -623,22 +626,22 @@ "text": "9.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.833 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.772 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.612 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.772 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$3.984 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.817 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.484 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.541 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$949 million (2014 est.) ++ $232.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$881 million (2014 est.) ++ -$382 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.763 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.081 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.253 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.873 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, gold, livestock" @@ -647,7 +650,7 @@ "text": "China 18.8%, India 14.4%, Indonesia 11.1%, Bangladesh 9.6%, Thailand 8.3%, Australia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.995 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.964 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.14 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.122 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles" @@ -656,16 +659,16 @@ "text": "France 11.7%, Senegal 10.6%, Cote d'Ivoire 9%, China 7.7% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.737 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.431 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.633 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.423 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.812 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.412 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.624 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.224 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$61.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.28 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 6ff1dba7..a644d13e 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "121 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "23.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011; note - sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011; note - sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court" @@ -508,55 +511,55 @@ "text": "Morocco has capitalized on its proximity to Europe and relatively low labor costs to build a diverse, open, market-oriented economy. In the 1980s Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms, overseen by the IMF. Since taking the throne in 1999, King MOHAMMED VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation, and gradually falling unemployment, although poor harvests and economic difficulties in Europe contributed to an economic slowdown. Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements - most visibly illustrated by a new port and free trade zone near Tangier - are improving Morocco's competitiveness. Morocco also seeks to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable more than 40% of electricity output by 2020. Key sectors of the economy include agriculture, tourism, aerospace, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the United States in 2006 and an Advanced Status agreement with the European Union in 2008. Despite Morocco's economic progress, the country suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy, particularly in rural areas. In 2011 and 2012, high prices on fuel - which is subsidized and almost entirely imported - strained the government's budget and widened the country's current account deficit. In 2014, Morocco ended subsidies on diesel, gasoline, and fuel oil which have improved its budget deficit. Subsidies on sugar, butane gas, and flour remain. Morocco’s current account deficit has also benefit from the fall in oil prices. Key economic challenges for Morocco include reforming the education system and the judiciary, while increasing the competitiveness of the private sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$252.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $245.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $234.9 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$259.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $253.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $241.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$109.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$110 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ 2.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,600 (2014 est.) ++ $7,400 (2013 est.) ++ $7,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7,800 (2014 est.) ++ $7,600 (2013 est.) ++ $7,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "28.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.6%" + "text": "60.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "29.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "2.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "33.7%" + "text": "34.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-46.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "13%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "29.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "61.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,10 +569,10 @@ "text": "automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.85 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.1% (2014 est.) ++ 9.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.7% (2014 est.) ++ 9.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15% (2007 est.)" @@ -601,20 +604,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$29.4 billion" + "text": "$28.86 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$34.99 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$34.06 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "76.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 73.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "73.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 70.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -629,22 +632,22 @@ "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.23% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$77.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $77.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$73.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $77.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$92.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $92.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$122.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $124.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$115.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $124.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$52.63 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $60.09 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $69.15 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$6.384 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$8.692 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.023 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$8.491 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.26 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.95 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.26 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing and textiles, automobiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish" @@ -653,7 +656,7 @@ "text": "Spain 22%, France 20.7%, Brazil 4.6%, Italy 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$40.04 billion (2014 est.) ++ $39.85 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.27 billion (2014 est.) ++ $39.85 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics" @@ -662,19 +665,19 @@ "text": "Spain 13.4%, France 13.3%, China 7.6%, US 7%, Saudi Arabia 5.4%, Germany 5.2%, Italy 5%, Russia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$20.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$43.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$45.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$49.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $45.62 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$55.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $51.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.219 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.731 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.083 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.555 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 8.24 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3803 (2013 est.) ++ 8.6 (2012 est.) ++ 8.0899 (2011 est.) ++ 8.4172 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 8.3798 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3798 (2013 est.) ++ 8.6 (2012 est.) ++ 8.0899 (2011 est.) ++ 8.4172 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index ae25f1b6..50e3943b 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "53 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 March (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968; amended many times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968; amended many times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law" @@ -492,52 +495,52 @@ "text": "Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has undergone a remarkable economic transformation from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a diversified, upper middle-income economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure. The economy rests on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, and is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts for 15% of export earnings. The government's development strategy centers on creating vertical and horizontal clusters of development in these sectors. Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. Investment in the banking sector alone has reached over $1 billion. Mauritius’ textile sector has taken advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, with Mauritian exports to the US growing by 400% from 2001-2012. Mauritius' sound economic policies and prudent banking practices helped to mitigate negative effects of the global financial crisis in 2008-09. GDP grew in the 3-4% per year range in 2010-14, and the country continues to expand its trade and investment outreach around the globe." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$23.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.62 billion (2013 est.) ++ $21.92 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.71 billion (2013 est.) ++ $22.01 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.24 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$12.59 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.) ++ 3.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.) ++ 3.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,600 (2014 est.) ++ $18,000 (2013 est.) ++ $17,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18,700 (2014 est.) ++ $18,000 (2013 est.) ++ $17,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { "text": "73.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "14.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.8%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "55.4%" + "text": "56.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-67.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-67.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "22.3%" }, "services": { "text": "73.2% (2014 est.)" @@ -594,50 +597,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.797 billion" + "text": "$2.602 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.263 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.011 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "61.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 60% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "61% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 60% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.666 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.562 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.634 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.562 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$12.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$16.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$7.093 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.667 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $7.442 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$956 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.179 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$699 million (2014 est.) ++ -$753 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.135 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.872 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.109 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.869 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish, primates (for research)" @@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ "text": "France 14.6%, UK 13.8%, UAE 10.6%, US 10.5%, South Africa 7.1%, Italy 6.6%, Madagascar 6.5%, Spain 5.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.441 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.141 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.361 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.139 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals" @@ -655,10 +658,10 @@ "text": "India 21.7%, China 16.2%, France 7.8%, South Africa 6.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.018 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.491 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.919 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.491 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.229 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "NA" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - ++ 30.43 (2014 est.) ++ 30.703 (2013 est.) ++ 30.05 (2012 est.) ++ 28.706 (2011 est.) ++ 30.784 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - ++ 30.622 (2014 est.) ++ 30.622 (2013 est.) ++ 30.05 (2012 est.) ++ 28.706 (2011 est.) ++ 30.784 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 6ca845c3..5927e514 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "602 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "54.68 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991; amended 2006, 2012 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991; amended 2004, 2006, 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law" @@ -505,16 +508,16 @@ "text": "Mauritania's economy is dominated by natural resources and agriculture. Half the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though many of the nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Recently, GDP growth has been driven by foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors. Mauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock, and exploration is ongoing for uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up about three-quarters of Mauritania's total exports, subjecting the economy to price swings in world commodity markets. Mining is also a growing source of government revenue, rising from 13% to 29% of total revenue between 2006 and 2013. China was Mauritania’s main export and import partner 2013. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for about 25% of budget revenues, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. Risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital. Mauritania has sought additional IMF support by focusing efforts on poverty reduction. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure are the largest components of the country’s public expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$15.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.59 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.81 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.62 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.86 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.079 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.081 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$4,300 (2014 est.) ++ $4,000 (2013 est.) ++ $3,800 (2012 est.)", @@ -523,37 +526,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "51.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "27.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "60.6%" + "text": "42%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "5.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.2%" + "text": "34.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-81.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-61.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "22.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "48.7%" + "text": "35.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "34.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,10 +569,10 @@ } }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "10% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.292 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.28 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "31% (2012 est.) ++ 30% (2008 est.)" + "text": "31% (2013 est.) ++ 31% (2012 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "40% (2004 est.)" @@ -601,17 +604,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.953 billion" + "text": "$1.786 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.999 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.832 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "45.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "35.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -626,16 +629,16 @@ "text": "18% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 18% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.895 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.726 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.969 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.729 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.403 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.367 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.471 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.262 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.573 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.738 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.265 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.738 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum" @@ -644,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "China 45.3%, Italy 7.6%, Spain 6.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.489 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.413 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.74 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.851 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods" @@ -653,10 +656,10 @@ "text": "China 21.6%, Netherlands 9.4%, France 7.8%, Spain 6%, Morocco 5.3%, US 4.6% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.996 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.702 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.807 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.571 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - ++ 299.5 (2014 est.) ++ 298.5 (2013 est.) ++ 296.6 (2012 est.) ++ 281.12 (2011 est.) ++ 275.89 (2010 est.)" + "text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - ++ 299.5 (2014 est.) ++ 299.5 (2013 est.) ++ 296.6 (2012 est.) ++ 281.12 (2011 est.) ++ 275.89 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -877,7 +880,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "26,001 (Western Saharan - Sahrawis) (2014); 49,911 (Mali) (2015)" + "text": "26,001 (Western Saharan - Sahrawis) (2014); 50,131 (Mali) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 1b94fdcf..7e985459 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "489 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "70.21 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 June (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004; note - amendments drafted by late 2013, but parliamentary review has been stalled (2014)" + "text": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004; note - amendments drafted in late 2013 have stalled in parliament (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, and customary law; note - in rural, predominately Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied" @@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ "text": "At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist mismanagement and a brutal civil war from 1977-92 exacerbated the situation. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, propelled the country’s GDP from $4 billion in 1993, following the war, to about $30.9 billion in 2014. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities. In spite of these gains, more than half the population remains below the poverty line. Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force. A substantial trade imbalance persists although aluminum production from the Mozal smelter has significantly boosted export earnings in recent years. In 2012, The Mozambican government took over Portugal's last remaining share in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity Company (HCB), a significant contributor to the Southern African Power Pool. The government has plans to expand the Cahora Bassa Dam and build additional dams to increase its electricity exports and fulfill the needs of its burgeoning domestic industries. Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt has been reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives, and is now at a manageable level. In July 2007, the US government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a $506.9 million Compact with Mozambique that ended in 2013. The Compact focused on improving sanitation, roads, agriculture, and the business regulation environment in an effort to spur economic growth in the four northern provinces of the country. Citizens rioted in September 2010 after fuel, water, electricity, and bread price increases were announced. In an attempt to lessen the negative impact on the population, the government implemented subsidies, decreased taxes and tariffs, and instituted other fiscal measures. Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade up to 2014, one of Africa's strongest performances. Mozambique's ability to attract large investment projects in natural resources is expected to extend high growth rates in coming years. Revenues from these vast resources, including natural gas, coal, titanium and hydroelectric capacity, could overtake donor assistance within five years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$31.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.96 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.96 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$31.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $29.07 billion (2013 est.) ++ $27.06 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -517,37 +520,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74.2%" + "text": "70.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "23.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "50.3%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "27.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-38.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "28.9%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "21.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "47.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -557,10 +560,10 @@ "text": "aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.25 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.53 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,20 +595,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.324 billion" + "text": "$5.515 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.967 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.317 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-10.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "47.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "59.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 51.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -617,25 +620,25 @@ "text": "9.5% (17 January 2013) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.33% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.32% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.267 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.405 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.777 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.871 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.982 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.573 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.529 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.573 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.797 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.892 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.797 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$6.253 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.345 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.123 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.123 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity" @@ -644,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "China 28.8%, South Africa 20%, Italy 7.7%, Belgium 5.9%, India 5.7%, Spain 5.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.954 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.48 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.958 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.48 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles" @@ -653,13 +656,13 @@ "text": "South Africa 26.5%, China 17.4%, India 16.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.334 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.142 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.521 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.416 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.049 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - ++ 31.2 (2014 est.) ++ 30.125 (2013 est.) ++ 28.38 (2012 est.) ++ 29.075 (2011 est.) ++ 33.96 (2010 est.)" + "text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - ++ 31.367 (2014 est.) ++ 31.367 (2013 est.) ++ 28.38 (2012 est.) ++ 29.075 (2011 est.) ++ 33.96 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 9ef84c04..3b93bd64 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "553 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "84.59 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ "text": "0.49% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "40,500 (2013 est.)" + "text": "51,800 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "3,400 (2014 est.)" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law" @@ -497,44 +500,44 @@ "text": "Niger is a landlocked, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes nearly 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for most of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the least developed country in the world in 2014 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding. Since 2011 public debt has increased in part from a large loan financing a new uranium mine. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity and kidnappings near its uranium mines and instability in Mali, and concerns about security have boosted fiscal spending on defense. Future growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources. Niger has sizable reserves of oil and oil production. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest more in the agriculture sector, most notably irrigation. The mining sector may be affected by the government’s attempt to renegotiate extraction rights contracts to increase royalty rates and reduce tax exemptions. Despite Niger’s three-year $121 million IMF Extended Credit Facility agreement for years 2012-15, formal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country’s limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$17.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.78 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.04 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.84 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.025 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$8.024 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 11.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,000 (2014 est.) ++ $1,000 (2013 est.) ++ $900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,000 (2013 est.) ++ $900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71%" + "text": "72.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "9.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "29.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "6.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-41.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -558,7 +561,7 @@ "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.8 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "6 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -572,7 +575,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "63% (1993 est.)" @@ -590,17 +593,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.761 billion" + "text": "$2.415 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.807 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.402 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-12.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-12.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -615,22 +618,22 @@ "text": "3.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.534 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.486 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.657 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.486 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.901 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.047 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.851 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$945.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $911 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$922.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $911 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.448 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.174 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.221 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.151 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.652 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.56 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.469 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.395 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions" @@ -639,7 +642,7 @@ "text": "Nigeria 41.4%, France 30.3%, China 15.7%, Ghana 5.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.269 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.092 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.158 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.083 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals" @@ -648,10 +651,10 @@ "text": "China 13.5%, France 12.3%, Nigeria 8.3%, French Polynesia 8.1%, Togo 5.5%, Belgium 5.3%, India 4.7% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.851 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.313 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.983 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.656 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -865,7 +868,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "105,583 (Nigeria); 52,332 (Mali) (2015)" + "text": "105,583 (Nigeria); 53,927 (Mali) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "66,400 (unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index f7b19e70..c47ca150 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "814 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "72.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "3.17% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,228,600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,391,600 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "174,300 (2014 est.)" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 May 1999, effective 29 May 1999; amended 2010 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 May 1999, effective 29 May 1999; amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law" @@ -511,55 +514,55 @@ "text": "Following an April 2014 statistical \"rebasing\" exercise, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's largest economy, with 2014 GDP estimated at US$479 billion. Oil has been a dominant source of government revenues since the 1970s. Regulatory constraints and security risks have limited new investment in oil and natural gas, and Nigeria's oil production contracted in 2012 and 2013. Nevertheless, the Nigerian economy has continued to grow at a rapid 6%-8% per annum (pre-rebasing), driven by growth in agriculture, telecommunications, and services, and the medium-term outlook for Nigeria is good, assuming oil output stabilizes and oil prices remain strong. Fiscal authorities pursued countercyclical policies in 2011-13, significantly reducing the budget deficit. Monetary policy has also been contractionary. Following the 2008-9 global financial crises, the banking sector was effectively recapitalized and regulation enhanced. Despite its strong fundamentals, oil-rich Nigeria has been hobbled by inadequate power supply, lack of infrastructure, delays in the passage of legislative reforms, an inefficient property registration system, restrictive trade policies, an inconsistent regulatory environment, a slow and ineffective judicial system, unreliable dispute resolution mechanisms, insecurity, and pervasive corruption. Economic diversification and strong growth have not translated into a significant decline in poverty levels - over 62% of Nigeria's 170 million people live in extreme poverty. President JONATHAN has established an economic team that includes experienced and reputable members and has announced plans to increase transparency, continue to diversify production, and further improve fiscal management. The government is working to develop stronger public-private partnerships for roads, agriculture, and power." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.049 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $986.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $936.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.053 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $990.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $939.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$573.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$574 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.) ++ 4.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,000 (2014 est.) ++ $5,700 (2013 est.) ++ $5,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$6,100 (2014 est.) ++ $5,700 (2013 est.) ++ $5,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "70.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.4%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "15.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "18.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-12.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-12.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.6%" + "text": "24.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "53.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,10 +572,10 @@ "text": "crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "54.97 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.78 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,20 +607,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$22.77 billion" + "text": "$23.48 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$34.62 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$27.83 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "11.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -629,25 +632,25 @@ "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 16.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "16.55% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 16.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$45.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$108.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$111.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$119.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $109.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$115 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $112.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$56.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $39.27 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $50.88 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$12.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $21.85 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$93.01 billion (2014 est.) ++ $96.74 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$82.59 billion (2014 est.) ++ $95.12 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber (2012 est.)" @@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "India 15.4%, Brazil 10.2%, Netherlands 8.5%, Spain 8.5%, South Africa 5.5%, France 5.4%, Germany 5.1%, Japan 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$52.79 billion (2014 est.) ++ $51.38 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$61.59 billion (2014 est.) ++ $51.35 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food and live animals" @@ -665,19 +668,19 @@ "text": "China 25.3%, US 9.7%, India 4.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$37.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.66 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$36.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.93 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$81.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $76.75 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$92.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$10.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.113 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.571 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nairas (NGN) per US dollar - ++ 157.3 (2014 est.) ++ 157.31 (2013 est.) ++ 156.81 (2012 est.) ++ 154.7 (2011 est.) ++ 150.3 (2010 est.)" + "text": "nairas (NGN) per US dollar - ++ 158.55 (2014 est.) ++ 158.55 (2013 est.) ++ 156.81 (2012 est.) ++ 154.7 (2011 est.) ++ 150.3 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 6a354bc7..86ce3fe1 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ "Major urban areas - population": { "text": "JUBA (capital) 321,000 (2015)" }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "789 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "66.39 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 July (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); amended March 2015; note - in January 2013, the mandate of the South Sudan National Constitutional Review Commission to address additional constitutional amendments was extended (2013)" + "text": "previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); amended 2015 (2015)" }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" @@ -381,25 +384,25 @@ "text": "Following several decades of civil war with Sudan, industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread. Subsistence agriculture provides a living for the vast majority of the population. Property rights are insecure and price signals are weak, because markets are not well organized. After independence, South Sudan's central bank issued a new currency, the South Sudanese Pound, allowing a short grace period for turning in the old currency. ++ ++ South Sudan has little infrastructure - approximately 250 kilometers of paved roads. Electricity is produced mostly by costly diesel generators, and indoor plumbing and potable water are scarce. South Sudan depends largely on imports of goods, services, and capital - mainly from Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. ++ ++ Nevertheless, South Sudan does have abundant natural resources. At independence in 2011, South Sudan produced nearly three-fourths of former Sudan's total oil output of nearly a half million barrels per day. The government of South Sudan derives nearly 98% of its budget revenues from oil. Oil is exported through two pipelines that run to refineries and shipping facilities at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The economy of South Sudan will remain linked to Sudan for some time, given the long lead time and great expense required to build another pipeline, should the government decide to do so. In January 2012, South Sudan suspended production of oil because of its dispute with Sudan over transshipment fees. This suspension lasted 15 months and had a devastating impact on GDP, which declined by 48% in 2012. With the resumption of oil flows the economy rebounded strongly during the second half of calendar year 2013. This occurred in spite of the fact that oil production, at an average level of 222,000 barrels per day, was 40% lower compared with 2011, prior to the shutdown. GDP grew by about 25% in 2014. However, the outbreak of conflict on 15 December 2013 combined with a further reduction of oil exports, meant that GDP growth fell significantly in 2014 and poverty and food insecurity rose. South Sudan holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa with fertile soils and abundant water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of cattle. ++ ++ South Sudan is currently burdened by considerable debt, accrued largely in 2012, because of rapidly accumulating arrears and increased military spending. South Sudan has received more than $4 billion in foreign aid since 2005, largely from the UK, the US, Norway, and the Netherlands. Annual inflation peaked at 79.5% in May 2012 but declined rapidly thereafter, to 1.7% in 2013. Following the December 2013 outbreak of violence, inflation is on the rise again. Long-term challenges include diversifying the formal economy, alleviating poverty, maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving tax collection and financial management and improving the business environment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$25.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.61 billion (2013 est.) ++ $19.82 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.83 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.65 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$12.83 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$14.3 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% (2013 est.) ++ -46.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 29.3% (2013 est.) ++ -52.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,300 (2014 est.) ++ $2,200 (2013 est.) ++ $1,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -11% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -8.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -436,13 +439,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-15.3% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" + "text": "-12.7% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 79% (May 2012 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$1.873 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $2.032 billion (31 December 2012)" @@ -451,7 +454,7 @@ "text": "$2.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.23 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$94 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$380 million (2014 est.) ++ -$181 million (2013 est.) (2014 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.)" @@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "244,037 (Sudan); 15,279 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" + "text": "243,600 (Sudan); 15,602 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1,659,327 (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 010a67dc..948e9e06 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "549 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "89.21 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 September (1973)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "promulgated 16 May 1984; amended several times, last in 1996; note - constitution suspended following military coup in April 2012 (2013)" + "text": "promulgated 16 May 1984; amended 1991, 1993, 1996; note - constitution suspended following military coup in April 2012 and restored in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by early French civil code and customary law" @@ -479,55 +482,55 @@ "text": "Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. The legal economy is based on farming and fishing, but illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics are also important economic activities. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe while trade in illegal logging, food, and fishing is also significant. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. Guinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities. With renewed donor support following elections in April-May 2014 and a successful regional bond issuance, the new government of Guinea-Bissau has made progress paying salaries, settling domestic arrears, and gaining more control over revenues and expenditures. The IMF noted that the new government has taken the positive step of developing a long-term economic plan, while implementing sensitive economic reforms in the wake of the 2012 coup." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.495 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.433 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.425 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.532 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.469 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.449 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.024 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.111 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.) ++ -2.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.) ++ -1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,400 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 2.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 2.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -2.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "87.4%" + "text": "92.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "12.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.3%" + "text": "5.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.8%" + "text": "15.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-25.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "45%" + "text": "43.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "13.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "47.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ "text": "agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "632,700 (2007 est.)" @@ -566,14 +569,14 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$142.5 million" + "text": "$175.6 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$177.6 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$213.4 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -582,7 +585,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" @@ -591,22 +594,22 @@ "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$384.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $330 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$392.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $330 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$480.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $393 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$215.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$160.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$102 million (2014 est.) ++ -$44.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$13 million (2014 est.) ++ -$45 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$179.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $143.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$171.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $152.8 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, shrimp; cashews, peanuts, palm kernels, raw and sawn lumber" @@ -615,7 +618,7 @@ "text": "India 52.3%, Nigeria 20.7%, China 16.3%, Togo 5.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$236.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $184 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$227.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $182.8 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products" @@ -624,10 +627,10 @@ "text": "Portugal 20.6%, Senegal 17.5%, UK 16.1%, Spain 4.2%, India 4.2%, China 4.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) ++ $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)" + "text": "$287 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $186.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 77ab95c2..d16a7788 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "290 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "58.19 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2010 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -500,16 +503,16 @@ "text": "Rwanda is a rural country with about 90% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing. Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda's main sources of foreign exchange. The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy to pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 7%-8% since 2003 and inflation has been reduced to single digits. Nonetheless, a significant percent of the population still live below the official poverty line; 45% of the population now lives below the poverty line, compared to 57% in 2006. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports In recognition of Rwanda's successful management of its macro economy, in 2010, the IMF graduated Rwanda to a Policy Support Instrument (PSI). Africa's most densely populated country is trying to overcome the limitations of its small, landlocked economy by leveraging regional trade; Rwanda joined the East African Community and is aligning its budget, trade, and immigration policies with its regional partners. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment and pursuing market-oriented reforms. Energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to handicap private sector growth. The Rwandan Government is seeking to become regional leader in information and communication technologies. In 2012, Rwanda completed the first modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kigali. The SEZ seeks to attract investment in all sectors, but specifically in agribusiness, information and communications technologies, trade and logistics, mining, and construction." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.61 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.82 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.67 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.88 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.012 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.897 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 8.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 8.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,600 (2013 est.) ++ $1,500 (2012 est.)", @@ -518,37 +521,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.6%" + "text": "74.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "15.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "25.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "14.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32.5%" + "text": "33.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "14.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -558,10 +561,10 @@ "text": "cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.061 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.038 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -590,20 +593,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.953 billion" + "text": "$1.963 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.249 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.26 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "31.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -615,25 +618,25 @@ "text": "7.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 11.25% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "17.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$833 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $739.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$820.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $739.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.387 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.245 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.245 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.141 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $846.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.261 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $846.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$964 million (2014 est.) ++ -$562 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$942 million (2014 est.) ++ -$558 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$720 million (2014 est.) ++ $703 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$719.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $703 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, tea, hides, tin ore" @@ -642,7 +645,7 @@ "text": "China 18.7%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 16.1%, Malaysia 10.3%, Thailand 8.6%, US 8.2%, Swaziland 6.4%, Germany 5.8%, Pakistan 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.898 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.852 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.984 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.852 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material" @@ -651,10 +654,10 @@ "text": "Uganda 15.6%, Kenya 11.8%, India 9.8%, China 8.3%, UAE 8.3%, Tanzania 5%, Belgium 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.128 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.071 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.005 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.071 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.901 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.778 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.691 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$1.016 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $853.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -663,7 +666,7 @@ "text": "$12.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - ++ 684.3 (2014 est.) ++ 644.4 (2013 est.) ++ 616.6 (2012 est.) ++ 601.83 (2011 est.) ++ 583.13 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - ++ 680.95 (2014 est.) ++ 680.95 (2013 est.) ++ 616.6 (2012 est.) ++ 601.83 (2011 est.) ++ 583.13 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -876,7 +879,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "70179refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "74,054 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 70,335 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "74,054 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 71,223 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "undetermined (fighting between government and insurgency in 1998-99; returning refugees) (2012)" diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 63b63a09..4fb3d32d 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day (National Day), 18 June (1993); Independence Day, 29 June (1976)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993; amended many times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" @@ -435,44 +435,44 @@ "text": "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle-income group of countries. Growth has been led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing. In recent years, the government has encouraged foreign investment to upgrade hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. In 2008, having depleted its foreign exchange reserves, Seychelles defaulted on interest payments due on a $230 million Eurobond, requested assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and immediately enacted a number of significant structural reforms, including liberalization of the exchange rate, reform of the public sector to include layoffs, and the selling of some state assets. In December 2013, the IMF declared that Seychelles had successfully transitioned to a market-based economy with full employment and a fiscal surplus." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.406 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.337 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.192 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.424 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.346 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.212 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.42 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.423 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.) ++ 6.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,600 (2014 est.) ++ $24,900 (2013 est.) ++ $23,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$25,800 (2014 est.) ++ $25,000 (2013 est.) ++ $23,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "101%" + "text": "53%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "24.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "37.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-5.1%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.1%" + "text": "84.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-79.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-99.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -480,10 +480,10 @@ "text": "3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "14.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "83.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ "text": "fishing, tourism, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "39,560 (2006 est.)" @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -525,20 +525,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$498.4 million" + "text": "$485 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$474.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$450.2 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "64.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 65.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "65.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 64.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -550,25 +550,25 @@ "text": "11.17% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.65% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$435.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $431.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$407.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $431.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$567.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $529.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$485.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$427.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $498.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$319 million (2014 est.) ++ -$209.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$299 million (2014 est.) ++ -$162 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$525.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $580.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$538.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $629.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "canned tuna, frozen fish, petroleum products (reexports)" @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ "text": "France 24.8%, UK 18.6%, Italy 11.9%, Japan 9.2%, Mauritius 6.2%, Spain 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.074 billion (2014 est.) ++ $994.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.081 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.075 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals, other manufactured goods" @@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 23.6%, Spain 9.8%, France 5.2%, South Africa 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$496.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $425.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$465 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $425.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.099 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.049 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.714 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - ++ 12.44 (2014 est.) ++ 12.058 (2013 est.) ++ 13.7 (2012 est.) ++ 12.381 (2011 est.) ++ 12.068 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - ++ 12.747 (2014 est.) ++ 12.747 (2013 est.) ++ 13.7 (2012 est.) ++ 12.381 (2011 est.) ++ 12.068 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 48d034e3..c217d306 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "138 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "32.99 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved 4 December 1997, effective 4 February 1997; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved 4 December 1997, effective 4 February 1997; amended many times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law" @@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ "text": "South Africa is a middle-income, emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. ++ Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to just 1.5% in 2014. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 25% of the work force, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Load shedding and resulting rolling blackouts gripped many parts of South Africa in late 2014 and early 2015 because of electricity supply constraints that resulted from technical problems at some generation units, unavoidable planned maintenance, and an accident at a power station in Mpumalanga province. The rolling black outs were the worst the country faced since 2008. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa will continue to operate on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until electrical supply problems are resolved. ++ South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The current government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$704.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $693.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $678.9 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$707.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $696.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $681.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,000 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $12,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,100 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $12,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -556,33 +559,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.9%" + "text": "60.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "20.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "20.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34%" + "text": "31.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-33.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.4%" + "text": "2.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.5%" + "text": "29.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "68% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,10 +595,10 @@ "text": "mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "20.23 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.22 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -627,50 +630,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$87.1 billion" + "text": "$90.6 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$102.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$104.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "47.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "44.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "5.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.13% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$112.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$107.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$204.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$192.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$256.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $246.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$245.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $246.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.007 trillion (31 December 2013) ++ $1.038 trillion (31 December 2012) ++ $855.7 billion (31 December 2011)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$19.06 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$20.45 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$19.06 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$21.12 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$97.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $95.15 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$92.54 billion (2014 est.) ++ $96.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment" @@ -679,7 +682,7 @@ "text": "China 9.5%, US 7.1%, Japan 5.3%, Botswana 5.3%, Germany 5%, Namibia 5%, India 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$102.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $102.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$98.87 billion (2014 est.) ++ $103.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs" @@ -688,19 +691,19 @@ "text": "China 15.5%, Germany 10.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.2%, US 6.7%, Nigeria 5.2%, India 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$50.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$49.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$145.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $137.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$140.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $139.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$177.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $171.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$157.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $152.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$122.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $117.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$135.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $128.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - ++ 10.79 (2014 est.) ++ 9.6442 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" + "text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - ++ 10.8469 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index e0dba5c2..c4d8a461 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "315 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "51.54 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 April (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001; amended many times, last in 2009 (2014)" + "text": "previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001; amended many times, last in 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court" @@ -524,55 +527,55 @@ "text": "Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture which is the primary source of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and it is also working on oil exploration projects. Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. President Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. Senegal received technical support from the IMF in 2010-2014 under a Policy Support Instrument to assist economic reform through sound macroeconomic and fiscal policies to reduce the fiscal deficit, increase transparency and facilitate private investment. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan, which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan. Investors have signaled confidence in the country through Senegal’s successful Eurobond issuances in recent years, including in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$33.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $31.06 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$34.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.66 billion (2013 est.) ++ $31.52 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$15.58 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$15.68 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.) ++ 4.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,300 (2014 est.) ++ $2,200 (2013 est.) ++ $2,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,400 (2014 est.) ++ $2,200 (2013 est.) ++ $2,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "73.1%" + "text": "77.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "15.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "25.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "0.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "27.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-46.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "24%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -582,10 +585,10 @@ "text": "agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.326 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.311 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -614,50 +617,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.844 billion" + "text": "$3.899 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.662 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.687 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "47.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "53.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.086 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.177 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.931 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.177 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.443 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.446 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.549 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.394 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.882 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.394 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.602 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.598 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.377 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.55 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.462 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.563 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.678 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.599 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton" @@ -666,7 +669,7 @@ "text": "Mali 16%, Switzerland 10.5%, UAE 5.2%, France 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.481 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.698 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.696 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.699 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and beverages, capital goods, fuels" @@ -675,13 +678,13 @@ "text": "France 18.4%, Nigeria 8.7%, China 7.7%, Netherlands 6.3%, India 5.8%, Turkey 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.253 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.038 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.253 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.747 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.536 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.223 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.4 (2014 est.) ++ 494 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index 7b0d089d..3ade07de 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, third Monday in April (1926)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (The St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (The St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" @@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.89 million" + "text": "$10.77 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$26.75 million" + "text": "$26.45 million" }, "note": { "text": "revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK (FY06/07 est.)" @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6003 (2014) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" + "text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 0300be21..ce28062c 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "1,360 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "71.68 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1961)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2010; note - in mid-2013 a committee was formed to review the constitution (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -507,55 +510,55 @@ "text": "Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s. In recent years economic growth has been driven by mining - particularly iron ore. The country’s principal exports are iron ore, diamonds, and rutile, and the economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices. In 2014, rapid spread of Ebolavirus caused a contraction of economic activity in several areas, including transportation, health, and industrial production. Iron ore production dropped, due to low global prices and high costs, driven by the epidemic. A long-term shutdown of the industry would badly hurt the economy because it supports thousands of jobs and creates about 20% of GDP. Until 2014, the government had relied on external assistance to support its budget, but it was gradually becoming more independent. The epidemic has disrupted economic activity, deterred private investment, and forced the government to increase expenditures on health care, straining the budget and restricting other public investment projects. A rise in international donor support will partially offset these fiscal constraints." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$12.63 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.91 billion (2013 est.) ++ $9.915 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$12.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.95 billion (2013 est.) ++ $9.952 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.033 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.815 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 20.1% (2013 est.) ++ 15.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2014 est.) ++ 20.1% (2013 est.) ++ 15.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,000 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 3.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 4.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "88.9%" + "text": "75.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "10.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "41.9%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "41.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-41.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "42.5%" + "text": "61.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "6.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "30.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -565,10 +568,10 @@ "text": "diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "88.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.471 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.451 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -600,50 +603,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$730.3 million" + "text": "$688.5 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$908.8 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$853.7 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "39.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.3% (2014 est.) ++ 10.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.3% (2014 est.) ++ 9.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "NA%" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "19.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.56% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "19.41% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.56% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$448.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $370.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$431.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $370.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$960.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $857.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$652.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $547.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$516 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $481.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$382 million (2014 est.) ++ -$925.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$466 million (2014 est.) ++ -$512 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.241 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.917 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.086 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.004 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish" @@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ "text": "China 80%, Belgium 8.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.069 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.97 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.829 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.007 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals" @@ -661,16 +664,16 @@ "text": "China 13.2%, US 7.1%, India 6.8%, UK 6.6%, Belgium 6.1%, Netherlands 4.7%, South Africa 4.6% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.368 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.395 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.704 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.319 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.012 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $925.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$400,000 (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $400,000 (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$NA (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $NA (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - ++ 4,376.1 (2014 est.) ++ 4,332.5 (2013 est.) ++ 4,344 (2012 est.) ++ 4,336.1 (2011 est.) ++ 3,978.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - ++ 4,524.2 (2014 est.) ++ 4,524.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,344 (2012 est.) ++ 4,336.1 (2011 est.) ++ 3,978.1 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 289d3a2c..21ce7975 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "732 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "98.39 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -355,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional) (2012)" + "text": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)" @@ -472,22 +475,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.6%" + "text": "72.7%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "8.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "0.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-1.7% ++ (2011 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% ++ (2013 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -498,7 +501,7 @@ "text": "7.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "32.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.5% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -508,10 +511,10 @@ "text": "light industries, including sugar refining, textiles, wireless communication" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.011 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.109 million (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -577,10 +580,10 @@ "text": "Djibouti 19.8%, India 14.7%, Oman 9.1%, China 9%, Kenya 8.9%, Pakistan 4.7% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.055 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $3.055 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Somali shillings (SOS) per US dollar - ++ 1,600 (2013 est.) ++ 1,600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "Somali shillings (SOS) per US dollar - ++ 1,600 (2014 est.) ++ 1,600 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 00f7fc9d..0b05a83b 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "311 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "51.52 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1956)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1998; latest (interim) adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005; note - in 2011, the Government of Sudan initiated a process for drafting a new constitution (2013)" + "text": "previous 1998; latest adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005 (interim constitution); amended 2015; note - in 2011, the Government of Sudan initiated a process for drafting a new constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law" @@ -509,16 +512,16 @@ "text": "Sudan is an extremely poor country that has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces rising inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to 37% in 2014. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$159.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $153.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $148.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$160.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $154.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $148.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$73.82 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$74.77 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ -3.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ -3.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$4,300 (2014 est.) ++ $4,100 (2013 est.) ++ $4,000 (2012 est.)", @@ -527,37 +530,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.1%" + "text": "78.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "19.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "-0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-12.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "29.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.6%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "37.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ "text": "oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "11.92 million (2007 est.)" @@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.6% (2014 est.) ++ 18.7% (2002 est.)" + "text": "13.6% (2014 est.) ++ 14.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "46.5% (2009 est.)" @@ -599,44 +602,44 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.313 billion" + "text": "$6.548 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.119 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$9 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "71.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 78.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "73.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 78.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "36.9% (2014 est.) ++ 37.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.9% (2014 est.) ++ 36.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.459 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.055 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.024 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$13.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.66 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$15.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.806 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.481 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.739 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.909 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.185 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.086 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.79 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum arabic, sugar" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "Macau 30.2%, UAE 30.2%, Saudi Arabia 14.6%, Egypt 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.247 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.728 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.106 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.728 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat" @@ -654,16 +657,16 @@ "text": "Macau 20.1%, UAE 10.2%, India 8%, Malaysia 7.4%, Egypt 5.3%, Saudi Arabia 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.197 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$181.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$47.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$48.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$32.43 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $27.45 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$22.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - ++ 5.79 (2014 est.) ++ 4.76 (2013 est.) ++ 3.57 (2012 est.) ++ 2.68 (2011 est.) ++ 2.31 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - ++ 5.74 (2014 est.) ++ 5.74 (2013 est.) ++ 3.57 (2012 est.) ++ 2.68 (2011 est.) ++ 2.31 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -904,7 +907,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "109,196 (Eritrea); 42,334 (Chad); 5,495 (Ethiopia) (2014); 197,635 (South Sudan); 5,540 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "109,196 (Eritrea); 42,334 (Chad); 5,495 (Ethiopia) (2014); 198,448 (South Sudan); 5,540 (Yemen) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3.1 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2015)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index b88c586e..ef5f88c2 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "368 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "45.22 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992; amended 2002, last in 2005 (2005)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992; amended 2002, 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "customary law system" @@ -508,55 +511,55 @@ "text": "This small, sub-Saharan economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves. The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed over recent years. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$10.14 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.643 billion (2013 est.) ++ $9.149 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.678 billion (2013 est.) ++ $9.182 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.604 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.594 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.) ++ 5.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.) ++ 5.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,400 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,500 (2014 est.) ++ $1,400 (2013 est.) ++ $1,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "87.3%" + "text": "86.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.3%" + "text": "14.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "21.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "28.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "50.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-100.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.9%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "38.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ "text": "phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.595 million (2007 est.)" @@ -598,23 +601,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.086 billion" + "text": "$1.115 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.322 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.267 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "47.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "2.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" @@ -623,7 +629,7 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.105 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.084 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.036 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.084 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$2.061 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.035 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -635,10 +641,10 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$290 million (2014 est.) ++ -$588.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$591 million (2014 est.) ++ -$567 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.381 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.313 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.809 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.736 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa" @@ -647,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "Burkina Faso 15.9%, Ghana 12.6%, India 10.5%, Nigeria 9%, Benin 8.5%, Niger 8.3%, Lebanon 4.8%, China 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.284 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.201 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.004 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.573 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products" @@ -656,13 +662,13 @@ "text": "China 24.8%, Belgium 19.2%, France 7.7%, India 6%, US 5.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$546 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $507.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$507 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $507.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$926.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $840.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$984.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $903.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 02301957..93e2a55c 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "156 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "47.88 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2003 (2012)" + "text": "approved 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2006 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law base on the Portuguese model and customary law" @@ -467,13 +470,13 @@ "text": "This small, poor island economy has become increasingly dependent on cocoa since independence in 1975. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome and Principe has to import fuels, most manufactured goods, consumer goods, and a substantial amount of food, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in global commodity prices. Over the years, it has had difficulty servicing its external debt and has relied heavily on concessional aid and debt rescheduling. Sao Tome and Principe benefited from $200 million in debt relief in December 2000 under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries program, which helped bring down the country's $300 million debt burden. In August 2005, the government signed on to a new 3-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program worth $4.3 million. In April 2011 the country completed a Threshold Country Program with The Millennium Challenge Corporation to help increase tax revenues, reform customs, and improve the business environment. Considerable potential exists for development of a tourist industry, and the government has taken steps to expand facilities in recent years. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. Potential exists for the development of petroleum resources in Sao Tome and Principe's territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 split with Nigeria, but any actual production is at least several years off. The first production licenses were sold in 2004, though a dispute over licensing with Nigeria delayed the country's receipt of more than $20 million in signing bonuses for almost a year. Maintaining control of inflation, fiscal discipline, and increasing flows of foreign direct investment into the oil sector are the major economic problems facing the country." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$624 million (2014 est.) ++ $597.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $574.2 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$626 million (2014 est.) ++ $599 million (2013 est.) ++ $576 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$341 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$338 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.) ++ 4.5% (2012 est.)" @@ -485,26 +488,26 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "79.1%" + "text": "80.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "13.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "40.7%" + "text": "45.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "10.1%" + "text": "11.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-51.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ "text": "16.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "65.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "65.2% (2012 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "70,200 (2014 est.)" + "text": "65,000 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { @@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "13.5% (2014 est.) ++ 13.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "66.2% (2009 est.)" @@ -551,50 +554,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$98.29 million" + "text": "$87.62 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$135.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$106.2 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-10.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "77.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 84.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "69.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 69.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "16% (31 December 2009) ++ 28% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "25.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 25.75% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "16% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 25.93% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$67.45 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $59.57 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$54.91 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $59.57 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$133.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$85.66 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $92.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$80.91 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $92.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$71 million (2014 est.) ++ -$58.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$94 million (2014 est.) ++ -$71 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $11.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $12.9 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil (2010 est.)" @@ -603,7 +606,7 @@ "text": "Netherlands 25.6%, Belgium 23.6%, Turkey 17.9%, Spain 8.6%, US 6.1%, Germany 5.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$126.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $118.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $128.6 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products" @@ -612,13 +615,13 @@ "text": "Portugal 65.4%, Gabon 6.1%, China 5.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$68.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $63.79 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$63.52 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $63.79 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$416.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $299.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$234.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $214.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - ++ 18,347 (2014 est.) ++ 18,450 (2013 est.) ++ 19,068 (2012 est.) ++ 17,623 (2011 est.) ++ 18,499 (2010 est.)" + "text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - ++ 18,466 (2014 est.) ++ 18,466 (2013 est.) ++ 19,068 (2012 est.) ++ 17,623 (2011 est.) ++ 18,499 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 9580ae34..837d3ff3 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "62 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "22.35 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session" @@ -488,55 +491,55 @@ "text": "Tunisia's diverse, market-oriented economy has long been cited as a success story in Africa and the Middle East, but it faces an array of challenges following the 2011 revolution. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia embarked on a successful strategy focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism, all of which have become central to the country's economy. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% of exports bound for Tunisia's main economic partner, the European Union. Tunisia's liberal strategy, coupled with investments in education and infrastructure, fueled decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth and improving living standards. Former President (1987-2011) Zine el Abidine BEN ALI continued these policies, but as his reign wore on cronyism and corruption stymied economic performance and unemployment rose among the country's growing ranks of university graduates. These grievances contributed to the January 2011 overthrow of BEN ALI, sending Tunisia's economy into a tailspin as tourism and investment declined sharply. During 2012 and 2013, security and political upheaval during transition led to a deterioration of the economy and resulted in several downgrades of Tunisia’s credit rating. Tunisia's government faces challenges reassuring businesses and investors, bringing budget and current account deficits under control, shoring up the country's financial system, bringing down high unemployment, and reducing economic disparities between the more developed coastal region and the impoverished interior." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$124.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $121.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $118.8 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$124.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $121.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $119.2 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$48.55 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$48.63 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,300 (2014 est.) ++ $11,000 (2013 est.) ++ $10,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,300 (2014 est.) ++ $11,100 (2013 est.) ++ $10,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "12.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.8%" + "text": "70.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "19.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "19.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.6%" + "text": "45.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-56.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "9.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "29.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "61% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,10 +549,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.95 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.995 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15.3% (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "3.8% (2005 est.)" @@ -581,26 +584,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$12.43 billion" + "text": "$11.99 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$15.53 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$14.12 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "49.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "50.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "5.75% (31 December 2010)" @@ -609,22 +612,22 @@ "text": "7.31% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.76% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$13.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.21 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$31.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$8.887 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $9.662 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $10.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.332 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.861 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$4.302 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.879 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$16.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.03 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.15 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment" @@ -633,7 +636,7 @@ "text": "France 29.7%, Italy 17.1%, Germany 11.5%, Libya 5.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$23.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.87 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$23.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.98 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs" @@ -642,19 +645,19 @@ "text": "France 19.9%, Italy 19.5%, Germany 7.6%, China 5.5%, Spain 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.198 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.447 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.395 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.447 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$27.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$35.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$310 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $295 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$285 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $285 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - ++ 1.704 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6247 (2013 est.) ++ 1.56 (2012 est.) ++ 1.4078 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4314 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - ++ 1.6976 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6976 (2013 est.) ++ 1.56 (2012 est.) ++ 1.4078 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4314 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 97784f0f..078f1691 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "398 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "42.43 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; amended many times, last in 2012; note - a 640-member Constituent Assembly, formed in early 2014, passed a new constitution draft in October; final passage dependent upon outcome of national referendum expected in 2015 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; amended many times, last in 2012; note - in 2012, the Tanzania Constitutional Review Commission was formed, and in June 2013, completed the first draft of a new constitution and a second version in December; a 640-member Constituent Assembly, formed in February 2014, passed a new constitution draft in October; a national referendum planned for April 2015 has been postponed (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation" @@ -419,33 +422,33 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Mohammed Gharib BILAL (since 6 November 2010); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Mohammed Gharib BILAL (since 6 November 2010)" + "text": "President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 31 October 2010 (next to be held on 25 October 2015); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jakaya KIKWETE elected president; percent of vote - Jakaya KIKWETE (CCM) 61.2%, Willibrod SLAA (CHADEMA) 26.3%, Ibrahim LIPUMBA (CUF) 8.1%, other 4.4%" + "text": "John MAGUFULI elected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 58.5%, Edward LOWASSA (CHADEMA) 40%, other 1.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for matters internal to Zanzibar; Ali Mohamed SHEIN (CCM) elected Zanzibar president on 31 October 2010, sworn in 3 November 2010" + "text": "Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for matters internal to Zanzibar; election held on 25 October 2015 was annulled by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (357 seats; 239 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 102 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve 5-year terms); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the National Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives or Baraza La Wawakilishi (81 seats; 50 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 10 appointed by the Zanzibar president, 5 seats reserved for government appointed regional commissioners, and 1 seat for the attorney general; elected members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (357 seats; 239 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 102 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve a 5-year term); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the National Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives or Baraza La Wawakilishi (81 seats; 50 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 10 appointed by the Zanzibar president, 5 seats reserved for government appointed regional commissioners, and 1 seat for the attorney general; elected members serve a 5-year term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 31 October 2010 (next to be held on 25 October 2015)" + "text": "Tanzania National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives elections last held on 25 October 2015 (next National Assembly election to be held in October 2020; next Zanzibar election NA; note the Zanzibar Electoral Commission annulled the 2015 election; no date for repoll announced as of early November)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CCM 259, CHADEMA 48, CUF 34, NCCR-M 4, other 7, Zanzibar representatives 5; Zanzibar House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CCM 28, CUF 22" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA ++ Zanzibar House of Representatives - election annulled" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party of Democracy and Development) or CHADEMA [Freeman MBOWE] ++ Chama Cha Mapinduzi or CCM (Revolutionary Party) [Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE] ++ Civic United Front or CUF ++ National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi or NCCR-M [James Francis MBATCA] ++ Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Augustine MREMA] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [John Momose CHEYO]", + "text": "Party of Democracy and Development or CHADEMA (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo) [Freeman MBOWE] ++ Revolutionary Party or CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) [Jakaya Mrisho KIKWETE] ++ Civic United Front or CUF (Chama Cha Wananchi [Seif Shariff HAMAD, Secretary General] ++ National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi or NCCR-M [James Francis MBATCA] ++ Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Augustine MREMA] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [John Momose CHEYO]", "Note": { "text": "in March 2014, three opposition parties (CUF, CHADEMA, and NCCR-Mageuzi) united to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (Coalition for the People's Constituion) or UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition" } @@ -525,55 +528,55 @@ "text": "Tanzania is one of the world's poorest economies in terms of per capita income, but has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism. GDP growth in 2009-14 was an impressive 6-7% per year. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining. The economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for more than one-quarter of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs about 80% of the work force. The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, that provide important trade links for inland countries. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment, and the government has increased spending on agriculture to 7% of its budget. The financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact grant, worth $698 million, and, in December 2014, the Millennium Challenge Corporation selected Tanzania for a second Compact. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession. In late 2014, a highly publicized scandal in the energy sector involving senior Tanzanian officials resulted in international donors freezing nearly $500 million in direct budget support to the government." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$127.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $118.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $110.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$128.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $119.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $111.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$47.93 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$48.09 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.2% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,700 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,700 (2014 est.) ++ $2,600 (2013 est.) ++ $2,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66%" + "text": "68.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.2%" + "text": "29.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "-3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "16.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-29.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "26.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "25.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "48% (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -583,10 +586,10 @@ "text": "agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "25 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.28 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -615,20 +618,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.44 billion" + "text": "$7.116 billion" }, "expenditures": { "text": "$8.626 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" @@ -640,25 +643,25 @@ "text": "8.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 3.7% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.82% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "15.75% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.82% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.799 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.573 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.805 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.573 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.936 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.533 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.072 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.533 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.647 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.202 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.318 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.202 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.803 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.539 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.264 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.868 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.188 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$4.476 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.595 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.084 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.258 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.319 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.258 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "India 21%, China 9.9%, Japan 5.3%, Germany 4.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$11.95 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.03 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.03 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil" @@ -676,13 +679,13 @@ "text": "China 27.6%, India 24.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.758 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.674 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$4.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.674 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "excludes gold" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - ++ 1,647.8 (2014 est.) ++ 1,600.4 (2013 est.) ++ 1,583 (2012 est.) ++ 1,572.1 (2011 est.) ++ 1,409.3 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - ++ 1,654 (2014 est.) ++ 1,654 (2013 est.) ++ 1,583 (2012 est.) ++ 1,572.1 (2011 est.) ++ 1,409.3 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -938,7 +941,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "53,881 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2014); 109,325 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "53,881 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2014); 110,997 (Burundi) (2015)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 786c3d50..23376801 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "343 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "59.21 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 October (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995; amended many times, last in 2005 (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995; amended many times, last in 2005; note - amendments proposed in early 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -493,7 +496,7 @@ "text": "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over two-thirds of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings. Since 1990 economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, better domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. The global economic downturn in 2008 hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and sound management of the downturn. Oil revenues and taxes will become a larger source of government funding as oil comes on line in the next few years, although lower oil prices since 2014 and protracted negotiations and legal disputes between the Ugandan government and oil companies may prove a stumbling block to further exploration and development. Instability in South Sudan is a risk for the Ugandan economy because Uganda is a key destination for Sudanese refugees and South Sudan is Uganda's main export partner. Unreliable power, high energy costs, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. During 2014 to 2015 the Uganda shilling depreciated against the dollar, and this, coupled with increased public debt, has severely impeded production, especially since Uganda imports most of its capital goods." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$76.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $73.35 billion (2013 est.) ++ $70.6 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$75.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.66 billion (2013 est.) ++ $68.97 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -502,46 +505,46 @@ "text": "$27.62 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 2.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 2.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,000 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "78.9%" + "text": "71.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "8.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "29.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "1.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "18%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-28.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.9%" - }, - "industry": { "text": "26.7%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "22.2%" + }, "services": { - "text": "51.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -551,10 +554,10 @@ "text": "sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "18 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.98 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -586,35 +589,35 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.434 billion" + "text": "$3.412 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.431 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.494 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "14% (December 2014) ++ 14.5% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "20.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 22% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "21.53% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 23.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.451 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.218 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.396 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.269 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.262 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.705 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -623,13 +626,13 @@ "text": "$3.777 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.332 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.294 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.727 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.788 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "$7.294 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.727 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.788 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.082 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.696 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.666 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.853 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.66 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.829 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.743 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.829 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold" @@ -638,7 +641,7 @@ "text": "Rwanda 10.1%, UAE 9.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.3%, Kenya 9.1%, Netherlands 6%, Germany 5.7%, Italy 5.5%, China 5.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.714 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.512 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.116 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.974 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals" @@ -647,13 +650,13 @@ "text": "Kenya 18.3%, UAE 14.3%, India 12.8%, China 11.3%, Japan 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.246 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.122 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$3.316 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.338 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "excludes gold" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.095 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.594 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.361 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -662,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - ++ 2,600.3 (2014 est.) ++ 2,586.5 (2013 est.) ++ 2,505.6 (2012 est.) ++ 2,522.8 (2011 est.) ++ 2,177.6 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - ++ 2,599.8 (2014 est.) ++ 2,599.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,505.6 (2012 est.) ++ 2,522.8 (2011 est.) ++ 2,177.6 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "191,512 (South Sudan); 187,838 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 29,053 (Somalia); 16,601 (Rwanda); 27,042 (Burundi) (2015)" + "text": "194,454 (South Sudan); 187,838 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 32,447 (Somalia); 16,601 (Rwanda); 27,891 (Burundi) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "30,136 (displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence and cattle raids) (2014)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 989f035d..89200d74 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "371 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "75.32 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2012; note - constitution suspended between early June and mid-November 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law" @@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ "text": "Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports and Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends on global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years and gold accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues in 2013. The country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports. Burkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013 and the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 gave rise to laborers pushing for better pay and working conditions. A new three-year IMF program was approved in 2013 to focus on improving the quality of public investment and ensuring inclusive growth. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$29.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.18 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.43 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$29.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.28 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.52 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -550,33 +553,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.2%" + "text": "55.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "21%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "32.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "-1.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "28.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-35.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-35.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "38%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "26%" }, "services": { - "text": "40% (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -586,12 +589,12 @@ "text": "cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.468 million", + "text": "7.692 million", "note": { - "text": "a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2012 est.)" + "text": "a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2013 est.)" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -621,17 +624,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.234 billion" + "text": "$2.672 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.724 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.901 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -646,22 +649,22 @@ "text": "NA% (31 December 2014 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.013 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.088 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.969 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.088 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.211 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $3.343 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.485 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.058 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.302 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.058 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$767 million (2014 est.) ++ -$495.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$768 million (2014 est.) ++ -$807 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.254 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.499 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.388 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.499 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, cotton, livestock" @@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "China 13.5%, India 8.7%, Indonesia 7.1%, Bangladesh 6.4%, France 5.7%, Canada 5.2%, Japan 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.117 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.901 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.631 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.899 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum" @@ -679,13 +682,13 @@ "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 19.6%, France 14.1%, Togo 7.7%, China 4.8%, India 4.7%, Ghana 4.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$493.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $628.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$297.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $628.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.974 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.669 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.852 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.564 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 491.2 (2014 est.) ++ 494.04 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 494.42 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.) ++ 471.87 (2011 est.) ++ 495.28 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -895,7 +898,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "33,703 (Mali) (2015)" + "text": "34,191 (Mali) (2015)" } } } diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index a262ea70..7e3cde7b 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "265 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "45.62 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 9 February 1990, signed 16 March 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990; amended 1998, 2010 (2010)" + "text": "drafted 9 February 1990, signed 16 March 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990; amended 1998, 2010, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law" @@ -517,55 +520,55 @@ "text": "The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is becoming increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. Namibia is the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. It also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. The mining and quarrying sectors employ less than 2% of the population. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions. A five-year, Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second Compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment complicates budget planning. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations, and drought. The rising cost of mining diamonds, increasingly from the sea, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities recognize these issues and have emphasized the need to increase higher value raw materials, manufacturing, and services, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$23.82 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.79 billion (2013 est.) ++ $21.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23.48 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.47 billion (2013 est.) ++ $21.38 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.35 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.63 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.1% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.1% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,800 (2014 est.) ++ $10,200 (2013 est.) ++ $9,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10,700 (2014 est.) ++ $10,200 (2013 est.) ++ $9,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.7%" + "text": "68.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "27.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "28%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-2%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.5%" + "text": "39.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-62.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-63.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "6.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "29.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "5.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "991,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.167 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -613,20 +616,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.021 billion" + "text": "$4.968 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.659 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.547 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "22.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "24% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -638,40 +641,40 @@ "text": "6% (31 December 2014) ++ 5.5% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.867 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.23 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.23 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$7.496 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.993 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.655 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.993 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.305 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.176 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$883 million (2014 est.) ++ -$782.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.355 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$507 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.963 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.62 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.626 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.614 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, white fish and mollusks" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.657 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.624 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.617 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.651 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.503 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.209 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.511 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.021 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.845 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.993 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.306 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.6502 (2014 est.) ++ 8.2099 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - ++ 10.8526 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8526 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/wi.json b/africa/wi.json index 287fd7fb..fdf1b3a1 100644 --- a/africa/wi.json +++ b/africa/wi.json @@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 8.24 (2014) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.6 (2012) ++ 8.0899 (2011) ++ 8.4172 (2010)" + "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 8.3798 (2014) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.6 (2012) ++ 8.0899 (2011) ++ 8.4172 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 4f50f768..b9a8f144 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "389 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "52.57 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 September (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law" @@ -488,55 +491,55 @@ "text": "Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends heavily on South Africa for more than 90% of its imports and for 60% of its exports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland’s GDP per capita makes it a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and wood pulp had been major foreign exchange earners until the wood pulp producer closed in January 2010, and sugar is now the main export earner. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small-scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. With an estimated 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), threatening the remaining 12,000 jobs in the textile and apparel sector, after 3,000 jobs were lost since the 2014 announcement of the loss of AGOA. As of 2013 more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$8.621 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.476 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.245 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.31 billion (2013 est.) ++ $10.01 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.676 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.416 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,800 (2014 est.) ++ $7,700 (2013 est.) ++ $7,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$9,600 (2014 est.) ++ $9,300 (2013 est.) ++ $9,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "12.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.5%" + "text": "75.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "24.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.5%" + "text": "12.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51%" + "text": "55.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-70.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-67.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.2%" + "text": "11.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "47.4%" + "text": "46.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "45.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -549,7 +552,7 @@ "text": "2.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "435,500 (2012 est.)" + "text": "446,100 (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -581,62 +584,62 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.349 billion" + "text": "$1.364 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.406 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.447 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.8% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.63% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$453.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $419.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$367.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $419.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.109 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.068 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$657 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $643.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$685 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $643.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA ++ $203.1 million (31 December 2007) ++ $199.9 million (31 December 2006)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$34 million (2014 est.) ++ $140.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$128 million (2014 est.) ++ $239 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.192 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.104 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.803 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.861 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "soft drink concentrates, sugar, timber, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.097 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.987 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.687 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.692 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$780.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $762.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$690.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $762.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$568.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $488.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$561.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $463.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "emalangeni per US dollar - ++ 10.6 (2014 est.) ++ 9.6442 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" + "text": "emalangeni per US dollar - ++ 10.8469 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.) ++ 7.2597 (2011 est.) ++ 7.3212 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index defb5e5e..2720cc9e 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "224 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "64.72 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996; note - in late 2013, a constitution committee submitted a draft constitution to the government, but revisions remain under discussion (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996; note - In late 2015, the minister of justice presented an amendment bill to the National Assembly" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -485,16 +488,16 @@ "text": "Zambia has had one of the world’s fastest growing economies for the past ten years, with real GDP growth averaging roughly 6.7% per annum. Privatization of government-owned copper mines in the 1990s relieved the government from covering mammoth losses generated by the industry and greatly increased copper mining output and profitability, spurring economic growth. Copper output increased steadily from 2004, due to higher copper prices and foreign investment, but weakened in 2014 when Zambia was overtaken by the Democratic Republic of Congo as Africa’s largest copper producer. Zambia's dependency on copper makes it vulnerable to depressed commodity prices, but record high copper prices and a bumper maize crop in 2010 helped Zambia rebound quickly from the world economic slowdown that began in 2008. Despite strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, and by market-distorting agricultural policies. Economic policy inconsistency and poor budget execution in recent years has hindered the economy and contributed to weakness in the kwacha, which was Africa’s worst performing currency during 2014. Zambia has raised $1.75 billion from international investors by issuing separate sovereign bonds in September 2012 and April 2014, significantly increasing the country’s public debt as a share of GDP. On January 1, 2015, a new mineral royalty tax regime dramatically increased mining taxes, and has led to an economic impasse between the government and the mines. If left intact, the new tax could result in the closure of less profitable mines, the loss of thousands of jobs, and the loss of additional foreign investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$61.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $57.91 billion (2013 est.) ++ $54.27 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$61.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $58.12 billion (2013 est.) ++ $54.47 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$26.76 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$26.61 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.7% (2013 est.) ++ 6.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.7% (2013 est.) ++ 6.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$4,100 (2014 est.) ++ $3,900 (2013 est.) ++ $3,600 (2012 est.)", @@ -503,37 +506,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 39.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.7%" + "text": "51.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "25.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "-0.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "44.3%" + "text": "50.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-46.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "9.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.9%" + "text": "31.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -543,10 +546,10 @@ "text": "copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.338 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.698 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -578,50 +581,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.233 billion" + "text": "$5.129 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.751 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.604 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "37.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.9% (2014 est.) ++ 7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.8% (2014 est.) ++ 7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "8.39% (31 December 2009) ++ 14.49% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.57% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.466 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.369 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.369 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$5.682 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.437 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.325 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.155 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.006 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.155 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$3.004 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.009 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $2.817 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$61 million (2014 est.) ++ -$224.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$360 million (2014 est.) ++ -$161 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$9.214 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.908 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.84 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper/cobalt, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton" @@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ "text": "Switzerland 23.4%, China 14.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 13.4%, South Africa 6.1%, UAE 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.081 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.762 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.595 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.195 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing" @@ -639,10 +642,10 @@ "text": "South Africa 31.3%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.7%, China 9.3%, Kenya 8.3%, Algeria 5.9%, India 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.684 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.078 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.684 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.384 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.943 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.73 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.596 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - ++ 6.1 (2014 est.) ++ 5.4 (2013 est.) ++ 5.1 (2012 est.) ++ 4,860.7 (2011 est.) ++ 4,797.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - ++ 6.2 (2014 est.) ++ 6.2 (2013 est.) ++ 5.1 (2012 est.) ++ 4,860.7 (2011 est.) ++ 4,797.1 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index a83509e2..19c640e5 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "443 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "26.11 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 April (1980)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1979; latest approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1965 (at Rhodesian independence), 1979 (Lancaster House Agreement), 1980 (at Zimbabwean independence); latest final draft completed January 2013, approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013; amended many times in 2013; note - significant amendments proposed in early 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law" @@ -502,25 +505,25 @@ "text": "Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year from 2010-13, before slowing to roughly 3% in 2014 due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country’s economic performance. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - ended hyperinflation and reduced inflation below 10% per year, but exposed structural weaknesses that inhibit broad-based growth. The RBZ introduced bond coins denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent increments on a par with the US dollar in December 2014, more than five years after the Zimbabwe dollar was taken out of circulation. In January 2015, as part of the government’s effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the International Monetary Fund in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of clarity regarding the government’s Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$27.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.17 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27.26 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.26 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.67 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.83 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,000 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.) ++ $1,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,100 (2014 est.) ++ $2,000 (2013 est.) ++ $1,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -12.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -11% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "-8.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -12.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -11% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -533,7 +536,7 @@ "text": "22.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "68.5%" @@ -550,7 +553,7 @@ "text": "25.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -605,19 +608,19 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "27% of GDP (2014)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-6.4% of GDP (2014)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "181% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 181.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "184.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 162.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.63% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "7.17% (31 December 2010) ++ 975% (31 December 2007)" @@ -626,7 +629,7 @@ "text": "22% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 28% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$43.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$41.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand have been the most frequently used currencies; there are no reliable estimates of the amount of foreign currency circulating in Zimbabwe" } @@ -635,13 +638,13 @@ "text": "$47.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $101.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$14.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $9.844 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$9.474 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$4.073 billion (13 April 2015 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $10.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.044 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$576 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.046 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.432 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$3.263 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.144 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "$448 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $475 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.361 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.193 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index f5584644..24eba96d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "ratified 2 June 1966, effective 1 July 1967 (2013)" + "text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967; amended 1971, 1977, 1979 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law" @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ "text": "54.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-66.8% (2012)" + "text": "-66.8% (2013)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index e0db6d09..13304b8a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977; note - a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 has been extended to March 2018 by a 2015 bill (2013)" + "text": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977; note - a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 is planned for early 2017 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -506,55 +509,55 @@ "text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2015 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Although demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports, sharp drops in current prices have already impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend could reverse or slow due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia entered into free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Republic of Korea and Japan, and concluded an FTA with China, in 2014, adding to existing FTAs with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.095 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.066 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.045 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.1 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.071 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.049 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.444 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.443 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.) ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$46,400 (2014 est.) ++ $45,200 (2013 est.) ++ $44,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$46,600 (2014 est.) ++ $45,300 (2013 est.) ++ $44,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.7%" + "text": "56%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "17.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "26.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-21% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.9%" + "text": "28.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "68% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -564,10 +567,10 @@ "text": "mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.37 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.27 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -577,11 +580,11 @@ "text": "21.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "75% (2009 est.)" + "text": "75.3% (2009 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -599,26 +602,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$493.1 billion" + "text": "$487.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$521.3 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$519.6 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "3% (28 February 2013) ++ 4.35% (31 December 2010)", @@ -627,25 +630,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.18% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.95% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.18% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$269.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $244.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$227.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $226.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.661 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.648 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.247 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.11 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.097 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.114 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.286 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.198 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.455 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$39.88 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$43.82 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$43.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$51.54 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$250.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $254.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$240.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $254.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment" @@ -654,7 +657,7 @@ "text": "China 33.7%, Japan 18%, South Korea 7.4%, US 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$245.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $250.5 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$240.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $250 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products" @@ -663,19 +666,19 @@ "text": "China 20.5%, US 10.6%, Japan 6.8%, Singapore 5%, Germany 4.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Malaysia 4.4%, Thailand 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$65.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$53.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.381 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.374 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.535 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$646.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $593.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$593.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $595.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$482.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $471.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$473.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $483.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index b6acc885..02261b7b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "15.65 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; amended several times, last in 2010 (2012)" + "text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; amended several times, last in 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -468,7 +471,7 @@ "text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closing of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.09 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.074 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.042 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.094 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.078 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.046 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -486,17 +489,17 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "51.9%" + "text": "51.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "38.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -506,7 +509,7 @@ "text": "fish (tuna), mining, timber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "202,500 (2007 est.)" @@ -538,41 +541,41 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$450.3 million" + "text": "$433.9 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$450.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$447.4 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.1% (2014 est.) 6.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.) 5.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.77% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.91% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.77% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$404.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $366.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$360.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $366.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$452.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $467.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$27.51 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.46 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$45.12 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.46 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$98 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.2 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "-$57 million (2014 est.) ++ -$47 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$493.1 million (2012 est.) ++ $439.8 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$493.1 million (2012 est.) ++ $448.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa" @@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ "text": "China 62.9%, Italy 5.8%, Australia 5.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$446 million (2012 est.) ++ $462.8 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$446 million (2012 est.) ++ $464.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals" @@ -590,16 +593,16 @@ "text": "Australia 26%, Singapore 16.4%, China 10.3%, Malaysia 5.8%, NZ 5.1%, Indonesia 4.2%, Fiji 4.2%, Papua New Guinea 4.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $255.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$466.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $228.1 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.088 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$799 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $751.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$35.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $35.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$47.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 7.329 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3021 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.) ++ 7.6413 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0645 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 7.3754 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.) ++ 7.6413 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0645 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 41b76a92..f5991bd9 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2010)" + "text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the Australian model" @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "foodstuffs" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index 959c3e80..a8dfd8ff 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ "text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "partially effective 1 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "US system applies, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation" @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "2.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "95.4% (2012)" + "text": "95.4% (2010)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ "text": "20% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 271cfd36..75fa171d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 4 August 1965 (Cook islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2004)" + "text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law" @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP [Henry PUNA] ++ Democratic Party or Demo [Dr. Terepai MAOATE] ++ One Cook Islands Movement [Teina BISHOP]" + "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP [Henry PUNA] ++ Democratic Party or Demo [William HEATHER] ++ One Cook Islands Movement [Teina BISHOP]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Reform Conference (lobby for political system changes)", @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ "text": "$141 million (1996 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.206 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" + "text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 628c87be..7ea9be34 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "9.94 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ "text": "Fiji Independence Day, 10 October (1970)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest signed into law September 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1970, 1990, 1997; latest signed into law September 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -456,55 +459,55 @@ "text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 692,630 tourists visiting in 2014, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2014 reached 15% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$7.293 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.007 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.696 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7.404 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.031 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.72 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.212 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.289 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,200 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,400 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.2%" + "text": "77.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "14.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "21.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-5.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51.6%" + "text": "61%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-69.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-68.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.7%" + "text": "12.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "68% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -514,10 +517,10 @@ "text": "tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "345,700 (2014 est.)" + "text": "346,500 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -528,7 +531,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.8% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "31% (2009 est.)" @@ -543,17 +546,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.369 billion" + "text": "$1.166 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.451 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.219 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "49.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 51.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -562,31 +565,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "1.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.71% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.84% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.76% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.864 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.849 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.816 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.078 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.953 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.953 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.773 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $392.2 million (31 December 2011) ++ $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$354.6 million (2014 est.) ++ -$581.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$386 million (2014 est.) ++ -$834 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.188 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.38 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.152 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.048 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil" @@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ "text": "US 11.8%, Australia 10%, UK 6.4%, Samoa 6.2%, Tonga 5.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.241 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.692 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.403 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.38 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals" @@ -604,19 +607,19 @@ "text": "Singapore 18.4%, South Korea 14%, NZ 13.7%, China 13.1%, Australia 12.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$911 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $936.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $941.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$587.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $569.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$769.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $797.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.889 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.581 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.893 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.612 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$50.08 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.65 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$50.08 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 1.9877 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8979 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.7932 (2011 est.) ++ 1.9183 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 1.8874 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.7932 (2011 est.) ++ 1.9183 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 5c913f72..dbdaf45e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "100 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "21.18 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990 (2012)" + "text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common and customary law" @@ -433,16 +436,16 @@ "text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-2003 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$312 million (2014 est.) ++ $311.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $324.8 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$308 million (2014 est.) ++ $312.9 million (2013 est.) ++ $325.5 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2013 US dollars; GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$315 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$308 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ -4% (2013 est.) ++ 0.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (2014 est.) ++ -3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 0% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$3,000 (2014 est.) ++ $3,000 (2013 est.) ++ $3,100 (2012 est.)", @@ -533,10 +536,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "63% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "69.4% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.1% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "28% of GDP (2013) ++ 27% of GDP (2012)" @@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { "text": "7.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" @@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$31.6 million (2013 est.) ++ -$41.2 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$14 million (2014 est.) ++ -$32 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$88.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $95.7 million (2012 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 3df78c57..f7178478 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH] ++ Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours) ++ New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON] ++ Our Home alliance ++ People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [James CHANCELOR] ++ Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] ++ Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]" + "text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH] ++ Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours) ++ New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON] ++ Our Home alliance ++ People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU] ++ Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] ++ Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WMO" @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ "text": "19%" }, "services": { - "text": "68% (2013)" + "text": "68% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ "text": "$1.891 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.833 billion (2012)" + "text": "$1.833 billion (2011)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index bb271196..26a24667 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ "text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 1 July 1950; amended many times, last in 2012 (2013)" + "text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution); amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply" @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ "text": "0.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012) ++ -0.3% (2011)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$30,500 (2013 est.) ++ $29,800 (2012) ++ $28,600 (2011)" + "text": "$30,500 (2013 est.) ++ $29,800 (2012 est.) ++ $28,600 (2011 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ "text": "21.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "78.1% (2013)" + "text": "78.1% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 0e3fad15..ba4323a5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "34.26 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -334,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "preindependence - The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975; latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995 (2013)" + "text": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law supplemented by customary law" @@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ "text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted at the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income. In 2013, the International Monetary Fund estimated that fishing licenses revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP. However, remittances and the number of seafarers employed have declined since the global crisis. Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $668 million in 2013, equivalent to 381% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, United States dollar, the Japanese yen and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$188 million (2014 est.) ++ $181.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $176.9 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$189 million (2014 est.) ++ $182.2 million (2013 est.) ++ $177.9 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -445,10 +448,10 @@ "text": "$181 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,600 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -513,10 +516,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "120.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "109.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "11% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "8.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2012 est.)" @@ -525,13 +528,13 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ -1.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$7 million (2014 est.) ++ -$11.7 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$7 million (2014 est.) ++ -$39 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$84.75 million (2013 est.) ++ $62.31 million (2012 est.)" @@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014 est.) ++ 1.04 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010 est.)", + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010 est.)", "note": { "text": "the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index d413a268..180cbd9b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ "text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2010)" + "text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law" @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "consumer goods" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index a3aa571f..1cf391ea 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2013)" + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords (signed in the Matignon Hotel) set up a 10-year period of development during which the Kanak community received substantial autonomy but agreed not to raise the independence issue" @@ -407,22 +407,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.4%" + "text": "62%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "24.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "41.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "19.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-48% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -430,10 +430,10 @@ "text": "1.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "25.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -488,13 +488,13 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.284 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.565 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.196 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "ferronickels, nickel ore, fish" @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ "text": "France 18.4%, Japan 15.7%, Republic of Korea 12.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.04 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.348 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.323 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.24 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs" @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ "text": "$112 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $79 million (31 December 1998 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.) ++ 90.01 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 89.8 (2013 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.) ++ 90.01 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index dffd682e..632a9ee0 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2007)" + "text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ "text": "$418,000 (2002 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.206 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index d47e5e2d..7a876a06 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2010 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and the laws of Australia" @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 5a822e36..83be777c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "78 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "15.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 30 July 1980; amended 1981, 1983, 1988 (2006)" + "text": "effective 30 July 1980; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French law, and customary law" @@ -438,16 +441,16 @@ "text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. In mid-2002, the government stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth. Australia and New Zealand are the main suppliers of tourists and foreign aid." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$685 million (2014 est.) ++ $665.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $652.8 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$683 million (2014 est.) ++ $667.4 million (2013 est.) ++ $654.6 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$812 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$822 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,500 (2012 est.)", @@ -457,33 +460,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "62.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "16%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "44.8%" + "text": "48%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-52.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "28%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "8.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -525,47 +528,47 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$159.9 million" + "text": "$173.1 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$175.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$171 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "20% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$283.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $272.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$270.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $272.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$544.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $552.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$537.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$501.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$11 million (2014 est.) ++ -$54.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4 million (2014 est.) ++ -$11 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$44 million (2014 est.) ++ $38.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$49.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $44.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee" @@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 36.8%, Japan 25.2%, South Korea 11.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$290 million (2014 est.) ++ $268.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$275.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $267.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels" @@ -583,10 +586,10 @@ "text": "China 32%, Singapore 16.5%, Australia 12%, Fiji 6.8%, Japan 6.8%, NZ 5.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$207 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$184 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $179.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$307.7 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $369.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$369.2 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $307.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$694.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $630.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ "text": "$26.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 98.19 (2014 est.) ++ 94.48 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.) ++ 89.47 (2011 est.) ++ 96.91 (2010 est.)" + "text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 97.07 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.) ++ 89.47 (2011 est.) ++ 96.91 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index ae2f06f3..82d6e698 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009; note - in early 2013, further amendments were introduced to be passed or denied by the legislature (2013)" + "text": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law" @@ -414,16 +414,16 @@ "text": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. Although revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the vessel day scheme has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist with estimates of Nauru's GDP varying widely." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$60 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$150.8 million (2015 est.) ++ $139.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $127 million (2013 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$150.8 million (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 10% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,000 (2005 est.)" + "text": "$14,800 (2015 est.) ++ $13,700 (2014 est.) ++ $12,500 (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ "Industrial production growth rate": { "text": "NA%" }, + "Labor force": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { "text": "most of the labor force is employed in phosphate mining, public administration, education, and transportation" @@ -476,10 +479,10 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-2.1% (2013 est.) ++ -0.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$125 million (2013 est.) ++ $150 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$125 million (2013 est.) ++ $110.3 million (2012 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "phosphates" @@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "$33.3 million (2004 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 93c95caf..00ec3bb6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.52 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -363,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005 (2013)" + "text": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori" @@ -482,55 +485,55 @@ "text": "Over the past 30 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth between 2011 to 2014. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$158.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $153.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $150.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$160.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $155.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $151.9 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$198.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$197.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$35,200 (2014 est.) ++ $34,000 (2013 est.) ++ $33,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$35,300 (2014 est.) ++ $34,200 (2013 est.) ++ $33,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.8%" + "text": "56.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "18.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "22.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-27.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "26.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.452 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.446 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -575,20 +578,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$82.63 billion" + "text": "$84.68 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$84.37 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$85.51 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "41.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "34.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March", @@ -603,25 +606,25 @@ "text": "2.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 5% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.53% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.53% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$33.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$33.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$105.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $97.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$271.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $275.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$271.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $275.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$79.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $71.66 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $71.83 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$6.972 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$6.153 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.878 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$40.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $39.94 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $39.73 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "dairy products, meat and edible offal, logs and wood articles, fruit, crude oil, wine" @@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ "text": "China 20%, Australia 17.5%, US 9.3%, Japan 5.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$40.71 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.81 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.67 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and products, mechanical machinery, vehicles and parts, electrical machinery, textiles" @@ -639,19 +642,19 @@ "text": "China 17%, Australia 12.3%, US 11.7%, Japan 6.7%, Germany 4.8%, South Korea 4.5%, Malaysia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$18.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$189.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$85.64 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$85.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$59.08 billion (31 December 2009)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.206 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010 est.)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index e8751f02..b8886feb 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day, 2 July (1767)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest made 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "local island by-laws" @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ "text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.206 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index b9ae2555..11583569 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1979), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004 (2011)" + "text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004, last in 2008 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law" @@ -438,19 +438,19 @@ "text": "The economy consists of tourism and other services such as trade, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US. The Compact took effect, after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. Business and leisure tourist arrivals numbered over 125,000 in fiscal year 2014, a 13.4% increase over the previous year. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$288 million (2014 est.) ++ $266.8 million (2013 est.) ++ $267.4 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$250 million (2014 est.) ++ $238.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $242.6 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "GDP estimate includes US subsidy" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$269 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$249 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "8% (2014 est.) ++ -2% (2013 est.) ++ 4.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ -1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,300 (2014 est.) ++ $15,100 (2013 est.) ++ $15,100 (2012 est.)" + "text": "$14,100 (2014 est.) ++ $13,500 (2013 est.) ++ $13,700 (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "49.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$28 million (2014 est.) ++ -$19.9 million (2013)" + "text": "-$32 million (2014 est.) ++ -$24 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$19.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $14.4 million (2013 est.)" @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$67 million (2014) ++ $65 million (2013)" + "text": "$18.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "the US dollar is used" diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 8b90613b..854b4eac 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1990 (2012)" + "text": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1995 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes" @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ "text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. Under the amended Compact, the US is also funding, jointly with the Marshall Islands, a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024 when direct Compact aid is to end." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$181 million (2014 est.) ++ $180.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $174.9 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$182 million (2014 est.) ++ $181.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $175.8 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "63.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "60.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -514,10 +514,10 @@ "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$40 million (2014 est.) ++ -$14.4 million (2012)" + "text": "-$34 million (2014 est.) ++ -$26 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$53.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2012)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index ca1ac60d..16c0a0a2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2012)" + "text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system of New Zealand" @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.206 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index d227f78a..45a9ac3d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "124 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "11.96 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 4 November (1875)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 4 November 1875; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -444,13 +447,13 @@ "text": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 39,000 visitors in 2006. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for health and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$500 million (2014 est.) ++ $488.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $490.1 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$502 million (2014 est.) ++ $490.6 million (2013 est.) ++ $492.1 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$454 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$438 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ -0.3% (2013 est.) ++ -1.1% (2012 est.)" @@ -463,33 +466,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "94.9%" + "text": "79.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "36.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "17.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-68.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "18.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "60.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ "text": "tourism, construction, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "33,800 (2011 est.)" @@ -512,7 +515,7 @@ "text": "27.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "45.1% (2006 est.)" + "text": "2,006% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -531,17 +534,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$144.1 million" + "text": "$162.4 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$146.5 million (FY13/14 est.)" + "text": "$108.3 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.2% of GDP (FY13/14 est.)" + "text": "37.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.5% of GDP (FY13/14 est.)" + "text": "12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "45.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2012)" @@ -550,28 +553,28 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.26% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.89% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.26% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$100.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $94.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$95.17 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $94.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$192.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$198.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$102.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$121.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$40 million (2014 est.) ++ -$93.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$14 million (2014 est.) ++ -$7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$23.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $21.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $35.8 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops" @@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ "text": "NZ 16.7%, US 15.6%, Fiji 11.2%, Japan 10.3%, Samoa 9.5%, South Korea 9%, Australia 7.9%, American Samoa 6%, Belgium 5.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$204.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $198.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$152.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $187.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals" @@ -589,16 +592,16 @@ "text": "Fiji 35%, NZ 20.5%, China 10.8%, US 9.1%, Japan 5%, Australia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$159.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$158.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$199.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $196.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$215 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $198.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$127.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $118.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$73.97 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $70.97 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 1.86 (2014 est.) ++ 1.774 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.) ++ 1.729 (2011 est.) ++ 1.906 (2010 est.)" + "text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 1.8468 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.) ++ 1.729 (2011 est.) ++ 1.906 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index b00fcc50..0f13a653 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010 (2010)" + "text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law" @@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ "text": "$42.68 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$32.46 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.46 million (2012 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "109.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "26.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "41.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2012)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { "text": "10.6% (2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (2012 est.)" @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "$0 (2014)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$10 million (2014 est.) ++ -$11.68 million (2003)" + "text": "-$10 million (2014 est.) ++ -$9 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$600,000 (2010 est.) ++ $1 million (2004 est.)" @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.098 (2013) ++ 1.67 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2822 (2009 est.)" + "text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2013) ++ 1.67 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2822 (2009 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index c60d7c7c..389761a7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ "text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution) (2013)" + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" @@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ "text": "$29,730" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$31,330 (2004)" + "text": "$31,330 (2004 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 6db9582f..80ca1da7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "51 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "19.57 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -351,7 +354,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen" @@ -467,32 +470,32 @@ "text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $780 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 1,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and is responsible for 65% of total exports. Industry accounts for nearly 15% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa, and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes in Samoa's Upolu Island. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state and inflation is low, but the external debt is approximately 55% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$994 million (2014 est.) ++ $975.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $986.1 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$997 million (2014 est.) ++ $978.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $989 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$826 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$827 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,200 (2014 est.) ++ $5,100 (2013 est.) ++ $5,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5,200 (2014 est.) ++ $5,100 (2013 est.) ++ $5,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "11.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "30.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "58.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.6% (2012 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -502,10 +505,10 @@ "text": "food processing, building materials, auto parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "48,580 (2012 est.)" + "text": "49,180 (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -534,14 +537,14 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$214.7 million" + "text": "$257.3 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$257.6 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$300.2 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -550,28 +553,28 @@ "text": "June 1 - May 31" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.19% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.2% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$106.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$113.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$366 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $318.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$332.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$371.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$31 million (2014 est.) ++ -$76.11 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "-$66 million (2014 est.) ++ -$21 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$31.2 million (2012 est.) ++ $11.4 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$24 million (2013 est.) ++ $31.2 million (2012 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, coconut oil and cream, nonu, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer" @@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ "text": "American Samoa 56.8%, Australia 18.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$318.7 million (2011 est.) ++ $308.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$325.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $308.4 million (2012 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs" @@ -589,13 +592,13 @@ "text": "Fiji 21.5%, NZ 20.5%, China 13.6%, South Korea 8.1%, Australia 5.9%, US 5.6%, Singapore 5.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$170.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$140.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$422.9 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $368.3 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $422.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.329 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3109 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.) ++ 2.4847 (2010 est.)" + "text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.3318 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.) ++ 2.4847 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 8d808296..a7c0391a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ "text": "Flag Day, 18 March (1976)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba, but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, following dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2013)" + "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba, but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, following dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code" @@ -418,22 +418,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.9%" + "text": "63.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "28.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "22.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "NA%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "68.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-87.6% ++ (2011 est.)" + "text": "-82.6% ++ (2013 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -492,17 +492,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$622.5 million" + "text": "$622.6 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$808.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$849.4 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "24.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "67% of GDP (2013) ++ 55% of GDP (2012)" @@ -511,25 +511,25 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ -2.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -2.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "1% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$957.9 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $957.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$990.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $957.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.839 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.91 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.942 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.838 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.659 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.659 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.754 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.656 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$312.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $284.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$236.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $278.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment" @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ "text": "Colombia 31.2%, Netherlands Antilles 21.7%, US 15.7%, Venezuela 12.4%, Netherlands 6.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.528 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.364 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.364 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, refined oil for bunkering and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs" @@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ "text": "US 56%, Netherlands 11.3% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$533.4 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.79 (2011 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 221a8ab3..4d2a152e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Order 1981) (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Order 1981); amended 2009, 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" @@ -457,55 +457,55 @@ "text": "Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and potential damages from natural disasters. After taking office in 2004, the SPENCER government adopted an ambitious fiscal reform program and was successful in reducing its public debt-to-GDP ratio from approximately 130% in 2010 to 89% in 2012. In 2009, Antigua's economy was severely hit by the global economic crisis and suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. Antigua has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.994 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.948 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.913 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.032 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.95 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.92 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.242 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.248 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,600 (2014 est.) ++ $22,100 (2013 est.) ++ $21,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23,000 (2014 est.) ++ $22,100 (2013 est.) ++ $21,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "55.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.4%" + "text": "22.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "45.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-35.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "17.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "79.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -572,28 +572,28 @@ "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.95% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$233.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $221.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$234.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $221.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.088 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.077 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.116 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.077 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.111 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.081 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.037 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.081 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$181 million (2014 est.) ++ -$204.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$181 million (2014 est.) ++ -$176 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$56.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $64.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $64.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$313.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $494.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$469.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $494.4 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index c63e5e67..67be4d56 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -372,22 +372,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "76.8%" + "text": "76.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "41.4%" + "text": "44%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-61.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ "text": "2.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.4%" + "text": "24.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "73% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$64.22 million" + "text": "$64.22 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$65.11 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$65.11 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { @@ -462,46 +462,46 @@ "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "19.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.09% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$16.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.95 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.08 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.95 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$393.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $381.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$474.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $460.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$435.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $460.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$51.8 million (2014 est.) ++ -$47.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$46.9 million (2014 est.) ++ -$47.9 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $4.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $4.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$138.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $127.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$128.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $127.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.8 million (1998)" + "text": "$47.28 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 31e352a0..890dbf5e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.42 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 30 November (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966; amended several times, last in 2003 (2011)" + "text": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966; amended several times, last in 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -454,44 +457,44 @@ "text": "Barbados is the wealthiest and most developed country in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism with about four-fifths of GDP and of exports being attributed to services. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. Barbados' tourism, financial services, and construction industries have been hard hit since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008. Barbados' public debt-to-GDP ratio rose from 56% in 2008 to 90.5% in 2014. Growth prospects are limited because of a weak tourism outlook and planned austerity measures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.516 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.53 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.53 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4.567 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.558 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.559 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.348 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.354 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.) ++ 0% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.) ++ 0.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,200 (2014 est.) ++ $16,200 (2013 est.) ++ $16,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$16,400 (2014 est.) ++ $16,300 (2013 est.) ++ $16,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 4.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.9%" + "text": "82.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "15.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "-0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39.2%" + "text": "39.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-50.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-50.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -499,10 +502,10 @@ "text": "3.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "85% (2014 est.)" + "text": "85.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -512,10 +515,10 @@ "text": "tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-5.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "142,800 (2014 est.)" + "text": "141,500 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -529,7 +532,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.7% (2014 est.) ++ 11.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.5% (2014 est.) ++ 11.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -544,20 +547,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.253 billion (2013 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.569 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "101.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 97.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "99.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 96.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -569,25 +572,25 @@ "text": "7% (31 December 2010) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.38% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.848 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.737 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.755 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.407 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.201 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.374 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.003 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.293 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.052 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$4.495 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.571 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $4.366 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$394 million (2014 est.) ++ -$440.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$370 million (2014 est.) ++ -$397 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$774.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $775.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$474.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $457.8 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures, sugar, molasses, rum, other foodstuffs and beverages, chemicals, electrical components" @@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 24.1%, US 9.5%, St. Lucia 9.4%, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.8%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.5%, Guyana 4.3%, Venezuela 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.697 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.671 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.652 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.681 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components" @@ -605,10 +608,10 @@ "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 35.6%, US 29.3%, Canada 9.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$667.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $681 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$632.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $681 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.49 billion (2010 est.) ++ $668 million (2003 est.)" + "text": "$632.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $681 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.) ++ 2 (2011 est.)", diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 677fa98d..84db2edc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "80 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "11.92 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -325,7 +328,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 10 July (1973)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973; amended many times, last in 2002; note - in 2012, a constitutional commission was appointed to review and recommend constitutional changes (2013)" + "text": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973; amended many times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -455,44 +458,44 @@ "text": "The Bahamas is one of the wealthiest Caribbean countries with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking. Tourism together with tourism-driven construction and manufacturing accounts for approximately 60% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy and, when combined with business services, account for about 35% of GDP. Manufacturing and agriculture combined contribute less than one 10th of GDP and show little growth, despite government incentives aimed at those sectors. The economy of The Bahamas shrank at an average pace of 0.8% annually between 2007 and 2011, and tourism, financial services, and construction - pillars of the national economy - remain subdued. Conditions are improving in the tourism sector, however, due to steady foreign investment led activity. New resort and marina developments are likely to provide sustained employment opportunities." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$9.022 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.907 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.848 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$9.031 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.94 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.938 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.657 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$8.511 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,000 (2014 est.) ++ $24,700 (2013 est.) ++ $24,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$25,100 (2014 est.) ++ $24,800 (2013 est.) ++ $24,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.7%" + "text": "72.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27%" + "text": "27.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.5%" + "text": "43.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-57% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-60.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -533,7 +536,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15% (2014 est.) ++ 14% (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "9.3% (2010 est.)" @@ -543,25 +546,25 @@ "text": "1%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "22% (2007 est.)" + "text": "22% (2007)" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.7 billion" + "text": "$1.6 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.7 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "57.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 56.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" @@ -573,25 +576,25 @@ "text": "4.5% (1 January 2014) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.75% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.659 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.641 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.996 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.641 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$6.453 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.076 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$9.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.926 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.825 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.926 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.78 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.871 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.637 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.891 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.494 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$960 million (2014 est.) ++ $909.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$848.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $954.9 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crawfish, aragonite, crude salt, polystyrene products" @@ -600,7 +603,7 @@ "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 20.5%, US 14.7%, India 13.4%, Dominican Republic 10.6%, Mexico 6.9%, Ecuador 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.127 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.27 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.166 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals" @@ -609,10 +612,10 @@ "text": "US 30.8%, Japan 11.4%, Singapore 9.4%, South Korea 7.7%, Colombia 7.4%, China 6.8%, Brazil 5.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.025 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $807.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$874.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $807.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$874.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $807.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 1 (2011 est.) ++ 1 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index c7ce89b3..e961ab33 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "28 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "19.82 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "1.18% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,300 (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,700 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "100 (2014 est.)" @@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ "text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), September 10, 1798; Independence Day, 21 September (1981)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; amended several times, last in 2012 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -418,10 +421,10 @@ "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (12 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 6 on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 1 each on the advice of the Belize Council of Churches and Evangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Better Business Bureau, and the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (31 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 8 March 2012 (next to be held on or before 21 June 2017)" + "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2015 (next to be held in or before 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UDP 50.4%, PUP 47.5%, other 2.1%; seats by party - UDP 17, PUP 14; note - the UDP is currently represented by 18 seats, and the PUP by 13 after a special by-election following a PUP Representative's resignation in 2014" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UDP 50.52%, PUP 47.77%, other 1.71%; seats by party - UDP 19, PUP 12" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -504,44 +507,44 @@ "text": "Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of crude oil, marine products, sugar, citrus, and bananas. The government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth averaging nearly 4% in 1999-2007. Oil discoveries in 2006 bolstered this growth and oil exploration continues, but production has fallen in recent years and future oil revenues remain uncertain. Growth slipped to 0% in 2009, due to the global economic slowdown, natural disasters, and a temporary drop in the price of oil, but growth grew to 2.5% in 2014. Although Belize has the third highest per capita income in Central America, the average income figure masks a huge income disparity between rich and poor, and a key government objective remains reducing poverty and inequality with the help of international donors. High unemployment, a growing trade deficit and heavy foreign debt burden continue to be major concerns." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.942 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.846 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.803 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.975 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.872 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.829 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.693 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.699 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,200 (2014 est.) ++ $8,000 (2013 est.) ++ $7,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,300 (2014 est.) ++ $8,000 (2013 est.) ++ $7,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "79.3%" + "text": "69.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "31.2%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "62.1%" + "text": "58.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-90.6% ++ (2013 est.)" + "text": "-63.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -562,7 +565,7 @@ "text": "garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "120,500", @@ -578,11 +581,11 @@ "text": "18.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.7% (2007 est.)" + "text": "71.7% (2007)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.9% (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% (2012)" + "text": "12.9% (2014 est.) ++ 14.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "41% (2013 est.)" @@ -597,50 +600,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$450 million" + "text": "$500 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$500 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$550 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "79.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 81.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "77.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 78.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 0.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "18% (31 December 2010) ++ 12% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.57% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.57% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$583.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $561 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$657 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $561 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.372 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.239 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $950 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $947.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$97 million (2014 est.) ++ -$72.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$130 million (2014 est.) ++ -$72 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$640.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $608.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$588.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $608 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil" @@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ "text": "UK 20.5%, US 20.5%, Mexico 6%, Nigeria 5.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$922.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $876 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$925.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $876 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco" @@ -658,10 +661,10 @@ "text": "US 21.8%, Mexico 10.8%, Cuba 9.6%, China 8.8%, Guatemala 8.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.2%, Spain 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$426.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $402.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$486.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $402.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.24 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.239 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.348 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.249 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.) ++ 2 (2011 est.) ++ 2 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json index 0f240949..5f75f395 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ "text": "King's Day, 27 April 1967" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2013)" + "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "Legal system": { "text": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence" @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Frente Obrero Liberashon (Workers' Liberation Front) or FOL [Anthony GODETT] ++ Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK [Gerrit SCHOTTE] ++ Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN [Eunice EISDEN] ++ Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR [Emily DE JONGH-ELHAGE] ++ Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal or PAIS [Alex ROSARIA] ++ Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP [Humphrey DAVELAAR] ++ Pueblo Soberano or PS [Helmin WIELS]" + "text": "Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK [Gerrit SCHOTTE] ++ Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN [Hensley KOEIMAN] ++ Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR [Zita JESUS-LEITO] ++ Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal or PAIS [Alex ROSARIA] ++ Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP [Humphrey DAVELAAR] ++ Pueblo Soberano or PS [Ivar ASJES]" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index b3f98b77..c75c87b9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, first Monday in July" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" @@ -403,22 +403,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.7%" + "text": "63.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "55.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-55.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ "text": "0.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "28.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "71.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$334.3 million (31 December 2008)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 3b56a0c9..1b534cb6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.46 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1825; latest adopted 7 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2005; note - amendment declaring Costa Rica a multicultural, multiethnic country pending final Legislative Assembly approval (2015)" + "text": "previous 1825; latest effective 8 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -530,13 +533,13 @@ "text": "Prior to the global economic crisis, Costa Rica enjoyed stable economic growth. The economy contracted 1.3% in 2009 but resumed growth at about 4% per year in 2010-14. While the traditional agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are still the backbone of commodity export trade, a variety of industrial and specialized agricultural products have broadened export trade in recent years. High value-added goods and services, including medical devices, have further bolstered exports. Tourism continues to bring in foreign exchange, as Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ecotourism. Foreign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; and Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. However, poor infrastructure, high energy costs, bureaucracy, weak investor protection, and legal uncertainty due to difficulty of enforcing contracts and overlapping and at times conflicting responsibilities between agencies, remain impediments to greater competitiveness. Costa Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures. Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances, which in 2013 represented 1.1% of GDP. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. ++ The estimated 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, legally and illegally, are an important source of mostly unskilled labor, but also place heavy demands on the social welfare system. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on 1 January 2009 after significant delays within the Costa Rican legislature. CAFTA-DR has increased foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including the insurance and telecommunications sectors recently opened to private investors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$70.97 billion (2014 est.) ++ $68.57 billion (2013 est.) ++ $66.29 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$71.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ $68.82 billion (2013 est.) ++ $66.54 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$48.14 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$49.55 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" @@ -548,26 +551,26 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "65.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "17.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "21.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "-2.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.2%" + "text": "35.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-37.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -575,10 +578,10 @@ "text": "6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "20.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -588,10 +591,10 @@ "text": "medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.257 million", + "text": "2.242 million", "note": { "text": "this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2014 est.)" } @@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.2% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.6% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "24.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -626,50 +629,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.931 billion" + "text": "$7.055 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.728 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$9.893 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "56.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 55.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "21.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 23% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.19% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.19% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.599 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.643 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.599 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$17.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$26.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.015 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.443 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.445 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.151 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.529 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.429 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.486 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.53 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.14 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.55 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment" @@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ "text": "US 38.4%, Netherlands 6.2%, Panama 5.3%, Nicaragua 4.4%, Guatemala 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.15 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.18 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials" @@ -687,19 +690,19 @@ "text": "US 44.4%, China 10%, Mexico 6.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.067 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.331 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.211 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.331 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$19.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.94 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$24.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.492 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.292 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.799 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.292 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - ++ 539.3 (2014 est.) ++ 499.77 (2013 est.) ++ 502.9 (2012 est.) ++ 505.66 (2011 est.) ++ 525.83 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - ++ 538.32 (2014 est.) ++ 538.32 (2013 est.) ++ 502.9 (2012 est.) ++ 505.66 (2011 est.) ++ 525.83 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index c2f9b1ae..99578f09 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "39 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.63 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 February 1976, effective 24 February 1976; amended 1978, 1992, 2002 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 February 1976, effective 24 February 1976; amended 1978, 1992, 2002 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code" @@ -538,37 +541,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "54.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "32%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "9.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-18.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "81.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "73.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,10 +581,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, nickel, cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.092 million", + "text": "5.106 million", "note": { "text": "state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2014 est.)" } @@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)", + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures" } @@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ "text": "-0.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "40.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 37.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -644,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$924.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$965.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$24.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -653,10 +656,10 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.996 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.042 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.566 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.187 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.566 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee" @@ -674,10 +677,10 @@ "text": "Venezuela 38.7%, China 9.8%, Spain 8.4%, Brazil 4.7%, Algeria 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$10.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$25.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.21 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ "text": "$4.138 billion (2006 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - ++ 22.57 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 0.98 (2011 est.) ++ 0.93 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - ++ 22.7 (2014 est.) ++ 22.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9847 (2011 est.) ++ 0.9259 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 7916f2f4..fc4fd31d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978; amended several times, last in 1984 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978; amended several times, last in 1984 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" @@ -412,44 +412,44 @@ "text": "The Dominican economy has been dependent on agriculture - primarily bananas - in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an \"ecotourism\" destination. Moreover, Dominica has an offshore medical education sector. In order to diversify the island's economy, the government is also attempting to foster an offshore financial industry and plans to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources. In 2003, the government began a comprehensive restructuring of the economy - including the elimination of price controls, privatization of the state banana company, and tax increases - to address an economic and financial crisis and to meet IMF requirements. In 2009 and 2013, the economy contracted as a result of the global recession; growth remains anemic. Although public debt levels continue to exceed pre-recession levels, the debt burden declined from 78% of GDP in 2011 to approximately 70% in 2012." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$764 million (2014 est.) ++ $755.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $762.4 million (2012 est.)", + "text": "$790 million (2014 est.) ++ $760.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $756 million (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$526 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$524 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ -0.9% (2013 est.) ++ -1.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 0.6% (2013 est.) ++ -1.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,800 (2014 est.) ++ $10,700 (2013 est.) ++ $10,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,200 (2014 est.) ++ $10,700 (2013 est.) ++ $10,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -3.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -3.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.4%" + "text": "59.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "21.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.5%" + "text": "25.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "59.3%" + "text": "58.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-65.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-64.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ "text": "14.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "70.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ "text": "soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "25,000 (2000 est.)" @@ -508,14 +508,14 @@ "text": "$148.1 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$185.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$148.1 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "70% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 78% of GDP (2009 est.)" @@ -524,25 +524,25 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ -0.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.1% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.94% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$88 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $78.84 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$86.92 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $78.84 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$463.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $429.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$370.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$314.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$68 million (2014 est.) ++ -$72.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$68 million (2014 est.) ++ -$68 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$38.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $41 million (2013 est.)" @@ -563,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "Japan 40%, Trinidad and Tobago 16.9%, US 12%, China 7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$90 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $87.05 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$103 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $87.05 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$299 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $286.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$292.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $292.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 25bfaa71..2fc9cc3d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "92 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.84 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 February (1844)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 26 January 2010; note - the Dominican Republic Government has a practice of promulgating a \"new\" constitution whenever an amendment is ratified (2013)" + "text": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 26 January 2010; note - the Dominican Republic Government has a practice of promulgating a \"new\" constitution whenever an amendment is ratified (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system" @@ -519,38 +522,38 @@ "text": "The Dominican Republic has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in telecommunications, tourism, and free trade zones. The mining sector has also played a greater role in the export market since late 2012 with the commencement of the extraction phase of the Pueblo Viejo Gold and Silver mine. The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for approximately half of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about 7% of GDP, equivalent to about a third of exports and two-thirds of tourism receipts. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GDP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of GDP. High unemployment and underemployment remains an important long-term challenge. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in March 2007, boosting investment and exports and reducing losses to the Asian garment industry. The Dominican Republic's economy rebounded from the global recession in 2010-14, and the fiscal situation is improving. A tax reform package passed in November 2012 and a reduction in government spending helped to narrow the central government budget deficit from 6.6% of GDP in 2012 to 2.7% in 2014. A successful government bond placement in 2013 and 2014 helped finance the deficit. A liability management operation in January 2015, in which the government paid down over $4 billion of the country’s Petrocaribe debt, at a discount of 52% with proceeds from the sale of $2.5 billion in global bonds, reduced the country’s debt load by approximately by 3.3% of GDP." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$138 billion (2014 est.) ++ $128.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $122.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$138.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $129 billion (2013 est.) ++ $123.2 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$64.08 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$64.06 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.) ++ 2.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,000 (2014 est.) ++ $12,100 (2013 est.) ++ $11,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$14,000 (2014 est.) ++ $13,100 (2013 est.) ++ $12,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72%" + "text": "72.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "25.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-30.6% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -558,13 +561,13 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "5.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.1%" + "text": "32.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "61.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -574,10 +577,10 @@ "text": "tourism, sugar processing, gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.996 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.828 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -587,11 +590,11 @@ "text": "20.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64.7% (2014)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 15% (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.5% (2014 est.) ++ 15% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "41.1% (2013 est.)" @@ -609,20 +612,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.11 billion" + "text": "$9.631 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.77 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.31 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "48.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "45.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -631,25 +634,25 @@ "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.621 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.203 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.488 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.203 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$17.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$26.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.84 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.002 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.467 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.026 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.537 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.504 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.424 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, silver, cocoa, sugar, coffee, tobacco, meats, consumer goods" @@ -658,7 +661,7 @@ "text": "US 40.1%, Haiti 15.3%, Canada 14.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.97 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.81 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.29 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals" @@ -667,19 +670,19 @@ "text": "US 45.8%, China 7.3%, Venezuela 6.3%, Mexico 5.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.503 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.703 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.862 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.701 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$19.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$28.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$72.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$NA (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - ++ 43.5 (2014 est.) ++ 41.808 (2013 est.) ++ 39.34 (2012 est.) ++ 38.232 (2011 est.) ++ 37.307 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - ++ 43.556 (2014 est.) ++ 43.556 (2013 est.) ++ 39.34 (2012 est.) ++ 38.232 (2011 est.) ++ 37.307 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index a95dee2a..f5ae8fc6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "17.86 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last on 12 June 2014 to recognize indigenous communities (2012)" + "text": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -544,55 +547,55 @@ "text": "The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014. Remittances accounted for 17% of GDP in 2014 and were received by about a third of all households. In 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. The Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during post-war reconstruction and reconstruction following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt has been growing over the last several years, amounting to some 59% of GDP in 2014. External debt was below 30% of GDP in 2014. In September 2014, El Salvador signed a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) - a United States Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets. In November 2014 along with his counterparts from Guatemala and Honduras, President SANCHEZ CEREN announced the “Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle.” This plan seeks to address the challenges facing the three Northern Triangle countries, including steps the governments will take to stimulate economic growth, increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, reduce violence, modernize the justice system, improve infrastructure, and promote educational opportunities over the next several years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$50.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $49.95 billion (2013 est.) ++ $49.12 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$51.19 billion (2014 est.) ++ $50.21 billion (2013 est.) ++ $49.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$25.33 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$25.16 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,000 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,100 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "92.8%" + "text": "92.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.4%" + "text": "13.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-43.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "10.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "24.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ "text": "2.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.752 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.759 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -619,7 +622,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)", + "text": "6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are official rates; but underemployment is high" } @@ -640,20 +643,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.098 billion" + "text": "$4.963 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.977 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.87 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "63.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 59% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "62.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 61.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt" } @@ -665,25 +668,25 @@ "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.74% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.99% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.74% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.057 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.892 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.892 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$11.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$10.74 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.474 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $4.227 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.272 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.577 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.194 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.574 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.521 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.334 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.256 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.334 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures" @@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ "text": "US 46.5%, Honduras 14.2%, Guatemala 13.4%, Nicaragua 6.4%, Costa Rica 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.629 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.463 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.629 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity" @@ -701,16 +704,16 @@ "text": "US 41%, Guatemala 9.5%, China 7.3%, Mexico 7%, Honduras 5.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.773 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.745 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.693 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.745 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$9.124 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.873 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.358 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.918 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$650.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $650.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$857.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $656.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 0b4603d3..de97892c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.21 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 February (1974)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, came into operation 7 February 1974, some provisions suspended 1979; amended 1991 (Constitutional Judicature Act, 1991 - restored provisions suspended in 1979), 1992 (2008)" + "text": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, came into operation 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution, but restored in 1983; amended 1991 (Constitutional Judicature Act, 1991); note - in early 2014, the prime minister launched a constitutional reform committee but progress toward actual constitutional reform has stalled (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on English model" @@ -440,55 +443,55 @@ "text": "Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is about 110%, leaving the MITCHELL administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. MITCHELL in 2013 announced a structural adjustment program that includes a plan to increase tax revenue. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and higher education - especially in medicine - have contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth remained stagnant in 2010-14 after a sizable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances. Gross national saving – and wealth – has been declining since 2010." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.27 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.251 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.221 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.326 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.254 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.226 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$862 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$912 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ -1.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ -1.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,000 (2014 est.) ++ $11,800 (2013 est.) ++ $11,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$12,500 (2014 est.) ++ $11,800 (2013 est.) ++ $11,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -2.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -3.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -4.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "91.8%" + "text": "94.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "15.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-46.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "83.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -549,31 +552,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 0% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.28% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.19% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.27% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$148.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $141.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$172.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $141.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$728.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $718 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$747.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $718 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$686.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $668.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$623.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $668.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$204 million (2014 est.) ++ -$214.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "-$142 million (2014 est.) ++ -$196 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$40.5 million (2012 est.) ++ $40.5 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$42.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $46.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace" @@ -582,7 +585,7 @@ "text": "Nigeria 45%, St. Lucia 11.2%, Antigua and Barbuda 7.6%, St. Kitts and Nevis 6.8%, Dominica 6.8%, US 6.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$297 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$306.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $324.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 64d24cfe..704e0ef1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "88 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "22.73 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1993 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1994 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -530,16 +533,16 @@ "text": "Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly one-half that of the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13.7% of GDP and 32% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include sugar, coffee, bananas, and vegetables. The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006, spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers, and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line, and 13% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up more than 40% of the population, averages 73%, with 22% of the indigenous population living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. Guatemala is the top remittance recipient in Central America as a result of Guatemala's large expatriate community in the United States. These inflows are a primary source of foreign income, equivalent to one-half of the country's exports or one-tenth of its GDP. In November 2014 along with his counterparts from El Salvador and Honduras, President PEREZ MOLINA announced the “Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle.” This plan seeks to address the challenges facing the three Northern Triangle countries, including steps the governments will take to stimulate economic growth, increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, reduce violence, modernize the justice system, improve infrastructure, and promote educational opportunities over the next several years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$119.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $114.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $110.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$119.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $114.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $110.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$60.42 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$58.73 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$7,500 (2014 est.) ++ $7,200 (2013 est.) ++ $7,000 (2012 est.)", @@ -548,37 +551,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "85.8%" + "text": "85.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "13.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "-0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "23.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-33.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "13.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -588,10 +591,10 @@ "text": "sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.576 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.583 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -623,20 +626,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.785 billion" + "text": "$6.751 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.137 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.866 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "11.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "29.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -648,25 +651,25 @@ "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13.77% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.905 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.311 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.311 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$23.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $22.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$25.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.394 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.515 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.387 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.351 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.19 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.99 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.18 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, coffee, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, manufacturing products, precious stones and metals, electricity" @@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ "text": "US 36.1%, El Salvador 11.8%, Honduras 8.3%, Nicaragua 4.8%, Mexico 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.15 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.36 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.36 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products" @@ -684,13 +687,13 @@ "text": "US 40.3%, Mexico 10.7%, China 9.8%, El Salvador 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.546 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.269 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.329 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.269 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.94 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.33 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - ++ 7.833 (2014 est.) ++ 7.8568 (2013 est.) ++ 7.83 (2012 est.) ++ 7.7854 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0578 (2010 est.)" + "text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - ++ 7.7322 (2014 est.) ++ 7.7322 (2013 est.) ++ 7.83 (2012 est.) ++ 7.7854 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0578 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index a70939a6..4eadb84e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "359 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "47.98 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1804)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2013)" + "text": "many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code" @@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ "text": "Haiti is a free market economy that enjoys the advantages of low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population are among Haiti's most serious impediments to economic growth. Haiti's economy suffered a severe setback in January 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty, the earthquake further inflicted $7.8 billion in damage and caused the country's GDP to contract. In 2011, the Haitian economy began recovering from the earthquake. However, two hurricanes adversely affected agricultural output and the low public capital spending slowed the recovery in 2012. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Preference Agreement (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE II) Act helped increase apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. Congress voted in 2010 to extend the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020 under the Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act; the apparel sector accounts for about 90% of Haitian exports and nearly one-twentieth of GDP. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, equaling one-fifth of GDP and representing more than five times the earnings from exports in 2012. Haiti suffers from a lack of investment, partly because of weak infrastructure such as access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to $1.43 billion as of December 2014. The government relies on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over half of its annual budget coming from outside sources." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.82 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.09 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.88 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.16 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -515,37 +518,40 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "104.3%" + "text": "104.7%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "0%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30.9%" + "text": "29.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.9%" + "text": "-2.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.4%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-48.1%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "figure for household consumption also includes government consumption (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.7%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "55.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -555,7 +561,7 @@ "text": "textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4.81 million", @@ -596,44 +602,44 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.786 billion" + "text": "$1.683 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.373 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.232 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.125 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.132 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.092 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.132 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$3.509 billion (31 October 2012 est.) ++ $3.43 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.239 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.699 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.175 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.699 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$502 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.293 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$552 million (2014 est.) ++ -$535 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$903.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $883.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$917.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $883.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee" @@ -642,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "US 83.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.458 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.329 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.392 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.329 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials" @@ -651,16 +657,16 @@ "text": "Dominican Republic 29.2%, US 23.8%, Algeria 11.7%, Netherlands Antilles 7.8%, China 7.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.355 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.818 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.687 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.431 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.366 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.271 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.286 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.086 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.185 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.086 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - ++ 45.25 (2014 est.) ++ 43.46 (2013 est.) ++ 41.95 (2012 est.) ++ 40.52 (2011 est.) ++ 39.8 (2010 est.)" + "text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - ++ 45.216 (2014 est.) ++ 45.22 (2013 est.) ++ 41.95 (2012 est.) ++ 40.52 (2011 est.) ++ 39.8 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 3ef59dd4..8361961c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "129 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.18 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012; note - in April 2015, the Honduran Supreme Court revoked two constitutional articles to allow reelection of the president (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -533,7 +536,7 @@ "text": "Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms. The economy registered modest economic growth of 2.6%-4.0% from 2010 to 2014, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. Honduras signed a three-year IMF stand-by arrangement in December 2014 that will help ease its poor fiscal position. In November 2014 along with his counterparts from El Salvador and Guatemala, President HERNANDEZ announced the “Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle.” This plan seeks to address the challenges facing the three Northern Triangle countries, including steps the governments will take to stimulate economic growth, increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, reduce violence, modernize the justice system, improve infrastructure, and promote educational opportunities over the next several years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$39.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $37.91 billion (2013 est.) ++ $36.88 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$39.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.05 billion (2013 est.) ++ $37.02 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -555,22 +558,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.8%" + "text": "81.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.1%" + "text": "15.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "22.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "-0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "48.2%" + "text": "46.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-71.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-65.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -578,10 +581,10 @@ "text": "14%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.4%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "58.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -591,10 +594,10 @@ "text": "sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.579 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.578 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)", + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "about one-third of the people are underemployed" } @@ -629,20 +632,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.354 billion" + "text": "$3.632 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.335 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.484 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "43.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -654,25 +657,25 @@ "text": "6.25% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "20.61% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.006 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.934 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.105 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.934 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$7.623 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.444 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.655 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.444 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.763 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.52 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.833 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.072 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.806 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber" @@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ "text": "US 35.2%, Germany 8.4%, El Salvador 8%, Guatemala 6.3%, Nicaragua 5.9%, Mexico 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$11.79 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.03 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.07 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.95 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs" @@ -690,13 +693,13 @@ "text": "US 43.3%, Guatemala 9.4%, China 7.6%, Mexico 5.6%, El Salvador 5.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.934 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.009 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.458 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.009 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.111 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.636 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.041 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.831 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - ++ 21.1 (2014 est.) ++ 20.494 (2013 est.) ++ 19.64 (2012 est.) ++ 18.895 (2011 est.) ++ 18.9 (2010 est.)" + "text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - ++ 21.137 (2014 est.) ++ 21.137 (2013 est.) ++ 19.64 (2012 est.) ++ 18.895 (2011 est.) ++ 18.9 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 6461f7a2..391d103d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "89 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "13.37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -373,7 +376,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -500,44 +503,44 @@ "text": "The Jamaican economy is heavily dependent on services, which accounts for more than 70% of GDP. The country continues to derive most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Remittances and tourism each account for 30% of GDP, while bauxite/alumina exports make up roughly 5% of GDP. The bauxite/alumina sector was most affected by the global downturn while the tourism industry and remittance flow remained resilient. Jamaica's economy faces many challenges to growth: high crime and corruption, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 130%. The attendant debt servicing cost consumes a large portion of the government's budget, limiting its ability to fund the critical infrastructure and social programs required to drive growth. Jamaica's economic growth rate in the recent past has been stagnant, averaging less than 1% per year for over 20 years. Jamaica's onerous public debt burden is largely the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably to the financial sector. In early 2010, the Jamaican Government initiated the Jamaica Debt Exchange to retire high-priced domestic bonds and reduce annual debt servicing. Despite these efforts, debt continued to be a serious concern, forcing the government to negotiate and sign a new IMF agreement in May 2013 to gain access to approximately $1 billion additional funds. As a precursor, the government instigated a second National Debt Exchange in 2012. The IMF deal requires the government to reform its tax system, eliminate discretionary tax exemptions and waivers, and achieve an annual surplus of 7.5%, excluding debt payments, to reduce its debt below 100% of GDP by 2020. The SIMPSON-MILLER administration now faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline to maintain debt payments while simultaneously attacking a serious crime problem that is hampering economic growth. High unemployment exacerbates the crime problem, including gang violence that is fueled by the drug trade." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$24.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.97 billion (2013 est.) ++ $23.92 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$24.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.01 billion (2013 est.) ++ $23.96 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.79 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.71 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,600 (2014 est.) ++ $8,600 (2013 est.) ++ $8,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,600 (2014 est.) ++ $8,600 (2013 est.) ++ $8,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "12.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "85.6%" + "text": "85%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "22%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "31.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ "text": "6.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "21.2%" }, "services": { "text": "72% (2014 est.)" @@ -561,7 +564,7 @@ "text": "1.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.311 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.304 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15.3% (2014 est.) ++ 15.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.2% (2014 est.) ++ 15.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "16.5% (2009 est.)" @@ -593,50 +596,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.834 billion" + "text": "$3.711 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.956 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.781 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "132% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 132.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "132.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 133% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.1% (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2014 est.) ++ 9.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "2% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "17.22% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.72% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.994 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.905 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.156 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.905 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.646 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.432 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.519 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.432 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.113 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.984 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.078 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.984 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$6.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.223 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $6.626 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$879 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.551 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.013 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.239 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.497 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.597 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.482 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.581 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, apparel, mineral fuels" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "US 39.5%, Canada 15.3%, Netherlands 5.7%, UK 5.2%, Russia 5.1%, Iceland 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.153 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.573 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.462 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials" @@ -654,13 +657,13 @@ "text": "US 39.3%, Venezuela 11.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.2%, China 6.8% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.818 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.473 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.818 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - ++ 111 (2014 est.) ++ 100.241 (2013 est.) ++ 88.75 (2012 est.) ++ 85.893 (2011 est.) ++ 87.196 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - ++ 110.935 (2014 est.) ++ 110.935 (2013 est.) ++ 88.75 (2012 est.) ++ 85.893 (2011 est.) ++ 87.196 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index d2eef0cf..dfc85a86 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010; amended 2011 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010; amended 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -368,22 +368,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.3%" + "text": "87.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "42%" + "text": "50.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "24.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "21.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-84.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ "text": "1.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "76.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -435,22 +435,22 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "10.99% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.02% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$21.76 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.86 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.69 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.86 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$87.74 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $79.75 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$88.59 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $79.75 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.074 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.704 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.185 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.704 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$3.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $6.1 million (2013 est.)" @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ "text": "$32.08 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $40.51 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.9 million (1997)" + "text": "$40.51 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 2120fdb2..075c0470 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "150 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "19.65 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ "text": "0.27% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "6,600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,000 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "400 (2014 est.)" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987; amended several times, last in 2014 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts" @@ -522,55 +525,55 @@ "text": "Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many agricultural and manufactured goods. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. In 2013, the government granted a 50-year concession to a newly formed Chinese-run company to finance and build an inter-oceanic canal and related projects, at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The economy grew 4.7% in 2014, despite a steep decline in coffee export revenues due to a coffee rust fungus." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$29.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.19 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.99 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$29.69 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.35 billion (2013 est.) ++ $27.13 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.71 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.81 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ 5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,700 (2014 est.) ++ $4,500 (2013 est.) ++ $4,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4,800 (2014 est.) ++ $4,600 (2013 est.) ++ $4,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.4%" + "text": "83.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "27.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "41%" + "text": "42.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-59.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "18.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.8%" + "text": "23.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -580,10 +583,10 @@ "text": "food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.953 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.946 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (2013 est.)", + "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "underemployment was 46.5% in 2008" } @@ -618,20 +621,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.903 billion" + "text": "$3.009 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.131 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.262 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "40.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "49.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 53.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data; data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP" } @@ -646,25 +649,25 @@ "text": "3% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13.54% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$919.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $846.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$943.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $846.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.453 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.136 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.215 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.977 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.146 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.977 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$729 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.263 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$838 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.997 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.123 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.622 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.292 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel, cotton" @@ -673,7 +676,7 @@ "text": "US 52.3%, Mexico 11.8%, Venezuela 6.8%, Canada 5.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.402 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.024 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.802 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products" @@ -682,13 +685,13 @@ "text": "US 16.2%, Venezuela 15.9%, Mexico 13.6%, China 9.1%, Guatemala 8.2%, Costa Rica 8%, El Salvador 5.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.993 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.276 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.993 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$10.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.709 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.631 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - ++ 26.01 (2014 est.) ++ 24.723 (2013 est.) ++ 23.55 (2012 est.) ++ 22.424 (2011 est.) ++ 21.356 (2010 est.)" + "text": "cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - ++ 26.01 (2014 est.) ++ 26.01 (2013 est.) ++ 23.55 (2012 est.) ++ 22.424 (2011 est.) ++ 21.356 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index b43378eb..8fc4ec0a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "94 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.41 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "0.65% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "15,500 (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,600 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "600 (2014 est.)" @@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1903)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 October 1972; amended several times, last in 2004 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 October 1972; amended 2001, 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice" @@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism. Economic growth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and is estimated to be completed by 2016 at a cost of $5.3 billion - about 10-15% of current GDP. The expansion project will more than double the Canal's capacity, enabling it to accommodate ships that are too large to traverse the existing canal. The United States and China are the top users of the Canal. Panama completed a metro system in Panama City, valued at $1.2 billion in 2014. Panama's transportation and logistics services sectors, along with infrastructure development projects, have boosted economic growth; however, public debt surpassed $17 billion in 2014 because of excessive government spending and public works projects. Foreign direct investment has continued to be a source of growth. Strong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second worst income distribution in Latin America. About one-fourth of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2012 poverty was reduced by 10 percentage points. The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement was approved by Congress and signed into law in October 2011, and entered into force in October 2012." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$76.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.95 billion (2013 est.) ++ $66.39 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$76.77 billion (2014 est.) ++ $72.29 billion (2013 est.) ++ $66.71 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -539,35 +542,35 @@ "text": "$43.78 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 8.4% (2013 est.) ++ 10.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 8.4% (2013 est.) ++ 10.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$19,500 (2014 est.) ++ $18,300 (2013 est.) ++ $16,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19,500 (2014 est.) ++ $18,400 (2013 est.) ++ $17,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "50.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "27%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "75.3%" + "text": "71.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-70.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ "text": "construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.563 million", @@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "26% (2012 est.)" @@ -626,20 +629,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.86 billion" + "text": "$10.06 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$12.69 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.62 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "37.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 36.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -648,25 +651,25 @@ "text": "2.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.83% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.887 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.347 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.317 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.347 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$28.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$34.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$40.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$12.54 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $10.68 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $8.348 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.257 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.806 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.257 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.918 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$18.07 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.5 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$15.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.16 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "includes the Colon Free Zone" } @@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ "text": "US 19.8%, Germany 10.7%, China 8.5%, Costa Rica 6.7%, Netherlands 5.2%, Vietnam 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$25.65 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.26 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$23.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.12 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "includes the Colon Free Zone" } @@ -690,16 +693,16 @@ "text": "US 25.1%, China 8.1%, Mexico 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.048 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.848 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.032 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.848 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.032 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.848 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$39.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $35.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.06 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $35.84 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$8.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.835 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.385 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.326 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "balboas (PAB) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 1 (2011 est.) ++ 1 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 2d03b16f..7192b487 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution) (2013)" + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 44bf3a62..62d07f31 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "7.57 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ "text": "US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1900 (Organic Act or Foraker Act); latest ratified 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952; note - constitutional amendments introduced in 2012 were rejected in a referendum (2013)" + "text": "previous 1900 (Organic Act, or Foraker Act); latest ratified 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952; note - constitutional amendments introduced in 2012 were rejected in a referendum (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code and within the framework of the US federal system" @@ -437,33 +440,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.4%" + "text": "90.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.7%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "12.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "108.7%" + "text": "108.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-127.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-127.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "48.5%" + "text": "50.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "50.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -473,7 +476,7 @@ "text": "pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-5.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.139 million (December 2014 est.)" @@ -486,7 +489,7 @@ "text": "19%" }, "services": { - "text": "79% (2005 est.)" + "text": "79% (2005)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -505,20 +508,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.033 billion" + "text": "$8.733 billion" }, "expenditures": { "text": "$9.128 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "93.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 91.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "97.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 94.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" @@ -533,13 +536,13 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$68.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $68.27 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$68.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $68.01 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$46.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $49.57 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$47.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $49 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 59074b3d..4c9d58ae 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 19 September (1983)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest presented 22 June 1983, effective 23 June 1983 (2011)" + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest presented 22 June 1983, effective 23 June 1983 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -415,41 +415,41 @@ "text": "The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s, tourism has replaced sugar as the economy’s traditional mainstay. Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in 2009-2013, and the economy returned to growth only in 2014. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand. The government has made notable progress on reducing its public debt, from 154% of GDP in 2011 to 83% in 2013, although it still faces one of the highest levels in the world, largely attributable to public enterprise losses." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.258 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.176 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.133 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.281 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.208 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.137 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$841 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$852 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.8% (2013 est.) ++ -0.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$21,100 (2014 est.) ++ $19,700 (2013 est.) ++ $19,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$21,500 (2014 est.) ++ $20,200 (2013 est.) ++ $19,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.8%" + "text": "73.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "10.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "29.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.2%" + "text": "29.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-42.7% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "24.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "75.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -494,17 +494,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$259.3 million" + "text": "$296.3 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$222.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$259.3 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "83% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 144% of GDP (2012 est.)" @@ -513,31 +513,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2008)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.78% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.28% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.78% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$212.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$215.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$914.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $958.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.094 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $958.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$481.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $514.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$396.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $504.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$598.4 million (31 December 2011) ++ $623.9 million (31 December 2010)" + "text": "$598.4 million (31 December 2011) ++ $598.4 million (31 December 2011)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$90 million (2014 est.) ++ -$62.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$65 million (2014 est.) ++ -$52 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$101.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco" @@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ "text": "US 49.9%, Canada 5.3%, Azerbaijan 4.8%, Bolivia 4.7%, Bangladesh 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$189.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $251.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$241.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $251.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, manufactures, food, fuels" @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "US 39.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 17.8%, Germany 11.8%, China 4.3% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$162.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $158.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$156.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $158.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json index 6fb6169c..13e38467 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ "text": "King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "Staatsregeling, 10 October 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 July 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2013)" + "text": "Staatsregeling, 10 October 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 July 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "Legal system": { "text": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index eaf63a98..64978bd4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "48 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "11.45 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -341,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 22 February (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979; note - a constitutional reform report was submitted to the St. Lucian Parliament in April 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979; note - in mid-2015, an amendment was proposed to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the country's highest appellate court (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -451,55 +454,55 @@ "text": "The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries . Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia's once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. Furthermore, high public debt - 77% of GDP in 2012 - and high debt servicing obligations constrain the ANTHONY administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks. St. Lucia has experienced anemic growth since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, largely because of a slowdown in tourism - airlines cut back on their routes to St. Lucia in 2012. Also, St. Lucia introduced a value added tax in 2012 of 15%, becoming the last country in the Eastern Caribbean to do so. In 2013, the government introduced a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council to address St. Lucia's high public wages and lack of productivity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.97 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.992 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.001 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.978 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.969 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.966 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.356 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.404 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 0.1% (2013 est.) ++ -1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,600 (2014 est.) ++ $11,700 (2013 est.) ++ $11,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,600 (2014 est.) ++ $11,600 (2013 est.) ++ $11,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.6%" + "text": "56.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "19.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "31.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "53.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-63% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-60.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "2.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "15%" }, "services": { - "text": "82.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -548,10 +551,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.8% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.2% of GDP (2011 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "77% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 77% of GDP (2010 est.)" @@ -560,25 +563,25 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.05% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$257.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $257.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$277.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $257.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.104 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.057 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.763 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.644 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.519 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.644 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$168 million (2014 est.) ++ -$100.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$94 million (2014 est.) ++ -$150 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$203.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $205.3 million (2013 est.)" @@ -599,10 +602,10 @@ "text": "Brazil 44.1%, US 27.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.2%, Colombia 8.8% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$498.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $485.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$497.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $485.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012) ++ 2.7 (2011) ++ 2.7 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 304967de..ed9c8639 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution) (2013)" + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 6abe1a30..b68dc762 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "63 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "23.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -365,7 +368,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -495,44 +498,44 @@ "text": "Trinidad and Tobago attracts considerable foreign direct investment, particularly in energy, and has one of the highest per capita incomes in Latin America and the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago is the leading Caribbean producer of oil and gas, and its economy is heavily dependent upon these resources. It also supplies manufactured goods, notably food products and beverages, as well as cement to the Caribbean region. Oil and gas account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports but only 5% of employment. ++ ++ Growth has been fueled by investments in liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, and steel with additional upstream and downstream investment planned. Oil production has declined over the last decade as the country focused the majority of its efforts on natural gas. Economic growth between 2000 and 2007 averaged slightly over 8% per year, significantly above the regional average of about 3.7% for that same period; however, GDP slowed down since then and contracted during 2009-12 due to depressed natural gas prices and changing markets. The current administration has been working to arrest this decline by opening bid rounds and providing fiscal incentives for investments in on-shore and deep water acreage to boost oil reserves and production. The government keeps a close watch on the changing global gas markets and has shown flexibility in diversifying natural gas export destinations. The economy benefits from a growing trade surplus with the US. The US is Trinidad and Tobago's leading trade partner. ++ ++ Although Trinidad and Tobago enjoys cheap electricity from natural gas, the renewable energy sector has recently garnered increased interest. The country is also a regional financial center with a well-regulated and stable financial system. Other sectors the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has targeted for increased investment and projected growth include tourism, agriculture, information and communications technology, and shipping. ++ ++ The previous MANNING administration benefited from fiscal surpluses fueled by the dynamic export sector; however, declines in oil and gas prices have reduced government revenues, challenging the current government's commitment to maintaining high levels of public investment. Crime and bureaucratic hurdles continue to be the biggest deterrents for attracting more foreign direct investment and business." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$43.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $42.95 billion (2013 est.) ++ $42.21 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$43.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $43.11 billion (2013 est.) ++ $42.37 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$28.79 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$28.87 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$32,100 (2014 est.) ++ $31,800 (2013 est.) ++ $31,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$32,200 (2014 est.) ++ $31,900 (2013 est.) ++ $31,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "40.6%" + "text": "40.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "12.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "66.9%" + "text": "67.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-29.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "0.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "84.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "84.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -553,7 +556,7 @@ "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "623,500 (2014 est.)" @@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "17% (2007 est.)" @@ -588,20 +591,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.669 billion" + "text": "$9.106 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.451 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$9.53 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 52.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" @@ -616,22 +619,22 @@ "text": "7.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.095 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.205 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.907 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.205 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$17.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.894 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.214 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.431 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.214 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$15.17 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $14.73 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $12.16 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.379 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.006 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.637 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.92 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.77 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.77 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, sugar, cocoa, coffee, citrus fruit, vegetables, flowers" @@ -640,7 +643,7 @@ "text": "US 29.1%, Argentina 9.3%, Brazil 6.6%, Chile 5.9%, Peru 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.103 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.871 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.904 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.871 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, lubricants, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, live animals" @@ -649,10 +652,10 @@ "text": "US 34.6%, Brazil 7.7%, Gabon 6.2%, China 6.1%, Russia 5%, Canada 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$10.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.924 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.676 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.879 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.676 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$102 billion (31 December 2008 est.) ++ $12.44 billion (2007)" @@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ "text": "$3.829 billion (2007)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - ++ 6.404 (2014 est.) ++ 6.4136 (2013 est.) ++ 6.39 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4094 (2011 est.) ++ 6.3755 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - ++ 6.4041 (2014 est.) ++ 6.4041 (2013 est.) ++ 6.39 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4094 (2011 est.) ++ 6.3755 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 87be77f5..80b2b7f7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law" @@ -378,30 +378,30 @@ "text": "23.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "57.6%" + "text": "63.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "76.2%" + "text": "78%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-76.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-83.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "0.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "75.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "89.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -437,17 +437,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$451.5 million" + "text": "$212.2 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$468.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$181.5 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$24.77 million (2008 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 29edcb70..1d91076d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "12.69 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest presented 26 July 1979, effective 27 October 1979 (2009)" + "text": "several previous; latest passed by the House of Assembly 3 September 2009 (The Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Constitution Act, 2009) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -423,55 +426,55 @@ "text": "Success of the economy hinges upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, and construction activity as well as remittance inflows. Much of the workforce is employed in banana production and tourism, but persistent high unemployment has prompted many to leave the islands. This lower-middle-income country is vulnerable to natural disasters - tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and 2002. Floods and mudslides caused by unseasonable 2013 rainfall caused substantial damage to infrastructure, homes, and crops, which the World Bank estimated at US$112 million. In 2013, the islands had more than 200,000 tourist arrivals, mostly to the Grenadines. The arrival numbers represent a marginal increase from 2012 but remain 26% below St. Vincent's 2009 peak. Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector and has moved to adopt international regulatory standards. The government's ability to invest in social programs and respond to external shocks is constrained by its high public debt burden, which was 67% of GDP - one of the lowest levels in the Eastern Caribbean - at the end of 2013. Weak recovery in the tourism and construction sectors limited growth in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.184 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.171 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.144 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.174 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.177 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.15 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$736 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$729 million (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.3% (2013 est.) ++ 1.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,800 (2014 est.) ++ $10,700 (2013 est.) ++ $10,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10,700 (2014 est.) ++ $10,700 (2013 est.) ++ $10,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -4.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -3.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -6.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -3.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "96.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "24.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-57.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.5%" + "text": "7.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "17.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "74.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -481,7 +484,7 @@ "text": "tourism; food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "57,520 (2007 est.)" @@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "0% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -538,19 +541,19 @@ "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.45% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.44% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$151.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $138.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$157.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $138.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$500.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $476.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$521.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $475.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$435.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $414.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$422 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $414.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$216 million (2014 est.) ++ -$210.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$216 million (2014 est.) ++ -$223 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$48.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $53.4 million (2013 est.)" @@ -571,10 +574,10 @@ "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 24.7%, US 19%, Singapore 17.2%, China 6.8%, Barbados 5.2%, Turkey 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$120 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $135.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$157.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $135.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$248.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $256.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$282.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $292.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index feb8b9b4..87d19ad4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "Territory Day, 1 July (1956)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (2007)" + "text": "several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Ethlyn SMITH];; National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH];; Peoples Empowerment Party or PEP [Alvin CHRISTOPHER];; United Party or UP [Gregory MADURO];; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL]" + "text": "National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH];; Peoples Empowerment Party or PEP [Alvin CHRISTOPHER];; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Ralph T. O'NEAL]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Family Support Network ++ Woman's Desk", @@ -380,22 +380,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "33.4%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "8.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "109.6%" + "text": "107.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-73.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -470,13 +470,13 @@ "text": "$362.6 million (2011 est.) ++ $279.8 million (2010 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$25.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $25.5 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$25 million (2014 est.) ++ $25.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$320 million (2013 est.) ++ $320 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$290 million (2014 est.) ++ $320 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 73041a70..f939f4d7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US (2013)" + "text": "22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US; revised 1962, 2000 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "US common law" @@ -382,10 +382,10 @@ "text": "$5.075 billion (2013)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-5.4% (2013 est.) ++ -13.8% (2012) ++ -7.5% (2011)" + "text": "-5.4% (2013 est.) ++ -13.8% (2012 est.) ++ -7.5% (2011 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$36,100 (2013 est.) ++ $39,300 (2012) ++ $40,500 (2011)" + "text": "$36,100 (2013 est.) ++ $39,300 (2012 est.) ++ $40,500 (2011 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ "text": "24.1% of GDP (2013)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "-6.5% of GDP (2013)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "45.9% of GDP (2014)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 3dfd1d9c..6a67ffb4 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "76 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "27.73 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1993; latest adopted 27 June 2010, effective 2 July 2010 (2010)" + "text": "previous 1993; latest adopted 27 June 2010, effective 2 July 2010 (2015); note - the current constitution does not allow for any change until 2020" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws" @@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by agriculture and minerals extraction. Cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and — in some years — electricity. Bishkek remains embroiled in a legal battle with Canadian investors in the Kumtor gold mine, the nation’s largest. Kyrgyzstan has sought foreign investment to develop hydroelectric potential as a source of export revenue. The economy also depends heavily on remittances from Kyrgyzstani migrant workers, primarily in Russia. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly carried out market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has sold much of its ownership shares in enterprises. Drops in production had been severe after the breakup of the Soviet Union in December 1991, but by mid-1995, production began to recover and exports began to increase. The overthrow of President BAKIEV in April 2010 and subsequent ethnic clashes left hundreds dead and damaged infrastructure. Under President ATAMBAEV, Kyrgyzstan has developed a plan for economic development in coordination with international donors. In December 2014 Kyrgyzstan agreed to join the Eurasian Economic Union in early 2015. The keys to future growth include progress in fighting corruption, improving administrative transparency, restructuring domestic industry, and attracting foreign aid and investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$19.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.49 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.73 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.56 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.79 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -506,43 +509,43 @@ "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% (2013 est.) ++ -0.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,400 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.) ++ $2,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3,300 (2014 est.) ++ $3,100 (2013 est.) ++ $2,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "103.2%" + "text": "99.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "32.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "48.1%" + "text": "36.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-98.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-88.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "27.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "49.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.615 million (2014 est.)" @@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.6% (2014 est.) ++ 18% (2004 est.)" + "text": "8% (2013 est.) ++ 8.4% (2012 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "33.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -587,17 +590,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.036 billion" + "text": "$2.225 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.214 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.26 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -609,25 +612,25 @@ "text": "13.73% (22 December 2011) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "24% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.93% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "16.87% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 20.93% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.563 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.474 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.061 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.474 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.847 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.847 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.152 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.052 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.074 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $963.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$165 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $165 million (31 December 2011) ++ $79 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.013 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.771 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.245 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.101 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.009 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.048 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.892 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.048 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, cotton, wool, garments, meat, tobacco; mercury, uranium, electricity; machinery; shoes" @@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "Uzbekistan 29.3%, Kazakhstan 28.5%, UAE 6.6%, Russia 5.9%, Afghanistan 5.8%, Turkey 5.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.537 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.614 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.29 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.614 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs" @@ -645,19 +648,19 @@ "text": "China 54.4%, Russia 18.1%, Kazakhstan 7.8%, Turkey 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.184 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.238 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.957 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.238 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.819 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.376 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.101 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.804 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.337 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.017 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.537 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.451 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$748.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $748.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$444 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $299.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "soms (KGS) per US dollar - ++ 52.66 (2014 est.) ++ 48.438 (2013 est.) ++ 47.01 (2012 est.) ++ 46.144 (2011 est.) ++ 45.964 (2010 est.)" + "text": "soms (KGS) per US dollar - ++ 53.654 (2014 est.) ++ 53.654 (2013 est.) ++ 47.01 (2012 est.) ++ 46.144 (2011 est.) ++ 45.964 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 6b3abf9b..74207dcf 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "20.92 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 16 December (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence); latest adopted 28 January 1993, approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995; amended 1998, 2007, 2011 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence); latest adopted 28 January 1993, approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995; amended several times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation" @@ -511,41 +514,41 @@ "text": "Kazakhstan, geographically the largest of the former Soviet republics, excluding Russia, possesses substantial fossil fuel reserves and other minerals and metals, such as uranium, copper, and zinc. It also has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. In 2002 Kazakhstan became the first country in the former Soviet Union to receive an investment-grade credit rating. Extractive industries have been and will continue to be the engine of Kazakhstan's growth, although the country is seriously pursuing diversification strategies. Kazakhstan is landlocked, with restricted access to the high seas. Although its Caspian Sea ports, pipelines, and rail lines carrying oil have been upgraded, civil aviation and roadways continue to need attention. Supply and distribution of electricity can be erratic because of regional dependencies, but the country is moving forward with plans to improve reliability of electricity and gas supply to its population. The government realizes that its economy suffers from an overreliance on oil and extractive industries. Kazakhstan has embarked on an ambitious diversification program, aimed at developing targeted sectors like transport, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, petrochemicals and food processing. In 2010 Kazakhstan joined the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade relationships. The Customs Union evolved into the Eurasian Economic Union in January 2015. During 2014, Kazakhstan’s economy was hampered by Russia’s slowing economy, the weakening ruble, falling oil prices, and problems at its Kashagan oil field. Kazakhstan devalued its currency, the tenge, by 19% in February and in November the government announced a stimulus package to cope with the economic challenges." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$418.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $401.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $378.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$420 billion (2014 est.) ++ $402.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $379.9 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$212.3 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$216 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.) ++ 5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,000 (2014 est.) ++ $23,000 (2013 est.) ++ $21,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$24,100 (2014 est.) ++ $23,100 (2013 est.) ++ $21,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "47.7%" + "text": "48.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "11.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "20.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "5.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "40.8%" + "text": "40.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-27% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -553,13 +556,13 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "4.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "36%" }, "services": { - "text": "65.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,10 +572,10 @@ "text": "oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, uranium, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.103 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.102 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -582,11 +585,11 @@ "text": "11.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "62.3% (2012)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "5.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -604,20 +607,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$42.02 billion" + "text": "$40.86 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$45.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$43.48 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "12.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -629,25 +632,25 @@ "text": "5.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.24% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$20.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$52.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$88.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $89.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$78.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $89.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$23.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $43.3 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $60.74 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.392 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.122 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.643 billion (2014 est.) ++ $927 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$87.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $85.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$80.28 billion (2014 est.) ++ $85.6 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil and oil products, natural gas, ferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, grain, wool, meat, coal" @@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "China 15.9%, Russia 12.1%, Germany 9.5%, France 8.5%, Italy 5.3%, Greece 5.3%, Romania 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$47.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $50.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $50.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, metal products, foodstuffs" @@ -665,19 +668,19 @@ "text": "Russia 32.2%, China 29%, Germany 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$27.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$157.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$155.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $148.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$141.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $129.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$136.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $129.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$32.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "tenge (KZT) per US dollar - ++ 179.3 (2014 est.) ++ 152.13 (2013 est.) ++ 149.11 (2012 est.) ++ 146.62 (2011 est.) ++ 147.36 (2010 est.)" + "text": "tenge (KZT) per US dollar - ++ 179.19 (2014 est.) ++ 179.19 (2013 est.) ++ 149.11 (2012 est.) ++ 146.62 (2011 est.) ++ 147.36 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index c820d3f1..e2f5abc6 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "6.97 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ "text": "Russia Day, 12 June (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993; amended 2008 (2013)" + "text": "several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993; amended 2008, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -571,55 +574,55 @@ "text": "Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a globally-isolated, centrally-planned economy towards a more market-based and globally-integrated economy, but stalling as a partially reformed, statist economy with a high concentration of wealth in officials' hands. Economic reforms in the 1990s privatized most industry, with notable exceptions in the energy and defense-related sectors. The protection of property rights is still weak and the private sector remains subject to heavy state interference. Russia is one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Russia's manufacturing sector is generally uncompetitive on world markets and is geared toward domestic consumption. Russia's reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during 1998-2008 as oil prices rose rapidly, was one of the hardest hit by the 2008-09 global economic crisis as oil prices plummeted and the foreign credits that Russian banks and firms relied on dried up. In 2014, economic growth declined further when Russia forcibly violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and interfered in Ukraine’s internal affairs. In the second half of 2014, the Russian ruble lost about half of its value, contributing to increased capital outflows that reached $151.5 billion for the year; the ruble remains volatile. Declining oil prices, lack of economic reforms, and the imposition of foreign sanctions have contributed to the downturn and created wide expectations the economy will continue to slump. In April 2015, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development predicted that the Russia’s economy will contract by 3% in 2015, and average only 2.5% growth through 2030." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.565 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.543 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.497 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.577 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.556 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.51 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.857 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.861 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "0.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,800 (2014 est.) ++ $24,700 (2013 est.) ++ $24,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$24,400 (2014 est.) ++ $24,300 (2013 est.) ++ $24,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.4%" + "text": "53.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.7%" + "text": "19.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "-1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "30.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-22.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.3%" + "text": "35.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "59.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "60% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -632,7 +635,7 @@ "text": "0.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "75.25 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "75.43 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "11% (2013 est.)" @@ -664,20 +667,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$416.5 billion" + "text": "$377.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$408.3 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$386.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "13.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "13.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "11.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.8% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "17% (2014 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2011)", @@ -695,7 +698,7 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.3% (2014 est.) ++ 9.47% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.14% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.47% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$158.6 billion (1 December 2014 est.) ++ $320.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -704,16 +707,16 @@ "text": "$926.8 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $1.087 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$882.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $984.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$664.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $984.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$874.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $796.4 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.005 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$57.41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.76 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.14 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$520.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $527.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$497.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $523.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures" @@ -722,7 +725,7 @@ "text": "Netherlands 13.7%, China 7.5%, Germany 7.5%, Italy 7.2%, Turkey 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$323.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $315 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$308 billion (2014 est.) ++ $341.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel" @@ -734,16 +737,16 @@ "text": "$385.5 billion (31 December, 2014 est.) ++ $509.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$599 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $728.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$598.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $726.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$606 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $566.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$353.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $565.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$533.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $479.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$388.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $479.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar - ++ 67.7 (19 December 2014 est.) ++ 32.73 (2013 est.) ++ 30.84 (2012 est.) ++ 29.382 (2011 est.) ++ 30.368 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar - ++ 38.378 (19 December 2014 est.) ++ 38.378 (2013 est.) ++ 30.84 (2012 est.) ++ 29.382 (2011 est.) ++ 30.368 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 095ab728..ecde760d 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "32 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "33.93 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994; amended 1999, 2003 (2009)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994; amended 1999, 2003, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -502,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "Tajikistan's economic situation remains fragile due to the uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, seasonal power shortages, and its large external debt burden. Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. The 1992-97 civil war severely damaged an already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad - roughly 90% in Russia - supporting families back home through remittances that amount to nearly 50% of GDP. Less than 7% of the land area is arable and cotton is the most important crop. Tajikistan imports approximately 60% of its food, mostly by rail. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, and tungsten. Industry consists mainly of small obsolete factories in food processing and light industry, substantial hydropower facilities, and a large aluminum plant - currently operating well below its capacity. Some experts estimate the value of narcotics transiting Tajikistan is equivalent to 30-50% of GDP. Tajikistan has sought to develop its substantial hydroelectricity potential through partnership with Russian and Iranian investors. The government is pinning its drive for energy independence on completion of the Roghun dam, which will take at least 8 to 11 years to construct, according to a World Bank feasibility study that was published in July 2014. If built according to plan, Roghun would be the tallest dam in the world and would significantly expand Tajikistan’s electricity output. However, Uzbekistan opposes the project, which has damaged relations between the two countries. Uzbekistan closed one of the rail lines into Tajikistan in late 2011, hampering the transit of goods to and from the southern part of the country. As a result, food and fuel prices in Tajikistan have increased to the highest levels since 2002. " }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$22.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.92 billion (2013 est.) ++ $19.48 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$22.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $21 billion (2013 est.) ++ $19.55 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ "text": "6.7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (2013 est.) ++ 7.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,700 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,700 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -524,33 +527,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "107.3%" + "text": "117.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "12.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.8%" + "text": "14%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "-0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "15.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-58% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "25.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "51.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ "text": "aluminum, cement, vegetable oil" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-15% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.209 million (2013 est.)" @@ -598,17 +601,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.828 billion" + "text": "$2.706 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.868 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.682 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "6.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ NA%" @@ -617,31 +620,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.8% (31 December 2013) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "22% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "21.62% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 23.27% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.598 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.329 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.329 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$2.085 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.778 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.598 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.362 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.338 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.362 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA ++ $NA ++ $NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$839 million (2014 est.) ++ -$330 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$853 million (2014 est.) ++ -$244 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$654.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $794.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$526.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $574.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles" @@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "Turkey 23.2%, Iran 13%, Afghanistan 10.7%, Kazakhstan 10.5%, Italy 8.5%, Bangladesh 7.4%, China 6.9%, Russia 5.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.348 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.509 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.536 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs" @@ -659,10 +662,10 @@ "text": "China 46.6%, Russia 16.8%, Kazakhstan 10.5%, Turkey 5.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$651.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $660.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$502.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $660.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.821 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.714 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.612 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.538 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$2.272 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ "text": "$NA ++ $16.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - ++ 4.916 (2014 est.) ++ 4.7644 (2013 est.) ++ 4.76 (2012 est.) ++ 4.6103 (2011 est.) ++ 4.379 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - ++ 4.9348 (2014 est.) ++ 4.9348 (2013 est.) ++ 4.76 (2012 est.) ++ 4.6103 (2011 est.) ++ 4.379 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index a8963cf3..961dc91e 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "36.82 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 18 May 1992; amended several times, last in 2008; note - sources disagree on whether the changes in 2008 are amendments or reflect a new constitution (2012)" + "text": "adopted 18 May 1992; amended several times, last in 2008; note - in mid-2014 the president established the Constitutional Commission on constitutional reforms (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Islamic law influences" @@ -472,7 +475,7 @@ "text": "Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and significant natural gas and some oil resources. The two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Although agriculture accounts for roughly 14% of GDP, it continues to employ nearly half of the country's workforce. ++ ++ From 1998-2005, Turkmenistan suffered from the continued lack of adequate export routes for natural gas and from obligations on extensive short-term external debt. At the same time, however, total exports rose by an average of roughly 15% per year from 2003-08, largely because of higher international oil and gas prices. Additional pipelines to China, that began operation in early 2010, and increased pipeline capacity to Iran, have expanded Turkmenistan's export routes for its gas. Two other export initiatives - a trans-Caspian pipeline that would carry gas to Europe and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline - are not likely to be realized any time soon. ++ ++ Since his election in 2007, President BERDIMUHAMEDOV unified the country's dual currency exchange rate, ordered the redenomination of the manat, reduced state subsidies for gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and transportation services, and initiated development of a special tourism zone on the Caspian Sea. Although foreign investment is encouraged, and some improvements in macroeconomic policy have been made, numerous bureaucratic obstacles impede international business activity. ++ ++ Turkmenistan's authoritarian regime has taken a cautious approach to economic reform, hoping to use gas and cotton export revenues to sustain its inefficient and highly corrupt economy. The government introduced a privatization plan in 2012. While some small- and medium-size enterprises have been privatized since 2013, the implementation of this initiative has been slow, and privatization goals remain limited. ++ ++ Overall prospects in the near future are discouraging because of endemic corruption, a poor educational system, government misuse of oil and gas revenues, and Ashgabat's reluctance to adopt market-oriented reforms. The majority of Turkmenistan's economic statistics are state secrets. The GDP numbers and other figures that the government makes public are subject to wide margins of error. Based on government-provided data, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported 10.3% GDP growth in 2014. In January 2015, Turkmenistan devalued its local currency, the manat, by 19%." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$82.09 billion (2014 est.) ++ $74.41 billion (2013 est.) ++ $67.53 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$82.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $74.69 billion (2013 est.) ++ $67.78 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -484,13 +487,13 @@ "text": "10.3% (2014 est.) ++ 10.2% (2013 est.) ++ 11.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,200 (2014 est.) ++ $12,800 (2013 est.) ++ $11,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$14,200 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $11,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -500,16 +503,16 @@ "text": "12.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "44.3%" + "text": "20.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.5%" + "text": "43.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-27.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "16.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.305 million (2013 est.)" @@ -572,10 +575,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -593,16 +596,16 @@ "text": "$5.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.284 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.965 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.965 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.852 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.984 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.781 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.983 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18.85 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19.9 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber" @@ -611,7 +614,7 @@ "text": "China 69.7%, Turkey 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.64 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.09 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs" @@ -620,10 +623,10 @@ "text": "Turkey 25.1%, Russia 13%, China 10.7%, UAE 7%, US 5.1%, Ukraine 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$27.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$578.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $534.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$522.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $501.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$3.061 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.117 billion (2012 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index c823753a..6a6c68fe 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "19.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992; amended several times, last in 2014 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -481,13 +484,13 @@ "text": "Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country; more than 60% of the population lives in densely populated rural communities. Export of natural gas, gold and cotton provides a significant share of foreign exchange earnings. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify crops, Uzbekistani agriculture remains largely centered around cotton; Uzbekistan is now the world's fifth largest cotton exporter and sixth largest producer. ++ The country is beginning to enforce a ban on the use of child labor in its cotton harvest and is trying to address international criticism for its previous use of this practice. Following independence in September 1991, the government sought to prop up its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production and prices. A sharp increase in the inequality of income distribution has hurt the lower ranks of society since independence. While aware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government continues to intervene in the business sector and has not addressed the impediments to foreign investment in the country. In 2003, the government accepted Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for full currency convertibility. However, strict currency controls and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. The Central Bank often delays or restricts convertibility, especially for consumer goods. ++ Uzbekistan's growth has been driven primarily by state-led investments and a favorable export environment. In the past Uzbekistani authorities have accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbekistani laws and have frozen and even seized their assets. At the same time, the Uzbekistani Government has actively courted several major US and international corporations, offering financing and tax advantages. Diminishing foreign investment and difficulties transporting goods across borders further challenge Uzbekistan’s economy, though it recently has intensified economic ties to Beijing. Tashkent began exporting natural gas to China and Chinese investments in the country have substantially increased." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$171.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $158.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $147 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$172.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $159.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $147.6 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$62.62 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$62.61 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "8.1% (2014 est.) ++ 8% (2013 est.) ++ 8.2% (2012 est.)" @@ -499,37 +502,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "31.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "32.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.6%" + "text": "59.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "16.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.4%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "31.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "18.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "33.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "49.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -539,10 +542,10 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, mining, hydrocarbon extraction, chemicals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.24 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.28 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -556,7 +559,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (2013 est.)", + "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data, another 20% are underemployed" } @@ -577,26 +580,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$18.67 billion" + "text": "$18.29 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$19.27 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.16 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.4% (2014 est.) ++ 12% (2013 est.)", + "text": "8.4% (2014 est.) ++ 11.2% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 22% in 2012" } @@ -605,22 +608,22 @@ "text": "12.44% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 11.2% (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.605 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.154 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.606 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.154 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$15.58 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$12.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA (31 December 2012) ++ $715.3 million (31 December 2006)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$73 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.339 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.062 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.631 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$13.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.83 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.83 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, foodstuffs, machinery, automobiles" @@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ "text": "China 26.8%, Russia 14.7%, Kazakhstan 14.6%, Turkey 13.1%, Bangladesh 10.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.43 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.75 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals" @@ -638,10 +641,10 @@ "text": "Russia 22.8%, China 19.6%, South Korea 14.9%, Kazakhstan 10.2%, Germany 4.8%, Turkey 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.751 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.517 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - ++ 2,313.6 (2014 est.) ++ 2,095.6 (2013 est.) ++ 1,890.1 (2012 est.) ++ 1,715.8 (2011 est.) ++ 1,587.2 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - ++ 2,311.4 (2014 est.) ++ 2,311.4 (2013 est.) ++ 1,890.1 (2012 est.) ++ 1,715.8 (2011 est.) ++ 1,587.2 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index be98f0f3..d0f1cfdd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "178 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "43.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest approved by referendum 29 May 2008; reformed 2011 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest approved by referendum 29 May 2008 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law" @@ -449,10 +452,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consists of the House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw (440 seats; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 November 2010 (next to be held on 8 November 2015)" + "text": "last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held on 8 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Nationalities - percent of vote by party - USDP 74.8%, other (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP) 25.2%; seats by party - USDP 129, other 39; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - USDP 79.6%, other (NUP, SNDP, RNDP, NDF, AMRDP) 20.4%; seats by party - USDP 259, other 71" + "text": "House of Nationalities - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 135, USDP 12, ANP 10, SNLD 3, ZCD 2, independent 2, other 3, undeclared 1, military appointees 56; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 255, USDP 29, ANP 12, SNLD 12, PNO 3, TNP 3, ZCD 2, independent 1, other 4, canceled due to insurgence 7, undeclared 2, military appointees 110" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -467,7 +470,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDP [NAING NGWE THEIN] ++ National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE] ++ National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI] ++ National Unity Party or NUP [THAN TIN] ++ Rakhine Nationalities Development Party or RNDP [Dr. AYE MAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIK PAUNG] ++ Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [HTAY OO] ++ numerous smaller parties" + "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDP [NAING NGWE THEIN] ++ Arakan National Party or ANP [Dr. AYE MAUNG] (formed from the 2013 merger of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and the Arakan League for Democracy) ++ National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE] ++ National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI] ++ National Unity Party or NUP [THAN TIN] ++ Pa-O National Organization or PNO [AUNG KHAN HTI] ++ Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIK PAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD [KHUN HTUN OO] ++ Ta'ang National Party or TNP [AIK MONE] ++ Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [HTAY OO] ++ Zomi Congress for Democracy or ZCD [PU CIN SIAN THANG] ++ numerous smaller parties" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "Thai border": { @@ -540,44 +543,44 @@ "text": "Since the transition to a civilian government in 2011, Burma has begun an economic overhaul aimed at attracting foreign investment and reintegrating into the global economy. Economic reforms have included establishing a managed float of the Burmese kyat in 2012, re-writing the Foreign Investment Law in 2012 to allow more foreign investment participation, granting the Central Bank operational independence in July 2013, enacting a new Anti-corruption Law in September 2013, and authorizing a small number of foreign banks to open branch offices for limited operations beginning in 2015. The government’s commitment to reform, and the subsequent easing of most Western sanctions, has begun to pay dividends as growth accelerated in 2013 and 2014. Burma’s abundant natural resources, young labor force, and proximity to Asia’s dynamic economies have attracted foreign investment in the energy sector, garment industry, information technology, and food and beverages. Pledged foreign direct investment grew from US$1.4 billion in FY 2012 to US$4.1 billion in FY 2013. Despite these improvements, living standards have not improved for the majority of the people residing in rural areas. Burma remains one of the poorest countries in Asia – nearly one-third of the country’s 51 million people live in poverty. The previous government’s isolationist policies and economic mismanagement have left Burma with poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, underdeveloped human resources, and inadequate access to capital, which will require a major commitment to reverse. The Burmese government has been slow to address impediments to economic development such as insecure land rights, a restrictive trade licensing system, an opaque revenue collection system, and an antiquated banking system. Key benchmarks of sustained economic progress would include modernizing and opening the financial sector, increasing budget allocations for social services, and accelerating agricultural and land reforms." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$242 billion (2014 est.) ++ $224.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $207.6 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$244.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $225.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $207.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$62.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$63.14 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.3% (2013 est.) ++ 7.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.5% (2014 est.) ++ 8.4% (2013 est.) ++ 7.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,700 (2014 est.) ++ $4,400 (2013 est.) ++ $4,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4,800 (2014 est.) ++ $4,400 (2013 est.) ++ $4,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82%" + "text": "79.6%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "3.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "28.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-31.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -611,11 +614,11 @@ "text": "7%" }, "services": { - "text": "23% (2001 est.)" + "text": "23% (2001)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "32.7% (2007 est.)" @@ -630,23 +633,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.931 billion" + "text": "$2.675 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.835 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.401 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9.95% (31 December 2010) ++ 12% (31 December 2009)" @@ -655,19 +658,19 @@ "text": "13% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$15.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$19.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.509 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.09 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.851 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.96 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.31 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.033 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$8.962 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.022 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh" } @@ -679,7 +682,7 @@ "text": "China 63%, Thailand 15.8%, India 5.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.51 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$12.17 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.462 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India" } @@ -691,13 +694,13 @@ "text": "China 42.4%, Thailand 19%, Singapore 10.9%, Japan 5.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.278 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.727 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.278 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.491 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.616 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.367 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kyats (MMK) per US dollar - ++ 975.5 (2014 est.) ++ 930.42 (2013 est.) ++ 853.48 (2012 est.) ++ 815 (2011 est.) ++ 5.58 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kyats (MMK) per US dollar - ++ 984.35 (2014 est.) ++ 984.35 (2013 est.) ++ 853.48 (2012 est.) ++ 815 (2011 est.) ++ 5.58 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 410254cd..e2bf86d7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.16 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -336,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; amended 1984, 2004, 2011; note - some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a State of Emergency, others since independence in 1984 (2011)" + "text": "drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; amended 1984, 2004, 2011; note - some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a State of Emergency, others suspended since independence in 1984 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; note - in May 2014, the first phase of a sharia-based penal codes was instituted, which applies to Muslims and non-Muslims and exists in parallel to the existing common law-based code" @@ -460,44 +463,44 @@ "text": "Brunei has a small well-to-do economy that depends on revenue from natural resource extraction but is also characterized by a mixture of foreign and domestic entrepreneurship, government regulation, welfare measures, and village tradition. Crude oil and natural gas production account for 70% of GDP and more than 90% of exports, with Japan and Korea as the primary export markets. Per capita GDP is among the highest in the world, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic hydrocarbon production. For Bruneian citizens, who pay no taxes, the government provides for all medical services and free education through the university level. The government of Brunei has been emphasizing through policy and resource investments its strong desire to diversify its economy both within the oil and gas sector and to new sectors. Brunei is a founding member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement negotiations as well as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and, with the nine other ASEAN members, will form the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$30.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $30.42 billion (2013 est.) ++ $30.97 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$32.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (2013 est.) ++ $34.48 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$15.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$17.1 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.7% (2014 est.) ++ -1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 0.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% (2014 est.) ++ -2.1% (2013 est.) ++ 0.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$73,200 (2014 est.) ++ $73,700 (2013 est.) ++ $75,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$79,900 (2014 est.) ++ $81,800 (2013 est.) ++ $83,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "56.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 47.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "49.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 63.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 65.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "15.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "21.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "27.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "78.2%" + "text": "71%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-35.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-35.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -505,10 +508,10 @@ "text": "0.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "66.5%" + "text": "66.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "32.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -518,7 +521,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, transportation" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "205,800 (2011 est.)" @@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2010)" + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -550,17 +553,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.762 billion" + "text": "$6.368 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.27 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.743 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "50.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -572,22 +575,22 @@ "text": "5.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.531 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.517 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.327 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.517 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$11.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $11.41 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.939 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.452 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.477 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.452 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.558 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.283 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.849 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.323 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.46 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.65 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.36 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, natural gas, garments" @@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ "text": "Japan 39%, South Korea 12.5%, Australia 9.7%, India 9.2%, Thailand 6.4%, Indonesia 5.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.308 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.075 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.231 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.175 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "iron and steel, motor vehicles, machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals" @@ -605,13 +608,13 @@ "text": "Singapore 29.2%, China 26.9%, Malaysia 13.2%, US 8.5%, South Korea 4.5%, UK 4.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (2005)", + "text": "$3.648 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.576 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - ++ 1.244 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2512 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.) ++ 1.2579 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3635 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - ++ 1.267 (2014 est.) ++ 1.267 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.) ++ 1.2579 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3635 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 13edd852..92d2e34b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "161 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "50.04 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 November (1953)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993; amended 1999, 2008; last in 2014 (2015)" + "text": "previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993; amended 1999, 2008, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia) customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law" @@ -539,7 +542,7 @@ "text": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade. Cambodian GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and over 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 600,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 50,000 people in construction. The tourism industry has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year since 2007 and reaching around 4.5 million visitors in 2014. ++ ++ In 2005, exploitable oil deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a potential revenue stream for the government, if commercial extraction becomes feasible. Some of the deposits are located within the so-called overlapping claimed areas with Thailand. However, an unresolved border dispute with Thailand has so far prevented development in those areas. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems. ++ ++ Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by endemic corruption, limited educational opportunities, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. As of 2012, approximately 2.66 million people live on less than $1.20 per day, and 37% of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure. ++ ++ The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 30% of the government budget comes from donor assistance. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance. Following the 2013 national elections, the government announced a variety of economic and business reforms. The government is also moving forward with new legislation to meet the 2015 deadline for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$49.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $46.71 billion (2013 est.) ++ $43.48 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$50.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $46.88 billion (2013 est.) ++ $43.64 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -557,37 +560,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "77%" + "text": "79%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "7.3%" + "text": "5.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.4%" + "text": "22.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "60.8%" + "text": "68.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-65% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-75.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32.7%" + "text": "29.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "27.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "41.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ "text": "tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "9.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "7.974 million (2013 est.)" @@ -639,10 +642,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "33.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -651,31 +654,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "NA% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2007)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.8% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "12.31% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.8% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.354 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.482 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$9.918 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.236 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.236 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.184 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.842 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.184 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.853 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.639 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.027 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.88 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.569 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.89 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.407 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.53 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear" @@ -684,7 +687,7 @@ "text": "US 24.1%, UK 8.7%, Germany 8.1%, Canada 7%, Japan 6.5%, Vietnam 5.3%, Thailand 5%, Netherlands 4.6%, China 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.489 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.489 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products" @@ -693,16 +696,16 @@ "text": "Thailand 28.1%, China 20.6%, Vietnam 16.8%, Singapore 7%, Hong Kong 5.7%, South Korea 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.801 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.995 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.106 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.995 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.631 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.124 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.222 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.427 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$29.17 billion (2014 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "riels (KHR) per US dollar - ++ 4,075 (2014 est.) ++ 3,995 (2013 est.) ++ 4,033 (2012 est.) ++ 4,058.5 (2011 est.) ++ 4,184.9 (2010 est.)" + "text": "riels (KHR) per US dollar - ++ 4,037.5 (2014 est.) ++ 4,037.5 (2013 est.) ++ 4,033 (2012 est.) ++ 4,058.5 (2011 est.) ++ 4,184.9 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index d2ecbd49..c0dfb663 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities) 7.1%", "note": { - "text": "the Chinese government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (2010 est.)" + "text": "the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (2010 est.)" } }, "Languages": { @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "12.44 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -352,6 +355,9 @@ "female": { "text": "13 years (2012)" } + }, + "People - note": { + "text": "in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children instead of just one, as mandated in 1979; the new policy - to be officially adopted in March 2016 - is being implemented to address China’s rapidly aging population and economic needs" } }, "Government": { @@ -547,47 +553,47 @@ "text": "Since the late 1970s China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role - in 2010 China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phasing out of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2014 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average. ++ After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, in July 2005 China moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008 cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2014 the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) doubled the daily trading band within which the RMB is permitted to fluctuate. ++ The Chinese government faces numerous economic challenges, including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. ++ Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 12th Five-Year Plan, adopted in March 2011 and reiterated at the Communist Party's \"Third Plenum\" meeting in November 2013, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014 China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. China also implemented several economic reforms in 2014, including passing legislation to allow local governments to issue bonds, opening several state-owned enterprises to further private investment, loosening the one-child policy, passing harsher pollution fines, and cutting administrative red tape." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$17.62 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $16.41 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $15.23 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18.09 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $16.86 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $15.65 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.38 trillion", + "text": "$10.36 trillion", "note": { "text": "because China's exchange rate is determined by fiat, rather than by market forces, the official exchange rate measure of GDP is not an accurate measure of China's output; GDP at the official exchange rate substantially understates the actual level of China's output vis-a-vis the rest of the world; in China's situation, GDP at purchasing power parity provides the best measure for comparing output across countries (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.8% (2013 est.) ++ 7.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 7.7% (2013 est.) ++ 7.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,900 (2014 est.) ++ $12,000 (2013 est.) ++ $11,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,200 (2014 est.) ++ $12,300 (2013 est.) ++ $11,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "48.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 49.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 50.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "48.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 48.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 49.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "36.8%" + "text": "37.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "46%" + "text": "44.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "1.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.9%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-21% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -595,10 +601,10 @@ "text": "9.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "42.6%" + "text": "42.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "48.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -608,10 +614,10 @@ "text": "world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics); food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "801.6 million", + "text": "804.2 million", "note": { "text": "by the end of 2012, China's population at working age (15-64 years) was 1.004 billion (2014 est.)" } @@ -668,7 +674,7 @@ "text": "-1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "15.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data; data cover both central government debt and local government debt, which China's National Audit Office estimated at RMB 10.72 trillion (approximately US$1.66 trillion) in 2011; data exclude policy bank bonds, Ministry of Railway debt, China Asset Management Company debt, and non-performing loans" } @@ -689,16 +695,16 @@ "text": "$5.667 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.528 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$20 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.13 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.07 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.13 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.3 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.19 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.6 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.19 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$6.065 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.499 trillion (31 December 2013) ++ $5.753 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$219.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $182.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$219.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $148.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$2.343 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.209 trillion (2013 est.)" @@ -719,19 +725,19 @@ "text": "South Korea 9.7%, Japan 8.3%, US 8.1%, Taiwan 7.8%, Germany 5.4%, Australia 5% (2014 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.899 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.88 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.869 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.849 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$894.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $863.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$949.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $874.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.287 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $956.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.334 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $956.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$646.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $613.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar - ++ 6.1428 (2014 est.) ++ 6.1958 (2013 est.) ++ 6.31 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4615 (2011 est.) ++ 6.7703 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar - ++ 6.1434 (2014 est.) ++ 6.1434 (2013 est.) ++ 6.31 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4615 (2011 est.) ++ 6.7703 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 61c9557f..255a6892 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ "text": "National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, promulgated 4 April 1990 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2013)" + "text": "several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure)" @@ -415,44 +415,44 @@ "text": "Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 12.5% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2014. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2014 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 50% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 60.1% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4.4% in 2014. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$397.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $388.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $377.6 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$400.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $390.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $379 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$289.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$290.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.) ++ 1.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$54,700 (2014 est.) ++ $53,500 (2013 est.) ++ $52,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$55,100 (2014 est.) ++ $53,800 (2013 est.) ++ $52,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.1%" + "text": "66.4%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "9.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "226.1%" + "text": "219.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-224.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-219.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ "text": "0.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "7.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "93.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "92.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ "text": "textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.871 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.872 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "manufacturing": { @@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "19.6% (2012 est.)" @@ -520,20 +520,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$57.78 billion" + "text": "$62.02 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$55.84 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$59.79 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "37% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 37.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ "text": "5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$204.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $194.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$220.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $194.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.414 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.297 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.42 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.297 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { "text": "$827.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $714 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" @@ -560,10 +560,10 @@ "text": "$3.082 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.814 trillion (31 December 2012) ++ $2.248 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$4.544 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.095 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.439 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.149 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$528.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $535 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$519.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $506.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material" @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ "text": "China 53.9%, US 9.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$560.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $622 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$549.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $534.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is reexported)" @@ -581,19 +581,19 @@ "text": "China 47.1%, Japan 6.9%, Singapore 6.2%, US 5.2%, South Korea 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$324 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $311.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$328.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $311.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.29 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.161 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$328.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $311.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.523 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.444 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.686 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.463 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.439 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.352 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.597 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.352 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per US dollar - ++ 7.753 (2014 est.) ++ 7.756 (2013 est.) ++ 7.756 (2012 est.) ++ 7.784 (2011 est.) ++ 7.77 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per US dollar - ++ 7.7541 (2014 est.) ++ 7.754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.756 (2012 est.) ++ 7.784 (2011 est.) ++ 7.77 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 31307d1a..d0f3e74d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "126 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "24.29 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002 (2013)" + "text": "drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002; note - a new constitutional amendment was proposed in February 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law" @@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "Indonesia has seen a slowdown in growth since 2012, mostly due to the end of the commodities export boom. During the global financial crisis, Indonesia outperformed its regional neighbors and joined China and India as the only G20 members posting growth. The government has promoted fiscally conservative policies, resulting in a debt-to-GDP ratio of less than 25% and historically low rates of inflation. Fitch and Moody's upgraded Indonesia's credit rating to investment grade in December 2011. Indonesia still struggles with poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, a current account deficit, and unequal resource distribution among regions. President Joko WIDODO - elected in July 2014 - has emphasized maritime and other infrastructure development, and especially increased electric power capacity, since taking office. Fuel subsidies were almost completely removed in early 2015, a move which could help the government increase spending on its development priorities. Indonesia, with the nine other ASEAN members, will continue to move towards participation in the ASEAN Economic Community, though full implementation of economic integration will not be completed by the previously-set deadline of year-end 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.676 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.548 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.413 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.686 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.557 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.422 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -564,43 +567,43 @@ "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,600 (2014 est.) ++ $10,100 (2013 est.) ++ $9,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$10,700 (2014 est.) ++ $10,100 (2013 est.) ++ $9,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.2%" + "text": "57.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9%" + "text": "9.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "32.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "1.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-24.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-24.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "13.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "45.5%" + "text": "42.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "40.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -610,10 +613,10 @@ "text": "petroleum and natural gas, textiles, automotive, electrical appliances, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, medical instruments and appliances, handicrafts, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, processed food, jewelry, and tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "124.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "121.9 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "11.3% (2014 est.)" @@ -645,20 +648,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$134.7 billion" + "text": "$130.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$155.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$149.8 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "23.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -673,25 +676,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.7% (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "12.61% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.66% (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans" } }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$78.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$75.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$348.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $305.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$388.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $329.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$360.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $329.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$396.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $390.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $360.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$26.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$29.13 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$26.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$29.12 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$175.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $182.1 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -715,16 +718,16 @@ "text": "$111.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$293.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $266.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$277 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $259.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$255 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $230.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$253.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $230.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$23.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - ++ 12,388 (2014 est.) ++ 12,210 (2013 est.) ++ 9,386.63 (2012 est.) ++ 8,770.43 (2011 est.) ++ 9,090.4 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - ++ 11,865.2 (2014 est.) ++ 11,865.2 (2013 est.) ++ 9,386.63 (2012 est.) ++ 8,770.43 (2011 est.) ++ 9,090.4 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index be25700e..d5a0d5b7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.08 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ "text": "Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 ; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1947 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -492,44 +495,44 @@ "text": "In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Scarce in many natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported raw materials. Since the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors after the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than it was previously on imported fossil fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been impressive - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession four times since 2008. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March of that year disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the four years since the disaster, although reconstruction in the affected Tohoku region has lagged, in part due to a shortage of labor in the construction sector. Japan enjoyed a sharp uptick in growth in 2013 on the basis of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Three Arrows” economic revitalization agenda - dubbed “Abenomics” - of monetary easing, “flexible” fiscal policy, and structural reform. Abe’s government has replaced the preceding administration’s plan to phase out nuclear power with a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards, and emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. Japan joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations in 2013, a pact that would open Japan's economy to increased foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2014 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. While seeking to stimulate and reform the economy, the government must also devise a strategy for reining in Japan's huge government debt, which amounts to more than 230% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate to 10% by 2015, beginning with a hike from 5% to 8% implemented in April 2014. That increase had a contractionary effect on GDP, however, so PM Abe in late 2014 decided to postpone the final phase of the increase until April 2017 to give the economy more time to recover. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making progress in ending deflation, but demographics - low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population - pose major long-term challenges for the economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.751 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $4.754 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $4.678 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4.767 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $4.772 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $4.697 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.616 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.602 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,400 (2014 est.) ++ $37,400 (2013 est.) ++ $36,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$37,500 (2014 est.) ++ $37,600 (2013 est.) ++ $37,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.8%" + "text": "60.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "22.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "-0.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "17.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-20.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -537,10 +540,10 @@ "text": "1.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "26.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "74.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "72% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -550,10 +553,10 @@ "text": "among world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "65.48 million (February 2015 est.)" + "text": "65.87 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ "text": "26.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.9% (2015 February est.)" + "text": "70.9% (February 2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -592,10 +595,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "231.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 227.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -613,22 +616,22 @@ "text": "1.48% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 1.48% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.403 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.817 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.896 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.324 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$8.073 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.035 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.88 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.92 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.9 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.93 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$4.782 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.584 trillion (31 December 2013) ++ $3.715 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$45.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.63 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $40.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$710.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $714.9 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$699.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $694.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts 4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic materials 3.3% (2014 est.)" @@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ "text": "US 18.9%, China 18.3%, South Korea 7.5%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Thailand 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$811.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $832.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$798.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $784.5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas 9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal 2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4% (2014 est.)" @@ -646,19 +649,19 @@ "text": "China 22.3%, US 9%, Australia 5.9%, Saudi Arabia 5.9%, UAE 5.1%, Qatar 4.1%, South Korea 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.267 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.268 trillion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.261 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.267 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.18 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.026 trillion (31 December 2012)" + "text": "$1.261 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.267 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$205.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$193.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.284 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.117 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.193 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.133 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "yen (JPY) per US dollar - ++ 105.8 (2014 est.) ++ 97.6 (2013 est.) ++ 79.79 (2012 est.) ++ 79.81 (2011 est.) ++ 87.78 (2010 est.)" + "text": "yen (JPY) per US dollar - ++ 105.86 (2014 est.) ++ 105.86 (2013 est.) ++ 79.79 (2012 est.) ++ 79.81 (2011 est.) ++ 87.78 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 1d13c383..ea896e12 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "82 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "23.68 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ "text": "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1948, 1972 (revised several times); latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory" @@ -481,6 +484,9 @@ "GDP - composition, by end use": { "exports of goods and services": { "text": "5.9%" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "11.1% (2013 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -576,7 +582,7 @@ "text": "$5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (average market rate) ++ 8,000 (2014 est.) ++ 8,400 (2013 est.) ++ 155.5 (2012 est.) ++ 140 (2011 est.) ++ 145 (2010 est.)" + "text": "North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (average market rate) ++ 98.5 (2014 est.) ++ 98.5 (2013 est.) ++ 155.5 (2012 est.) ++ 140 (2011 est.) ++ 145 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 729399df..a9ac4846 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.86 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -382,7 +385,7 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 17 July 1948; amended several times, last in 1987 (2013)" + "text": "effective 17 July 1948; amended several times, last in 1987 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought" @@ -501,7 +504,7 @@ "text": "South Korea over the past four decades has demonstrated incredible economic growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion-dollar club of world economies. A system of close government and business ties, including directed credit and import restrictions, initially made this success possible. The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods, and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model, including high debt/equity ratios and massive short-term foreign borrowing. GDP plunged by 7% in 1998, and then recovered by 9% in 1999-2000. South Korea adopted numerous economic reforms following the crisis, including greater openness to foreign investment and imports. Growth moderated to about 4% annually between 2003 and 2007. South Korea's export focused economy was hit hard by the 2008 global economic downturn, but quickly rebounded in subsequent years, reaching over 6% growth in 2010. The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement was ratified by both governments in 2011 and went into effect in March 2012. Between 2012 and 2014, the economy experienced slow growth due to sluggish domestic consumption and investment. The administration in 2015 is likely to face the challenge of balancing heavy reliance on exports with developing domestic-oriented sectors, such as services. The South Korean economy's long-term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, dominance of large conglomerates (chaebols), and the heavy reliance on exports, which comprise about half of GDP. In an effort to address the long term challenges and sustain economic growth, the current government has prioritized structural reforms, deregulation, promotion of entrepreneurship and creative industries, and the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.781 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.724 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.676 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.784 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.727 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.678 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -513,13 +516,13 @@ "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.) ++ 2.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$35,300 (2014 est.) ++ $34,100 (2013 est.) ++ $33,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$35,400 (2014 est.) ++ $34,200 (2013 est.) ++ $33,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 34.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "35.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 35.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -532,7 +535,7 @@ "text": "29.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "50.6%" @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ "text": "2.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.3%" + "text": "38.2%" }, "services": { "text": "59.4% (2014 est.)" @@ -559,10 +562,10 @@ "text": "electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "26.27 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.54 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -607,7 +610,7 @@ "text": "0.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "34.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -619,7 +622,7 @@ "text": "2% (31 December 2014) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.64% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.27% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.64% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$556.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $470.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -628,7 +631,7 @@ "text": "$1.973 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.754 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.187 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.055 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.406 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.326 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.269 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.193 trillion (31 December 2013) ++ $1.121 trillion (28 December 2012 est.)" @@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ "text": "China 25.4%, US 12.3%, Japan 5.6%, Hong Kong 4.8%, Singapore 4.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$525.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $515.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$528.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $535.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil/petroleum products, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemical, textiles" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "$278.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $254.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - ++ 1,053 (2014 est.) ++ 1,095 (2013 est.) ++ 1,126.47 (2012 est.) ++ 1,108.29 (2011 est.) ++ 1,156.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - ++ 1,052.96 (2014 est.) ++ 1,052.96 (2013 est.) ++ 1,126.47 (2012 est.) ++ 1,108.29 (2011 est.) ++ 1,156.1 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 8c94ad5b..b8c957b1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "197 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "52.97 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 2 December (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947 (preindependence); latest promulgated 13-15 August 1991; amended 2003 (2003)" + "text": "previous 1947 (preindependence); latest promulgated 13-15 August 1991; amended 2003 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system similar in form to the French system" @@ -491,7 +494,7 @@ "text": "The government of Laos, one of the few remaining one-party communist states, began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986. The results, starting from an extremely low base, were striking - growth averaged 6% per year from 1988-2008 except during the short-lived drop caused by the Asian financial crisis that began in 1997. Laos' growth has more recently been amongst the fastest in Asia and averaged nearly 8% per year for the last decade. Despite this high growth rate, Laos remains a country with an underdeveloped infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. It has a basic, but improving, road system, and limited external and internal land-line telecommunications. Electricity is available to 83% of the population. Laos' economy is heavily dependent on capital-intensive natural resource exports. The labor force, however, still relies on agriculture, dominated by rice cultivation in lowland areas, which accounts for about 25% of GDP and 73% of total employment. Economic growth has reduced official poverty rates from 46% in 1992 to 26% in 2010. The economy also has benefited from high-profile foreign direct investment in hydropower dams along the Mekong river, copper and gold mining, logging, and construction though some projects in these industries have drawn criticism for their environmental impacts. The strength of the natural resources and hydropower sectors have masked ongoing problems with the business environment that would have otherwise constrained growth. These problems include onerous registration requirements, a gap between legislation and implementation, and unclear or conflicting business regulations. Laos gained Normal Trade Relations status with the US in 2004 and applied for Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in 2013 after being admitted to the World Trade Organization earlier in the year. Laos is in the process of implementing a value-added tax system. Simplified investment procedures and expanded bank credits for small farmers and small entrepreneurs will improve Laos' economic prospects. The government appears committed to raising the country's profile among foreign investors and has developed special economic zones replete with generous tax incentives, but a small labor pool of both skilled and unskilled workers remains an impediment to investment. Laos broadly appears to be on target to graduate from the UN Development Program's list of least-developed countries by 2020, and the country is preparing for implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of 2015 and for the rotating ASEAN chairmanship in 2016." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$34.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.03 billion (2013 est.) ++ $29.66 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$34.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $29.77 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -503,32 +506,32 @@ "text": "7.4% (2014 est.) ++ 8% (2013 est.) ++ 7.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,000 (2014 est.) ++ $4,600 (2013 est.) ++ $4,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5,000 (2014 est.) ++ $4,700 (2013 est.) ++ $4,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "32.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.6%" + "text": "60.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "13.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "39.1%" + "text": "35.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "40.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-59.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-49.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.445 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.47 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2012 est.) ++ 1.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2012 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "22% (2013 est.)" @@ -584,50 +587,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.742 billion" + "text": "$2.798 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.297 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.382 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "46.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 46.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "47.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "24.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 23.2% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "19.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.629 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.414 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.154 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.095 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$5.411 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.141 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.157 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.665 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.241 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.349 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.012 billion (2012 est.) ++ $576.8 million (2011)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.907 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$593 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.242 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.003 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.791 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.448 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.662 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.264 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "wood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold, cassava" @@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "China 34.2%, Thailand 27.4%, Vietnam 15.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.074 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.452 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.271 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods" @@ -645,16 +648,16 @@ "text": "Thailand 55.2%, China 25.6%, Vietnam 6.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$845.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $664 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$889.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $740.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.861 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.552 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.615 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$15.14 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $12.44 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kips (LAK) per US dollar - ++ 8,052 (2014 est.) ++ 7,852.7 (2013 est.) ++ 8,007.3 (2012 est.) ++ 8,035.1 (2011 est.) ++ 8,258.8 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kips (LAK) per US dollar - ++ 8,049 (2014 est.) ++ 8,049 (2013 est.) ++ 8,007.3 (2012 est.) ++ 8,035.1 (2011 est.) ++ 8,258.8 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index b533b928..cb115feb 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, by Portugal); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region, by the People's Republic of China, serves as Macau's constitution) (2013)" + "text": "previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model" @@ -395,22 +395,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.5%" + "text": "7.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "18.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "101.7%" + "text": "99.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-44.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -418,10 +418,10 @@ "text": "0%" }, "industry": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "94.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "93.6% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ "text": "tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "10% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "367,800 (2013 est.)" + "text": "394,800 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "manufacturing": { @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ "text": "2.6%" }, "other services": { - "text": "20.3% (2013)" + "text": "20.3% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -484,17 +484,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$23.3 billion" + "text": "$19.13 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.931 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.122 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "45.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "35.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -503,22 +503,22 @@ "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.678 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.322 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$64.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-4.956 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-5.517 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$-147.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-5.517 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$85.5 billion (2 March 2012 est.) ++ $46.1 billion (31 February 2011) ++ $2.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$20.77 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.39 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$22.36 billion (2013 est.) ++ $17.39 billion (2012 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$1.137 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.384 billion (2012 est.)", @@ -542,22 +542,22 @@ "text": "China 33.2%, Hong Kong 10.3%, Switzerland 9.1%, France 8.4%, Italy 6.9%, US 6.5%, Japan 5.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$16.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$16.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "the Fiscal Reserves Act that came into force on 1 January 2012 requires the fiscal reserves to be separated from the foreign exchange reserves and to be managed separately; the transfer of assets took place in February 2012" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (31 December 2013) ++ $0 (31 December 2012)" + "text": "$16.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$18.91 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $14.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$18.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $14.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$1.166 billion (2012 est.) ++ $667.8 million (2011 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "patacas (MOP) per US dollar - ++ 7.99 (2014 est.) ++ 7.9893 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.) ++ 8.0182 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0022 (2010 est.)" + "text": "patacas (MOP) per US dollar - ++ 7.9871 (2014 est.) ++ 7.9871 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.) ++ 8.0182 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0022 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 8d66a906..38903b83 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "44 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "22.44 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 January 1992, effective 12 February 1992; amended 1999, 2001 (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 January 1992, effective 12 February 1992; amended 1999, 2001 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic legal systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -502,55 +505,55 @@ "text": "Mongolia's extensive mineral deposits and attendant growth in mining-sector activities have transformed Mongolia's economy, which traditionally has been dependent on herding and agriculture. Mongolia's copper, gold, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, and tungsten deposits, among others, have attracted foreign direct investment (FDI). Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of GDP, disappeared almost overnight in 1990 and 1991 at the time of the dismantlement of the USSR. The following decade saw Mongolia endure both deep recession because of political inaction and natural disasters, as well as strong economic growth because of market reforms and extensive privatization of the formerly state-run economy. The country opened a fledgling stock exchange in 1991. Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade regimes. Growth averaged nearly 9% per year in 2004-08 largely because of high copper prices globally and new gold production. By late 2008, Mongolia was hit hard by the global financial crisis. Slower global economic growth hurt the country's exports, notably copper, and slashed government revenues. As a result, Mongolia's real economy contracted 1.3% in 2009. In early 2009, the International Monetary Fund reached a $236 million Stand-by Arrangement with Mongolia and the country emerged from the crisis with a stronger banking sector and needed reforms to the government’s fiscal management. In October 2009, Mongolia passed long-awaited legislation on an investment agreement to develop the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) mine, considered to be among the world's largest untapped copper-gold deposits. However, Mongolia's ongoing dispute with foreign investors developing Oyu Tolgoi has called into question the attractiveness of Mongolia as a destination for foreign investment. This caused a loss of investor confidence, a severe drop in FDI, and a slowing economy, leading to the dismissal of Prime Minister ALTANKHUYAG in November. The new government has made restoring investor trust and reviving the economy its top priority, but it will be challenged to unwind the monetary and fiscal stimulus programs in use since 2013 to counteract the fall in foreign investment. In December 2014 the government awarded a deal to develop the massive Tavan Tolgoi (TT) coal field to a consortium comprising Energy Resources/MCS (Mongolia), Shenhua (China), and Sumitomo (Japan); talks continue to hammer out the financing and the operating details. The economy grew more than 10% per year since 2010, largely on the strength of commodity exports to nearby countries and high government spending domestically, before slowing to 7.8% in 2014. Mongolia's economy faces near-term economic risks from the government's loose fiscal and monetary policies, which are contributing to high inflation, and from uncertainties in foreign demand for Mongolian exports. Trade with China represents nearly 62% of Mongolia's total external trade - China receives some 90% of Mongolia's exports and supplies Mongolia with more than one-third of its imports. Mongolia has relied on Russia for energy supplies, leaving it vulnerable to price increases; in 2014, Mongolia purchased nearly 90% of its gasoline and diesel fuel from Russia. A drop in FDI has put pressure on Mongolia's external finances. Remittances from Mongolians working abroad, particularly in South Korea, are significant." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$34.76 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.24 billion (2013 est.) ++ $28.88 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$34.87 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.36 billion (2013 est.) ++ $28.98 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.98 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$12.04 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "7.8% (2014 est.) ++ 11.6% (2013 est.) ++ 12.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,900 (2014 est.) ++ $11,000 (2013 est.) ++ $9,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,900 (2014 est.) ++ $11,100 (2013 est.) ++ $9,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.4%" + "text": "53.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "46.1%" + "text": "32.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "10.3%" + "text": "7.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "56.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-66.5% ++ (2013 est.)" + "text": "-61.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.2%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "35%" + "text": "33.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ "text": "construction and construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "16.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.128 million (2014 est.)" @@ -595,47 +598,47 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.524 billion" + "text": "$3.367 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.735 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.734 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "12.9% (2014 est.) ++ 11.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.9% (2014 est.) ++ 8.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "13% (15 January 2015) ++ 12% (31 July 2014)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.4% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "19.54% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.4% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.184 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.259 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$963.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.259 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$6.178 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.72 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.958 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.751 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.786 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.751 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.293 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.579 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.093 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$985 million (2014 est.) ++ -$3.192 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$982 million (2014 est.) ++ -$3.156 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.775 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.273 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.825 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.268 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal, crude oil" @@ -653,16 +656,16 @@ "text": "China 41.5%, Russia 27.4%, South Korea 6.5%, Japan 6.1% (2014)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.352 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.371 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$15.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $13.46 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$16.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.73 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$1.241 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.191 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - ++ 1,817.4 (2014 est.) ++ 1,523.9 (2013 est.) ++ 1,357.6 (2012 est.) ++ 1,265.5 (2011 est.) ++ 1,357.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - ++ 1,817.9 (2014 est.) ++ 1,817.9 (2013 est.) ++ 1,357.6 (2012 est.) ++ 1,265.5 (2011 est.) ++ 1,357.1 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index 2dc77508..e5563ade 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "40 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "13.27 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1948; latest drafted 21 February 1957, effective 27 August 1957; amended many times, last in 2007 (2010)" + "text": "previous 1948; latest drafted 21 February 1957, effective 27 August 1957; amended many times, last in 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation" @@ -536,55 +539,55 @@ "text": "Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in Islamic finance, high technology industries, biotechnology, and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program (ETP) is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity. ++ ++ The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, palm oil and rubber - remain a significant driver of the economy. Gross exports of goods and services constitute more than 80% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 29% of government revenue in 2014. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has previously profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with sustained budget deficits, has forced Kuala Lumpur to begin to address fiscal shortfalls, through initial reductions in energy and sugar subsidies and the announcement of the 2015 implementation of a 6% goods and services tax. Falling global oil prices in the second half of 2014 have strained government finances, shrunk Malaysia’s current account surplus and put downward pressure on the ringgit. The government is trying to lessen its dependence on state oil producer Petronas. ++ ++ Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. In order to attract increased investment, NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program (BEEP), policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays. ++ ++ Malaysia is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations and, with the nine other ASEAN members, will form the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$746.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $703.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $671.8 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$769.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $725.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $693.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$326.9 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$338.1 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 5.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 5.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,700 (2014 est.) ++ $23,300 (2013 est.) ++ $22,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$25,100 (2014 est.) ++ $23,700 (2013 est.) ++ $22,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.5%" + "text": "52.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "13.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "26%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "83%" + "text": "73.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-73.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-64.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.7%" + "text": "34.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "56% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -594,10 +597,10 @@ "text": "Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "14.01 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "14 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -629,20 +632,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$68.09 billion" + "text": "$67.4 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$79.63 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$78.83 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "54.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "52.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 53% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "this figure is based on the amount of federal government debt, RM501.6 billion ($167.2 billion) in 2012; this includes Malaysian Treasury bills and other government securities, as well as loans raised externally and bonds and notes issued overseas; this figure excludes debt issued by non-financial public enterprises and guaranteed by the federal government, which was an additional $47.7 billion in 2012" } @@ -660,25 +663,25 @@ "text": "3% (31 December 2011) ++ 2.83% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.56% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.67% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.56% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$113.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$99.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$478.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $440.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$460.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $428.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$444.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $428.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$476.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $395.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $410.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$15.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.73 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.26 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$231.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $219.2 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$224.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $219.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "semiconductors and electronic equipment, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels" @@ -687,7 +690,7 @@ "text": "Singapore 14.2%, China 12%, Japan 10.8%, US 8.4%, Thailand 5.3%, Hong Kong 4.8%, Australia 4.3%, India 4.2%, Indonesia 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$193.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $186.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$189.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $186.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals" @@ -696,19 +699,19 @@ "text": "China 16.9%, Singapore 12.6%, Japan 8%, US 7.7%, Thailand 5.8%, South Korea 4.6%, Indonesia 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$133.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$115.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$213.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $212.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$207.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $213.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$144 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $132.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$155.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$146.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $133.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$149.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ringgits (MYR) per US dollar - ++ 3.24 (2014 est.) ++ 3.15 (2013 est.) ++ 3.09 (2012 est.) ++ 3.06 (2011 est.) ++ 3.22 (2010 est.)" + "text": "ringgits (MYR) per US dollar - ++ 3.2729 (2014 est.) ++ 3.27 (2013 est.) ++ 3.09 (2012 est.) ++ 3.06 (2011 est.) ++ 3.22 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 0ebd149f..0b841a71 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "215 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "38.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -283,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "0.72% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "31,900 (2013 est.)" + "text": "37,200 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "900 (2014 est.)" @@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975; amended many times, last in 2003 (2013)" + "text": "adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975; amended many times, last in 2013; note - in September 2015, the Supreme Court nullified the 2013 constitutional amendment that increased the grace period on motions of no confidence (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -498,55 +501,55 @@ "text": "Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The economy has a small formal sector, focused mainly on the export of those natural resources, and an informal sector, employing the majority of the population. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the people. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, and oil, account for nearly two-thirds of export earnings. Natural gas reserves amount to an estimated 155 billion cubic meters. A consortium led by a major American oil company is constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility that could begin exporting in 2014. As the largest investment project in the country's history, it has the potential to double GDP in the near-term and triple Papua New Guinea's export revenue. An American-owned firm also opened PNG's first oil refinery in 2004 and is building a second LNG production facility. The government faces the challenge of ensuring transparency and accountability for revenues flowing from this and other large LNG projects. In 2011 and 2012, the National Parliament passed legislation that created an offshore Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) to manage government surpluses from mineral, oil, and natural gas projects. In recent years, the government has opened up markets in telecommunications and air transport, making both more affordable to the people. Numerous challenges still face the government of Peter O'NEILL, including providing physical security for foreign investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring integrity to state institutions, promoting economic efficiency by privatizing moribund state institutions, and maintaining good relations with Australia, its former colonial ruler. Other socio-cultural challenges could upend the economy including chronic law and order and land tenure issues. The global financial crisis had little impact because of continued foreign demand for PNG's commodities." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.07 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.07 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.18 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17.13 billion (2013 est.) ++ $16.23 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$16.06 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$16.81 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.8% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.) ++ 8.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2013 est.) ++ 8.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,400 (2014 est.) ++ $2,300 (2013 est.) ++ $2,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2,500 (2014 est.) ++ $2,300 (2013 est.) ++ $2,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -6.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -27.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 0.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.6%" + "text": "56.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "10.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "13.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "11.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "68.5%" + "text": "58.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-50.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "25.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "37.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "34.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -591,50 +594,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.464 billion" + "text": "$4.671 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.592 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "41.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "14% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.92% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.13% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.38% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.13% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.388 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.975 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.034 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.975 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$8.085 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.477 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.922 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.312 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.125 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.312 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$10.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $8.999 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $9.742 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.947 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.914 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$703 million (2014 est.) ++ -$4.895 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.418 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.564 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.941 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.959 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns" @@ -643,7 +646,7 @@ "text": "Australia 23.6%, Japan 15.6%, China 9.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.255 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.229 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.013 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.411 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals" @@ -652,10 +655,10 @@ "text": "Australia 26.5%, Algeria 23.2%, Singapore 11.4%, China 8.7%, Malaysia 5.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.647 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.826 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.305 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.826 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$30.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -664,7 +667,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kina (PGK) per US dollar - ++ 2.435 (2014 est.) ++ 2.2445 (2013 est.) ++ 2.08 (2012 est.) ++ 2.371 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7193 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kina (PGK) per US dollar - ++ 2.4614 (2014 est.) ++ 2.4614 (2013 est.) ++ 2.08 (2012 est.) ++ 2.371 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7193 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 304f8ed6..62aa2f6f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "22.34 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from the US" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law" @@ -517,16 +520,16 @@ "text": "The economy has weathered global economic shocks better than its regional peers due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large remittances from four- to five-million overseas Filipino workers, and a rapidly expanding outsourcing industry. The current account balance has recorded consecutive surpluses since 2003, international reserves remain at comfortable levels, and the banking system is stable; the stock market resumed an upward trajectory in 2014, climbing to new record highs during the first four months of 2015. Efforts to improve tax administration and management of expenditures have helped ease the Philippines' tight fiscal situation and reduce debt levels. Nevertheless, government taxation and spending remain weak. The Philippines has received investment-grade credit ratings on its sovereign debt under the AQUINO administration and has had little difficulty financing its deficits. Economic growth has accelerated, averaging 6.0% per year from 2011-2014, compared with 4.5% under the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO government; competitiveness has improved; and foreign direct investment hit a historic high in 2014, although it continues to lag compared with the rest of the region. Unemployment has remained high, hovering at around 7% of the population, and underemployment is nearly 20%. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector and poverty afflicts about a quarter of the population. The AQUINO administration has been working to boost expenditures for education, health, transfers to the poor, and other social spending programs. Infrastructure remains underfunded and the government is relying on the private sector to help with major projects under its Public-Private Partnership program. Other long term challenges include reforming governance, the judicial system, and the regulatory environment, and improving the ease of doing business. The Philippine Constitution and other laws restrict foreign ownership in important activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities. Some progress has been made in establishing a Customs Modernization Act to meet international standards and commitments." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$692.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $652.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $608.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$693.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $653.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $610.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$284.9 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$284.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% (2013 est.) ++ 6.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 7.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$7,000 (2014 est.) ++ $6,600 (2013 est.) ++ $6,100 (2012 est.)", @@ -535,26 +538,26 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "72.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "10.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "20.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.8%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -562,10 +565,10 @@ "text": "11.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.2%" + "text": "31.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "57.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -575,10 +578,10 @@ "text": "electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "40.05 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.87 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,7 +595,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 7.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "25.2% (2012 est.)" @@ -632,7 +635,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "6.13% (31 December 2014) ++ 5.63% (31 December 2013)" @@ -683,10 +686,10 @@ "text": "$57.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$35.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - ++ 44.395 (2014 est.) ++ 42.446 (2013 est.) ++ 42.23 (2012 est.) ++ 43.313 (2011 est.) ++ 45.11 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - ++ 44.395 (2014 est.) ++ 44.395 (2013 est.) ++ 42.23 (2012 est.) ++ 43.313 (2011 est.) ++ 45.11 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index b9432297..dcf59f72 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.48 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 9 August (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965; amended several times, last in 2010 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -468,19 +471,19 @@ "text": "Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. Unemployment is very low. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly of consumer electronics, information technology products, medical and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, and on its vibrant transportation, business, and financial services sectors. The economy contracted 0.6% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but has continued to grow since 2010 on the strength of renewed exports. Growth in 2014 was slower at 2.9%, largely a result of soft demand for exports amid a sluggish global economy and weak growth in Singapore’s manufacturing sector. The government is attempting to restructure Singapore’s economy by weaning its dependence on foreign labor, addressing weak productivity, and increasing Singaporean wages. Singapore has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production and will continue efforts to strengthen its position as Southeast Asia's leading financial and high-tech hub. Singapore is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations with the nine other ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, and in 2015, Singapore will form, with the other ASEAN members, the ASEAN Economic Community." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$445.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $432.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $414.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$454.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $441.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $422.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$308.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$307.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$82,800 (2014 est.) ++ $80,400 (2013 est.) ++ $77,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$83,100 (2014 est.) ++ $80,700 (2013 est.) ++ $77,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -499,13 +502,13 @@ "text": "25.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "3.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "187.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-162.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-163.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -526,10 +529,10 @@ "text": "electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.623 million", + "text": "3.531 million", "note": { "text": "excludes non-residents (2014 est.)" } @@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ "text": "83.9%" }, "note": { - "text": "excludes non-residents (2014)" + "text": "excludes non-residents (2013)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -567,20 +570,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$47.45 billion" + "text": "$47.35 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$50.37 billion" + "text": "$43.25 billion" }, "note": { - "text": "expenditures include both operational and development expenditures (2015 est.)" + "text": "expenditures include both operational and development expenditures (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "15.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "103.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 99.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -610,10 +613,10 @@ "text": "$787.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $751.1 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $747.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$58.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $54.08 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.77 billion (2014 est.) ++ $54.08 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$409.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $410.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$437.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $441.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment (including electronics and telecommunications), pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, refined petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages" @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "China 12.6%, Malaysia 12%, Hong Kong 11%, Indonesia 9.4%, US 5.9%, Japan 4.1%, South Korea 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$366 billion (2014 est.) ++ $373 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$360.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $367.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods" @@ -637,13 +640,13 @@ "text": "$1.33 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.323 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$900.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $837.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$912.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $548.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$517.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $497.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$576.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $344.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2671 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2513 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.) ++ 1.258 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3635 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2671 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2671 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.) ++ 1.258 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3635 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index afea8f84..7d6af916 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "20 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "9.63 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; interim constitution released 22 July 2014 (2015)" + "text": "many previous; latest enacted 22 May 2014, signed 22 July 2014 (interim); note - a draft constitution completed in April 2015 was rejected by the National Reform Council in September 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with common law influences" @@ -536,55 +539,55 @@ "text": "With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies Thailand has historically had a strong economy due in part to competitive industrial and agriculture exports - mostly electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. The economy experienced slow growth and declining exports in 2014, in part due to domestic political turmoil and sluggish global demand. With full employment, Thailand attracts an estimated 2-4 million migrant workers from neighboring countries, and faces labor shortages. Following the May 2014 coup d'etat, tourism decreased 6-7% but is beginning to recover. The household debt to GDP ratio is over 80%. The Thai government in 2013 implemented a nation-wide 300 baht ($10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners. The Thai baht has remained stable." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$985.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $978.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $951.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.07 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.06 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.031 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$373.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$404.8 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.) ++ 6.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 7.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,400 (2014 est.) ++ $14,300 (2013 est.) ++ $13,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15,600 (2014 est.) ++ $15,400 (2013 est.) ++ $15,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "27.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.7%" + "text": "52.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "-0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "75%" + "text": "69.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-69.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-62.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.6%" + "text": "10.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.6%" + "text": "36.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "55.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -594,10 +597,10 @@ "text": "tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts, agricultural machinery, air conditioning and refrigeration, ceramics, aluminum, chemical, environmental management, glass, granite and marble, leather, machinery and metal work, petrochemical, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, printing, pulp and paper, rubber, sugar, rice, fishing, casava, world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "38.26 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.96 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -629,20 +632,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$76.43 billion" + "text": "$71.31 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$84.75 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$79.6 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "48.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "46.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 42.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } @@ -657,22 +660,22 @@ "text": "2% (31 December 2014) ++ 2.25% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.94% (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "6.77% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.96% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$51.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$51.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$517.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $524.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$515.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $484.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$509 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $484.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$313.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $383.2 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $245 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$13.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.881 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.41 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.881 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$224.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $225.4 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -699,13 +702,13 @@ "text": "$140.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $141.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$207.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $186.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$207.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$73.78 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $66.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "baht per US dollar - ++ 32.484 (2014 est.) ++ 30.732 (2013 est.) ++ 31.08 (2012 est.) ++ 30.492 (2011 est.) ++ 31.686 (2010 est.)" + "text": "baht per US dollar - ++ 32.48 (2014 est.) ++ 32.48 (2013 est.) ++ 31.08 (2012 est.) ++ 30.492 (2011 est.) ++ 31.686 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 5fdb2a77..ff12aa91 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "215 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.54 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Proclamation of Independence Day, 28 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002 (2013)" + "text": "drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model; note - penal and civil law codes to replace the Indonesian codes were passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009 and 2011, respectively" @@ -508,55 +511,55 @@ "text": "Since gaining its independence in 1999, Timor-Leste has faced great challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the work force. The development of oil and gas resources in offshore waters has greatly supplemented government revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has done little to create jobs in part because there are no production facilities in Timor-Leste. Gas is currently piped to Australia for processing, but Timor-Leste has expressed interest in developing a domestic processing capacity. In June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously approved the creation of a Petroleum Fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth for future generations. The Fund held assets of $16.5 billion, as of December 2014. Oil accounts for 90% of government revenues, and the drop in the price of oil in 2014 has led to concerns about the long-term sustainability of government spending. The Ministry of Finance maintains that the Petroleum Fund is sufficient to sustain government operations for the foreseeable future. Annual government budget expenditures increased markedly between 2009 and 2012 but dropped significantly in 2013 and again in 2014. Historically, the government has failed to spend as much as its budget allowed. The government has focused significant resources on basic infrastructure, including electricity and roads. Limited experience in procurement and infrastructure building has hampered these projects. The underlying economic policy challenge the country faces remains how best to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil economy onto a higher growth path and to reduce poverty." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.066 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.693 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.401 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$6.745 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.455 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.281 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.478 billion", + "text": "$4.97 billion", "note": { "text": "non-oil GDP (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.) ++ 7.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,900 (2014 est.) ++ $4,600 (2013 est.) ++ $4,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5,500 (2014 est.) ++ $5,200 (2013 est.) ++ $5,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "23.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "24.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "14.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "81.9%" + "text": "90.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-52.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "5.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "72.8%" + "text": "80.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "22.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "14% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,10 +569,10 @@ "text": "printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-15% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-12% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "247,500 (2012 est.)" + "text": "259,800 (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -601,44 +604,44 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$400 million" + "text": "$300 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "8.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-31% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-34.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 9.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.41% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "12.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.41% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$241.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $279.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$342.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $279.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$546.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$599.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-500 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-469 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$-469 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $-681 million (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.167 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.74 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.064 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.391 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$154 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$15.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $17.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, coffee, sandalwood, marble", @@ -647,11 +650,14 @@ } }, "Imports": { - "text": "$696.2 million (2013 est.) ++ $689 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$764.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $696.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery" }, + "Debt - external": { + "text": "$311.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $687 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "the US dollar is used" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 82a18484..47225a58 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947; revised several times, last in 2005 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947; revised several times, last in 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ "text": "Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance of investment and foreign trade. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are other major long-term challenges. ++ ++ Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years. Following the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, Taiwan in July 2013 signed a free trade deal with New Zealand - Taipei’s first-ever with a country with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations - and, in November, inked a trade pact with Singapore. However, follow-on components of the ECFA, including a signed agreement on trade in services and negotiations on trade in goods and dispute resolution, have stalled. In early 2014, the government bowed to public demand and proposed a new law governing the oversight of cross-Strait agreements, before any additional deals with China are implemented; the legislature has yet to vote on such legislation, leaving the future of ECFA up in the air as President MA enters his final full year in office. MA has portrayed ECFA as Taiwan’s key to greater participation in East Asia’s free trade networks. ++ ++ Taiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025. ++ ++ The island runs a trade surplus, largely because of its surplus with China, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind those of China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. In 2006 China overtook the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Taiwan since 2009 has gradually loosened rules governing Chinese investment on the island and has also secured greater market access for its investors in the mainland. In August 2012, the Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese RMB and the New Taiwan dollar across the Strait, which has helped Taiwan develop into a local RMB hub. ++ ++ Closer economic links with the mainland bring greater opportunities for Taiwan’s economy but also pose new challenges as the island becomes more economically dependent on China at a time when political differences remain unresolved. During 2014, the press paid increasing attention to domestic economic issues, while pushing aside the debates over trade liberalization that were a hallmark of MA’s tenure. The media focused on the divide between Taiwan’s “haves” and “have nots,” providing extensive coverage of public frustration with stagnant wages, skyrocketing housing prices, and the difficulty of finding decent entry-level jobs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.075 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.036 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.013 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.079 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.04 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.017 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -416,16 +416,16 @@ "text": "$529.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$45,900 (2014 est.) ++ $44,200 (2013 est.) ++ $43,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$46,000 (2014 est.) ++ $44,400 (2013 est.) ++ $43,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "34.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 32.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "70%" + "text": "70.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-59.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-59.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ "text": "1.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.1%" + "text": "35.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -500,17 +500,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$85.12 billion" + "text": "$82.63 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$91.72 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$87.14 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "33.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -531,22 +531,22 @@ "text": "2.88% (31 January 2015 est.) ++ 2.88% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$483.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $449.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$451.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $449.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.249 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.186 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$786.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $748.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$739.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $748.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$831.9 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $784.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $738.3 billion (31 December 2010)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$52.65 billion (2014 est.) ++ $44.02 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$65.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.31 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$318 billion (2014 est.) ++ $304.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$311.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $303.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat display displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers" @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "China 27.1%, Hong Kong 13.2%, US 10.3%, Japan 6.4%, Singapore 4.4% (2012 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$277.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $267.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$269.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $267.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil/petroleum, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemicals, textiles" @@ -564,19 +564,19 @@ "text": "Japan 17.6%, China 16.1%, US 9.5% (2012 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$429.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $421.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$423.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $421.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$191.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$177.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$66.78 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$66.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $63.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$259.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $246.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$258.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $245.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - ++ 31.718 (2014 est.) ++ 29.95 (2013 est.) ++ 29.62 (2012 est.) ++ 29.47 (2011 est.) ++ 31.648 (2010 est.)" + "text": "New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - ++ 30.363 (2014 est.) ++ 30.363 (2013 est.) ++ 29.62 (2012 est.) ++ 29.47 (2011 est.) ++ 31.648 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 45af5f15..5559bd8e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.39 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 2 September (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 15 April 1992, effective 1 January 1995; amended 2001, 2013 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 15 April 1992, effective 1 January 1995; amended 2001, 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law" @@ -523,55 +526,55 @@ "text": "Vietnam is a densely populated developing country that has been transitioning from the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy since 1986. Agriculture's share of economic output has shrunk from about 25% in 2000 to 18% in 2014, while industry's share increased from 36% to 38% in the same period. State-owned enterprises now account for only about 40% of GDP. ++ ++ Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic modernization and a more open economy. Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization in January 2007, which has promoted more competitive, export-driven industries. Vietnam joined the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations in 2010. ++ ++ Hanoi has oscillated between promoting growth and emphasizing macroeconomic stability in recent years. Between 2008 and 2011, Vietnam's managed currency, the dong, was devalued in excess of 20%, but its value has remained relatively stable since then. Poverty has declined significantly, and Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. ++ ++ In February 2011, the government shifted from policies aimed at achieving a high rate of economic growth, which had stoked inflation, to those aimed at stabilizing the economy, through tighter monetary and fiscal control. Although Vietnam unveiled a broad, \"three pillar\" economic reform program in early 2012, proposing to restructure public investment, state-owned enterprises, and the banking sector, Hanoi’s progress in meeting its goals is lagging behind its proposed schedule. Vietnam's economy continues to face challenges from an undercapitalized banking sector and non-performing loans weigh heavily on banks and businesses." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$510.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $481.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $457.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$512.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $483.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $458.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$186 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$185.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,600 (2014 est.) ++ $5,300 (2013 est.) ++ $5,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5,700 (2014 est.) ++ $5,300 (2013 est.) ++ $5,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "31.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 33.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 33.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.3%" + "text": "65.8%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "6.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "23.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "85.1%" + "text": "86.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-83.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-83.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "18.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.1%" + "text": "38.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "44% (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -581,10 +584,10 @@ "text": "food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "54.07 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.17 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "11.3% (2012 est.)" @@ -616,20 +619,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$43.2 billion" + "text": "$40.75 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$51.91 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$48.87 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "52.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 53.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -644,25 +647,25 @@ "text": "9% (31 December 2012) ++ 15% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.67% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$52.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$56.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$232.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $198.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$208.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $183.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$209.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $183.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$38.2 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $26 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $37 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$10.07 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.471 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.144 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.745 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$147 billion (2014 est.) ++ $132.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$150.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $132.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothes, shoes, electronics, seafood, crude oil, rice, coffee, wooden products, machinery" @@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ "text": "US 20%, China 10.4%, Japan 10.3%, South Korea 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$138.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $123.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$138.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $123.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, steel products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, electronics, plastics, automobiles" @@ -680,19 +683,19 @@ "text": "China 30.4%, South Korea 15%, Japan 8.9%, Thailand 4.9%, Singapore 4.7%, US 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$35.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$34.58 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$68.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $61.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$69.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$93.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $82.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$90.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$7.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $5.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" + "text": "$7.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $5.3 billion (31 December 2008)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dong (VND) per US dollar - ++ 21,149 (2014 est.) ++ 21,017 (2013 est.) ++ 20,859 (2012 est.) ++ 20,649 (2011 est.) ++ 18,612.92 (2010 est.)" + "text": "dong (VND) per US dollar - ++ 21,189 (2014 est.) ++ 21,189 (2013 est.) ++ 20,859 (2012 est.) ++ 20,649 (2011 est.) ++ 18,612.92 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 085d5bcd..0a1fd7d3 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "12.75 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1912) also known as Flag Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by parliament 21 October 1998, adopted by popular referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998; amended 2007, 2008, 2012 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by parliament 21 October 1998, adopted by popular referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998; amended 2007, 2008, 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" prevails" @@ -513,55 +516,55 @@ "text": "Albania, a formerly closed, centrally-planned state, is a developing country with a modern open-market economy. Albania managed to weather the first waves of the global financial crisis but, more recently, its negative effects have put some pressure on the Albanian economy, resulting in a significant economic slowdown. While the government is focused on establishing a favorable business climate through the simplification of licensing requirements and tax codes, it entered into a new arrangement with the IMF for additional financial and technical support. Remittances, a significant catalyst for economic growth, declined from 12-15% of GDP before the 2008 financial crisis to 5.7% of GDP in 2014, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy. The agricultural sector, which accounts for almost half of employment but only about one-fifth of GDP, is limited primarily to small family operations and subsistence farming, because of a lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Complex tax codes and licensing requirements, a weak judicial system, endemic corruption, poor enforcement of contracts and property issues, and antiquated infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment and make attracting foreign investment difficult. Inward FDI has significantly increased in recent years as the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. Albania’s electricity supply is uneven despite upgraded transmission capacities with neighboring countries. Technical and non-technical losses in electricity - including theft and non-payment - continue to undermine the financial viability of the entire system, although the government has taken steps to stem non-technical losses and begin to upgrade the distribution grid. Also, with help from international donors, the government is taking steps to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long-standing barrier to sustained economic growth. The country will continue to face challenges from increasing public debt, having exceeded its former statutory limit of 60% of GDP in 2013 and reaching 72% in 2014. Strong trade, remittance, and banking sector ties with Greece and Italy make Albania vulnerable to spillover effects of debt crises and weak growth in the euro zone. The government will face critical tests in 2015 as it works to implement IMF-mandated reforms, especially those aimed at improving the electricity sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$30.66 billion (2014 est.) ++ $29.54 billion (2013 est.) ++ $28.98 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$31.59 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.02 billion (2013 est.) ++ $30.59 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars ++ unreported output may be as large as 50% of official GDP" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.26 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.28 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.) ++ 1.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,400 (2014 est.) ++ $11,100 (2013 est.) ++ $11,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,400 (2014 est.) ++ $11,200 (2013 est.) ++ $11,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "78.3%" + "text": "82.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "11%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "26.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "36.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.9% ++ (2013 est.)" + "text": "-56.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "22.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "14.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.4% ++ (2013 est.)" + "text": "62.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -571,10 +574,10 @@ "text": "food and tobacco products; textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.295 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.077 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -584,7 +587,7 @@ "text": "11.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "46.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "46.8% (December 2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -609,17 +612,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.495 billion" + "text": "$3.476 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.342 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.16 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "72% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 70.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -628,13 +631,13 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "2.25% (31 December 2014) ++ 3% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.66% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.83% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$3.355 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.791 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -643,13 +646,13 @@ "text": "$6.863 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.556 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.313 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.171 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.231 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.968 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.734 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.374 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.732 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.377 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$2.431 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.331 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -679,7 +682,7 @@ "text": "$5.557 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $4.994 billion (31 December 2012)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leke (ALL) per US dollar - ++ 105.48 (2014 est.) ++ 105.67 (2013 est.) ++ 108.19 (2012 est.) ++ 100.9 (2011 est.) ++ 103.94 (2010 est.)" + "text": "leke (ALL) per US dollar - ++ 105.48 (2014 est.) ++ 105.48 (2013 est.) ++ 108.19 (2012 est.) ++ 100.9 (2011 est.) ++ 103.94 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 516ffbb8..e8ba4a10 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "Our Lady of Meritxell Day, 8 September (1278)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 (2013)" + "text": "drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon law" @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizens' Initiative or IC [Sergi RICART] ++ coalition (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) ++ Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] ++ Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI] ++ Liberal Party or PLA [Josep PINTAT FORNE] ++ Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] ++ Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victo NAUDI ZAMORA]", + "text": "Citizens' Initiative or IC [Sergi RICART] ++ coalition (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) ++ Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] ++ Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI] ++ Liberal Party or PLA [Josep PINTAT FORNE] ++ Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] ++ Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victor NAUDI ZAMORA]", "note": { "text": "there are also several smaller parties at the Parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" } @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Narcis CASAL de Fonsdeviela (since 2 November 2009)" + "text": "Ambassador Elisenda VIVES BALMANA (since 22 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2 United Nations Plaza, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10017" diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 0cde245b..4988d174 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.45 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 26 October (1955); note - commemorates the passage of the law on permanent neutrality" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934 (authoritarian-corporate constitution), replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation; latest reinstated 1 May 1945 (1920 constitution with 1929 revisions); amended many times, last in 2008 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 1 October 1920, revised 1929, replaced May 1934 (authoritarian-corporate constitution), replaced by German Weimar constitution in 1938 following German annexation; latest reinstated 1 May 1945 (1920 constitution with 1929 revisions); amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Court" @@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Future of Austria or BZOe [Josef BUCHER] ++ Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Reinhold MITTERLEHNER] ++ Communist Party of Austria or KPOe [Mirko MESSNER] ++ Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Heinz Christian STRACHE] ++ The Greens [Eva GLAWISCHNIG] ++ NEOS - The New Austria [Matthias STROLZ] ++ Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Werner FAYMANN] ++ \"Team Stronach\" [Frank STRONACH]" + "text": "Alliance for the Future of Austria or BZOe [Gerald GROSZ] ++ Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Reinhold MITTERLEHNER] ++ Communist Party of Austria or KPOe [Mirko MESSNER] ++ Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Heinz Christian STRACHE] ++ The Greens [Eva GLAWISCHNIG] ++ NEOS - The New Austria [Matthias STROLZ] ++ Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Werner FAYMANN] ++ \"Team Stronach\" [Frank STRONACH]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Austrian Trade Union Federation or OeGB (nominally independent but primarily Social Democratic) ++ Federal Economic Chamber (OeVP-dominated) ++ Labor Chamber or AK (Social Democratic-leaning think tank) ++ OeVP-oriented Association of Austrian Industrialists or IV ++ Roman Catholic Church, including its chief lay organization, Catholic Action", @@ -486,55 +489,55 @@ "text": "Austria, with its well-developed market economy, skilled labor force, and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. Its economy features a large service sector, a relatively sound industrial sector, and a small, but highly developed agricultural sector. Economic growth was anemic at less than 0.5% in 2013 and 2014, and growth in 2015 is not expected to exceed 0.5%. Austria's 5.6% unemployment rate, while low by European standards, is at an historic high for Austria. Without extensive vocational training programs and generous early retirement, the unemployment rate would be even higher. Public finances have not stabilized even after a 2012 austerity package of expenditure cuts and new revenues. On the contrary, in 2014, the government created a \"bad bank\" for the troubled nationalized \"Hypo Alpe Adria\" bank, pushing the budget deficit up by 0.9% of GDP to 2.4% and public debt to 84.5% of the GDP. Although Austria's fiscal position compares favorably with other euro-zone countries, it faces several external risks, such as Austrian banks' continued exposure to Central and Eastern Europe, repercussions from the Hypo Alpe Adria bank collapse, political and economic uncertainties caused by the European sovereign debt crisis, the current crisis in Russia/Ukraine, the recent appreciation of the Swiss Franc, and political developments in Hungary." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$395.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $394.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $393.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$396.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $395.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $394.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$437.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$437.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ 0.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$46,400 (2014 est.) ++ $46,300 (2013 est.) ++ $46,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$46,600 (2014 est.) ++ $46,500 (2013 est.) ++ $46,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55%" + "text": "53.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "56.4%" + "text": "53.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-49.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "28.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "70.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -544,10 +547,10 @@ "text": "construction, machinery, vehicles and parts, food, metals, chemicals, lumber and wood, paper and paperboard, communications equipment, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.86 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.823 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -561,7 +564,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "4.2% (2013 est.)" @@ -579,14 +582,14 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$218.1 billion" + "text": "$217.9 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$228.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$228.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "50% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -601,13 +604,13 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.21% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.21% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$222.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $225.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$191.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $204.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -616,13 +619,13 @@ "text": "$428.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $439.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$539.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $559.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$507.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $582.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$106 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $82.37 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $67.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$7.967 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.25 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.228 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.091 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$170.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $167.3 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -643,16 +646,16 @@ "text": "Germany 41.9%, Italy 6.5%, Switzerland 4.6%, Czech Republic 4.3%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$23.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $23.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.94 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$820 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $812 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$24.94 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$300.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $286.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$318.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $342.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$365.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $346.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$366.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $396.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index 2bb176b3..2482f309 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ } }, "Constitution": { - "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960; amended 1966 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document) (2013)" + "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters" diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index e435948e..28f8d141 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.41 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "21 July (1831) ascension to the Throne of King LEOPOLD I" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 25 November 1830, approved 7 February 1831, entered into force 26 July 1831, revised 14 July 1993 (creating a federal state); amended many times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "drafted 25 November 1830, approved 7 February 1831, entered into force 26 July 1831, revised 14 July 1993 (creating a federal state); amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French Civil Code; note - Belgian law continues to be modified in conformance with the legislative norms mandated by the European Union; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -427,10 +430,10 @@ }, "Political parties and leaders": { "Flemish parties": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Wouter BEKE] ++ Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Gwendolyn RUTTEN] ++ Groen! [Meyren ALMACI] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens) ++ Libertarian, Direct, Democratic or LDD (formerly Dedecker's List) [Jean-Marie DEDECKER] ++ New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER] ++ People's Party [Mischael MODRIKAMEN] ++ Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A [Bruno TOBBACK] ++ Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]" + "text": " ++ Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Wouter BEKE] ++ Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Gwendolyn RUTTEN] ++ Groen! [Meyrem ALMACI] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens) ++ Libertarian, Direct, Democratic or LDD (formerly Dedecker's List) [Jean-Marie DEDECKER] ++ New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER] ++ Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A [John CROMBEZ] ++ Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]" }, "Francophone parties": { - "text": " ++ Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Patrick DUPRIEZ and Zakia KHATTABI] ++ Francophone Federalist Democrats or FDF [Olivier MAINGAIN] ++ Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Benoit LUTGEN] ++ People's Party [Mischael MODRIKAMEN] ++ Reform Movement or MR [Olivier CHASTEL] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Elio DI RUPO] ++ Workers' Party [Peter Mertens] ++ other minor parties" + "text": " ++ Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Patrick DUPRIEZ and Zakia KHATTABI] ++ Francophone Federalist Democrats or FDF [Olivier MAINGAIN] ++ Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Benoit LUTGEN] ++ People's Party or PP [Mischael MODRIKAMEN] ++ Reform Movement or MR [Olivier CHASTEL] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Paul MAGNETTE] ++ Workers' Party [Peter Mertens] ++ other minor parties" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -499,55 +502,55 @@ "text": "This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly in Belgium’s EU trade partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries. In 2014 Belgian GDP grew by 0.9%, the unemployment rate stabilized at 8.5%, and the budget deficit was 3.2% of GDP. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL's center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to reduce Belgium's high public debt, which remains above 100% of GDP, but such efforts could also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and high unemployment promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption. The government has pledged to pursue a reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to tax policy, labor market rules, and welfare benefits. These changes risk worsening tensions with trade unions and triggering extended strikes." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$481.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $476.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $475.2 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$483.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $478.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $476.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$534.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$534.2 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$43,000 (2014 est.) ++ $42,500 (2013 est.) ++ $42,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$43,100 (2014 est.) ++ $42,700 (2013 est.) ++ $42,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.7%" + "text": "51.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "23.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "-1.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "85.9%" + "text": "83.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-86% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-81.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "22.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "78.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -557,10 +560,10 @@ "text": "engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, base metals, textiles, glass, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.225 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.237 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,20 +595,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$267.9 billion" + "text": "$276.8 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$280.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$293.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "50.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "101.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 101.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "106.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 104.4% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; general government debt is defined by the Maastricht definition and calculated by the National Bank of Belgium as consolidated gross debt; the debt is defined in European Regulation EC479/2009 concerning the implementation of the protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) of 7 February 1992; the sub-sectors of consolidated gross debt are: federal government, communities and regions, local government, and social security funds" } @@ -623,10 +626,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.49% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.23% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.49% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$202.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $205.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$182.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $181.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -635,16 +638,16 @@ "text": "$606.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $630.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$568.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$564.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $606.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$300.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $229.9 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $269.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$8.71 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$9.661 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.628 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.203 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$323.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $321 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$326 billion (2014 est.) ++ $322 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, machinery and equipment, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs" @@ -653,7 +656,7 @@ "text": "Germany 17.3%, France 16.2%, Netherlands 12.2%, UK 8.6%, US 4.9%, Italy 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$340.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $331.2 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$330.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $331.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products" @@ -662,16 +665,16 @@ "text": "Netherlands 20.2%, Germany 13.3%, France 10.3%, US 7.1%, UK 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.312 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.285 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.196 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.169 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.206 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.193 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.077 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.084 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.144 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.118 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 9e8e6a5b..dcc25a65 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.72 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ "text": "National Day (Statehood Day), 25 November (1943); note - observed only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); amended several times, last in 2003; note - each of the entities has its own constitution (2011)" + "text": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); amended several times, last in 2009; note - each of the entities has its own constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts" @@ -500,44 +503,44 @@ "text": "Bosnia has a transitional economy with limited market reforms. The economy relies heavily on the export of metals, energy, textiles and furniture as well as on remittances and foreign aid. A highly decentralized government hampers economic policy coordination and reform, while excessive bureaucracy and a segmented market discourage foreign investment. Interethnic warfare in Bosnia and Herzegovina caused production to plummet by 80% from 1992 to 1995 and unemployment to soar, but the economy made progress until 2009, when the global economic crisis caused a downturn. Foreign banks, primarily from Austria and Italy, now control most of the banking sector. The konvertibilna marka (convertible mark or BAM) - the national currency introduced in 1998 - is pegged to the euro, and confidence in the currency and the banking sector has remained stable. Bosnia's private sector is growing slowly, but foreign investment has dropped sharply since 2007. Government spending - including transfer payments - remains high, at roughly 40% of GDP, because of redundant government offices at the national, sub-national, and municipal level. High unemployment remains the most serious macroeconomic problem. Successful implementation of a value-added tax in 2006 provided a steady source of revenue for the government and helped rein in gray-market activity. National-level statistics have also improved over time but a large share of economic activity remains unofficial and unrecorded. Bosnia and Herzegovina became a full member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in September 2007. Bosnia and Herzegovina's top economic priorities are: acceleration of integration into the EU; strengthening the fiscal system; public administration reform; World Trade Organization (WTO) membership; and securing economic growth by fostering a dynamic, competitive private sector. Flooding caused significant damage in the spring of 2014, and Bosnia will struggle to recover from it in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$38.06 billion (2014 est.) ++ $37.76 billion (2013 est.) ++ $36.85 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$38.29 billion (2014 est.) ++ $37.89 billion (2013 est.) ++ $36.98 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$17.98 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.17 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ -1.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ -1.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$9,800 (2014 est.) ++ $9,800 (2013 est.) ++ $9,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$9,900 (2014 est.) ++ $9,800 (2013 est.) ++ $9,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.1%" + "text": "81.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.1%" + "text": "21.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "32.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.4% ++ (2012 est.)" + "text": "-55.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -558,10 +561,10 @@ "text": "steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition, domestic appliances, oil refining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.281 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.47 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "43.6% (2014 est.) ++ 44.3% (2013 est.)", + "text": "43.9% (2014 est.) ++ 44.8% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy" } @@ -596,20 +599,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.672 billion" + "text": "$8.774 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.363 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$9.349 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "44.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "44.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions." } @@ -621,25 +624,25 @@ "text": "-0.9% (2014 est.) ++ -0.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.39% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.23% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.64% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.99% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.972 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.554 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.538 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.721 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$11.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.48 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.268 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$939.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.404 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.026 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.892 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.687 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.363 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "metals, clothing, wood products" @@ -648,7 +651,7 @@ "text": "Slovenia 16.4%, Italy 16.1%, Germany 12.8%, Austria 12.3%, Croatia 12% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.99 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.982 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.337 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs" @@ -657,10 +660,10 @@ "text": "Croatia 20.2%, Germany 12.6%, Slovenia 12.2%, Italy 9.8%, Russia 6.8%, Austria 5.7%, Hungary 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.868 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.744 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.868 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.14 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.08 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$7.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.721 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -669,7 +672,7 @@ "text": "$0 (2014)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - ++ 1.47 (2014 est.) ++ 1.42 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.) ++ 1.407 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4767 (2010 est.)" + "text": "konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - ++ 1.4718 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4718 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.) ++ 1.407 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4767 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index b694f81a..1469425c 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.62 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 3 July (1944); note - 3 July 1944 was the date Minsk was liberated from German troops, 25 August 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994; amended 1996, 2004 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994; amended 1996, 2004, 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000" @@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ "text": "As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed, though aging industrial base; it retained this industrial base - which is now outdated, energy inefficient, and dependent on subsidized Russian energy and preferential access to Russian markets - following the breakup of the USSR. The country also has a broad agricultural base which is largely inefficient and dependent on government subsidies. After an initial burst of capitalist reform from 1991-94, including privatization of smaller state enterprises and some service sector businesses, creation of institutions of private property, and development of entrepreneurship, Belarus' economic development greatly slowed. About 80% of all industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has been hindered by a climate hostile to business. A few banks, which had been privatized after independence, were renationalized. State banks account for 75% of the banking sector. Economic output, which had declined for several years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, revived in the mid-2000s thanks to the boom in oil prices. Belarus has only small reserves of crude oil, though it imports most of its crude oil and natural gas from Russia at prices substantially below the world market. Belarus exported refined oil products at market prices produced from Russian crude oil purchased at a steep discount. In late 2006, Russia began a process of rolling back its subsidies on oil and gas to Belarus. Tensions over Russian energy reached a peak in 2010, when Russia stopped the export of all subsidized oil to Belarus save for domestic needs. In December 2010, Russia and Belarus reached a deal to restart the export of discounted oil to Belarus. In 2015, Belarus continued to import Russian crude oil at a discounted price. However, the plunge in global oil prices heavily reduced revenues. Little new foreign investment has occurred in recent years. In 2011, a financial crisis began, triggered by government directed salary hikes unsupported by commensurate productivity increases. The crisis was compounded by an increased cost in Russian energy inputs and an overvalued Belarusian ruble, and eventually led to a near three-fold devaluation of the Belarusian ruble in 2011. In November 2011, Belarus agreed to sell to Russia its remaining shares in Beltransgaz, the Belarusian natural gas pipeline operator, in exchange for reduced prices for Russian natural gas. Receiving more than half of a $3 billion loan from the Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Bail-out Fund, a $1 billion loan from the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank, and the $2.5 billion sale of Beltranzgas to Russian state-owned Gazprom helped stabilize the situation in 2012; nevertheless, the Belarusian currency lost more than 60% of its value, as the rate of inflation reached new highs in 2011 and 2012, before calming in 2013. As of January 2014, the final tranche of the EurAsEC loan has been delayed. In December 2013, Russia announced a new loan for Belarus of up to $2 billion for 2014. Notwithstanding foreign assistance, the Belarusian economy continued to struggle under the weight of high external debt servicing payments and trade deficit. In mid-December 2014, structural economic shortcomings were aggravated by the devaluation of the Russian ruble and triggered a near 40% devaluation of the Belarusian ruble. Belarus entered 2015 with stagnant economic growth and reduced hard currency reserves, with under one month of import cover." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$172.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $169.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $167.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$172.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $168.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -525,29 +528,29 @@ "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,200 (2014 est.) ++ $17,900 (2013 est.) ++ $17,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18,200 (2014 est.) ++ $18,000 (2013 est.) ++ $17,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "28.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "50.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "14.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.8%" + "text": "32.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "57.4%" + "text": "57.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-57.9% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -555,13 +558,13 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.3%" + "text": "8.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "37%" + "text": "42.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "55.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -571,7 +574,7 @@ "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4.546 million (2013 est.)" @@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2009 est.)", + "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 0.5% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers" } @@ -609,50 +612,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$26.55 billion" + "text": "$30.53 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$26.71 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$29.71 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "22.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "34.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 31.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "16.2% (2014 est.) ++ 16.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "18.1% (2014 est.) ++ 18.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "20% (13 August 2014) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "20% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.13% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "18.74% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.13% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.753 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.901 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.524 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.901 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$9.073 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $7.655 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$28.06 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.644 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$7.276 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.094 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$7.567 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$37.89 billion (2014 est.) ++ $36.57 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.74 billion (2014 est.) ++ $36.54 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs" @@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ "text": "Russia 42.2%, Ukraine 11.3%, UK 8.2%, Netherlands 4.8%, Germany 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$40.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $41.11 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.33 billion (2014 est.) ++ $41.13 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals" @@ -670,10 +673,10 @@ "text": "Russia 54.6%, Germany 6%, China 5.8%, Ukraine 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.483 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.937 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.059 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.651 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$40.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.64 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$10.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" @@ -682,7 +685,7 @@ "text": "$6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - ++ 10,685 (2014 est.) ++ 8,880.1 (2013 est.) ++ 8,336.9 (2012 est.) ++ 4,974.6 (2011 est.) ++ 2,978.5 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - ++ 10,224.1 (2014 est.) ++ 10,224.1 (2013 est.) ++ 8,336.9 (2012 est.) ++ 4,974.6 (2011 est.) ++ 2,978.5 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index 7da2e20d..6d554b24 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.66 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 3 March (1878)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1990 and early 1991, adopted 12 July 1991; amended several times, last in 2007 (2007)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1990 and early 1991, adopted 12 July 1991; amended several times, last in 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" @@ -505,13 +508,13 @@ "text": "Bulgaria, a former Communist country that entered the EU on 1 January 2007, averaged more than 6% annual growth from 2004 to 2008, driven by significant amounts of bank lending, consumption, and foreign direct investment. Successive governments have demonstrated a commitment to economic reforms and responsible fiscal planning, but the global downturn sharply reduced domestic demand, exports, capital inflows, and industrial production. GDP contracted by 5.5% in 2009, and has been slow to recover in the years since. Despite having a favorable investment regime, including low, flat corporate income taxes, significant challenges remain. Corruption in public administration, a weak judiciary, and the presence of organized crime continue to hamper the country's investment climate and economic prospects." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$128.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $126.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $125.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$129.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $126.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $125.6 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$55.84 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$55.82 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% (2013 est.) ++ 0.5% (2012 est.)" @@ -527,33 +530,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.7%" + "text": "63%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "21.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.9%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "71.4%" + "text": "65.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-72.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-66% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "5.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.2%" + "text": "27.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "67.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -563,10 +566,10 @@ "text": "electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.981 million", + "text": "2.57 million", "note": { "text": "number of employed persons (2014 est.)" } @@ -583,7 +586,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.5% (2014 est.) ++ 11.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.2% (2014 est.) ++ 11.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "21% (2012 est.)" @@ -601,17 +604,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$19.62 billion" + "text": "$19.95 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$21.25 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$22.03 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "35.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "25.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -623,7 +626,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.03% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.02% (31 December 2013)", @@ -635,22 +638,22 @@ "text": "7.56% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.11% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$20.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$46.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$38.58 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $40.21 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $40.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$7.232 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.014 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $6.666 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$25 million (2014 est.) ++ $564.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$25 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.228 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$29.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $29.58 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels" @@ -659,7 +662,7 @@ "text": "Germany 12.3%, Italy 9.1%, Turkey 8.9%, Romania 8.1%, Greece 6.8%, France 4.4%, Belgium 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$33.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.81 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.03 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials" @@ -668,19 +671,19 @@ "text": "Russia 14.5%, Germany 12.4%, Italy 7.2%, Romania 6.9%, Turkey 5.6%, Greece 5.2%, Spain 5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$20.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$49.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $51.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$54.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$52.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$52.78 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.599 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.199 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.199 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leva (BGN) per US dollar - ++ 1.465 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4736 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.) ++ 1.4053 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4774 (2010 est.)" + "text": "leva (BGN) per US dollar - ++ 1.4742 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4742 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.) ++ 1.4053 (2011 est.) ++ 1.4774 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 06a2ae9a..24266d87 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "data represents only government-controlled areas (2010 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.36 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as \"Republic Day\"" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "ratified 16 August 1960; note - in 1963, the constitution was partly suspended as Turkish Cypriots withdrew from the government; Turkish-held territory in 1983 was declared the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"); in 1985, the \"TRNC\" approved its own constitution (2013)" + "text": "ratified 16 August 1960; amended 1996, 2013; note - in 1963, the constitution was partly suspended as Turkish Cypriots withdrew from the government; Turkish-held territory in 1983 was declared the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"); in 1985, the \"TRNC\" approved its own constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with European law supremacy" @@ -459,7 +462,7 @@ "text": " ++ Citizens' Alliance or SP [Giorgos LILLIKAS] ++ Democratic Party or DIKO [Nicolas PAPADOPOULOS] ++ Democratic Rally or DISY [Averof NEOPHYTOU (Neofytou)] ++ Ecological and Environmental Movement or KOP (Green Party) [Giorgos PERDIKIS] ++ European Party or EVROKO [Dimitris SYLLOURIS] ++ Movement of Social Democrats or KS-EDEK [Marinos SIZOPOULOS] ++ National Popular Front or ELAM [Christos CHRISTOU] ++ Progressive Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist Party) [Andros KYPRIANOU] ++ United Democrats or EDI [Praxoula ANTONIADOU]" }, "area administered by Turkish Cypriots": { - "text": " ++ Communal Democracy Party or TDP [Cemal OZYIGIT] ++ Cyprus Socialist Party or KSP [Mehmet BIRINCI] ++ Democrat Party- National Forces or DP-UG [Serdar DENKTAS] ++ National Justice Party or UAP [Fatma SOLMAZ] ++ National Unity Party or UBP [Huseyin OZGURGUN] ++ New Cyprus Party or YKP [Murat KANATLI] ++ Republican Turkish Party-United Forces or CTP-BG [Ozkan YORGANCIOGLU] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tozun TUNALI] ++ United Cyprus Party or BKP [Izzet IZCAN]" + "text": " ++ Communal Democracy Party or TDP [Cemal OZYIGIT] ++ Cyprus Socialist Party or KSP [Mehmet BIRINCI] ++ Democrat Party- National Forces or DP-UG [Serdar DENKTAS] ++ National Justice Party or UAP [Fatma SOLMAZ] ++ National Unity Party or UBP [Huseyin OZGURGUN] ++ New Cyprus Party or YKP [Murat KANATLI] ++ Republican Turkish Party-United Forces or CTP-BG [Mehmet Ali TALAT] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tozun TUNALI] ++ United Cyprus Party or BKP [Izzet IZCAN]" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ } }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$27.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.05 billion (2013 est.) ++ $29.64 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27.52 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $29.74 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" }, @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$23.27 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$23.26 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "-2.3% (2014 est.) ++ -5.4% (2013 est.) ++ -2.4% (2012 est.)", @@ -555,43 +558,43 @@ } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$30,800 (2014 est.) ++ $31,500 (2013 est.) ++ $33,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$30,900 (2014 est.) ++ $31,600 (2013 est.) ++ $33,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.5%" + "text": "69.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "15.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.5%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46.8%" + "text": "55.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-52.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "2.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "10.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "86.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "87.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -607,13 +610,13 @@ } }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3.5% (2014 est.)", + "text": "-8.9% (2014 est.)", "Industrial production growth rate": { "text": "-0.3% (2007 est.)" } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "356,700 (2013 est.)", + "text": "434,500 (2014 est.)", "Labor force": { "text": "95,030 (2007 est.)" } @@ -633,7 +636,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "16% (2014 est.) ++ 15.9% (2013 est.)", + "text": "16.1% (2014 est.) ++ 15.9% (2013 est.)", "Unemployment rate": { "text": "9.4% (2005 est.)" } @@ -657,23 +660,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.381 billion" + "text": "$9.372 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.448 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.42 billion (2014 est.)" }, "Budget": { "text": "revenues: $2.5 billion, expenditures: $2.5 billion (2006)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "39.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-8.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "107.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 111.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "107.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 102.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" } @@ -691,10 +694,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.89% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.88% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.89% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.554 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.883 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$4.382 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.98 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -703,16 +706,16 @@ "text": "$43.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$47.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$65.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $76.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.996 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.853 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $6.834 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$229 million (2014 est.) ++ -$412 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.041 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$381 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.916 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.14 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$4.198 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.648 billion (2013 est.)", "Exports": { "text": "$68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" } @@ -724,7 +727,7 @@ "text": "Greece 17.5%, UK 10.8%, Israel 5.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.827 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.42 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$7.743 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.492 billion (2013 est.)", "Imports": { "text": "$1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" } @@ -736,22 +739,22 @@ "text": "Greece 23.8%, Israel 9.6%, UK 7.4%, Italy 7.2%, Germany 7.1%, Netherlands 5.7%, France 5.6%, Spain 4.8%, China 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.011 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $915 million (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$890.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $915 million (31 December 2013 est.)", "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$NA" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)", + "text": "$890.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $915 million (31 December 2013 est.)", "Debt - external": { "text": "$NA" } }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$21.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $68.84 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$12.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)", diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 13e66c8e..55b83215 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.05 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as the National Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1665; latest adopted 5 June 1849; amended several times, last in 2009 (2009)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -500,55 +503,55 @@ "text": "This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector, state-of-the-art industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping and renewable energy, and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a member of the European Union (EU); Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus, but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Within the EU, Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization. After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's economy began slowing in 2007 with the end of a housing boom. Housing prices dropped markedly in 2008-09 and, following a short respite in 2010, have since continued to decline. Household indebtedness is still relatively high at more than 275% of gross disposable income in the first half of 2013. The global financial crisis has exacerbated this cyclical slowdown through increased borrowing costs and lower export demand, consumer confidence, and investment. Denmark made a modest recovery in 2010, in part because of increased government spending; however, the country experienced a technical recession in late 2010-early 2011 and has been slow to emerge from it in 2012-14 . Historically low levels of unemployment rose sharply with the recession and have remained at about 6% in 2010-13, based on the national measure, about two-thirds average EU unemployment. An impending decline in the ratio of workers to retirees will be a major long-term issue. Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008, but the budget balance swung into deficit in 2009, where it remains. In spite of the deficits, the new coalition government delivered a modest stimulus to the economy in 2012. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$249.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $247.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $248.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$250.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $248 billion (2013 est.) ++ $249.2 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$340.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$342.4 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ -0.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ -0.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$44,300 (2014 est.) ++ $43,900 (2013 est.) ++ $44,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$44,600 (2014 est.) ++ $44,100 (2013 est.) ++ $44,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.3%" + "text": "48.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "26.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "18.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "53.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-48.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-48.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "22.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "77.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -558,10 +561,10 @@ "text": "iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.771 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.776 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,7 +578,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "13.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -593,20 +596,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$192.6 billion" + "text": "$200.3 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$197.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$195.8 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "55.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "45.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -621,25 +624,25 @@ "text": "0.75% (31 December 2011) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.04% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.62% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.04% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$155.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $162.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$154.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $162.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$181.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $189.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$648.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $695.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$705.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $764.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$224.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $179.5 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$21.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.48 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$21.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.21 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$108.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $109.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$111.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $111.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills" @@ -648,7 +651,7 @@ "text": "Germany 18.6%, Sweden 12.1%, UK 8.1%, US 6.7%, Norway 6.5%, Netherlands 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$101.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $101.5 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $99.79 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufactures for industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods" @@ -657,19 +660,19 @@ "text": "Germany 21.3%, Sweden 12.8%, Netherlands 8%, Norway 6.3%, China 6.3%, UK 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$85.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $88.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$75.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $88.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$534.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $609.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$75.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $88.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$136 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $147.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$144.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $146.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$266.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $260 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$249.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $263.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.587 (2014 est.) ++ 5.6163 (2013 est.) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.6125 (2014 est.) ++ 5.6125 (2013 est.) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index 3b6bda77..22faab29 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ } }, "Constitution": { - "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960; amended 1966 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document) (2013)" + "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters" diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 9570def1..5026e5c9 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ "text": "Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day) 9 May (1950); note - the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union, with the aim of achieving a united Europe" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "none; note - the EU legal order relies primaily on two consolidated texts encompassing all provisions as amended from a series of past treaties: the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as modified by the Lisbon Treaty, states in Article 1 that \"the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION ... on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common\"; Article 1 of the TEU states further that the EU is \"founded on the present Treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as 'the Treaties'),\" both possessing the same legal value; Article 6 of the TEU provides that a separately adopted Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \"shall have the same legal value as the Treaties\"" + "text": "none; note - the EU legal order relies primarily on two consolidated texts encompassing all provisions as amended from a series of past treaties: the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as modified by the Lisbon Treaty, states in Article 1 that \"the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION ... on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common\"; Article 1 of the TEU states further that the EU is \"founded on the present Treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as 'the Treaties'),\" both possessing the same legal value; Article 6 of the TEU provides that a separately adopted Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \"shall have the same legal value as the Treaties (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "unique supranational law system in which, according to an interpretive declaration of member-state governments appended to the Treaty of Lisbon, \"the Treaties and the law adopted by the Union on the basis of the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States\" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and as resulting from constitutional traditions common to the EU's states; EU law is divided into 'primary' and 'secondary' legislation; the treaties (primary legislation) are the basis for all EU action; secondary legislation - which includes directives, regulations, and decisions - are derived from the principles and objectives set out in the treaties" @@ -334,19 +334,19 @@ "text": "Internally, the 28 EU member states have adopted the framework of a single market with free movement of goods, services and capital. Internationally, the EU aims to bolster Europe's trade position and its political and economic weight. ++ Despite great differences in per capita income among member states (from $13,000 to $82,000) and in national attitudes toward issues like inflation, debt, and foreign trade, the EU has achieved a high degree of coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. A common currency – the euro – circulates among 19 of the member states, under the auspices of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Eleven established EU states introduced the euro as their common currency on 1 January 1999 (Greece did so two years later). Since 2004, 13 states acceded to the EU that are, in general, less advanced economically than the other member states. Of the 13, Slovenia (2007), Cyprus and Malta (2008), Slovakia (2009), Estonia (2011), Latvia (2014), and Lithuania (2015) have adopted the euro; 7 other member states - not including the UK and Denmark, which have formal opt-outs - are required by EU treaties to adopt the common currency upon meeting fiscal and monetary convergence criteria. ++ Following the 2008-09 global economic crisis, the EU economy saw moderate GDP growth in 2010 and 2011 but has struggled since the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone intensified in 2011. Despite EU/IMF rescue programs in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus, significant drags on growth remain, including high public and private debt loads, low domestic demand that discourages investment, aging populations, onerous regulations, and high unemployment. In response, EU leaders plan to use $28 (€21) billion in public money as seed capital to attract private investors to fund $421 [€315] billion in infrastructure projects from 2015 to 2017, focusing on energy, broadband, transport, education, and research and innovation. The eurozone has implemented a banking union to increase financial stability and improve lending conditions, with the European Central Bank taking the lead in banking supervision in the region. The ECB has also expressed its intent to widen its asset-buying program - including government debt if necessary - to fend off deflation and improve borrowing conditions in the euro zone. In another effort to restore economic growth and create jobs, in 2013 the EU and the United States started negotiations on an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement with the goal of expanding already massive trade and investment flows." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.01 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $17.77 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $17.75 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18.12 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $17.87 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $17.84 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$18.24 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.27 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.1% (2013 est.) ++ -0.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$39,200 (2014 est.) ++ $38,700 (2013 est.) ++ $38,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$39,400 (2014 est.) ++ $38,900 (2013 est.) ++ $38,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "1.7%" }, "industry": { "text": "25.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "73% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -392,10 +392,10 @@ "text": "among the world's largest and most technologically advanced regions, the EU industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems, electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and beverages, furniture, paper, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "224.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "231.8 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.9% (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% (2013)" + "text": "10.1% (2014 est.) ++ 10.6% (2013)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "note - see individual country entries of member states" diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 7e3272e5..a207085d 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1922; latest drafted 14 June 1937, adopted by plebiscite 1 July 1937, effective 29 December 1937; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1922; latest drafted 14 June 1937, adopted by plebiscite 1 July 1937, effective 29 December 1937; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court" @@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN] ++ Fine Gael [Enda KENNY] ++ Green Party [Eamon RYAN] ++ Labor (Labour) Party [Joan BURTON] ++ Renua Ireland [Lucinda CREIGHTON] ++ Sinn Fein [Gerry ADAMS] ++ Socialist Party [Collective Leadership] ++ The Workers' Party [Michael DONNELLY]" + "text": "Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN] ++ Fine Gael [Enda KENNY] ++ Green Party [Eamon RYAN] ++ Labor (Labour) Party [Joan BURTON] ++ Renua Ireland [Lucinda CREIGHTON] ++ Sinn Fein [Gerry ADAMS] ++ Socialist Party [collective leadership] ++ The Workers' Party [Michael DONNELLY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "Continuity IRA (terrorist group) ++ Families Acting for Innocent Relatives or FAIR [Brian MCCONNELL] (seek compensation for victims of violence); ++ Iona Institute [David QUINN] (a conservative Catholic think tank) ++ Irish Anti-War Movement [Richard BOYD BARRETT] (campaigns against wars around the world) ++ Keep Ireland Open (environmental group) ++ Oglaigh na hEireann (terrorist group) ++ Midland Railway Action Group or MRAG [Willie ALLEN] (transportation promoters) ++ New Irish Republican Army (terrorist group combining elements of the former Real IRA and Republican Action Against Drugs) ++ Peace and Neutrality Alliance [Roger COLE] (campaigns to protect Irish neutrality) ++ Rail Users Ireland (formerly the Platform 11 - transportation promoters) ++ 32 Country Sovereignty Movement or 32CSM (supports unifying Northern Ireland with the rest of the island under Irish government sovereignty)" @@ -488,44 +491,44 @@ "text": "Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. Ireland was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002. GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply during the world financial crisis and the subsequent collapse of its domestic property market and construction industry. Faced with sharply reduced revenues and a burgeoning budget deficit from efforts to stabilize its fragile banking sector, the Irish Government introduced the first in a series of draconian budgets in 2009. These measures were not sufficient to stabilize Ireland’s public finances. In 2010, the budget deficit reached 32.4% of GDP - the world's largest deficit, as a percentage of GDP. In late 2010, the former COWEN government agreed to a $92 billion loan package from the EU and IMF to help Dublin recapitalize Ireland’s banking sector and avoid defaulting on its sovereign debt. In March 2011, the KENNY government intensified austerity measures to meet the deficit targets under Ireland's EU-IMF bailout program. In late 2013, Ireland formally exited its EU-IMF bailout program, benefiting from its strict adherence to deficit-reduction targets and success in refinancing a large amount of banking-related debt. In 2014, the economy rapidly picked up and GDP grew by 3.6%. The recovering economy assisted lowering the deficit to 4.2% of GDP. In late 2014, the government introduced a fiscally neutral budget, marking the end of the austerity program. In the wake of the collapse of the construction sector and the downturn in consumer spending and business investment, the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, has become an even more important component of Ireland's economy. Ireland’s low corporation tax of 12.5% has been central to encouraging business investment. Loose tax residency requirements made Ireland a common destination for international firms seeking to avoid taxation. Amid growing international pressure the government announced it would phase in more stringent tax laws, effectively closing a loophole." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$226.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $216.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $216 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$236.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $224.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $221.5 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$246.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$250.8 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.) ++ 0.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$49,200 (2014 est.) ++ $46,900 (2013 est.) ++ $46,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$51,300 (2014 est.) ++ $48,700 (2013 est.) ++ $48,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "46.5%" + "text": "47%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "14.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "19.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "106.6%" + "text": "113.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-83.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-95.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -533,10 +536,10 @@ "text": "1.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27%" + "text": "25.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,10 +549,10 @@ "text": "pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software, food products, beverages and brewing; medical devices" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.174 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.157 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -581,20 +584,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$80.65 billion" + "text": "$85.97 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$91.87 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$96.11 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "118.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 119.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "107.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 117.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -612,10 +615,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.28% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.41% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.28% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$146.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $156.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$143.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $158.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -624,16 +627,16 @@ "text": "$255.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $267.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$411.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $440.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$380.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $477.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$109 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $108.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $60.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$15.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.44 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.379 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$121.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $116.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$144.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $116.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals; foodstuffs, animal products" @@ -642,7 +645,7 @@ "text": "US 20.6%, UK 16%, Belgium 14.1%, Germany 6.8%, Switzerland 6.3%, France 5.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$66.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$84.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing" @@ -651,16 +654,16 @@ "text": "UK 38.8%, US 10.3%, Germany 8.5%, Netherlands 6.2%, China 4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.748 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.96 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.078 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.748 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$831.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $788.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$831.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $788.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$943.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $913.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$939.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $913.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 76bae9ea..100c7715 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.85 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 28 June 1992; amended several times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 28 June 1992; amended several times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -513,55 +516,55 @@ "text": "Estonia, a member of the European Union since 2004 and the euro zone since 2011, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda and have wavered little in their commitment to pro-market reforms. The current government has followed sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, and Germany. Estonia's economy fell into recession in mid-2008, as a result of an investment and consumption slump following the bursting of the real estate market bubble and a decrease in export demand as result of economic slowdown in the rest of Europe, but the economy recovered strongly in the five years up to 2014. Growth fell below 2% in 2014 as a consequence of weak EU and Russian growth. Estonia is challenged by a shortage of labor, both skilled and unskilled, and the government has amended its immigration law to allow easier hiring of highly qualified foreign workers." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$35.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.89 billion (2013 est.) ++ $34.33 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$36.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $35.75 billion (2013 est.) ++ $35.19 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$25.95 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$26.51 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.) ++ 4.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,000 (2014 est.) ++ $26,400 (2013 est.) ++ $26,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27,900 (2014 est.) ++ $27,100 (2013 est.) ++ $26,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "27.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.5%" + "text": "49.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "25.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "87.1%" + "text": "83.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-85.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-82.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "3.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "28.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "68.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -571,10 +574,10 @@ "text": "engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "669,800 (2014 est.)" + "text": "674,400 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 8.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "22.1% (2013 est.)" @@ -606,20 +609,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.811 billion" + "text": "$10.22 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.877 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$10.06 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "9.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } @@ -628,13 +631,13 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.76% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.741 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$10.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -643,16 +646,16 @@ "text": "$14.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$21.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.332 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.611 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $2.26 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$14 million (2014 est.) ++ -$271 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$19 million (2014 est.) ++ -$281 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$15.82 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.22 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.22 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 29%, food products and beverages 16%, mineral fuels 11%, wood and wood products 9%, metals 7%, furniture 7%, vehicles and parts 5%, textiles 4%, chemicals 5% (2014 est.)" @@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ "text": "Sweden 18.5%, Finland 15.8%, Latvia 11.1%, Russia 10%, Lithuania 5.5%, Germany 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.52 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.55 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 28 %, mineral fuels 13%, food and food products 10%, chemical products 8%, metals 8%, plastics 5% (2014 est.)" @@ -670,19 +673,19 @@ "text": "Finland 15.5%, Germany 11.9%, Sweden 9.1%, Latvia 8.6%, Lithuania 8%, Poland 7.8%, Netherlands 5.6%, Russia 4.7%, China 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$366 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $314.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$436.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $314.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$9.012 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.762 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kroon (EEK) per US dollar - ++ 0.7697 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7778 (2012 est.) ++ 0.72 (2011 est.) ++ 11.81 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kroon (EEK) per US dollar - ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.) ++ 0.72 (2011 est.) ++ 11.81 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 230f78ab..c64c9444 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.63 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ "text": "Czechoslovak Founding Day, 28 October (1918)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "new civil code enacted in 2014, replacing civil code of 1964 - based on former Austro-Hungarian civil codes and socialist theory - and reintroducing former Czech legal terminology" @@ -502,55 +505,55 @@ "text": "The Czech Republic is a stable and prosperous market economy closely integrated with the EU, especially since the country's EU accession in 2004. The auto industry is the largest single industry, and, together with its upstream suppliers, accounts for nearly 24% of Czech manufacturing. The Czech Republic produced more than a million cars for the first time in 2010, over 80% of which were exported. While the conservative, inward-looking Czech financial system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export-driven Czech economy remains sensitive to changes in the economic performance of its main export markets, especially Germany. When Western Europe and Germany fell into recession in late 2008, demand for Czech goods plunged, leading to double digit drops in industrial production and exports. As a result, real GDP fell sharply in 2009. The economy slowly recovered in the second half of 2009 and registered weak growth in the next two years. In 2012 and 2013, however, the economy fell into a recession again, due both to a slump in external demand in the EU and to the government’s austerity measures, returning to weak growth in 2014. Foreign and domestic businesses alike voice concerns about corruption, especially in public procurement. Other long term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population, funding an unsustainable pension and health care system, and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech, services-based, knowledge economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$314.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $308.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $310.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$315.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $309.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $311.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$205.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$205.3 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ -0.7% (2013 est.) ++ -0.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ -0.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$29,900 (2014 est.) ++ $29,300 (2013 est.) ++ $29,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$30,000 (2014 est.) ++ $29,500 (2013 est.) ++ $29,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "48.2%" + "text": "48.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { "text": "25%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "84.5%" + "text": "83.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-77.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-77.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "37.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "60% (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.416 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.534 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -577,7 +580,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.9% (2014 est.) ++ 7.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8.6% (2012 est.)" @@ -595,20 +598,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$81.98 billion" + "text": "$82.35 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$85.32 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$86.42 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "41% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 45% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -623,25 +626,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.97% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.64% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.97% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$126.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $126.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$122.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $126.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$152.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$131.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $137.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$137.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $142.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$54.92 billion (30 December 3013 est.) ++ $59.88 billion (28 December 2012) ++ $53.2 billion (30 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.266 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.853 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.265 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.106 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$147.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $135.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$110.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $102.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, fuel, chemicals" @@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "Germany 32.4%, Slovakia 8.4%, Poland 6%, UK 5.1%, France 5.1%, Austria 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$135.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $126 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $95.87 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, raw materials and fuels, chemicals" @@ -659,19 +662,19 @@ "text": "Germany 30.2%, Poland 8.5%, Slovakia 6.8%, China 6.2%, Netherlands 5.7%, Austria 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$59.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$54.49 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$125.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $137.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$130.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $138.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$140.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$142.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $159.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$22.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "koruny (CZK) per US dollar - ++ 20.63 (2014 est.) ++ 19.571 (2013 est.) ++ 19.59 (2012 est.) ++ 17.696 (2011 est.) ++ 19.098 (2010 est.)" + "text": "koruny (CZK) per US dollar - ++ 20.758 (2014 est.) ++ 20.758 (2013 est.) ++ 19.59 (2012 est.) ++ 17.696 (2011 est.) ++ 19.098 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 2ed8ad6e..6f9c5205 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.52 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 December (1917)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1906, 1919; latest drafted 17 June 1997, approved by Parliament 11 June 1999, entered into force 1 March 2000; amended several times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1906, 1919; latest drafted 17 June 1997, approved by Parliament 11 June 1999, entered into force 1 March 2000; amended several times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Swedish model" @@ -482,55 +485,55 @@ "text": "Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita output almost as high as that of Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, or Sweden. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. Finland is historically competitive in manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Finland excels in export of technology for mobile phones as well as promotion of startups in the ICT, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Finland had been one of the best performing economies within the EU before 2009 and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year, with Finland experiencing one of the deepest contractions in the euro zone. A recovery of exports, domestic trade, and household consumption stimulated economic growth in 2010-12, however, continued recession within the EU dampened the economy in 2012-14. The recession affected general government finances and the debt ratio, turning previously strong budget surpluses into deficits, losing its coveted triple-A credit rating, and on pace to breach EU debt limits in 2015. Finland's main challenge will be to stimulate growth while faced with weak export demand in the EU and its own government austerity measures. Longer-term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth. The depreciating ruble will retard exports to Russia." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$221 billion (2014 est.) ++ $221.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $224.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$221.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $222.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $225.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$271.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$272.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.1% (2014 est.) ++ -1.3% (2013 est.) ++ -1.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.) ++ -1.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$40,300 (2014 est.) ++ $40,400 (2013 est.) ++ $40,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$40,700 (2014 est.) ++ $40,800 (2013 est.) ++ $41,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "55.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "24.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "20.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.9%" + "text": "37.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-38.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27%" + "text": "26.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "70.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.665 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.679 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture and forestry": { @@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.6% (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -587,23 +590,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$146.3 billion" + "text": "$151.4 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$156.1 billion" + "text": "$160 billion" }, "note": { "text": "Central Government Budget (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "53% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 57% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "59.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 55.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -621,10 +624,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.11% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.21% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.11% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$136.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$118.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $125.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -633,16 +636,16 @@ "text": "$179.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$267.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $283.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$410.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $398.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$158.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $143.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $118.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.555 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.466 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.083 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.783 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $78.56 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$79.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $78.56 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber" @@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "Germany 12.2%, Sweden 11.2%, Russia 8.1%, US 6.7%, Netherlands 6.2%, UK 5.5%, China 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$73.01 billion (2014 est.) ++ $73.76 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$72.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $73.76 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains" @@ -660,16 +663,16 @@ "text": "Sweden 15.8%, Germany 15.3%, Russia 14.8%, Netherlands 8.7%, Denmark 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$11.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$547.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $571.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$138 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$202.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $197.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$202.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $197.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 7308bacc..2dd4fd54 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ "text": "Olaifest (Olavsoka), 29 July" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act ) serve as the Faroe Islands’ constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm (2013)" + "text": "5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply" @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ "text": "the Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; the Court is part of the Danish legal system" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA] ++ Independence Party (Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM] ++ People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN] ++ Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN] ++ Republic (Tjodveldi) (formerly the Republican Party) [Hogni HOYDAL] ++ Self-Government Party [Kari P. HOJGAARD] ++ Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) [Aksel JOHANNESEN] ++ Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]" + "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA] ++ Independence (or Self-Govenment) Party (Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM] ++ People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN] ++ Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN] ++ Republic (Tjodveldi) (formerly the Republican Party) [Hogni HOYDAL] ++ Self-Government Party [Kari P. HOJGAARD] ++ Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) [Aksel JOHANNESEN] ++ Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ "text": "$1.301 billion" }, "note": { - "text": "Denmark supplies the Faroe Islands with almost one-third of their public funds (2010 est.)" + "text": "Denmark supplies the Faroe Islands with almost one-third of their public funds (2010)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ "text": "$888.8 million (2010) ++ $68.1 million (2006)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.587 (2011) ++ 5.3687 (2011) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.6125 (2011) ++ 5.3687 (2011) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 066fc0dd..7a05117b 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.28 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - although often incorrectly referred to as Bastille Day, the celebration actually commemorates the holiday held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille (on 14 July 1789) and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy; other names for the holiday are Fete Nationale (National Holiday) and quatorze juillet (14th of July)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 4 October 1958; amended many times, last in 2008 (2014)" + "text": "many previous; latest effective 4 October 1958; amended many times, last in 2008 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts" @@ -644,44 +647,44 @@ "text": "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With more than 84 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that mitigate economic inequality. France's real GDP increased by 0.4% in 2014. The unemployment rate (including overseas territories) increased from 7.8% in 2008 to 10.4% in the fourth quarter of 2014. Youth unemployment in metropolitan France decreased from a high of 25.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 24.3% in the fourth quarter of 2014. Lower-than-expected growth and high spending have strained France's public finances. The budget deficit rose sharply from 3.3% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 4% of GDP in 2014, while France's public debt rose from 68% of GDP to more than 95% in 2014, and may hit 100% by 2016. Elected on a conventionally leftist platform, President Francois HOLLANDE surprised and angered many supporters with a January 2014 speech announcing a sharp change in his economic policy, recasting himself as a liberalizing reformer. The government's budget for 2014 shifted the balance of fiscal consolidation from taxes to a total of $24 billion in spending cuts. In December 2014, HOLLANDE announced additional reforms, including a plan to extend commercial business hours, liberalize professional services, and sell off $6.2-12.4 billion in state owned assets. France’s tax burden remains well above the EU average and income tax cuts over the past decade are being partly reversed, particularly for higher earners. The top rate of income tax is 41%. The government is allowing a 75% payroll tax on salaries over $1.24 million to lapse." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.581 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.571 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.564 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.591 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.587 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.57 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.847 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.834 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.) ++ 0.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$40,400 (2014 est.) ++ $40,200 (2013 est.) ++ $40,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$40,500 (2014 est.) ++ $40,500 (2013 est.) ++ $40,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "55.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "21.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -702,10 +705,10 @@ "text": "machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "29.87 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.79 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -740,20 +743,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.507 trillion" + "text": "$1.517 trillion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.631 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.63 trillion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "51.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "95.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 92.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "95.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 92.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -771,10 +774,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.84% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.84% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.081 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.14 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$989.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.036 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -783,16 +786,16 @@ "text": "$2.541 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.771 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.484 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.774 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.831 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.199 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.762 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.538 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.983 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$29.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$40.2 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$26.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$22.65 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$582.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $580.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$584.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $582.5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages" @@ -801,7 +804,7 @@ "text": "Germany 16.9%, Belgium 7.5%, Italy 7.4%, Spain 7.3%, UK 7.2%, US 5.8%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$678.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $681.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$631.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $639.6 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals" @@ -816,10 +819,10 @@ "text": "$5.496 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.549 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.108 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.102 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.103 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.095 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.51 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.496 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.532 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.497 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index 250252cb..415c2c0f 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or join Spain" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1969; latest passed by referendum 30 November 2006, entered into effect 14 December 2006, entered into force 2 January 2007; amended 2009 (2009)" + "text": "previous 1969; latest passed by referendum 30 November 2006, entered into effect 14 December 2006, entered into force 2 January 2007 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply" @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir James DUTTON (since 6 December 2013); note - Governor DUTTON has resigned and left his post on 28 September 2015; Alison MACMILLAN becomes acting governor" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir James DUTTON (since 6 December 2013); note - Governor DUTTON has resigned and left his post on 28 September 2015; Alison MACMILLAN becomes acting governor; Lt. Gen. Edward DAVIS was appointed governor on 1 October 2015 and will take offide in early 2016" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chief Minister Fabian PICARDO (since 9 December 2011)" diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 19a61a74..b30bd20d 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ "text": "$563.6 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$530.9 million (2005)" + "text": "$530.9 million (2005 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guernsey pound per US dollar ++ 0.6003 (2014) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" + "text": "Guernsey pound per US dollar ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index e8c61b85..6fd664f0 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.43 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "Unity Day, 3 October (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949; amended many times, last in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949; amended many times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -432,7 +435,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER] ++ Alternative for Germany or AfD [Bernd LUCKE];; Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL] ++ Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER] ++ Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER] ++ Left Party or Die Linke [Katia KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER] ++ Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL]" + "text": "Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER] ++ Alternative for Germany or AfD [Bernd LUCKE] ++ Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL] ++ Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER] ++ Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER] ++ Left Party or Die Linke [Katia KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER] ++ Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -502,55 +505,55 @@ "text": "The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 5.2% in 2014. The new German government introduced a minimum wage of about $11.60 (8.50 euros) per hour to take effect in 2015. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2012 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.1%. The budget was essentially in balance in 2014. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016 though the target was already reached in 2012. The German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power with renewable energy, which accounted for 27.8% of gross electricity consumption in 2014, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Extremely low inflation, caused largely by low global energy prices and a weak euro, are expected to boost German GDP growth in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.722 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.663 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.655 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.748 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.69 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.675 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.86 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.874 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 0.2% (2013 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% (2013 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$45,900 (2014 est.) ++ $45,200 (2013 est.) ++ $45,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$46,200 (2014 est.) ++ $45,500 (2013 est.) ++ $45,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.1%" + "text": "54.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "19.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "20.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "45.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-39% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.9%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "68.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "68.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "42.65 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.79 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -577,7 +580,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15.5% (2010 est.)" @@ -595,20 +598,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.68 trillion" + "text": "$1.721 trillion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.664 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.696 trillion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "44% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "74.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 76.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "74.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 76.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government and social security funds; the series are presented as a percentage of GDP and in millions of euro; GDP used as a denominator is the gross domestic product at current market prices; data expressed in national currency are converted into euro using end-of-year exchange rates provided by the European Central Bank" } @@ -617,7 +620,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.75% (31 December 2013) ++ 1.5% (31 December 2010)", @@ -626,10 +629,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.76% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.47% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.75% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.236 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.244 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$1.841 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.944 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -638,16 +641,16 @@ "text": "$4.347 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.451 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.209 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.323 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.976 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.335 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.486 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.184 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.43 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$287.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $274 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$286.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $238.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.547 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.506 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.492 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.439 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products" @@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "France 9.6%, UK 7.9%, US 6.9%, Netherlands 6.9%, China 5.8%, Austria 5.3%, Italy 5.1%, Poland 4.5%, Switzerland 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.319 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.249 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.188 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.163 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, agricultural products" @@ -665,16 +668,16 @@ "text": "Netherlands 13.8%, France 8%, China 6.6%, Belgium 6.3%, Italy 5.4%, UK 4.8%, Poland 4.6%, Czech Republic 4.4%, Austria 4.3%, Switzerland 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$198.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$192.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $198.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.597 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.998 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$192.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $198.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.424 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.384 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.416 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.574 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.048 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.971 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.986 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.059 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index d341854b..857b9310 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 March (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 (2013)" + "text": "many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on Roman law" @@ -505,7 +508,7 @@ "text": "Greece has a capitalist economy with a public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP about two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 18% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in agricultural and unskilled jobs. Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. The Greek economy averaged growth of about 4% per year between 2003 and 2007, but the economy went into recession in 2009 as a result of the world financial crisis, tightening credit conditions, and Athens' failure to address a growing budget deficit. By 2013 the economy had contracted 26%, compared with the pre-crisis level of 2007. Greece met the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criterion of no more than 3% of GDP in 2007-08, but violated it in 2009, with the deficit reaching 15% of GDP. Austerity measures reduced the deficit to about 4% in 2013, including government debt payments, but the deficit spiked to 12.7% of GDP in 2014. Deteriorating public finances, inaccurate and misreported statistics, and consistent underperformance on reforms prompted major credit rating agencies to downgrade Greece's international debt rating in late 2009, and led the country into a financial crisis. Under intense pressure from the EU and international market participants, the government adopted a medium-term austerity program that includes cutting government spending, decreasing tax evasion, overhauling the health-care and pension systems, and reforming the labor and product markets. Athens, however, faced long-term challenges to continue pushing through unpopular reforms in the face of widespread unrest from the country's powerful labor unions and the general public. ++ In April 2010, a leading credit agency assigned Greek debt its lowest possible credit rating, and in May 2010, the International Monetary Fund and Euro-Zone governments provided Greece emergency short- and medium-term loans worth $147 billion so that the country could make debt repayments to creditors. In exchange for the largest bailout ever assembled, the government announced combined spending cuts and tax increases totaling $40 billion over three years, on top of the tough austerity measures already taken. Greece, however, struggled to meet 2010 targets set by the EU and the IMF, especially after Eurostat - the EU's statistical office - revised upward Greece's deficit and debt numbers for 2009 and 2010. European leaders and the IMF agreed in October 2011 to provide Athens a second bailout package of $169 billion. The second deal however, called for holders of Greek government bonds to write down a significant portion of their holdings. As Greek banks held a significant portion of sovereign debt, the banking system was adversely affected by the write down and $60 billion of the second bailout package was set aside to ensure the banking system was adequately capitalized. In exchange for the second loan, Greece promised to introduce an additional $7.8 billion in austerity measures during 2013-15. However, the massive austerity cuts have prolonged Greece's economic recession and depressed tax revenues. Greece's lenders have continually called on Athens to step up efforts to increase tax collection, dismiss public servants, privatize public enterprises, and rein in health spending. ++ Investor confidence began to show signs of strengthening by the end of 2013, and the decline in GDP slowed to 3.9% that year, Greece’s best performance since 2009. Greece subsequently marked three significant milestones in 2014: balancing its 2013 budget - not including debt repayments; re-entering financial markets in April with the first issue of government debt since 2010; and posting its first quarter of positive growth since 2008. Buoyed by Greece’s success, Prime Minister Antonios SAMARAS in October announced plans to exit its bailout program early, provoking a plunge in the Greek stock and debt markets that pushed Greece back to the negotiating table with its creditors and ultimately resulted in an agreement to extend the EU portion of Greece’s bailout through February 2015. The Greek economy posted an annual economic growth rate of 0.8 percent in 2014, the first year of positive growth since 2008. However, widespread discontent with austerity measures resulted in a victory for the anti-austerity SYRIZA in the January 2015 parliamentary elections. In February, Greece reached a tentative agreement with its creditors that would provide emergency liquidity to Greece in exchange for significant economic reforms. Uncertainty regarding Greece’s future in the Eurozone has dampened investor confidence and lowered growth projections for 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$284.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $282.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $293.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$285.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $283.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $294.6 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -517,7 +520,7 @@ "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ -3.9% (2013 est.) ++ -6.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,900 (2014 est.) ++ $25,700 (2013 est.) ++ $26,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$26,000 (2014 est.) ++ $25,800 (2013 est.) ++ $26,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -530,30 +533,30 @@ "text": "72%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "11.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "-1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.6%" + "text": "33%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-35.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "13.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "80.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -563,10 +566,10 @@ "text": "tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.91 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.797 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "26.5% (2014 est.) ++ 27.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.6% (2014 est.) ++ 27.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "44% (2013 est.)" @@ -598,26 +601,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$119.5 billion" + "text": "$109 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$127.9 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$117.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "48.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "174.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 175.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "177.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 175% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1.3% (2014 est.) ++ -0.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (2014 est.) ++ -1.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.75% (31 December 2013) ++ 1.5% (31 December 2010)", @@ -626,10 +629,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.52% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$124.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $126.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$115.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $126.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -638,16 +641,16 @@ "text": "$260.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $264.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$302 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $332.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$298.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $341.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$44.58 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $33.65 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $72.64 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.202 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.768 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.202 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.409 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$35.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $36.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $35.72 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles" @@ -656,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "Turkey 12.2%, Italy 9.4%, Germany 6.8%, Bulgaria 5.3%, Cyprus 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$62.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $62.19 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$65.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $63.32 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals" @@ -671,10 +674,10 @@ "text": "$514.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $575.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$30.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$30.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$46.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.35 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" @@ -934,6 +937,9 @@ "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { "text": "199 (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "691,835 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (November 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index be965c77..8b313270 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.77 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -369,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 8 October (1991) and Statehood Day, 25 June (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1990; amended several times, last in December 2013 by referendum" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1990; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by legal heritage of Austria-Hungary; note - Croatian law was fully harmonized with the European Community acquis as of the June 2010 completion of EU accession negotiations" @@ -413,10 +416,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly or Hrvatski Sabor (151 seats; members directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method with a 5% threshold: 14 seats in each of 10 districts; 8 seats in a single nationwide district for minorities; 3 seats in a single special district for the Croatian diaspora, members elected for 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 December 2011 (next to be held in late 2015)" + "text": "last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Kukuriku 40.0%, HDZ-led Coalition 23.8%, Croatian Laborists-Labor Party 5.1%, HSS 3.0%, HDSSB 2.9%, Independent list of Ivan Grubisic 2.8%, HCSP-HSP AS 2.8%, other 19.6%; number of seats by party/coalition - Kukuriku 80 (SDP 61, HNS 13, IDS 3, HSU 3), HDZ-led coalition 47 (HDZ 44, HGS 2, DC 1), Croatian Laborists-Labor Party 6, HDSSB 6, SDSS 3, Independent list of Ivan Grubisic 2, HSS 1, HCSP-HSP AS 1, other 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; number of seats by party/coalition - Patriotic Coalition 59, Croatia is Growing 56, Bridge of Independent Lists 19, Our Own Right 3, Labor and Solidarity Coalition 2, HDSSB 2, Human Blockade 1, Successful Croatia 1, minorities 8 (includes SDSS 3)" }, "note": { "text": "seats by party as of 3 April 2015 - SDP 56, HDZ 41, HNS 11, HDSSB 7, HSU 4, Croatian Laborists - Labor Party 3, Reformists 3, SDSS 3, HGS 2, IDS 2, BDSH 1, DC 1, HSS 1, HSP AS 1, ORaH 1, New Wave 1, independent 13" @@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bosniak Democratic Party of Croatia or BDSH [Medzad HODZIC] ++ Croatian Civic Party or HGS [Zeljko KERUM] ++ Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Dragan VULIN] ++ Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Tomislav KARAMARKO] ++ Croatian Laborists - Labor Party [Nansi TIRELI] ++ Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP AS [Ivan TEPES] ++ Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Branko HRG] ++ Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA] ++ Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS [Vesna PUSIC] ++ Croatian Pure Party of Rights or HCSP [Josip MILJAK] ++ Democratic Centre or DC [Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT] ++ HDZ-led Coalition [Tomislav KARAMARKO] (includes HDZ, HGS, and DC) ++ Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STANIMIROVIC] ++ Independent List of Ivan Grubisic [Ivan GRUBISIC] ++ Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC] ++ Kukuriku Coalition [Zoran MILANOVIC] (includes SDP, HNS, IDS, and HSU) ++ New Wave [Liubo JURCIC] ++ Reformists Party [Radimir CACIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zoran MILANOVIC] ++ Sustainable Development for Croatia or ORaH [Mirela HOLY]" + "text": "Bosniak Democratic Party of Croatia or BDSH [Medzad HODZIC] ++ Bridge of Independent Lists or Most [Bozo PETROV] ++ Croatian Civic Party or HGS [Zeljko KERUM] ++ Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Dragan VULIN] ++ Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Tomislav KARAMARKO] ++ Croatia is Growing [Zoran MILANOVIC] (coalition including SDP, HNS, Croatian Laborists - Labor Party, HSU) ++ Croatian Laborists - Labor Party [Nansi TIRELI] ++ Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP AS [Ivan TEPES] ++ Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Branko HRG] ++ Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA] ++ Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS [Vesna PUSIC] ++ Democratic Centre or DC [Vesna SKARE-OZBOLT] ++ Forward Croatia! - Progressive Alliance [Ivo JOSIPOVIC] ++ Human Blockade [Ivan SINCIC] ++ Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STANIMIROVIC] ++ Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC] ++ Labor and Solidarity Coalition (includes New Wave) ++ New Wave [Liubo JURCIC] ++ Our Own Right (coalition includes IDS) ++ Patriotic Coalition [Tomislav KARAMARKO] (including HDZ, HSP AS, HSS) ++ People's Party - Reformists Party [Radimir CACIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zoran MILANOVIC] ++ Successful Croatia [Radimir CACIC and Ivo JOSIPOVIC] (coalition including People's Party - Reformists, Forward Croatia! - Progressive Alliance) ++ Sustainable Development for Croatia or ORaH [Mirela HOLY]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -504,16 +507,16 @@ "text": "Though still one of the wealthiest of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia's economy suffered badly during the 1991-95 war. The country's output during that time collapsed, and Croatia missed the early waves of investment in Central and Eastern Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between 2000 and 2007, however, Croatia's economic fortunes began to improve with moderate but steady GDP growth between 4% and 6% led by a rebound in tourism and credit-driven consumer spending. Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable. Croatia experienced an abrupt slowdown in the economy in 2008 and has yet to recover; economic growth was stagnant or negative in each year since 2009. Difficult problems still remain, including a stubbornly high unemployment rate, uneven regional development, and a challenging investment climate. Croatia continues to face reduced foreign investment. On 1 July 2013 Croatia joined the EU, following a decade-long application process. Croatia will be a member of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism until it meets the criteria for joining the Economic and Monetary Union and adopts the euro as its currency. EU accession has increased pressure on the government to reduce Croatia’s relatively high public debt, which triggered the EU’s excessive deficit procedure for fiscal consolidation. Zagreb has cut spending since 2012, and the government also raised additional revenues through more stringent tax collection and by raising the Value Added Tax. The government has also sought to accelerate privatization of non-strategic assets, with mixed success." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$88.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $88.84 billion (2013 est.) ++ $89.68 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$88.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $89.05 billion (2013 est.) ++ $90.01 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$57.16 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$57.07 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -0.9% (2013 est.) ++ -2.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.) ++ -2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$20,900 (2014 est.) ++ $21,000 (2013 est.) ++ $21,200 (2012 est.)", @@ -522,37 +525,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.2%" + "text": "59.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "19.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46.5%" + "text": "46.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-44.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "4.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "68.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -562,10 +565,10 @@ "text": "chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.725 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.703 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "19.7% (2014 est.) ++ 20.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "20.3% (2014 est.) ++ 20.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "19.5% (2014 est.)" @@ -604,13 +607,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "78% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 67.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "85.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 80.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -622,10 +625,10 @@ "text": "7% (31 December 2013) ++ 7% (31 December 2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.56% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.24% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$49.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -634,13 +637,13 @@ "text": "$44.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $49.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$36.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (31 December 2013 est) ++ $33.44 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$36.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $33.44 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.164 billion (2014 est.) ++ $475.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$380 million (2014 est.) ++ $453 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$13.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.75 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.95 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.84 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels" @@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ "text": "Italy 13.7%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 12%, Slovenia 11.2%, Germany 11.1%, Austria 6%, Serbia 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$22.72 billion (2014 est.) ++ $21.97 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$21.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.57 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals, fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs" @@ -664,13 +667,13 @@ "text": "$62.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $61.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.506 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.36 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$6.131 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.531 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.792 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.699 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kuna (HRK) per US dollar - ++ 5.7493 (2014 est.) ++ 5.7058 (2013 est.) ++ 5.85 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3439 (2011 est.) ++ 5.498 (2010 est.)" + "text": "kuna (HRK) per US dollar - ++ 5.7482 (2014 est.) ++ 5.7482 (2013 est.) ++ 5.85 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3439 (2011 est.) ++ 5.498 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -921,6 +924,9 @@ "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { "text": "2,886 (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "354,446 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (November 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index af8444c1..d7049aac 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.02 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -514,55 +517,55 @@ "text": "Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income nearly two-thirds that of the EU-28 average. In late 2008, Hungary's impending inability to service its short-term debt - brought on by the global financial crisis - led Budapest to obtain an IMF/EU/World Bank-arranged financial assistance package worth over $25 billion. The global economic downturn, declining exports, and low domestic consumption and investment, dampened by government austerity measures, resulted in a severe economic contraction in 2009. In 2010 the new government implemented a number of changes including cutting business and personal income taxes, but imposed \"crisis taxes\" on financial institutions, energy and telecom companies, and retailers. The IMF/EU bail-out program lapsed at the end of 2010 and was replaced by Post Program Monitoring and Article IV Consultations on overall economic and fiscal processes. At the end of 2011 the government turned to the IMF and the EU to obtain financial backstop to support its efforts to refinance foreign currency debt and bond obligations in 2012 and beyond, but Budapest's rejection of EU and IMF economic policy recommendations led to a breakdown in talks with the lenders in late 2012. Global demand for high yield has since helped Hungary to obtain funds on international markets. Hungary’s progress reducing its deficit to under 3% of GDP led the European Commission in 2013 to permit Hungary for the first time since joining the EU in 2004 to exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$246.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $237.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $234.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$247.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $238.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $235 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$137.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$137 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ -1.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,900 (2014 est.) ++ $24,100 (2013 est.) ++ $23,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$25,000 (2014 est.) ++ $24,200 (2013 est.) ++ $23,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.5%" + "text": "50%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "20%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "21.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "90.1%" + "text": "89.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-86.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-82% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "30.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "65.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -572,10 +575,10 @@ "text": "mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.388 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.444 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -585,11 +588,11 @@ "text": "29.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "63.2% (2011)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.8% (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2014 est.) ++ 10.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "14% (2012 est.)" @@ -607,23 +610,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$66.28 billion" + "text": "$65.21 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$70.15 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$68.73 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "51.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP", + "text": "-2.6% of GDP", "note": { "text": "Hungary has been under the EU Excessive Deficit Procedure since it joined the EU in 2004; in March 2012 the EU elevated its Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary and proposed freezing 30% of the country's Cohesion Funds because 2011 deficit reductions were not achieved in a sustainable manner; in June 2012, the EU lifted the freeze, recognizing that steps had been taken to reduce the deficit; the latest EC forecasts project the Hungarian deficit to increase above 3% both in 2013 and in 2014 due to sluggish growth and the government's fiscal tightening (2014 est.)" } }, "Public debt": { - "text": "78.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 77.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "76.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 76.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and government, state government, local government, and social security funds." } @@ -632,31 +635,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "5.75% (19 December 2012) ++ 7% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.33% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.43% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.31% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$41.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$69.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $73.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$78.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $89.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$76.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $91.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$22.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $22.8 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $27.71 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$5.824 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.903 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.455 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.396 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$99.54 billion (2014 est.) ++ $95.19 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$100 billion (2014 est.) ++ $96.08 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment 53.5%, other manufactures 31.2%, food products 8.7%, raw materials 3.4%, fuels and electricity 3.9% (2012 est.)" @@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ "text": "Germany 28.8%, Austria 5.8%, Romania 5.7%, Slovakia 5.1%, Italy 4.8%, France 4.7%, Poland 4%, Czech Republic 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$96.83 billion (2014 est.) ++ $91.39 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$96.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $91.41 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment 45.4%, other manufactures 34.3%, fuels and electricity 12.6%, food products 5.3%, raw materials 2.5% (2012)" @@ -674,19 +677,19 @@ "text": "Germany 25.6%, Austria 7.4%, Russia 7%, China 6.2%, Slovakia 5.5%, Poland 5.3%, France 4.8%, Czech Republic 4.6%, Italy 4.5%, Netherlands 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$44.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$182.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $202.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$115.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $110.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$115.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $110.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$46.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$47.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "forints (HUF) per US dollar - ++ 231.7 (2014 est.) ++ 223.7 (2013 est.) ++ 225.1 (2012 est.) ++ 201.05 (2011 est.) ++ 207.94 (2010 est.)" + "text": "forints (HUF) per US dollar - ++ 232.6 (2014 est.) ++ 232.6 (2013 est.) ++ 225.1 (2012 est.) ++ 201.05 (2011 est.) ++ 207.94 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -932,6 +935,9 @@ }, "stateless persons": { "text": "124 (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "390,990 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (November 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index abf92216..8e241e2d 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.06 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -350,7 +353,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 17 June (1944)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2013; note - a new constitution drafted in 2012 in the aftermath of the country's banking collapse was voted down in April 2013 by the recently elected parliament, though several amendments were passed (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest ratified 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2013; note - a new constitution drafted in 2012 in the aftermath of the country's banking collapse was voted down in April 2013 by the parliament (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Danish model" @@ -474,55 +477,55 @@ "text": "Iceland's Scandinavian-type social-market economy combines a capitalist structure and free-market principles with an extensive welfare system. Prior to the 2008 crisis, Iceland had achieved high growth, low unemployment, and a remarkably even distribution of income. The economy depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides 40% of export earnings, more than 12% of GDP, and employs nearly 5% of the work force. It remains sensitive to declining fish stocks as well as to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports: fish and fish products, aluminum, and ferrosilicon. Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, particularly within the fields of software production, biotechnology, and tourism. In fall 2013, the Icelandic government approved a joint application by Icelandic, Chinese and Norwegian energy firms to conduct oil exploration off Iceland’s northeast coast. Abundant geothermal and hydropower sources have attracted substantial foreign investment in the aluminum sector, boosted economic growth, and sparked some interest from high-tech firms looking to establish data centers using cheap green energy, although the financial crisis has put several investment projects on hold. Much of Iceland's economic growth in recent years came as the result of a boom in domestic demand, following the rapid expansion of the country's financial sector. Domestic banks expanded aggressively in foreign markets, and consumers and businesses borrowed heavily in foreign currencies, following the privatization of the banking sector in the early 2000s. Worsening global financial conditions throughout 2008 resulted in a sharp depreciation of the krona vis-a-vis other major currencies. The foreign exposure of Icelandic banks, whose loans and other assets totaled more than 10 times the country's GDP, became unsustainable. Iceland's three largest banks collapsed in late 2008. The country secured over $10 billion in loans from the IMF and other countries to stabilize its currency and financial sector, and to back government guarantees for foreign deposits in Icelandic banks. GDP fell 6.8% in 2009, and unemployment peaked at 9.4% in February 2009. Since the collapse of Iceland's financial sector, government economic priorities have included: stabilizing the krona, implementing capital controls, reducing Iceland's high budget deficit, containing inflation, addressing high household debt, restructuring the financial sector, and diversifying the economy. Three new banks were established to take over the domestic assets of the collapsed banks. Two of them have foreign majority ownership, while the State holds a majority of the shares of the third. Iceland began making payments to the UK, the Netherlands, and other claimants in late 2011 following Iceland's Supreme Court ruling that upheld 2008 emergency legislation that gives priority to depositors for compensation from failed Icelandic banks. British and Dutch authorities claim Iceland owes approximately $6.5 billion for compensating British and Dutch citizens who lost deposits in Icesave savings accounts when parent bank Landsbanki failed in 2008. Iceland’s financial woes prompted an initial increase in public support to join the EU and the Eurozone, with accession negotiations beginning in July 2010. However, the election of a new center-right government and declining public support amidst the ongoing Eurozone crisis led to the suspension of negotiations in mid-2013." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$14.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.97 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$14.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.08 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.55 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$16.69 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$17.04 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 1.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$43,600 (2014 est.) ++ $42,900 (2013 est.) ++ $41,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$44,000 (2014 est.) ++ $43,200 (2013 est.) ++ $41,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 11.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { "text": "52.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "24.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "16.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "54.9%" + "text": "53.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-47.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "5.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "21.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ "text": "1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "185,900 (2014 est.)" + "text": "187,000 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -549,7 +552,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%", @@ -570,20 +573,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.332 billion" + "text": "$7.397 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$7.315 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.434 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "45.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "94% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 97.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "85.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 87.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -595,25 +598,25 @@ "text": "5.4% (31 January 2012) ++ 5.75% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.17% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.74% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.215 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.213 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.122 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$8.368 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $8.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$21.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.36 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.825 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.021 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.996 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$789 million (2014 est.) ++ $574 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$581 million (2014 est.) ++ $882 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.996 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.848 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.593 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish and fish products 40%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite (2010 est.)" @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "Netherlands 29.2%, UK 11.2%, Spain 7.4%, Germany 6%, France 5%, US 4.9%, Russia 4.9%, Norway 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.675 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.433 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.954 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.534 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles" @@ -631,10 +634,10 @@ "text": "Norway 14.7%, US 10.1%, Germany 7.6%, Denmark 7.6%, China 7.4%, Netherlands 6.6%, UK 6%, Brazil 5.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.692 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.237 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.176 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.237 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$97.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $107.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.176 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.237 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA ++ $9.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" @@ -643,7 +646,7 @@ "text": "$NA (31 December 2011) ++ $8.8 billion (31 December 2008)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - ++ 116.1 (2014 est.) ++ 122.18 (2013 est.) ++ 125.08 (2012 est.) ++ 115.95 (2011 est.) ++ 122.24 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - ++ 116.77 (2014 est.) ++ 116.77 (2013 est.) ++ 125.08 (2012 est.) ++ 115.95 (2011 est.) ++ 122.24 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 289872df..97d80047 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ "text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417, first recorded Day)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest announced 16 October 2006 (Isle of Man Constitution Act 2006) (2006)" + "text": "development of the Isle of Man constitution dates to at least the 14th century; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and include Manx statutes" @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Progressive Government ++ Liberal Vannin Party [Peter KARRAN] ++ Manx Labor Party ++ Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; Mec Vannin (advocates a sovereign state and environment policies)", + "text": "Liberal Vannin Party [Kate BEECROFT] ++ Manx Labor Party ++ Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; Mec Vannin (advocates a sovereign state and environment policies)", "note": { "text": "most members sit as independents" } @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6003 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6241 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6241 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est.)" } }, "Communications": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index a0a1e809..5311650c 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.29 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -381,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 2 June (1946)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1848 (originally for Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948; amended many times, last in 2012 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1848 (originally for Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948; amended many times, last in 2012; note - a proposed amendment that would significantly alter the parliament is slated for a referendum in 2016 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislation under certain conditions in Constitutional Court" @@ -443,17 +446,17 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "Center-right parties": { - "text": " ++ Brothers of Italy or FdI [Giorgia MELONI, Ignazio LA RUSSA, and Guido CROSETTO] ++ Forza Italia [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly PdL) ++ The New Center-Right or NCD [Angelino ALFANO] ++ Northern League or LN [Roberto MARONI] ++ The Right or LD [Francesco STORACE] ++ other minor parties ++ " + "Center-right coalition: [Silvio BERLUSCONI]": { + "text": " ++ Brothers of Italy or FdI [Giorgia MELONI, Ignazio LA RUSSA, and Guido CROSETTO] ++ Forza Italia [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly PdL) ++ The New Center-Right or NCD [Angelino ALFANO] ++ Northern League or LN [Matteo SALVINI] ++ other minor parties ++ " }, - "Center-left parties": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Centre or CD [Bruno TABACCI and Massimo DONADI] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Matteo RENZI] ++ Italian Socialist Party or PSI [Riccardo NENCINI] ++ Left Ecology Freedom or SEL [Nichi VENDOLA] ++ South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Arno KOMPATSCHER] ++ " + "Center-left coalition": { + "text": " ++ Democratic Centre or CD [Bruno TABACCI] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Matteo RENZI] ++ Left Ecology Freedom or SEL [Nichi VENDOLA] ++ South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER] ++ " }, - "Centrist parties": { - "text": " ++ Civic Choice or SC [Alberto BOMBASSEI] ++ Future and Freedom for Italy or FLI [vacant] ++ Union of the Center or UdC [Pier Ferdinando CASINI] ++ " + "Centrist coalition (With Monti for Italy) [Mario MONTI]": { + "text": " ++ Civic Choice or SC [Enrico ZANETTI] ++ Future and Freedom for Italy or FLI [Gianfranco FINI] ++ Union of the Center or UdC [Pier Ferdinando CASINI] ++ " }, "other coalitions and parties": { - "text": " ++ Act to Stop the Decline or FiD [Michele BOLDRIN] ++ Civil Revolution or RC [Antonio INGROIA] ++ Five Star Movment or M5S [Beppe GRILLO]" + "text": " ++ Civil Revolution or RC [Antonio INGROIA] ++ Five Star Movment or M5S [Beppe GRILLO]" } }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ "text": "Italy has a diversified economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is higher. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors. Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro-zone, but its exceptionally high public debt and structural impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to scrutiny by financial markets. Public debt has increased steadily since 2007, topping 132% of GDP in 2014, but investor concerns about Italy and the broader euro-zone crisis eased in 2013, bringing down Italy's borrowing costs on sovereign government debt from euro-era records. The government still faces pressure from investors and European partners to sustain its efforts to address Italy's long-standing structural impediments to growth, such as labor market inefficiencies and tax evasion. In 2014 economic growth and labor market conditions continued to deteriorate, with overall unemployment rising to 12.2% and youth unemployment around 40%. Italy's GDP is now nearly 10% below its 2007 pre-crisis level." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.128 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.137 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.174 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.135 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.144 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.182 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -558,32 +561,32 @@ "text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -1.7% (2013 est.) ++ -2.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$35,500 (2014 est.) ++ $35,600 (2013 est.) ++ $36,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$35,100 (2014 est.) ++ $35,300 (2013 est.) ++ $35,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.2%" + "text": "60.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "16.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "29.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-26.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -591,10 +594,10 @@ "text": "2.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.9%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "74.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -604,10 +607,10 @@ "text": "tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "25.51 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.5 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -621,7 +624,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.8% (2014 est.) ++ 12.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.7% (2014 est.) ++ 12.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "29.9% (2012 est.)" @@ -639,20 +642,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$990.7 billion" + "text": "$1.033 trillion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.055 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.098 trillion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "46.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "134.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 132.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "132% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 128.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "Italy reports its data on public debt according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty; general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year, in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds" } @@ -670,10 +673,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.14% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.87% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.14% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.185 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.264 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$999 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.041 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -682,16 +685,16 @@ "text": "$2.134 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.284 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.319 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.613 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.39 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.822 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$480.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $431.5 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $318.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$38.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.88 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19.87 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$500.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $501.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$513.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $503.5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco; minerals, nonferrous metals" @@ -700,7 +703,7 @@ "text": "Germany 12.8%, France 10.7%, US 7.2%, UK 5.3%, Switzerland 4.7%, Spain 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$448.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $453.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$448.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $455.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, tobacco" @@ -709,16 +712,16 @@ "text": "Germany 16.1%, France 9%, China 7.3%, Netherlands 5.8%, Spain 5%, Belgium 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$142.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.459 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.635 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$142.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $145.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$552.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $538.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$490.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $536.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$763.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $733.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$664.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $695.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" @@ -984,6 +987,9 @@ }, "stateless persons": { "text": "813 (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "141,766 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (November 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 727bc4ba..98eff0e7 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice (2013)" + "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; local statutes" @@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "one declared party": { - "text": " ++ Jersey Democratic Alliance ++ " + "one registered party": { + "text": " ++ Reform Jersey [Sam MEZEC] ++ " }, "note": { "text": "all senators and deputies elected in 2008 were independents" @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar ++ 0.6003 (2012) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est)" + "text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar ++ 0.607 (2012) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 799d7179..a828edaf 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 17 February (2008)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 8 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008; amended 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 8 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008; amended 2012, 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; note- the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) retains limited executive powers related to the investigation of such issues as war crimes" @@ -348,19 +348,19 @@ "text": "Kosovo's economy has shown progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance. Kosovo's citizens are the poorest in Europe with a per capita GDP (PPP) of $8,000 in 2014. An unemployment rate of 31% encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal, unreported economy. Remittances from the diaspora - located mainly in Germany, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries - are estimated to account for about 15% of GDP. International donor assistance accounts for approximately 10% of Kosovo’s GDP. Most of Kosovo's population lives in rural towns outside of the capital, Pristina. Inefficient, near-subsistence farming is common - the result of small plots, limited mechanization, and a lack of technical expertise. Kosovo enjoys lower labor costs than the rest of the region. However, high levels of corruption and little contract enforcement have discouraged potential investors. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize a majority of its state-owned-enterprises. Minerals and metals production - including lignite, lead, zinc, nickel, chrome, aluminum, magnesium, and a wide variety of construction materials - once the backbone of industry, has declined because of ageing equipment and insufficient investment. A limited and unreliable electricity supply is a major impediment to economic development, but Kosovo has received technical assistance to help improve the sector’s performance. In 2012, Kosovo privatized its electricity supply and distribution network. The US Government is cooperating with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the World Bank to conclude a commercial tender for the construction of a new power plant. MED also has plans for the rehabilitation of an older coal power plant, and the development of a coal mine that could supply both plants. In June 2009, Kosovo joined the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and began servicing its share of the former Yugoslavia's debt. In order to help integrate Kosovo into regional economic structures, UNMIK signed (on behalf of Kosovo) its accession to the Central Europe Free Trade Area (CEFTA) in 2006. Serbia and Bosnia previously had refused to recognize Kosovo's customs stamp or extend reduced tariff privileges for Kosovo products under CEFTA, but both countries resumed trade with Kosovo in 2011. Kosovo joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2012 and the Council of Europe Development Bank in 2013. In 2014, Kosovo concluded the Stabilization and Association Agreement negotiations (SAA) with the EU, focused on trade liberalization. The SAA is expected to be signed by end of 2015. The official currency of Kosovo is the euro, but the Serbian dinar is also used illegally in Serb majority communities. Kosovo's tie to the euro has helped keep core inflation low. Kosovo experienced its first federal budget deficit in 2012, when government expenditures climbed sharply. In May 2014, the government introduced a 25% salary increase for public sector employees and an equal increase in certain social benefits. Central revenues could not sustain these increases, and the Government was forced to reduce its planned capital investments. The government recently made changes to its fiscal policy that extended the list of duty-free imports, decreased the Value Added Tax (VAT) for basic food items and public utilities, and increased the VAT for all other goods." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$16.86 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.41 billion (2013 est.) ++ $15.87 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$16.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.47 billion (2013 est.) ++ $15.93 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$7.318 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.319 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.) ++ 2.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,000 (2014 est.) ++ $7,700 (2013 est.) ++ $7,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$0 (2014 est.) ++ $0 (2013 est.) ++ $0 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ "text": "5.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.5% ++ (2012 est.)" + "text": "-43.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% of GDP (2013)" @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ "text": "$2.02 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.505 billion (2013)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$312 million (2014 est.) ++ -$919.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$586 million (2014 est.) ++ -$450 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$349 million (2014 est.) ++ $408 million (2013 est.)" @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ "text": "$411.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $448.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$21.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$21.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index a7694534..ee262428 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.85 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "18 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.36 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia declared independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); note - at independence in 1990, parts of the 1922 constitution were reinforced and fully reinforced 6 July 1993; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" + "text": "several previous (preindependence); note - following independence in 1991, parts of the 1922 constitution were reinforced and fully reinforced 6 July 1993; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with traces of socialist legal traditions and practices" @@ -516,7 +519,7 @@ "text": "Latvia is a small, open economy with exports contributing nearly a third of GDP. Due to its geographical location, transit services are highly-developed, along with timber and wood-processing, agriculture and food products, and manufacturing of machinery and electronics industries. Corruption continues to be an impediment to attracting foreign direct investment and Latvia's low birth rate and decreasing population are major challenges to its long-term economic vitality. Latvia's economy experienced GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006-07, but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure amid the softening world economy. Triggered by the collapse of the second largest bank, GDP plunged 18% in 2009. The economy has not returned to pre-crisis levels despite strong growth, especially in the export sector in 2011-14. The IMF, EU, and other international donors provided substantial financial assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the euro in exchange for the government's commitment to stringent austerity measures. The IMF/EU program successfully concluded in December 2011. The majority of companies, banks, and real estate have been privatized, although the state still holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises, including 99.8% ownership of the Latvian national airline. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999 and the EU in May 2004. Latvia joined the euro zone in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$48.19 billion (2014 est.) ++ $47.07 billion (2013 est.) ++ $45.16 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$48.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $47.25 billion (2013 est.) ++ $45.33 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -528,43 +531,43 @@ "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.2% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$23,700 (2014 est.) ++ $23,200 (2013 est.) ++ $22,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23,800 (2014 est.) ++ $23,200 (2013 est.) ++ $22,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "61.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.2%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "23%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "58.9%" + "text": "58%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-60.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.8%" + "text": "3.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "23%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -574,10 +577,10 @@ "text": "processed foods, processed wood products, textiles, processed metals, pharmaceuticals, railroad cars, synthetic fibers, electronics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.014 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.005 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -591,7 +594,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "10.8% (2014 est.) ++ 9.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2014 est.) ++ 9.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -609,20 +612,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$11.96 billion" + "text": "$11.34 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.97 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.8 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "35.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "40% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } @@ -637,25 +640,25 @@ "text": "3.5% (31 December 2011) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.92% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.92% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.969 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$12.88 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.41 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$15.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.115 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.076 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.252 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$996 million (2014 est.) ++ -$249.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$995 million (2014 est.) ++ -$721 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$13.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.06 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.04 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, wood and wood products, metals, machinery and equipment, textiles" @@ -664,7 +667,7 @@ "text": "Lithuania 17.7%, Russia 14.7%, Estonia 11.2%, Germany 6.6%, Poland 6.2%, Sweden 5.1%, UK 4.7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $15.98 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.65 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.41 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, fuels, vehicles" @@ -676,16 +679,16 @@ "text": "$7.507 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.893 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$40.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.893 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.731 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.431 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.454 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.664 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lati (LVL) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.55 (2012 est.) ++ 0.5012 (2011 est.) ++ 0.5305 (2010 est.)" + "text": "lati (LVL) per US dollar - ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.) ++ 0.55 (2012 est.) ++ 0.5012 (2011 est.) ++ 0.5305 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 5dff33a5..aab8549b 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "0.85 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.84 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992; amended 2003 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992; amended 2003 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court" @@ -507,55 +510,55 @@ "text": "Lithuania gained membership in the World Trade Organization in May 2001 and joined the EU in May 2004. Lithuania's trade with the EU and CIS countries accounts for approximately 87.3% of total trade. Foreign investment and EU funding have aided in the transition from the former planned economy to a market economy. The three former Soviet Baltic republics were severely hit by the 2008-09 financial crisis, but Lithuania has rebounded and become one of the fastest growing economies in the EU. Lithuania’s ongoing recovery hinges on export growth, which is being hampered by economic slowdowns in the EU and Russia. Lithuania joined the euro zone on 1 January 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$79.63 billion (2014 est.) ++ $77.36 billion (2013 est.) ++ $74.92 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$79.93 billion (2014 est.) ++ $77.64 billion (2013 est.) ++ $75.19 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$48.23 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$48.29 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,100 (2014 est.) ++ $26,300 (2013 est.) ++ $25,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27,300 (2014 est.) ++ $26,500 (2013 est.) ++ $25,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { "text": "63.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "17%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "19.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "-0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "82.5%" + "text": "81.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-85.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-81.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "31%" }, "services": { - "text": "68.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "65.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -565,10 +568,10 @@ "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry, information technology, video game development, biotechnology" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.454 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.477 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -600,20 +603,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$15.68 billion" + "text": "$15.41 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$16.58 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$16.29 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "38.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "39.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } @@ -622,31 +625,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "3% (31 December 2010) ++ 2.06% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.94% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.76% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$15.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$22.25 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.41 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$23.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$22.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$3.964 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.075 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $5.661 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$177 million (2014 est.) ++ $675 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$60 million (2014 est.) ++ $743 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$31.64 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.82 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.55 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.88 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "refined fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles, foodstuffs, plastics" @@ -655,7 +658,7 @@ "text": "Russia 20.9%, Latvia 9.2%, Poland 8.3%, Germany 7.3%, Belarus 4.7%, Netherlands 4.5%, Estonia 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$35.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.44 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$33.54 billion (2014 est.) ++ $33.11 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil, natural gas, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals" @@ -664,19 +667,19 @@ "text": "Russia 21.7%, Germany 11%, Poland 9.5%, Latvia 6.9%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.8%, UK 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.524 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.072 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.728 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.072 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$30.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.728 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.072 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$6.273 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.924 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$3.387 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.037 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.814 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.394 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "litai (LTL) per US dollar - ++ 2.557 (2014 est.) ++ 2.6008 (2013 est.) ++ 2.69 (2012 est.) ++ 2.481 (2011 est.) ++ 2.6063 (2010 est.)" + "text": "litai (LTL) per US dollar - ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.) ++ 2.69 (2012 est.) ++ 2.481 (2011 est.) ++ 2.6063 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index a39dae33..062dc9e6 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.27 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 1 September (1992)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest passed by National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992; amended several times, last in 2009; note - amendments relating to same sex marriages were passed by the National Council in 2014 but failed to meet the required percentage of voters in a February 2015 referendum (2015)" + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992; amended several times, last in 2011; note - an amendment passed by the National Council failed in a national referendum held in early 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Austro-Hungarian codes; note - legal code modified to comply with the obligations of Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe" @@ -479,25 +482,25 @@ "text": "Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy, with exports, at about 92% of GDP, serving as the main driver of GDP growth. Slovakia joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and the Eurozone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound. Slovakia has led the region garnering FDI, because of its relatively low-cost, highly-skilled labor force, reasonable tax rates, and favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. However, recent increases in corporate taxes, as well as changes to the Labor Code, slow dispute resolution, and ongoing corruption potentially threaten the attractiveness of the Slovak market. Moreover, the energy sector is characterized by high costs, unpredictable regulatory oversight, and growing government interference." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$152.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $149 billion (2013 est.) ++ $146.9 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$153.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $149.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $147.5 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$99.97 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$99.87 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.) ++ 1.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$28,200 (2014 est.) ++ $27,500 (2013 est.) ++ $27,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$28,300 (2014 est.) ++ $27,600 (2013 est.) ++ $27,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -510,7 +513,7 @@ "text": "21.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.4%" + "text": "-0.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "91.9%" @@ -524,10 +527,10 @@ "text": "3.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "30%" }, "services": { - "text": "74.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "66.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -537,10 +540,10 @@ "text": "automobiles; metal and metal products; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals, synthetic fibers, wood and paper products; machinery; earthenware and ceramics; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products; food and beverages; pharmaceutical" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.363 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.722 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.2% (2014 est.) ++ 14.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.8% (2014 est.) ++ 14.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "20.5% (2012 est.)" @@ -572,20 +575,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$36.45 billion" + "text": "$38.87 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$39.36 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$41.74 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "54.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "53.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds." } @@ -603,10 +606,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.34% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$45.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$41.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -615,16 +618,16 @@ "text": "$64.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $62.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$53.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$65.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$5.172 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.04 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $4.611 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$58.62 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.402 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$50 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.486 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$85.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $85.22 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$76.07 billion (2014 est.) ++ $85.89 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vehicles and related parts 25%, machinery and electrical equipment 21%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, iron and steel 5%, mineral oils and fuels 5% (2014 est.)" @@ -642,16 +645,16 @@ "text": "Germany 19%, Czech Republic 16.9%, Austria 9.3%, Russia 7.9%, Poland 6.2%, Hungary 6.2%, South Korea 4.2%, China 4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.878 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.176 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.614 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$82.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $82.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.614 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$69.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$60.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $66.73 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$13.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index a5ce89ba..c60e6e3f 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "Assumption Day, 15 August, and National Day, 15 August (1940)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921; amended many times, last in 2011 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921; amended many times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Swiss, Austrian, and German law" @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ "text": "$995.3 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$890.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$890.4 million (2011 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { @@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9121 (2014) ++ 0.9377 (2012) ++ 0.94 (2012 est.) ++ 0.8876 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0429 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9152 (2014) ++ 0.9377 (2012) ++ 0.94 (2012 est.) ++ 0.8876 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0429 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index c9f03e73..e21ec975 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.46 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -344,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "National Day (birthday of Grand Duke Henri) 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the festivities were shifted to allow observance during a more favorable time of year" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1968; amended many times, last in 2008 (2008)" + "text": "previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1968; amended many times, last in 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -457,44 +460,44 @@ "text": "This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, machinery and equipment, rubber, automotive components, and other products. The financial sector, which accounts for about 36% of GDP, is the leading sector in the economy. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for about 39% of its labor force. Luxembourg experienced uneven economic growth in the aftermath of the global economic crisis that began in late 2008. Luxembourg's GDP contracted 3.6% in 2009, rebounded in 2010-12, fell again in 2013, but recovered in 2014. Unemployment has remained below the EU average despite having increased from a historically-low rate of 4% in the 2000s to 7% in 2014. The country continues to enjoy an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks among the highest in the world and is the highest in the euro zone. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position and the lowest public debt levels in the region. Luxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure. In 2015 the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has depressed banking activity and dampened GDP growth. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-Commerce has cut Luxembourg’s tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$51.41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $49.96 billion (2013 est.) ++ $48.98 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$53.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $50.83 billion (2013 est.) ++ $48.67 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$62.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$65.68 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ -0.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ -0.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$92,000 (2014 est.) ++ $89,400 (2013 est.) ++ $87,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$97,600 (2014 est.) ++ $92,500 (2013 est.) ++ $88,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "31.3%" + "text": "30.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "17.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "174.5%" + "text": "199.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-143.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-164.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -502,10 +505,10 @@ "text": "0.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "87.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "88% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -515,10 +518,10 @@ "text": "banking and financial services, construction, real estate services, iron, metals, and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation and logistics, chemicals, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism, biotechnology" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "253,600", + "text": "257,300", "note": { "text": "data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2014 est.)" } @@ -556,17 +559,17 @@ "text": "$27.95 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$27.82 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$27.57 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "23.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "22.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -584,25 +587,25 @@ } }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$209.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $207.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$211.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $209.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$265.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $276.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$275 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $279.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$99.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $101.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$116.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$70.34 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $67.63 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $101.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.275 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.161 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.326 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.918 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$18.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.98 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass" @@ -611,7 +614,7 @@ "text": "Germany 23.5%, France 17%, Belgium 16.2%, Italy 5.6%, Switzerland 4.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$27.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.34 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.79 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.42 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods" @@ -620,10 +623,10 @@ "text": "Belgium 30.8%, Germany 24.5%, France 11.9%, US 7.1%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$963 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $963 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$863 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $963 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.331 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.525 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$863 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $963 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA ++ $11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index e0ffbd97..830b08e0 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "12.59 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -399,7 +402,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 August (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1978; latest adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; amended 2003 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1978; latest adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; amended 2006, 2010 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts" @@ -415,7 +418,7 @@ "text": "President Nicolae TIMOFTI (since 23 March 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Interim Prime Gheorghe BREGA (since 30 October 2015); Minister Valeriu STRELET (since 30 July 2015) ousted in no-confidence vote 29 October 2015" + "text": "Interim Prime Minister Gheorghe BREGA (since 30 October 2015); Minister Valeriu STRELET (since 30 July 2015) ousted in no-confidence vote 29 October 2015" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament" @@ -520,13 +523,13 @@ "text": "Despite recent progress, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. With a moderate climate and good farmland, Moldova's economy relies heavily on its agriculture sector, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. Moldova also depends on annual remittances of about $1.6 billion from the roughly one million Moldovans working in Europe, Russia, and other former Soviet Bloc countries. With few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies from Russia and Ukraine. Moldova's dependence on Russian energy is underscored by a growing $5 billion debt to Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom, largely the result of unreimbursed natural gas consumption in the separatist Transnistria region. In August 2013, work began on a new pipeline between Moldova and Romania that may eventually break Russia's monopoly on Moldova's gas supplies. The government's goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. Moldova experienced better than expected economic growth in 2014 due to increased agriculture production, to economic policies adopted by the Moldovan government since 2009, and to the receipt of EU trade preferences. Moldova signed an Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU during fall 2014, connecting Moldovan products to the world’s largest market. Still, growth has been hampered by high prices for Russian natural gas, a Russian import ban on Moldovan wine, increased foreign scrutiny of Moldovan agricultural products, and by Moldova’s large external debt. Over the longer term, Moldova's economy remains vulnerable to political uncertainty, weak administrative capacity, vested bureaucratic interests, corruption, higher fuel prices, Russian pressure, and the illegal separatist regime in Moldova's Transnistria region." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$17.72 billion (2014 est.) ++ $16.94 billion (2013 est.) ++ $15.48 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $17 billion (2013 est.) ++ $15.54 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$7.944 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.962 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 9.4% (2013 est.) ++ -0.7% (2012 est.)" @@ -538,37 +541,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "93.3%" + "text": "88.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "18.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "24.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "1.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "42.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-82.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-75.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.7%" + "text": "16%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.23 million (2014 est.)" @@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "21.9% (2010 est.)" @@ -613,23 +616,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.922 billion" + "text": "$3.025 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.15 billion" + "text": "$3.164 billion" }, "note": { "text": "National Public Budget (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "18.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -644,25 +647,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.01% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.102 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.077 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.718 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.077 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.685 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.797 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.243 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.381 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.674 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$65.28 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $51.46 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $20.71 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$65.28 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $51.46 million (31 December 2012) ++ $20.71 million (31 December 2011)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$435 million (2014 est.) ++ -$398.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$294 million (2014 est.) ++ -$399 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.63 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.466 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.352 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.466 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, textiles, machinery" @@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ "text": "Romania 18.9%, Russia 18.4%, Italy 10.6%, Germany 6%, Belarus 5.9%, Ukraine 4.7%, UK 4.7%, Turkey 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.57 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.449 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.264 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.449 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles" @@ -680,10 +683,10 @@ "text": "Romania 15.2%, Russia 13.5%, Ukraine 10.3%, China 9.1%, Germany 8.1%, Italy 6.7%, Turkey 5.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.821 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.157 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.821 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.673 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.562 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.613 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$3.448 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.262 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" @@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ "text": "$108.2 million (31 December 2012) ++ $88.42 million (31 December 2011)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - ++ 13.97 (2014 est.) ++ 12.587 (2013 est.) ++ 12.11 (2012 est.) ++ 11.738 (2011 est.) ++ 12.369 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - ++ 14.036 (2014 est.) ++ 14.036 (2013 est.) ++ 12.11 (2012 est.) ++ 11.738 (2011 est.) ++ 12.369 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 0b4d5035..bbd5c503 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "39.4% (2005/06)" }, @@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against Nazi occupiers and sided with the partisan Communist movement)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 19 October 2007, promulagated 22 October 2007; amended 2013 (to strengthen independence of judiciary) (2015) (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 October 2007; amended 2013, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" @@ -471,25 +474,25 @@ "text": "Montenegro's economy is transitioning to a market system. From the beginning of the privatization process in 1999 through to 2015, around 85% of Montenegrin state-owned companies have been privatized, including 100% of banking, telecommunications, and oil distribution. The government recognizes the need to remove impediments in order to remain competitive and open the economy to foreign investors. The biggest foreign investors in Montenegro are Italy, Norway, Austria, Russia, Hungary and Great Britain. Net foreign direct investment in 2014 reached $483 million and investment per capita is one of the highest in Europe. Montenegro uses the Euro as its domestic currency, though it is not an official member of the Euro-zone. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF, and in December 2011, the World Trade Organization. Montenegro began negotiations to join the EC in June, 2012, having met the conditions set down by the European Council, which called on Montenegro to take steps to fight corruption and organized crime. Tourism brings in twice as many visitors as Montenegro’s total population every year. Several new luxury tourism complexes are in various states of development along the coast, and a number are being offered in connection with nearby boating and yachting facilities. Montenegro is currently planning major overhauls of its road, rail networks, and possible expansions of its air transportation system. In 2014, the Government of Montenegro selected two Chinese companies to construct a 41 km-long section of the country’s highway system. Construction will cost around $1.1 billion. Montenegro first instituted value added tax (VAT) in April 2003, and introduced differentiated VAT rates of 17% and 7% (for tourism) in January 2006. In May 2013, the Montenegrin Government raised the higher level VAT rate to 19%." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$9.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.256 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.957 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$9.428 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.289 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.989 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.462 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.551 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ -2.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ -2.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,000 (2014 est.) ++ $14,800 (2013 est.) ++ $14,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15,100 (2014 est.) ++ $14,900 (2013 est.) ++ $14,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 0.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 0.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "18.5% (2014 est.) ++ 19.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.5% (2014 est.) ++ 19.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8.6% (2013 est.)" @@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -578,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { "text": "9.22% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.36% (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -596,7 +599,7 @@ "text": "$7.532 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.827 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $3.322 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$793 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.927 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "-$699 million (2014 est.) ++ -$646 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$370.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $489.2 million (2012 est.)" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index d36300d1..2b7b5918 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 8 September (1991); also known as National Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -494,7 +497,7 @@ "text": "Since its independence in 1991, Macedonia has made progress in liberalizing its economy and improving its business environment, but has lagged the Balkan region in attracting foreign investment. Corruption and weak rule of law remain significant problems. Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law. Unemployment has remained consistently high at more than 30% since 2008, but may be overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to be between 20% and 45% of GDP, which is not captured by official statistics. Macedonia’s economy is closely linked to Europe as a customer for exports and source of investment, and has suffered as a result of prolonged weakness in the euro zone. Macedonia maintained macroeconomic stability through the global financial crisis by conducting prudent monetary policy, which keeps the domestic currency pegged against the euro, and by limiting fiscal deficits. The government has been loosening fiscal policy, however, and the budget deficit was 4.2% of GDP in both 2013 and 2014. Public debt at the end of 2014 was 45.8%, which although low by regional comparison, is significant for a small economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$27.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.62 billion (2013 est.) ++ $25.93 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27.72 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.72 billion (2013 est.) ++ $26.02 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars; Macedonia has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" } @@ -506,7 +509,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ -0.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,300 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $12,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,400 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $12,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -522,27 +525,27 @@ "text": "16.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "7.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "47.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-65.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-64.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "10.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "24.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "65% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,10 +555,10 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals, automotive parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "961,400 (2014 est.)" + "text": "959,200 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "28.5% (2014 est.) ++ 29% (2013 est.)" + "text": "28% (2014 est.) ++ 29% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "30.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -587,17 +590,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.89 billion" + "text": "$3.143 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.328 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.619 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "45.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 40.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -627,13 +630,13 @@ "text": "$6.129 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.282 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.055 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.208 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.093 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.552 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.084 billion (31 December 2014) ++ $2.302 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $2.423 billion (31 December 2012)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$151 million (2014 est.) ++ -$194.1 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$151 million (2014 est.) ++ -$195 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$4.934 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.267 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "Germany 41.4%, Bulgaria 6.6%, Italy 6.1%, Serbia 5.2%, Kosovo 4.7%, Greece 4.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.277 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.15 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.617 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, food products" @@ -654,19 +657,19 @@ "text": "UK 12.3%, Germany 11.1%, Greece 9.2%, Serbia 8.2%, Italy 6.2%, China 5.9%, Bulgaria 5.3%, Turkey 5.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.958 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.747 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.963 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.747 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.241 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.855 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.934 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$5.063 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.714 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.007 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$758 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $744 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$500.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $743.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Macedonian denars (MKD) per US dollar - ++ 50.56 (2014 est.) ++ 44.63 (2013 est.) ++ 47.89 (2012 est.) ++ 44.23 (2011 est.) ++ 46.49 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Macedonian denars (MKD) per US dollar - ++ 46.437 (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 46.437 (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 47.89 (2012 est.) ++ 44.231 (2011 est.) ++ 46.485 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -875,6 +878,9 @@ "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { "text": "741 (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "224,911 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (November 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 2a020e6f..81fe5da9 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ "text": "National Day (Saint Rainier's Day), 19 November (1857)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962; amended 2002 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962; amended 2002 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by French legal tradition" diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 930bdd8b..2e641c5c 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.56 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1964); Republic Day, 13 December (1974)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 21 September 1964; amended many times, last in 2014 (2014)" + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 21 September 1964; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes)" @@ -491,55 +494,55 @@ "text": "Malta - the smallest economy in the euro zone - produces only about 20% of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's geographic position between Europe and North Africa makes it a target for irregular migration, which has strained Malta's political and economic resources. Malta's fertility rate is below the EU average, and population growth in recent years has largely been from immigration, putting increasing pressure on the pension system. Malta adopted the euro on 1 January 2008. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism. Malta has weathered the Eurozone crisis better than most EU member states due to a low debt-to-GDP ratio and financially sound banking sector. It has low unemployment relative to other European countries, and growth has recovered since the 2009 recession. In 2014, Malta led the Eurozone in growth, expanding by nearly 3.5%. Also in 2014, the government began promoting public-private partnerships in the healthcare sector to establish Malta as a Mediterranean health hub for medical tourism, reduced residential and commercial energy tariffs by 25%, and implemented a citizenship purchase program to increase government revenue and attract foreign investors. The government has implemented new programs, including free child care, to encourage increased labor participation. The high cost of borrowing and small labor market present potential constraints to future economic growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$14.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.64 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.28 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$14.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.64 billion (2013 est.) ++ $13.33 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.58 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$10.51 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 2.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 2.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$33,200 (2014 est.) ++ $32,100 (2013 est.) ++ $31,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$33,200 (2014 est.) ++ $32,100 (2013 est.) ++ $31,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.8%" + "text": "54.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "20.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "18.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.4%" + "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "147%" + "text": "149.7%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-139.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-143.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "1.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "12.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "75.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "85.5% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "-3.6% (2014)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "180,100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "192,700 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -591,13 +594,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "44.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "44.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "75.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 69.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "68.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 69.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; the data include the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); general government comprises the central government, state government, local government and social security funds" } @@ -606,7 +609,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.05% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2013)", @@ -618,7 +621,7 @@ "text": "0.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$12.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.928 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$5.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.858 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -633,10 +636,10 @@ "text": "$3.631 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.424 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $2.399 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$286 million (2014 est.) ++ $311.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$348 million (2014 est.) ++ $318 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.938 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.105 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.467 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.801 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and mechanical appliances; mineral fuels, oils and petroleum products; pharmaceutical products; books and newspapers; aircraft/spacecraft and parts; toys, games, and sports equipment" @@ -645,7 +648,7 @@ "text": "Germany 20.1%, France 12.8%, Italy 9.3%, Libya 6.7%, UK 6.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.384 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.437 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.921 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.248 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, oils and products; electrical machinery; aircraft/spacecraft and parts thereof; machinery and mechanical appliances; plastic and other semi-manufactured goods; vehicles and parts" @@ -654,10 +657,10 @@ "text": "Italy 22.8%, US 8.6%, UK 7.4%, Germany 5.9%, Canada 5.6%, Spain 4.6%, Netherlands 4.5%, France 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$617.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$619.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$122.8 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $117.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$619.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $596.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$47.34 billion (31 June 2014) ++ $46.35 billion (31 December 2013)" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 43dd217c..873a76a0 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.62 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ "text": "King's Day (the King's birthday of 27 April (1967); celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848); amended many times, last in 2010 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848); amended many times, last in 2010" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General" @@ -497,44 +500,44 @@ "text": "The Netherlands, the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, plays an important role as a European transportation hub, with a persistently high trade surplus, stable industrial relations, and moderate unemployment. Industry focuses on food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for food-processing and underpins the country’s status as the world’s second largest agricultural exporter. The Netherlands is part of the Eurozone, and as such, its monetary policy is controlled by the European Central Bank. The Dutch financial sector is highly concentrated, with four commercial banks possessing over 90% of banking assets. The sector suffered as a result of the global financial crisis and required billions of dollars of government support, but the European Banking Authority completed stringent reviews in 2014 and deemed Dutch banks to be well-capitalized. To address the 2009 and 2010 economic downturns, the government sought to stimulate the domestic economy by accelerating infrastructure programs, offering corporate tax breaks for employers to retain workers, and expanding export credits. The stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, resulted in a government budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in 2010 that contrasted sharply with a surplus of 0.7% in 2008. The government of Prime Minister Mark RUTTE has since implemented significant austerity measures to improve public finances and has instituted broad structural reforms in key policy areas, including the labor market, the housing sector, the energy market, and the pension system. As a result, the government budget deficit at the end of 2014 dropped to 1.8% of GDP. Following a protracted recession during which unemployment doubled to 7.4% and household consumption contracted for nearly three consecutive years, the year 2014 saw fragile GDP growth of 0.8 percent and a rise in most economic indicators. Drivers of growth included increased exports and business investments, as well as newly invigorated household consumption." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$798.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $791.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $797.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$808.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $800.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $804.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$866.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$880.7 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2014 est.) ++ -0.7% (2013 est.) ++ -1.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ -1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$47,400 (2014 est.) ++ $46,900 (2013 est.) ++ $47,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$48,000 (2014 est.) ++ $47,500 (2013 est.) ++ $47,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "28.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { "text": "44.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.2%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "18.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "83.6%" + "text": "82.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-73.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-71.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -555,7 +558,7 @@ "text": "agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "8.214 million (2014 est.)" @@ -590,17 +593,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$413.8 billion" + "text": "$390.2 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$437.3 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$410.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "47% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "69% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 68.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -621,10 +624,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.31% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.27% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.31% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$387 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $401.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$388.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $339.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -633,16 +636,16 @@ "text": "$1.119 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.158 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.612 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.682 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.853 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.946 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$671.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $698.6 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $578.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$89.66 billion (2014 est.) ++ $87.12 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$90.16 billion (2014 est.) ++ $93.49 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$552.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $555.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$571.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $566.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs" @@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "Germany 25.3%, Belgium 12.9%, UK 8.9%, France 8.6%, Italy 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$488.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $489 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$469 billion (2014 est.) ++ $467.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing" @@ -660,16 +663,16 @@ "text": "Germany 14.5%, China 13%, Belgium 8.4%, US 6.5%, UK 6.1%, Russia 5.7%, Norway 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$71.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.154 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.524 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$646.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $605.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.016 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $982 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$930.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $982 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 42bc4de9..ab69e1e6 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.48 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "0.15% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "5,800 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" @@ -373,7 +376,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" + "text": "drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814; amended over 400 times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law; Supreme Court can advise on legislative acts" @@ -500,44 +503,44 @@ "text": "The Norwegian economy is a prosperous mixed economy, with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through extensive regulation and large-scale state-majority-owned enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on the petroleum sector, which accounts for the largest portion of export revenue and about 30% of government revenue. Norway is the world's third-largest natural gas exporter; and seventh largest oil exporter, making one of its largest offshore oil finds in 2011. Norway opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. In anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from the petroleum sector in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $870 billion in December 2014 and annually uses up to 4% of the fund, it’s projected long term return, to help finance public expenses. After solid GDP growth in 2004-07, the economy slowed in 2008, and contracted in 2009, before returning to positive growth in 2010-14. Nevertheless, the government budget remains in surplus. Lower oil prices in 2015 may cause the economy to contract as higher costs production costs in the North Sea deter investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$345.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $337.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $335.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$346.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $338.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $336.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$500.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$499.8 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.7% (2013 est.) ++ 2.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$66,900 (2014 est.) ++ $65,500 (2013 est.) ++ $65,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$67,200 (2014 est.) ++ $65,700 (2013 est.) ++ $65,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "37.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 39% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "37.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 39% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "41.1%" + "text": "40.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "21.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "4.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "38.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-29.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -545,10 +548,10 @@ "text": "1.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "41.8%" + "text": "38.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "60.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -558,10 +561,10 @@ "text": "petroleum and gas, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.724 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.734 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -593,20 +596,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$294.3 billion" + "text": "$273.9 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$230.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$228.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "57.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "12.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "29.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "38.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 40.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -621,25 +624,25 @@ "text": "6.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 1.75% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$146.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$120.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$323.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $310 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$731.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $689.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$590.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $689.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$252.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $219.2 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $250.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$42.33 billion (2014 est.) ++ $57.39 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$47.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $52.38 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$150.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $158.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$141.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $153.5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish" @@ -648,7 +651,7 @@ "text": "UK 22.9%, Germany 16.9%, Netherlands 12.9%, France 6%, Sweden 5.7%, Belgium 4.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$91.03 billion (2014 est.) ++ $92.83 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$91.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $93.02 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs" @@ -657,22 +660,22 @@ "text": "Sweden 12.3%, Germany 11.9%, China 9.4%, UK 6.5%, US 6.2%, Denmark 6.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$58.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$64.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $58.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$661.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $730.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$64.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $58.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "Norway is a net external creditor" } }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$294.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $282.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$285.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $272.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$279.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $271.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$256.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $255.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 6.163 (2014 est.) ++ 5.876 (2013 est.) ++ 5.82 (2012 est.) ++ 5.6065 (2011 est.) ++ 6.0442 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 6.3021 (2014 est.) ++ 6.3021 (2013 est.) ++ 5.82 (2012 est.) ++ 5.6065 (2011 est.) ++ 6.0442 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index d544f3ac..0495afe8 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997; amended 2006, 2009 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997; amended 2006, 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; changes gradually being introduced as part of broader democratization process; limited judicial review of legislative acts, but rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal are final" @@ -410,10 +413,10 @@ "text": "President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Ewa KOPACZ (since 22 September 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers Janusz PIECHOCINSKI (since 6 December 2012) and Tomasz SIEMONIAK (since 22 September 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Beata SZYDLO (since 13 November 2015); Deputy Prime Ministers Janusz PIECHOCINSKI (since 6 December 2012) and Tomasz SIEMONIAK (since 22 September 2014)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm" + "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 and 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm" @@ -519,55 +522,55 @@ "text": "Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and Poland's economy was the only one in the EU to avoid a recession through the 2008-09 economic downturn. Although EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy since 2004, GDP per capita remains significantly below the EU average. The unemployment rate is now below the EU average. The government of Prime Minister Donald TUSK steered the Polish economy through the economic downturn by skillfully managing public finances and adopting controversial pension and tax reforms to further shore up public finances. While the Polish economy has performed well over the past five years, growth slowed in 2013 and picked back up in 2014. Short-term, the key policy challenge will be to consolidate debt and spending without stifling economic growth. Over the longer term, Poland's economic performance could improve if the country addresses some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure, business environment, rigid labor code, commercial court system, government red tape, and burdensome tax system, especially for entrepreneurs. Poland’s long-term challenges include diversifying Poland’s energy mix and sources of supply, as well as stemming the outflow of educated young Poles to other EU Member States, especially in light of a coming demographic contraction as the Solidarity-era baby boom generation ages." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$954.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $923.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $908.8 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$959.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $927.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $912.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$546.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$547.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,100 (2014 est.) ++ $24,300 (2013 est.) ++ $23,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$25,200 (2014 est.) ++ $24,400 (2013 est.) ++ $24,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "60.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "18.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "19.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.2%" + "text": "46.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-45.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "40.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -577,7 +580,7 @@ "text": "machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "18.26 million (2014 est.)" @@ -594,7 +597,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.2% (2014 est.) ++ 10% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.3% (2014 est.) ++ 13.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "10.6% (2008 est.)" @@ -612,20 +615,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$92.96 billion" + "text": "$89.91 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$101.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$99.09 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 49.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "43.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 48.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -634,31 +637,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0% (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% (2014 est.) ++ 0.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "4.25% (31 December 2012) ++ 4% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.07% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.18% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.07% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$181.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $184.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$172.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $184.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$306.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $318.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$352 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $362.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$348 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $369.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$177.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $138.2 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $190.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$6.675 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$7.014 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.915 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$6.856 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$218.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $197.8 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$210.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $198.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2012 est.)" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "Germany 27.1%, UK 6.6%, Czech Republic 6.6%, France 5.8%, Italy 4.7%, Netherlands 4.3%, Russia 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$217 billion (2014 est.) ++ $196.9 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$215 billion (2014 est.) ++ $198.5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 15%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9% (2011 est.)" @@ -676,19 +679,19 @@ "text": "Germany 28%, Russia 9.1%, China 6.5%, Netherlands 5.9%, Italy 5.5%, France 4.2%, Czech Republic 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$105.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $106.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$100.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $106.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$354.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $382.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$358.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $359.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$273.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $269.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$280.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $270.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$69.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $68.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$70.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $69.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - ++ 3.139 (2014 est.) ++ 3.1606 (2013 est.) ++ 3.26 (2012 est.) ++ 2.9639 (2011 est.) ++ 3.0153 (2010 est.)" + "text": "zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - ++ 3.1538 (2014 est.) ++ 3.1538 (2013 est.) ++ 3.26 (2012 est.) ++ 2.9639 (2011 est.) ++ 3.0153 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index f34d8282..c985f312 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.43 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976; amended several times, last in 2005 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976; amended several times, last in 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts" @@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ "text": "President Anibal CAVACO SILVA (since 9 March 2006)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Pedro Manuel PASSOS COELHO Mamede (since 21 June 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister Pedro Manuel PASSOS COELHO Mamede (since 21 June 2011); note - on 10 November 2015, a bloc in Parliament composed of the Socialists, the Left Bloc, and the Communists brought down the conservative government of Prime Minister PASSOS COELHO voting against the legislative plan it set forth" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -531,55 +534,55 @@ "text": "Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. The country joined the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 and began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU members. The economy grew by more than the EU average for much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-08. The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from 2011 to 2014, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011. A modest recovery began in 2013 and gathered steam in in 2014 due to strong export performance and a rebound in private consumption. Although austerity measures were instituted to reduce the large budget deficit, they contributed to record unemployment and a wave of emigration not seen since the 1960s. A continued reduction in private- and public-sector debt could weigh on consumption and investment in 2015, holding back a stronger recovery. The government of Pedro PASSOS COELHO has passed legislation aimed at reducing labor market rigidity, and, this, along with sustained fiscal discipline, could make Portugal more attractive to foreign direct investment. The government reduced the budget deficit from 11.2% of GDP in 2010 to 4.8% in 2014, a figure that is significantly higher than the EU-IMF target of 4%. The government has pledged to lower the deficit to under 3% of GDP in 2015 in order to comply with EU fiscal obligations, under the excessive deficit procedure. Legislative elections in 2015 could increase the risk of fiscal slippage and undermine investor confidence in Portugal’s economy, which has improved over the course of the EU-IMF program. EU-IMF financing expired in May 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$280.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $277.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $282.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$281.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $278.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $283.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$230 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$229.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ -1.6% (2013 est.) ++ -4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,000 (2014 est.) ++ $26,700 (2013 est.) ++ $27,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$27,100 (2014 est.) ++ $26,800 (2013 est.) ++ $27,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.6%" + "text": "65.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "18.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "14.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39.6%" + "text": "40%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.2% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-39.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "21.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "75% (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,7 +592,7 @@ "text": "textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper and pulp, chemicals, lubricants, automobiles and auto parts, base metals, minerals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; dairy products, wine, other foodstuffs; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism, plastics, financial services, optics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "5.226 million (2014 est.)" @@ -624,20 +627,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$99.6 billion" + "text": "$102.6 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$110.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$112.9 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "128.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 128% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "130.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 129.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.05% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2013)", @@ -655,10 +658,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.08% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.69% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.91% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$91.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $97.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$66.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $69.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -667,16 +670,16 @@ "text": "$296.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $316.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$394 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $428.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$366.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $442.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$126.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $57.04 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $65.53 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.388 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.404 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.268 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.164 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$66.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $62.98 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $61.86 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, hides, leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, machinery and tools, base metals" @@ -685,7 +688,7 @@ "text": "Spain 23.7%, France 11.8%, Germany 11.8%, Angola 6.5%, UK 6.1%, US 4.2%, Netherlands 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$76.11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $72.63 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$74.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $72.49 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, chemical products, vehicles and other transport material, optical and precision instruments, computer accessories and parts, semiconductors and related devices, oil products, base metals, food products, textile materials" @@ -694,13 +697,13 @@ "text": "Spain 32.6%, Germany 12.4%, France 7.1%, Italy 5.3%, Netherlands 5.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$493.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $531.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$152.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $146.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$157.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $146.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$99.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $99.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index c7db1393..98bf377b 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "6.05 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest approved by referendum 28-29 October 2006, adopted 30 September 2006, effective 8 November 2006 (2011)" + "text": "many previous; latest approved by referendum 28-29 October 2006, adopted 30 September 2006, effective 8 November 2006; note - proposed amendments to establish a special court for war crimes were defeated in June 2015 by the National Assembly (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ "text": "Serbia has a transitional economy largely dominated by market forces, but the state sector remains significant in certain areas and many institutional reforms are needed. The economy relies on manufacturing and exports, driven largely by foreign investment. MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of international economic sanctions, civil war, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy only half the size it was in 1990. After the ousting of former Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition government implemented stabilization measures and embarked on a market reform program. After renewing its membership in the IMF in December 2000, Serbia continued to reintegrate into the international community by rejoining the World Bank (IBRD) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises - including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, and others - remain in state hands. Serbia has made some progress towards EU membership, signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement with Brussels in May 2008, and with full implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU in February 2010, gained candidate status in March 2012. In January 2014, Serbia's EU accession talks officially opened. Serbia's negotiations with the World Trade Organization are advanced, with the country's complete ban on the trade and cultivation of agricultural biotechnology products representing the primary remaining obstacle to accession. Serbia's program with the IMF was frozen in early 2012 because the 2012 budget approved by parliament deviated from the program parameters; the arrangement is now void. High unemployment and stagnant household incomes are ongoing political and economic problems. Structural economic reforms needed to ensure the country's long-term prosperity have largely stalled since the onset of the global financial crisis. Growing budget deficits constrain the use of stimulus efforts to revive the economy and contribute to growing concern of a public debt crisis, given that Serbia's total public debt as a share of GDP more than doubled between 2008 and 2014. Serbia's concerns about inflation and exchange-rate stability may preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. During 2014 the SNS party addressed issues with the fiscal deficit, state-owned enterprises, the labor market, construction permits, bankruptcy and privatization, and other areas. Major challenges ahead include: high unemployment rates and the need for job creation; high government expenditures for salaries, pensions, healthcare, and unemployment benefits; a growing need for new government borrowing; rising public and private foreign debt; attracting new foreign direct investment; and getting the IMF program back on track. Other serious longer-term challenges include an inefficient judicial system, high levels of corruption, and an aging population. Factors favorable to Serbia's economic growth include its strategic location, a relatively inexpensive and skilled labor force, and free trade agreements with the EU, Russia, Turkey, and countries that are members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). In late 2014, Serbia and the IMF announced a tentative plan for a precautionary loan worth approximately $1 billion. In 2015, the government will be challenged to implement IMF-mandated reforms—which will target social spending, the large public sector, and social spending." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$95.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $97.26 billion (2013 est.) ++ $94.82 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$95.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $97.61 billion (2013 est.) ++ $95.16 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -532,43 +535,43 @@ "text": "-1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.6% (2013 est.) ++ -1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,300 (2014 est.) ++ $13,600 (2013 est.) ++ $13,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,400 (2014 est.) ++ $13,600 (2013 est.) ++ $13,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "73.7%" + "text": "82.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "18.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.9%" + "text": "-7.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "44.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-57.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-54.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.2%" + "text": "10.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.9%" + "text": "39.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,10 +581,10 @@ "text": "automobiles, base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.818 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.89 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -605,29 +608,29 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$16.38 billion" + "text": "$17.56 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$19.32 billion" + "text": "$20.47 billion" }, "note": { "text": "this is the consolidated budget, including both central government and local goverment budgets (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "71% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 63.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "70% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 63.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued or owned by government entities other than the treasury (for which the Government of Singapore issued guarantees); the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities (for which the GOS also issued guarantees), as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 7.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9.5% (18 March 2014) ++ 11.75% (6 February 2013)" @@ -636,10 +639,10 @@ "text": "13.04% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.35% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.919 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.678 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.332 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.671 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$18.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.65 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { "text": "$21.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.78 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -648,7 +651,7 @@ "text": "$7.696 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.1 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $7.451 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.648 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.832 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.632 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.778 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$14.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $14.61 billion (2013 est.)" @@ -660,25 +663,25 @@ "text": "Italy 17.4%, Germany 12%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.8%, Russia 7%, Romania 5.6%, Macedonia, The Former Yugo Rep of 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$20.65 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.55 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19.53 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { "text": "Germany 12%, Russia 11.3%, Italy 11.3%, China 7.6%, Hungary 5%, Poland 4.8% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$13.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$28.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$36.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$26.89 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $11.95 billion (2006 est.)" + "text": "$29.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $11.95 billion (2006 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Serbian dinars (RSD) per US dollar - ++ 87.71 (2014 est.) ++ 84.919 (2013 est.) ++ 87.99 (2012 est.) ++ 72.455 (2011 est.) ++ 77.729 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Serbian dinars (RSD) per US dollar - ++ 88.405 (2014 est.) ++ 88.405 (2013 est.) ++ 87.99 (2012 est.) ++ 72.455 (2011 est.) ++ 77.729 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -904,6 +907,9 @@ }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,578 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "404,022 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (October 2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index fa42cc41..5f7d0279 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "31 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "9.89 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991; amended 2003 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991; amended 2003 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ "text": "President Klaus IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Interim Prime Minister (vacant); Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel OPREA (since 5 March 2014); note - Prime Minister Victor-Viorel PONTA (since 7 May 2012) resigned on 4 November 2015" + "text": "Prime Minister Dacian CIOLOS (since 17 November 2015); Deputy Prime Ministers Costin Grigore BORC and Vasile DANCU (since 17 November 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" @@ -515,25 +518,25 @@ "text": "Romania, which joined the EU on 1 January 2007, began the transition from Communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. Romania's macroeconomic gains have only recently started to spur creation of a middle class and to address Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Romania signed on to a $26 billion emergency assistance package from the IMF, the EU, and other international lenders, but GDP contracted until 2011. In March 2011, Romania and the IMF/EU/World Bank signed a 24-month precautionary stand-by agreement, worth $6.6 billion, to promote fiscal discipline, encourage progress on structural reforms, and strengthen financial sector stability. In September 2013, Romanian authorities and the IMF/EU agreed to a follow-on precautionary two-year stand-by agreement, worth $5.4 billion, to continue with reforms, although Bucharest has announced that it does not intend to draw funds under the agreement. Economic growth rebounded in 2013, driven by strong industrial exports and an excellent agricultural harvest, and the current account deficit was reduced substantially. The economy closed out 2014 with 2.8% growth, down from the 3.5% posted in 2013. Industry outperformed other sectors of the economy. Exports remained the engine of economic growth, led by trade with the EU, which accounts for roughly 70% of Romania trade. In 2014, the Government of Romania succeeded in meeting its annual target for the budget deficit, the external deficit remained low, and inflation was the lowest since 1989, allowing a gradual loosening of the monetary policy throughout the year. However, progress on structural reforms has been uneven and the economy still is vulnerable to external shocks. An ageing population, weak domestic demand, tax evasion, and insufficient health-care represent the top vulnerabilities." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$392.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $381.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $369.2 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$393.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $383.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $370.5 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$200 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$199.1 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.4% (2013 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$19,700 (2014 est.) ++ $19,200 (2013 est.) ++ $18,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19,700 (2014 est.) ++ $19,200 (2013 est.) ++ $18,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -543,27 +546,27 @@ "text": "7.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "22%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "41.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-41% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "12.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "35.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -573,10 +576,10 @@ "text": "electric machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, light machinery, auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.172 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.242 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -590,7 +593,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.) ++ 7.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "22.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -621,7 +624,7 @@ "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "39.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "39.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } @@ -639,22 +642,22 @@ "text": "8.45% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$32.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$70.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $74.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$70.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $74.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$80.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$68.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$37.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.67 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $31.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$921 million (2014 est.) ++ -$2.059 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$868 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.551 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$69.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $58.29 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $58.32 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, metals and metal products, textiles and footwear, chemicals, agricultural products, minerals and fuels" @@ -663,7 +666,7 @@ "text": "Germany 19.6%, Italy 12.1%, France 6.9%, Hungary 5.2%, Turkey 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$77.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ $65.58 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$69.27 billion (2014 est.) ++ $65.55 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels and minerals, metals, textile and products, agricultural products" @@ -672,19 +675,19 @@ "text": "Germany 19.2%, Italy 10.9%, Hungary 7.9%, France 5.7%, Poland 4.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$42.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$114.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $135.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$125 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $134 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$87.24 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $83.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$77.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.697 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.327 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.939 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lei (RON) per US dollar - ++ 3.3492 (2014 est.) ++ 3.3279 (2013 est.) ++ 3.47 (2012 est.) ++ 3.0486 (2011 est.) ++ 3.1779 (2010 est.)" + "text": "lei (RON) per US dollar - ++ 3.3492 (2014 est.) ++ 3.3492 (2013 est.) ++ 3.47 (2012 est.) ++ 3.0486 (2011 est.) ++ 3.1779 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 06fa3e21..5f5194be 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -369,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by legislature 23 December 1991; amended several times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -499,55 +502,55 @@ "text": "With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in 2008-2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 European Union entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. Export-led growth fueled by demand in larger European markets pushed GDP growth to 2.6% in 2014, while stubbornly-high unemployment fell slightly to 13%. PM CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$61.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.56 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.16 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$61.56 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.74 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.38 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$49.51 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$49.57 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2014 est.) ++ -1% (2013 est.) ++ -2.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.) ++ -2.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$29,700 (2014 est.) ++ $28,900 (2013 est.) ++ $29,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$29,900 (2014 est.) ++ $29,000 (2013 est.) ++ $29,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 25% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "53.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "19.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "19.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "79.3%" + "text": "76.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-72% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-68.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.1%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "33.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "69.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -557,10 +560,10 @@ "text": "ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "913,500 (2014 est.)" + "text": "917,900 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.8% (2014 est.) ++ 13.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "13.1% (2014 est.) ++ 13.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "13.5% (2012 est.)" @@ -592,20 +595,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$20.03 billion" + "text": "$20.59 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$22.03 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$22.26 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "40.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "60.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 61.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } @@ -623,10 +626,10 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.68% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.02% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.68% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$12.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$12.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } @@ -635,16 +638,16 @@ "text": "$26.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$40.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$6.87 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $6.31 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $6.783 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.858 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.79 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.464 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.686 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$30.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $29.25 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$30.55 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.81 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food" @@ -653,7 +656,7 @@ "text": "Germany 19%, Italy 11.2%, Austria 8.7%, Croatia 6.6%, Hungary 4.4%, France 4.4%, Russia 4.1%, Slovakia 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$29.37 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $27.87 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food" @@ -662,16 +665,16 @@ "text": "Germany 16.2%, Italy 14.4%, Austria 10.3%, South Korea 4.6%, China 4.4%, Croatia 4.3%, Hungary 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$921 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $921.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.016 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $921.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$56.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.016 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $921.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.73 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$9.585 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.505 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.178 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.374 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" @@ -907,6 +910,11 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "note": { + "text": "179,299 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (November 2015)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals" } diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index a9b54578..08731783 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974; latter document amended 2000, 2002 (2013)" + "text": "consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974; latter document amended 2000, 2002, 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with Italian civil law influences" @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ "text": "San Marino's economy relies heavily on tourism, the banking industry and the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The manufacturing and financial sectors account for more than half of San Marino's GDP. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy. The economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. The income tax rate is also very low, about one-third the average EU level. San Marino does not issue public debt securities; when necessary, it finances deficits by drawing down central bank deposits. San Marino's economy has been contracting since 2008, largely due to weakened demand from Italy - which accounts for nearly 90% of its export market - and financial sector consolidation. Difficulties in the banking sector, the recent global economic downturn, and the sizable decline in tax revenues have contributed to negative real GDP growth. The government has adopted measures to counter the economic downturn, including subsidized credit to businesses and is seeking to shift its growth model away from a reliance on bank and tax secrecy. San Marino continues to work towards harmonizing its fiscal laws with EU and international standards. In September 2009, the OECD removed San Marino from its list of tax havens that have yet to fully adopt global tax standards, and in 2010 San Marino signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with most major countries. In 2013 San Marino's Government signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Italy, but a referendum on EU membership failed to reach the quorum needed to bring it to a vote." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.907 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.926 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.017 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.914 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.933 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.024 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "-1% (2014 est.) ++ -4.5% (2013 est.) ++ -7.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$60,700 (2014 est.) ++ $61,300 (2013 est.) ++ $64,200 (2012 est.)" + "text": "$60,900 (2014 est.) ++ $61,500 (2013 est.) ++ $64,400 (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "exports of goods and services": { @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.5% (2011)" + "text": "8.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.9% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "37.4% of GDP (2011 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2011 est.)" @@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2011)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { "text": "5.92% (31 December 2011 est.) ++ 5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index ed9a01a7..3c3195bf 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1812; latest approved by legislature 31 October 1978, passed by referendum 6 December 1978, signed by the king 27 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978; amended 1992, 2011 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1812; latest approved by the General Courts 31 October 1978, passed by referendum 6 December 1978, signed by the king 27 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978; amended 1992, 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with regional variations" @@ -529,7 +532,7 @@ "text": "After experiencing a prolonged recession in the wake of the global financial crisis that began in 2008, in 2014 Spain marked the first full year of positive economic growth in seven years, largely due to increased private consumption. At the onset of the global financial crisis Spain's GDP contracted by 3.7% in 2009, ending a 16-year growth trend, and continued contracting through most of 2013. In 2013 the government successfully shored up struggling banks - exposed to the collapse of Spain's depressed real estate and construction sectors - and in January 2014 completed an EU-funded restructuring and recapitalization program. ++ ++ Until 2014, credit contraction in the private sector, fiscal austerity, and high unemployment weighed on domestic consumption and investment. The unemployment rate rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more than 26% in 2013, but labor reforms prompted a modest reduction to 23.7% in 2014. High unemployment strained Spain's public finances, as spending on social benefits increased while tax revenues fell. Spain’s budget deficit peaked at 11.4% of GDP in 2010, but Spain gradually reduced the deficit to just under 7% of GDP in 2013-14, slightly above the 6.5% target negotiated between Spain and the EU. Public debt has increased substantially – from 60.1% of GDP in 2010 to more than 97% in 2014. ++ ++ Exports were resilient throughout the economic downturn and helped to bring Spain's current account into surplus in 2013 for the first time since 1986, where it remained in 2014. Rising labor productivity and an internal devaluation resulting from moderating labor costs and lower inflation have helped to improve foreign investor interest in the economy and positive FDI flows have been restored. ++ ++ The government's efforts to implement labor, pension, health, tax, and education reforms - aimed at supporting investor sentiment - have become overshadowed by political activity in 2015 in anticipation of the national parliamentary elections in November. Spain’s 2015 budget, published in September 2014, rolls back some recently imposed taxes in advance of the elections and leaves untouched the country’s value-added tax (VAT) regime, which continues to generate significantly lower revenue than the EU average. Spain’s borrowing costs are dramatically lower since their peak in mid-2012, and despite the recent uptic in economic activity, inflation has dropped sharply, from 1.5% in 2013 to nearly flat in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.566 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.545 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.564 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.572 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.551 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.57 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -541,43 +544,43 @@ "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ -1.2% (2013 est.) ++ -2.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$33,700 (2014 est.) ++ $33,200 (2013 est.) ++ $33,700 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$33,800 (2014 est.) ++ $33,400 (2013 est.) ++ $33,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "59.1%" + "text": "59%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "19.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "18.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "32%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-29.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "2.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "23.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "74.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -587,10 +590,10 @@ "text": "textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "23.03 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.95 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -622,26 +625,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$529.7 billion" + "text": "$531.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$608.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$613.2 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "37.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "97.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 91.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "97.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 92.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.05% (10 September 2014) ++ 0.25% (13 November 2013)", @@ -650,28 +653,28 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.34% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.44% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.34% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$876.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $854 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$858.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $868.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating within their own borders" } }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.01 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.13 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.369 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.504 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.611 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.902 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.662 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.163 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$995.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.031 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.172 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.598 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.67 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.03 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$317.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $311.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$317.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $310.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods" @@ -680,7 +683,7 @@ "text": "France 16.2%, Germany 10.7%, Portugal 7.6%, Italy 7.3%, UK 7.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$337.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $326.5 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$345.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $327.6 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments" @@ -689,16 +692,16 @@ "text": "Germany 13.4%, France 11.9%, Italy 6.2%, China 6.1%, Netherlands 4.8%, UK 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$46.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$50.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.064 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.238 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$50.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $46.31 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$851.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $801.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$721.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $802.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$770.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $729.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$674 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $719.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7185 (2011 est.) ++ 0.755 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index ba9c979b..0a16bde5 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 6.163 (2014) ++ 5.876 (2013) ++ 5.82 (2012) ++ 5.6065 (2011) ++ 6.0442 (2010)" + "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 6.3021 (2014) ++ 5.876 (2013) ++ 5.82 (2012) ++ 5.6065 (2011) ++ 6.0442 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index fba40459..b71a6c66 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 1 January 1975; amended several times, last in 2015 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 1 January 1975; amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and customary law" @@ -476,44 +479,44 @@ "text": "Aided by peace and neutrality for the whole of the 20th century, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden remains outside the Eurozone because of concerns over its impact on the country’s economy, welfare system, and sovereignty. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Privately owned firms account for vast majority of industrial output. Agriculture accounts for less than 1% of GDP. Economic growth slowed in 2013, as a result of continued economic weakness in the EU - Sweden’s main export market; however, Sweden’s economy experienced modest growth in 2014, with an adjusted real GDP growth that averaged 2.1%. Sweden’s economy is expected to grow modestly in 2015, although the country continues to struggle with deflationary pressure." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$448.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $438.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $418.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$450.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $440.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $434.9 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$570.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$570.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.) ++ -0.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.) ++ -0.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$46,000 (2014 est.) ++ $45,000 (2013 est.) ++ $44,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$46,200 (2014 est.) ++ $45,200 (2013 est.) ++ $44,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "46.5%" + "text": "46.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.4%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "23.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "44.4%" + "text": "44.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-40.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -521,10 +524,10 @@ "text": "1.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.4%" + "text": "33.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -534,10 +537,10 @@ "text": "iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.124 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.182 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -569,20 +572,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$291.4 billion" + "text": "$291 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$304 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$301.7 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "52.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "51% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "40.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "43.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -591,7 +594,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2014 est.) ++ -0.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 0.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0% (31 December 2014) ++ 1% (31 December 2013)", @@ -600,25 +603,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.23% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.53% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.23% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$256.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $287.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$258.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $287.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$336.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $371.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$742.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $811.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$788.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $875.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$560.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $470.1 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $581.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$35.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $34.54 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.79 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$184.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $181.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$178.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $181.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2012 est.)" @@ -627,7 +630,7 @@ "text": "Norway 10.4%, Germany 10.4%, UK 7.4%, Finland 7.3%, Denmark 7.2%, US 6%, Netherlands 5.3%, Belgium 4.6%, France 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$163.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $159.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$161.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $160.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing" @@ -636,19 +639,19 @@ "text": "Germany 17.4%, Netherlands 7.7%, Norway 7.6%, Denmark 7.4%, UK 6.2%, China 5.3%, Russia 5.2%, Finland 5.1%, France 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$66.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $65.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.01 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.107 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.38 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$509.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$429 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $523 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$593.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $558.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$487.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $553.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - ++ 6.759 (2014 est.) ++ 6.5118 (2013 est.) ++ 6.77 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4918 (2011 est.) ++ 7.2075 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - ++ 6.8612 (2014 est.) ++ 6.8612 (2013 est.) ++ 6.77 (2012 est.) ++ 6.4918 (2011 est.) ++ 7.2075 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 13877624..d8f8a4b0 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.67 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 August 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1848, 1874 (extensive revision of 1848 version); latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000; amended several times, last in 2014 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1848, 1874; latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts, except for federal decrees of a general obligatory character" @@ -481,44 +484,44 @@ "text": "Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies. ++ ++ The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled demand for Swiss exports and put Switzerland into a recession. During this period, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy, as well as to prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy began to recover in 2010. ++ ++ The sovereign debt crises unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries, however, coupled with ongoing economic instability in Russia and other eastern European economies continue to pose a significant risk to the Swiss economy, driving up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safe-haven currency. In January 2015, the SNB abandoned the Swiss franc’s peg to the Euro, roiling global currency markets and making active SNB intervention a necessary hallmark of present-day Swiss monetary policy. The independent SNB has upheld its zero interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell below 2% per year from 2011-14. ++ ++ In recent years, Switzerland has responded to increasing pressure from neighboring countries and trading partners to reform its banking secrecy laws, by agreeing to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The Swiss government has also renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate OECD standards, and is openly considering the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$472.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $463.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $454.8 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$473.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $464.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $456.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$712.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$703.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$58,100 (2014 est.) ++ $57,000 (2013 est.) ++ $55,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$58,100 (2014 est.) ++ $57,100 (2013 est.) ++ $56,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "32.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 36.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "31% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 34.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.2%" + "text": "54.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "11%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.5%" + "text": "-0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51.9%" + "text": "64.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -526,10 +529,10 @@ "text": "0.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "72.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "73% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -539,10 +542,10 @@ "text": "machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, insurance" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.008 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.055 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -574,23 +577,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$228.1 billion" + "text": "$231.1 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$226 billion" + "text": "$229.3 billion" }, "note": { "text": "includes federal, cantonal, and municipal budgets (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "34.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "general government gross debt; gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options" } @@ -605,25 +608,25 @@ "text": "0.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.69% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.69% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.69% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$567.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $570.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$514.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $570.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.347 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.301 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.283 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.237 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.138 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.237 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.079 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $932.2 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.229 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$49.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $97.57 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$51.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $76.36 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$388.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $378.5 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$327.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $373.5 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" } @@ -635,7 +638,7 @@ "text": "Germany 18.3%, US 13%, France 7.3%, Italy 6.6%, UK 5%, China 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$333.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $321.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$272.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $319.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles" @@ -644,19 +647,19 @@ "text": "Germany 28%, Italy 9.7%, France 8.1%, US 6.6%, China 6.5%, Austria 4.7% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$536.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$545.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.533 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.601 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$545.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.091 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.062 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.107 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.034 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.601 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.536 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.464 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.465 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9121 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9266 (2013 est.) ++ 0.94 (2012 est.) ++ 0.8876 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0429 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9152 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9152 (2013 est.) ++ 0.94 (2012 est.) ++ 0.8876 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0429 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 10e6ab20..bba5f62f 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.38 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ "text": "the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; note - recent additions include the Human Rights Act of 1998, the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, and the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (2011)" + "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice; note - recent additions include the Human Rights Act of 1998, the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system; has nonbinding judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998" @@ -535,38 +538,38 @@ "text": "The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining and the UK has been a net importer of energy since 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, are key drivers of British GDP growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, has declined in importance but still accounts for about 10% of economic output. ++ ++ In 2008, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Falling home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain's economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated an austerity program, which aimed to lower London's budget deficit from about 11% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 1% by 2015. The CAMERON government raised the value added tax from 17.5% to 20% in 2011. It has pledged to reduce the corporation tax rate to 20% by 2015. However, the deficit still remains one of the highest in the G7, standing at 6.0% in 2014. ++ ++ In 2012, weak consumer spending and subdued business investment weighed on the economy, however, in 2013 GDP grew 1.7% and in 2014, 2.6%, accelerating unexpectedly because of greater consumer spending and a recovering housing market. ++ ++ The Bank of England (BoE) implemented an asset purchase program of �375 billion (approximately $586 billion) as of December 2014. During times of economic crisis, the BoE coordinates interest rate moves with the European Central Bank, but Britain remains outside the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.549 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.485 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.445 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.569 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.495 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.454 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.945 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.95 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.) ++ 0.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$39,500 (2014 est.) ++ $38,500 (2013 est.) ++ $37,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$39,800 (2014 est.) ++ $38,700 (2013 est.) ++ $38,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "11.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.8%" + "text": "64.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "19.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "16.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "exports of goods and services": { "text": "28.4%" @@ -580,10 +583,10 @@ "text": "0.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "78.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -593,10 +596,10 @@ "text": "machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "32.62 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.76 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -635,13 +638,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "79.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 74.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "88.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 86.2% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -656,25 +659,25 @@ "text": "0.5% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.45% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.37% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$114.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$106.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$3.567 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.491 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.812 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.699 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.366 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.696 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$3.019 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.903 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $3.107 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$162.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$119.9 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$173.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$119.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$503.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $476.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$480.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $479.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco" @@ -692,19 +695,19 @@ "text": "Germany 14.9%, China 9%, Netherlands 7.8%, US 6.5%, France 6.1%, Belgium 5.2%, Italy 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$109.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $108.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$107.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.219 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.411 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$107.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.446 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.37 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.411 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.363 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.884 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.815 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.711 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.788 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "British pounds (GBP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6003 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6391 (2013 est.) ++ 0.63 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est.)" + "text": "British pounds (GBP) per US dollar - ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.607 (2013 est.) ++ 0.63 (2012 est.) ++ 0.624 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 44f26c06..38b799a7 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "24 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.12 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted and ratified 28 June 1996; amended 2004, 2010; note - to revert to the 2004 version pending additional constitutional reforms (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted and ratified 28 June 1996; amended 2004, 2010, 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -520,7 +523,7 @@ "text": "After Russia, the Ukrainian republic was the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one-fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied the unique equipment (for example, large diameter pipes) and raw materials to industrial and mining sites (vertical drilling apparatus) in other regions of the former USSR. ++ ++ Shortly after independence in August 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking. Output by 1999 had fallen to less than 40% of the 1991 level. Outside institutions - particularly the IMF –encouraged Ukraine to quicken the pace and scope of reforms to foster economic growth. Ukrainian Government officials eliminated most tax and customs privileges in a March 2005 budget law, bringing more economic activity out of Ukraine's large shadow economy, but more improvements are needed, including fighting corruption, developing capital markets, and improving the legislative framework. From 2000 until mid-2008, Ukraine's economy was buoyant despite political turmoil between the prime minister and president. ++ ++ Ukraine's dependence on Russia for energy supplies and the lack of significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to external shocks. Ukraine depends on imports to meet about three-fourths of its annual oil and natural gas requirements and 100% of its nuclear fuel needs. In January 2009, after a two-week dispute that saw gas supplies cutoff to Europe, Ukraine agreed to 10-year gas supply and transit contracts with Russia that brought gas prices to \"world\" levels. The strict terms of the contracts further hobbled Ukraine's cash-strapped state gas company, Naftohaz. The economy contracted nearly 15% in 2009, among the worst economic performances in the world. In April 2010, Ukraine negotiated a price discount on Russian gas imports in exchange for extending Russia's lease on its naval base in Crimea. ++ ++ Movement toward an Association Agreement with the European Union, which would commit Ukraine to economic and financial reforms in exchange for preferential access to EU markets, was curtailed by a November 2013 decision of President YANUKOVYCH. In response, on 17 December 2013 then President YANUKOVYCH and President PUTIN concluded a financial assistance package containing $15 billion in loans and lower gas prices. However, the end of the YANUKOVYCH government in February 2014 caused Russia to halt further funding. With the formation of an interim government in late February 2014, the international community began efforts to stabilize the Ukrainian economy, including a 27 March 2014 IMF assistance package of $14-18 billion. Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula created uncertainty as to the annual rate of growth of the Ukrainian economy in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$370.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $398 billion (2013 est.) ++ $398.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$371.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $399.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $399.2 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -538,37 +541,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "71.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "18.6%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "14%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51.4%" + "text": "49.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-69.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "25.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "58.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "63% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,10 +581,10 @@ "text": "coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-13% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "22.11 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.92 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "10.5% (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% (2013 est.)", + "text": "9.3% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "officially registered; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers" } @@ -616,23 +619,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$39.14 billion" + "text": "$38.36 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$45.85 billion" + "text": "$44 billion" }, "note": { "text": "this is the planned, consolidated budget (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "66.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 40.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "70.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "the total public debt of $64.5 billion consists of: domestic public debt ($23.8 billion); external public debt ($26.1 billion); and sovereign guarantees ($14.6 billion)" } @@ -647,25 +650,25 @@ "text": "7.5% (31 January 2012) ++ 11.97% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 16.65% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "17.72% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 16.65% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$33.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $48.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$78.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $113.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$111.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $150.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$95.93 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $150.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$20.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $25.56 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $39.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.228 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$16.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.187 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$16.48 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$52.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$50.77 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.19 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs" @@ -674,7 +677,7 @@ "text": "Russia 18.2%, Turkey 6.6%, Egypt 5.3%, China 5%, Poland 4.9%, Italy 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$60.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $80.85 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $81.16 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals" @@ -683,19 +686,19 @@ "text": "Russia 23.3%, China 10%, Germany 9.9%, Belarus 7.3%, Poland 5.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$18.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.53 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$126.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $142.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$125.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $147.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$61.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $58.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$57.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $57.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$8.908 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.308 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.145 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.597 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - ++ 11.58 (2014 est.) ++ 7.993 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.) ++ 7.9676 (2011 est.) ++ 7.9356 (2010 est.)" + "text": "hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - ++ 11.8867 (2014 est.) ++ 11.8867 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.) ++ 7.9676 (2011 est.) ++ 7.9356 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 57566d7c..8a016918 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ "text": "Election Day of Pope FRANCIS, 13 March (2013)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1929, 1963; latest adopted 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (Fundamental Law by Pope JOHN PAUL II); note - Pope Francis in October 2013 appointed a group of cardinals to revise the constitution (2013)" + "text": "previous 1929, 1963; latest adopted 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (Fundamental Law of Vatican City State); note - in October 2013, Pope Francis instituted a 9-member Council of Cardinal Advisors to reform the administrative apparatus of the Holy See (Roman Curia) to include writing a new constitution (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "religious legal system based on canon (religious) law" diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 47100e57..9218735b 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ "text": "2.18 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "10.59 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 2 December (1971)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2012)" + "text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law" @@ -506,55 +509,55 @@ "text": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis of 2008, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-emirate government that was refinanced in March 2014. Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$599.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $578.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $550.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$617.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $590.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $565.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$401.6 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$399.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.) ++ 4.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.) ++ 7.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$64,500 (2014 est.) ++ $62,200 (2013 est.) ++ $59,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$66,300 (2014 est.) ++ $63,400 (2013 est.) ++ $60,800 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 41% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "38.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "48.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "7.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "98%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-82.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-77.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "58.9%" + "text": "55.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "40.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -564,7 +567,7 @@ "text": "petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4.891 million", @@ -599,23 +602,23 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$140.6 billion" + "text": "$150.8 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$116 billion" + "text": "$130.9 billion" }, "note": { "text": "the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "45.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -627,22 +630,22 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$126.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$118.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$343.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $287.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$369.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $329.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$331.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $320.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$67.95 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $71.33 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $77.08 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$48.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ $64.64 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$54.63 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.38 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$404.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $378.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$370.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $374.2 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates (2012 est.)" @@ -651,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "Japan 14.8%, Iran 11.4%, India 9.6%, South Korea 5.7%, China 5.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Thailand 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$271.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $241.5 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$239.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $230 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food" @@ -660,16 +663,16 @@ "text": "China 15.7%, India 13.4%, US 8.9%, Germany 5.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$74.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $68.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$78.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $68.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$173.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $168.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$171.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $167.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$114.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$116.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$65.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $61.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$81.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - ++ 3.673 (2014 est.) ++ 3.673 (2013 est.) ++ 3.67 (2012 est.) ++ 3.673 (2011 est.) ++ 3.6725 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index cdcf0a74..106ae37c 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "25.68 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ "text": "Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 November 1995; amended 1996, 2002, 2009 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 November 1995; amended 2002, 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -523,7 +526,7 @@ "text": "Azerbaijan's high economic growth has been attributable to large and growing oil and gas exports, but some non-export sectors also featured double-digit growth, including construction, banking, and real estate. Oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, the Baku-Novorossiysk, and the Baku-Supsa pipelines remain the main economic driver, but efforts to boost Azerbaijan's gas production are underway. The eventual completion of the geopolitically important Southern Gas Corridor between Azerbaijan and Europe will open up another, albeit, smaller source of revenue from gas exports. Azerbaijan has made only limited progress on instituting market-based economic reforms. Pervasive public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's economic progress, including the need for stepped up foreign investment in the non-energy sector and the continuing conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade with Russia and the other former Soviet republics is declining in importance, while trade is building with Turkey and the nations of Europe. Long-term prospects depend on world oil prices, Azerbaijan's ability to negotiate export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to use its energy wealth to promote growth and spur employment in non-energy sectors of the economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$165.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $160.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $152 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$165.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $161.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $152.6 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -535,32 +538,32 @@ "text": "2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,600 (2014 est.) ++ $17,100 (2013 est.) ++ $16,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17,800 (2014 est.) ++ $17,300 (2013 est.) ++ $16,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "39.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 40.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "38.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "43.3%" + "text": "46.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "10.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46%" + "text": "43.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-26.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -568,10 +571,10 @@ "text": "5.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "61.2%" + "text": "58.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "33.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "36% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -581,10 +584,10 @@ "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.821 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.841 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -598,7 +601,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "6% (2012 est.)" @@ -616,26 +619,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$24.25 billion" + "text": "$23.46 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$25.24 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$23.84 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "5% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2011)", @@ -644,25 +647,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 18.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14.19% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14.43% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$18.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.36 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.24 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$24.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$22.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$11.36 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.08 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $12.05 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$30.89 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.26 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil and gas 90%, machinery, foodstuffs, cotton" @@ -671,7 +674,7 @@ "text": "Italy 22%, Indonesia 9.2%, Germany 8.8%, Israel 8.1%, France 7% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.68 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.32 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.332 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.32 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals" @@ -680,19 +683,19 @@ "text": "Russia 14.3%, Turkey 14%, UK 10.7%, Germany 7.7%, China 7.6%, US 6.1%, Ukraine 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$17.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$12.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.833 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.219 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$57.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$59.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$10.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.007 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.007 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - ++ 0.7846 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7846 (2013 est.) ++ 0.79 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7897 (2011 est.) ++ 0.8027 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - ++ 0.7844 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7844 (2013 est.) ++ 0.79 (2012 est.) ++ 0.7897 (2011 est.) ++ 0.8027 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 28ba0e3d..4585b18e 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "13.51 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995; amended 2005 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995; amended 2005; note - in March 2015, a concept for constitutional reforms approved by the president (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -502,41 +505,41 @@ "text": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to the sharp deterioration in the global economy and the economic downturn in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support and most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector, including electricity and natural gas. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 20% of GDP and partly offset the country's severe trade imbalance. Armenia joined Russia in the Eurasian Economic Union upon the bloc's launch in January 2015, even though the ruble's sharp depreciation in December 2014 led to currency instability, inflation, and significant decrease of export from Armenia to Russia. Armenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and to strengthen the rule of law in order to regain economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its nearest neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$24.28 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.48 billion (2013 est.) ++ $22.68 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$24.37 billion (2014 est.) ++ $23.56 billion (2013 est.) ++ $22.76 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.88 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.64 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "3.4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% (2013 est.) ++ 7.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,400 (2014 est.) ++ $7,100 (2013 est.) ++ $6,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,200 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "87.7%" + "text": "85.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "12.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "20.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-3.3%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "28.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-46.9% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -547,10 +550,10 @@ "text": "21.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.5%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "46.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "diamond processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging and pressing machines, electric motors, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry, software, food processing, brandy, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.489 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.506 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -595,20 +598,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.825 billion" + "text": "$2.833 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.01 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.05 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "42.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "43.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -635,16 +638,16 @@ "text": "$1.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.655 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.219 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.827 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$132.1 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $139.6 million (31 December 2011) ++ $144.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$949 million (2014 est.) ++ -$839.2 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$849 million (2014 est.) ++ -$845 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.519 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.635 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.665 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.636 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, gold, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy" @@ -665,13 +668,13 @@ "text": "$1.489 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.251 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.537 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.695 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.225 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.677 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$4.817 billion (2013)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "drams (AMD) per US dollar - ++ 415.9 (2014 est.) ++ 409.6 (2013 est.) ++ 401.76 (2012 est.) ++ 372.5 (2011 est.) ++ 373.66 (2010 est.)" + "text": "drams (AMD) per US dollar - ++ 415.92 (2014 est.) ++ 415.92 (2013 est.) ++ 401.76 (2012 est.) ++ 372.5 (2011 est.) ++ 373.66 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 0f460e6a..3a8bd6a4 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "1.54 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "9.35 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 14 February 2002; amended 2012 (2012)" + "text": "adopted 14 February 2002; amended 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law" @@ -502,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "Bahrain has made great efforts to diversify its economy; its highly developed communication and transport facilities make Bahrain home to numerous multinational firms with business in the Gulf. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. Bahrain's economy, however, continues to depend heavily on oil. In 2013, petroleum production and refining accounted for 73% of Bahrain's export receipts, 88% of government revenues, and 21% of GDP. Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest, however, the economy recovered in 2012-14, partly as a result of improved tourism. Lower oil prices in 2015 will likely exacerbate Bahrain's budget deficit." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$61.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.13 billion (2013 est.) ++ $56.14 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$62.17 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.49 billion (2013 est.) ++ $56.47 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -511,35 +514,35 @@ "text": "$33.86 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 5.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$51,700 (2014 est.) ++ $49,400 (2013 est.) ++ $46,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$49,000 (2014 est.) ++ $46,900 (2013 est.) ++ $44,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "41.8%" + "text": "41%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "15.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "15.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "76.6%" + "text": "71.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-57.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-44.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -560,10 +563,10 @@ "text": "petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "705,000", + "text": "738,000", "note": { "text": "excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2014 est.)" } @@ -580,10 +583,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "(2004 est.)" - } + "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -598,47 +598,47 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.808 billion" + "text": "$8.217 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.896 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.427 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.93% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.88% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.93% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$7.996 billion (30 September 2014 est.) ++ $7.416 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$25.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.36 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.36 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$28.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.77 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.77 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$22.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.57 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $15.65 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.801 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.56 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.123 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.56 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.93 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.93 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles" @@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 3.3%, US 2.4%, UAE 2.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$14.28 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.66 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.32 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.66 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, machinery, chemicals" @@ -656,16 +656,16 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 24%, Algeria 11.9%, China 8.2%, US 7%, Japan 5.7%, Australia 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.011 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.354 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.049 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.354 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$18.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.66 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$18.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$11.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - ++ 0.376 (2014 est.) ++ 0.376 (2013 est.) ++ 0.376 (2012 est.) ++ 0.376 (2011 est.) ++ 0.376 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index ece1f4ed..ab7981a9 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "16.15 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -524,7 +527,7 @@ "text": "Georgia's main economic activities include cultivation of agricultural products such as grapes, citrus fruits, and hazelnuts; mining of manganese, copper, and gold; and producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals in small-scale industries. The country imports nearly all of its needed supplies of natural gas and oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity that now provides most of its energy needs. Georgia has overcome the chronic energy shortages and gas supply interruptions of the past by renovating hydropower plants and by increasingly relying on natural gas imports from Azerbaijan instead of from Russia. Construction of the Baku-T'bilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus gas pipeline, and the Kars-Akhalkalaki Railroad are part of a strategy to capitalize on Georgia's strategic location between Europe and Asia and develop its role as a transit point for gas, oil, and other goods. The expansion of the South Caucasus pipeline, as part of the Shah Deniz II Southern Gas Corridor project, will result in a $2 billion foreign investment in Georgia, the largest ever in the country. Gas from Shah Deniz II is expected to begin flowing in 2019. Georgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and sunk to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis. The economy rebounded in 2010-13, but FDI inflows, the engine of Georgian economic growth prior to the 2008 conflict, have not recovered fully. Unemployment has also remained high. Georgia has historically suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, since 2004 the government has simplified the tax code, improved tax administration, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on petty corruption, leading to higher revenues. The country is pinning its hopes for renewed growth on a determined effort to continue to liberalize the economy by reducing regulation, taxes, and corruption in order to attract foreign investment, with a focus on hydropower, agriculture, tourism, and textiles production. The government has received high marks from the World Bank for its anti-corruption efforts. Since 2012, the Georgian Dream-led government has continued the previous administration's low-regulation, low-tax, free market policies, while modestly increasing social spending, strengthening anti-trust policy, and amending the labor code to comply with International Labor Standards. The government published its 2020 Economic Development Strategy in early 2014 and former Prime Minister Bidzina IVANISHVILI launched the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, a $6 billion private equity fund that will invest in tourism, agriculture, logistics, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. In mid-2014, Georgia signed an association agreement with the European Union, paving the way to free trade and visa-free travel." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$34.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.66 billion (2013 est.) ++ $31.61 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$34.35 billion (2014 est.) ++ $32.78 billion (2013 est.) ++ $31.73 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -533,35 +536,35 @@ "text": "$16.54 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,700 (2014 est.) ++ $7,300 (2013 est.) ++ $7,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$9,200 (2014 est.) ++ $8,800 (2013 est.) ++ $8,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.3%" + "text": "69.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "16.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "5.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46.3%" + "text": "42.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-62.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-60.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -582,7 +585,7 @@ "text": "steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese, copper, gold), chemicals, wood products, wine" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.959 million (2011 est.)" @@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "14.9% (2014 est.) ++ 14.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.4% (2014 est.) ++ 14.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "9.2% (2010 est.)" @@ -617,20 +620,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.594 billion" + "text": "$4.624 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.048 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.973 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.3% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 36.5% of GDP (2011 est.)", + "text": "35.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities; Georgia does not maintain intra-governmental debt or social funds" } @@ -648,25 +651,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.91% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.59% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.632 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.297 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.415 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.297 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$4.72 billion (31 September 2012 est.) ++ $4.249 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.007 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.634 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.596 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.634 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$943.4 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $795.7 million (31 December 2011) ++ $1.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.593 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.028 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.611 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$926 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.493 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.191 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.995 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.191 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vehicles, ferro-alloys, fertilizers, nuts, scrap metal, gold, copper ores" @@ -675,7 +678,7 @@ "text": "Azerbaijan 19%, Armenia 10.1%, Russia 9.6%, Turkey 8.4%, US 7.3%, Bulgaria 5.7%, Ukraine 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.328 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.697 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.235 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.697 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, vehicles, machinery and parts, grain and other foods, pharmaceuticals" @@ -684,19 +687,19 @@ "text": "Turkey 20.1%, China 8.5%, Azerbaijan 7.4%, Russia 6.7%, Ukraine 6.4%, Germany 5.4%, Japan 4.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.283 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.823 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.699 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.823 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$13.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.58 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.69 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$12.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.642 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.482 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.643 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "laris (GEL) per US dollar - ++ 1.763 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6634 (2013 est.) ++ 1.65 (2012 est.) ++ 1.6865 (2011 est.) ++ 1.7823 (2010 est.)" + "text": "laris (GEL) per US dollar - ++ 1.7657 (2014 est.) ++ 1.7657 (2013 est.) ++ 1.65 (2012 est.) ++ 1.6865 (2011 est.) ++ 1.7823 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 6f999b6e..7e1ddb9c 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births", + "note": { + "text": "data represents Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.)" + } + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "14.94 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -352,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "see entry for West Bank" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.066 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.255 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -399,13 +405,13 @@ "text": "$2.356 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.317 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.168 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.147 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.168 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "see entry for West Bank" + "text": "(2014 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "see entry for West Bank" + "text": "(2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "strawberries, carnations, vegetables, fish (small and irregular shipments, as permitted to transit the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing)" diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 8f8c9e01..cd83d86d 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "38.04 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 1 April (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979; amended 1989 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979; amended 1989 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law" @@ -510,55 +513,55 @@ "text": "Iran's economy is marked by statist policies, inefficiencies, and reliance on oil and gas exports, but Iran also possesses significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. The Iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of state-owned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the country's security forces. Distortions - including inflation, price controls, subsidies, and a banking system holding billions of dollars of non-performing loans - weigh down the economy, undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth. Private sector activity includes small-scale workshops, farming, some manufacturing, and services, in addition to medium-scale construction, cement production, mining, and metalworking. Significant informal market activity flourishes and corruption is widespread. Fiscal and monetary constraints, following the expansion of international sanctions in 2012 on Iran's Central Bank and oil exports, significantly reduced Iran's oil revenue, forced government spending cuts, and sparked a sharp currency depreciation. Iran’s economy contracted for the first time in two decades during both 2012 and 2013, and grew only slightly 2014. Iran continues to suffer from high unemployment and underemployment. Lack of job opportunities has prompted many educated Iranian youth to seek employment overseas, resulting in a significant \"brain drain.\" In June 2013, the election of President Hasan RUHANI generated widespread public expectations of economic improvement and greater international engagement. In connection with ongoing international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program the limited sanctions relief for Iran provided under the Joint Plan of Action of November 2013, helped to forestall the decline in the economy in 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.334 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.296 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.321 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.357 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.301 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.326 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$404.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$416.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ -1.9% (2013 est.) ++ -6.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ -1.9% (2013 est.) ++ -6.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,100 (2014 est.) ++ $16,600 (2013 est.) ++ $16,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17,400 (2014 est.) ++ $16,700 (2013 est.) ++ $17,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 40.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "34.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 43.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "50.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "26.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "7.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "24.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-17.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-18.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "9.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "40.7%" + "text": "37.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "50.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -568,7 +571,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and nonferrous metal fabrication, armaments" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "28.4 million", @@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.2% (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% (2013 est.)", + "text": "10.3% (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are according to the Iranian Government" } @@ -609,20 +612,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$60.46 billion" + "text": "$62.11 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$63.25 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$67.07 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 11% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "10.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "includes publicly guaranteed debt" } @@ -631,7 +634,7 @@ "text": "21 March - 20 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "15.8% (2014 est.) ++ 39.3% (2013 est.)", + "text": "15.5% (2014 est.) ++ 34.7% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "official Iranian estimate" } @@ -640,25 +643,25 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$26.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.54 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$67.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $62.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$273.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $222.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$45.21 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$44.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$172 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $140.8 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $107.2 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$15.41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $27.97 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.94 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.52 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$95.71 billion (2014 est.) ++ $93.02 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$86.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $93.12 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "China 29%, India 11.9%, Turkey 10.4%, Japan 6.5%, South Korea 4.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$61.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $60.05 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$65.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $61.16 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services" @@ -676,19 +679,19 @@ "text": "UAE 30.6%, China 25.5%, Algeria 8.3%, India 4.6%, South Korea 4.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$110 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$109 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $108 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$10.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.922 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.646 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$43.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $40.36 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $40.36 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$4.045 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.725 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.33 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.725 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - ++ 25,780.2 (2014 est.) ++ 18,414.4 (2013 est.) ++ 12,175.5 (2012 est.) ++ 10,616.3 (2011 est.) ++ 10,254.18 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - ++ 25,912.3 (2014 est.) ++ 25,912.3 (2013 est.) ++ 12,175.5 (2012 est.) ++ 10,616.3 (2011 est.) ++ 10,254.18 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 8ff8139d..f314842e 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "no formal constitution; the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws of Israel enacted by the Knesset beginning in 1958, the Nationality Law (1952), and the Law of Return (1950) have constitutional law status; note - several of the Basic Laws and the latter two laws have been amended (2015)" + "text": "no formal constitution; some functions of a constitution are filled mostly by the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws, and the Law of Return (as amended) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws" @@ -499,44 +502,44 @@ "text": "Israel has a technologically advanced market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among the leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are covered by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. Between 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals, following years of prudent fiscal policy and a resilient banking sector. Israel's economy also has weathered the Arab Spring because strong trade ties outside the Middle East have insulated the economy from spillover effects. Slowing demand domestically and internationally and reduced investment due to uncertainties caused by the Gaza conflict in summer 2014 have reduced GDP growth to about 2% during 2014. Natural gas fields discovered off Israel's coast since 2009 have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Tamar and Leviathan fields were some of the world's largest offshore natural gas finds this past decade. The massive Leviathan field is expected to come online no sooner than 2017, but production from Tamar provided a one percentage point boost to Israel's GDP in 2013 and a 0.5% boost in 2014. In mid-2011, public protests arose around income inequality and rising housing and commodity prices. Israel's income inequality and poverty rates are among the highest of OECD countries and there is a broad perception among the public that a small number of \"tycoons\" have a cartel-like grip over the major parts of the economy. The government formed committees and has started splitting up the oligopolies to address some of the grievances but has maintained that it will not engage in deficit spending to satisfy populist demands. Over the long term, Israel faces structural issues, including low labor participation rates for its fastest growing social segments - the ultra-orthodox and Arab-Israeli communities. Also, Israel's progressive, globally competitive, knowledge-based technology sector employs only 9% of the workforce, with the rest employed in manufacturing and services - sectors which face downward wage pressures from global competition." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$268.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $261.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $253 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$272.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $265.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $257 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$303.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$305.7 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.6% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 2.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$32,700 (2014 est.) ++ $31,800 (2013 est.) ++ $30,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$33,100 (2014 est.) ++ $32,300 (2013 est.) ++ $31,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 22.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "55.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "22.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "32.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-30.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -557,10 +560,10 @@ "text": "high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, metal products, chemical products, plastics, cut diamonds, textiles, footwear" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.784 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.778 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -570,11 +573,11 @@ "text": "18.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "80.3% (2012)" + "text": "80.3% (2012 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 6.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "21%", @@ -595,20 +598,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$73.44 billion" + "text": "$78.78 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$81.82 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$87.14 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "67.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 66.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "65.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 66% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -620,25 +623,25 @@ "text": "0.25% (31 December 2014) ++ 1% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.54% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.91% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.54% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$45.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $35.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$153.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$204 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $193.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$201.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $217 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$148.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $145 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $218.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$11.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.893 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.813 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$63.21 billion (2014 est.) ++ $61.96 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$63.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $62.67 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel" @@ -647,7 +650,7 @@ "text": "US 26.9%, Hong Kong 8.9%, UK 5.8%, Belgium 4.8%, China 4%, Turkey 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$69.73 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.29 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$71.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.08 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods" @@ -656,19 +659,19 @@ "text": "US 11.8%, China 8.3%, Switzerland 7.2%, Germany 6.4%, Belgium 5.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$88.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$86.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $81.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$96.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$97.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $101.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$97.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $86.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$98.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $87.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$83.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $78.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$78.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $75.37 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.908 (2014 est.) ++ 3.6108 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.) ++ 3.5781 (2011 est.) ++ 3.739 (2010 est.)" + "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.5779 (2014 est.) ++ 3.5779 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.) ++ 3.5781 (2011 est.) ++ 3.739 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 4bdb2efb..6c7d39a3 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "50 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.49 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -366,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, July 14 (1958); note - the Government of Iraq has yet to declare an official national holiday but still observes Republic Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005; amended 2010, 2012, 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law" @@ -499,35 +502,55 @@ "text": "During 2014, worsening security and financial stability throughout Iraq - driven by an ongoing insurgency, decreasing oil prices, and political upheaval - decreased the prospects for improving the country's economic environment and securing much-needed foreign investment. Long-term fiscal health, a strengthened investment climate, and sustained improvements in the overall standard of living still depend on the central government passing major policy reforms. Iraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides more than 90% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports in 2014 remained relatively flat at 2.4 million barrels per day on average, despite new production coming online at the West Qurna 2 and Badrah oilfields, because repeated attacks on the Iraq-Turkey pipeline reduced export capacity. During the second half of 2014, government revenues decreased as global oil prices fell by more than 30%. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential. The Iraqi Kurdistan Region's (IKR) autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) passed its own oil law in 2007, and has directly signed about 50 contracts to develop IKR energy reserves. The federal government has disputed the legal authority of the KRG to conclude most of these contracts, some of which are also in areas with unresolved administrative boundaries in dispute between the federal and regional government. In December, the federal government and the KRG agreed to sell oil exports from Kurdish-controlled oil fields under the federal oil ministry, in exchange for the central government paying $1 billion to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and resuming budget transfers to the KRG that amount to 17% of Iraq's national budget. Iraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate.. The government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi Constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG. Inflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Encouraging private enterprise through deregulation would make it easier for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Rooting out corruption and implementing reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector - would be important steps in this direction." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$522.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $535.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $502.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$526.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $537.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $504.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$221.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$223.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.) ++ 13.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.) ++ 13.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,600 (2014 est.) ++ $14,900 (2013 est.) ++ $14,000 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$15,300 (2014 est.) ++ $15,700 (2013 est.) ++ $14,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "55.5%" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "21.5%" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "16.5%" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "2%" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "40.8%" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-36.3%" + } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "64.5%" + "text": "59.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "32.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.3% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -537,7 +560,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "8.9 million (2010 est.)" @@ -569,17 +592,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$101.4 billion" + "text": "$86.03 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$94.58 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$97.57 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -594,22 +617,22 @@ "text": "6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$66.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $63.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $63.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$78.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $75.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$78.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $75.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-1.666 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-2.776 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$-359,300 (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-898,500 (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$4 billion (9 December 2011) ++ $2.6 billion (31 July 2010) ++ $2 billion (31 July 2009 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$7.748 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.42 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$6.208 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.024 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$94.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $89.76 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$83.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $89.77 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil 84%, crude materials excluding fuels, food and live animals" @@ -618,7 +641,7 @@ "text": "China 23.8%, India 18.4%, US 15.7%, South Korea 7.7%, Greece 5.9%, Italy 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$62.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $56.68 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$45.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $49.98 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, medicine, manufactures" @@ -627,13 +650,13 @@ "text": "Turkey 23.3%, Syria 17.3%, China 16.6%, US 4.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $77.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$66.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $77.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$58.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $59.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $59.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Iraqi dinars (IQD) per US dollar - ++ 1,166 (2014 est.) ++ 1,166 (2013 est.) ++ 1,166.17 (2012 est.) ++ 1,170 (2011 est.) ++ 1,170 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Iraqi dinars (IQD) per US dollar - ++ 1,213.7 (2014 est.) ++ 1,213.72 (2013 est.) ++ 1,166.17 (2012 est.) ++ 1,170 (2011 est.) ++ 1,170 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -883,7 +906,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "16,637 (Turkey); 11,053 (Iran); 9,246 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2014); 245,134 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "16,637 (Turkey); 11,053 (Iran); 9,246 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2014); 244,765 (Syria) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "4,160,864 (since 2006 from ethno-sectarian violence; includes 3,206,736 displaced in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2015)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index b58273de..0b861d24 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "58 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "15.18 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 May (1946)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952; amended several times, last in 2014 (2014)" + "text": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic religious law; judicial review of legislative acts in a specially provided High Tribunal" @@ -485,55 +488,55 @@ "text": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment, inflation, and a large budget deficit and resulting government debt. King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as opening up foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil since, however, reduced the average annual growth rate to 2.6% for the 2010-2013 period and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. Jordan's finances have been strained by a series of natural gas pipeline attacks in Egypt, causing Jordan to substitute more expensive diesel imports, primarily from Saudi Arabia, to generate electricity. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies, as well as the import of Israeli offshore gas. In August 2012, to correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances, Jordan entered into a $2.1 billion, three year International Monetary Fund Stand-By Arrangement. In 2014, fiscal reform measures enacted in the previous few years continued to boost government revenues and reduced the budget deficit even as an influx of over 620,000 Syrian refugees since 2011 put additional pressure on expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$79.62 billion (2014 est.) ++ $77.22 billion (2013 est.) ++ $75.1 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$79.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $77.51 billion (2013 est.) ++ $75.38 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$35.77 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$35.88 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 2.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,900 (2014 est.) ++ $11,600 (2013 est.) ++ $11,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$12,000 (2014 est.) ++ $11,600 (2013 est.) ++ $11,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 6.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 6.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.5%" + "text": "81.3%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.5%" + "text": "28%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "41.6%" + "text": "41%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-77% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-78.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "29.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "66.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ "text": "tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.959 million (2014 est.)" @@ -581,17 +584,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.845 billion" + "text": "$8.495 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.42 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.06 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "90% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 86.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", @@ -603,7 +606,7 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2009)" @@ -612,22 +615,22 @@ "text": "8.74% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.85% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$13.52 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.84 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$42.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $38.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$40.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $38.08 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $37.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$27 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $27.18 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $30.86 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.512 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.452 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.453 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.556 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.921 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.385 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.913 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals" @@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "US 15.8%, Iraq 15.3%, Saudi Arabia 12.4%, India 7.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$22.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $22.1 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$20.18 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19.56 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, refined petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals" @@ -645,19 +648,19 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 19.6%, China 10.5%, US 5.8%, India 5.5%, UAE 4.8% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$16.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$25.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.97 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$28.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$28.73 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.67 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$532.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $524.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$608 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $524.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - ++ 0.709 (2014 est.) ++ 0.709 (2013 est.) ++ 0.709 (2012 est.) ++ 0.709 (2011 est.) ++ 0.71 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - ++ 0.71 (2014 est.) ++ 0.71 (2013 est.) ++ 0.709 (2012 est.) ++ 0.709 (2011 est.) ++ 0.71 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -892,7 +895,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2,097,338 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)) (2014); 630,776 (Syria); 51,105 (Iraq) (2015)" + "text": "2,097,338 (Palestinian refugees (UNRWA)) (2014); 633,644 (Syria); 51,105 (Iraq) (2015)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 5f537e97..3450808a 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "1.41 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "7.31 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -370,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 25 February (1950)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved and promulgated 11 November 1962 (2013)" + "text": "approved and promulgated 11 November 1962 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law" @@ -496,55 +499,55 @@ "text": "Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Kuwaiti officials plan to increase oil production to 4 million barrels per day by 2020. Petroleum accounts for over half of GDP, 94% of export revenues, and 89% of government income. For the last decade, high oil prices have generated budget surpluses despite increasing budget expenditures, particularly on wage hikes for public sector employees. Despite Kuwait’s dependence on oil, the government has cushioned itself against the impact of lower oil prices by continuous saving of at least 10% of government revenue in the Fund for Future Generations. Kuwait has done little to diversify its economy, in part, due to a poor business climate and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. In 2010, Kuwait passed its first long-term economic development plan in almost twenty-five years. While the government planned to spend up $104 billion over four years to diversify the economy away from oil, attract more investment, and boost private sector participation in the economy, many of the projects did not materialize because of the uncertain political situation." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$284 billion (2014 est.) ++ $280.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $276.2 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$282.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $282.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $280 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$172.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$172.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ 6.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 0.8% (2013 est.) ++ 7.7% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$71,000 (2014 est.) ++ $70,100 (2013 est.) ++ $69,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$70,700 (2014 est.) ++ $70,600 (2013 est.) ++ $70,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "51.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 58.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "46.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 58.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "28.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "69.2%" + "text": "67.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-31.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "60.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "50.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "39% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -554,7 +557,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.397 million", @@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA%" @@ -589,50 +592,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$125 billion" + "text": "$87.62 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$79.45 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$75.28 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "69.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "25.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "1.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$32.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.77 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $31.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$116.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $111.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$116 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $116.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$97.53 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $94.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$96.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $95.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$99.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $100.9 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $119.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$60.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $70.81 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$53.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $72.46 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$109.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $112.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$103.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $115.9 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil and refined products, fertilizers" @@ -641,7 +644,7 @@ "text": "South Korea 16.7%, India 14.9%, Japan 12.3%, US 11.3%, China 9.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$26.06 billion (2014 est.) ++ $24.42 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.66 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing" @@ -650,19 +653,19 @@ "text": "US 12.7%, China 11.9%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, South Korea 6.9%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 4.8%, India 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$38.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.23 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$33.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$12.68 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.882 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.744 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$95.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $85.45 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$36.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - ++ 0.2918 (2014 est.) ++ 0.2824 (2013 est.) ++ 0.28 (2012 est.) ++ 0.276 (2011 est.) ++ 0.2866 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - ++ 0.2845 (2014 est.) ++ 0.2845 (2013 est.) ++ 0.28 (2012 est.) ++ 0.276 (2011 est.) ++ 0.2866 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 9ea46d2e..4ead16fa 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "7.76 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beqaa, Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye", + "text": "6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beqaa, Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord (North Lebanon), Liban-Sud (South Lebanon), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye", "note": { "text": "two new governorates - Aakkar and Baalbek-Hermel - have been legislated but not yet implemented" } @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President (vacant); note - President Michel SULAYMAN's term expired on 25 May 2014; the prime minister and his cabinet are temporarily assuming the duties of the president; as of mid-2015, the National Assembly had failed to elect a president" + "text": "President (vacant); note - President Michel SULAYMAN's term expired on 25 May 2014; the prime minister and his cabinet are temporarily assuming the duties of the president; as of November 2015, the National Assembly had failed to elect a president" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Tamam SALAM (since 6 April 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Samir MOQBIL (since 7 July 2011)" @@ -422,7 +425,7 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 6-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); first round of election held on 23 April 2014 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "NA; note - the April 2014 parliamentary vote failed to meet the required two-thirds majority vote threshold; subsequent voting from April 2014 through October 2015 also failed to meet a quorum or was postponed" + "text": "NA; note - the April 2014 parliamentary vote failed to meet the required two-thirds majority vote threshold; subsequent voting from April 2014 through November 2015 also failed to meet a quorum or was postponed" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -524,55 +527,55 @@ "text": "Lebanon has a free-market economy and a strong laissez-faire commercial tradition. The government does not restrict foreign investment; however, the investment climate suffers from red tape, corruption, arbitrary licensing decisions, complex customs procedures, high taxes, tariffs, and fees, archaic legislation, and weak intellectual property rights. The Lebanese economy is service-oriented; main growth sectors include banking and tourism. The 1975-90 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and derailed Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern entrepot and banking hub. Following the civil war, Lebanon rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily, mostly from domestic banks, which saddled the government with a huge debt burden. Pledges of economic and financial reforms made at separate international donor conferences during the 2000s have mostly gone unfulfilled, including those made during the Paris III Donor Conference in 2007, following the July 2006 war. Spillover from the Syrian conflict, including the influx of more than 1 million Syrian refugees, has increased internal tension and slowed economic growth to the 1-2% range in 2011-13, after four years of averaging 8% growth. Syrian refugees have increased the labor supply, but pushed more Lebanese into unemployment. Chronic fiscal deficits have made Lebanon’s debt-to-GDP ratio the third highest in the world; most of the debt is held internally by Lebanese banks. Weak economic growth limits tax revenues, while the largest government expenditures remain debt servicing and transfers to the electricity sector. These limitations constrain other government spending and limit the government’s ability to invest in necessary infrastructure improvements, such as water, electricity, and transportation." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$81.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $79.53 billion (2013 est.) ++ $77.59 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$81.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $79.82 billion (2013 est.) ++ $77.88 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$49.92 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$50.03 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,000 (2014 est.) ++ $17,600 (2013 est.) ++ $17,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18,100 (2014 est.) ++ $17,700 (2013 est.) ++ $17,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -2.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -0.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ -2.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ -0.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.2%" + "text": "89.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "12.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30.4%" + "text": "27.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "22.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-52.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "5.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "24.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "72.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -582,12 +585,12 @@ "text": "banking, tourism, food processing, wine, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.481 million", + "text": "1.628 million", "note": { - "text": "does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers (2007 est.)" + "text": "does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers (2013 est.)" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -617,20 +620,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.24 billion" + "text": "$10.88 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$14.89 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.95 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "142.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 139.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "134.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 132.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" } @@ -639,31 +642,31 @@ "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "3.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 10% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.35% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.27% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.35% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { "text": "$5.12 billion (11 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.007 billion (11 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$48.04 billion (11 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.25 billion (11 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$48.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $45.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$87.04 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $83.21 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$89.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $83.21 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$11.22 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.55 billion (30 December 2013) ++ $10.42 billion (28 December 2012 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.05 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$12.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$12.73 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.092 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.93 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.787 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.499 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "jewelry, base metals, chemicals, consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper" @@ -672,7 +675,7 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 10.8%, UAE 9.7%, Syria 8.7%, Iraq 7.6%, South Africa 7%, Switzerland 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$20.08 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.28 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.99 billion (2014 est.) ++ $19.67 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals" @@ -681,10 +684,10 @@ "text": "China 11.8%, Italy 7.7%, US 6.8%, France 6.2%, Germany 5.4%, Russia 4.5%, Greece 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$49.43 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$50.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$31.61 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $31.56 billion (30 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 9ed7623f..ae437fc4 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.2 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "13.55 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "0.16% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "2,400 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" @@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ "text": "Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1996 (The Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution); latest amended by royal decree in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "1996 (The Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution); amended by royal decree in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law" @@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of the Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (83 seats; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) and the Consultative Assembly or Majlis al-Shura (84 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - following political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Assembly is submitted to the Council of State for passage and amendments" + "text": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of the Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (83 seats; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) and the Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (84 seats; members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 4-year terms); note - following political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Council is submitted to the Council of State for passage and amendments" }, "elections": { "text": "Consultative Assembly - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" @@ -477,55 +480,55 @@ "text": "Oman is heavily dependent on dwindling oil resources, which generates 77% of government revenue. It is using enhanced oil recovery techniques to boost production. Muscat has actively pursued a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP from 46% to 9% by 2020. Muscat also is focused on creating more jobs to employ the rising numbers of Omanis entering the workforce. Tourism and gas-based industries are key components of the government's diversification strategy. However, increases in social welfare benefits, particularly since the Arab Spring, have challenged the government's ability to effectively balance its budget as oil prices decline. Despite government acknowledgement that Oman’s expansive social welfare benefits are unsustainable, Oman authorities are comfortable with short-term budget deficits and have approved an expansionary 2015 budget. Concurrently, Oman has expanded efforts to support the development of small and medium-size enterprises and entrepreneurship. Government agencies and large oligarchic group companies have announced new initiatives to spin off non-essential functions to entrepreneurs, incubate new businesses, train and mentor up and coming business people, and provide financing for start-ups." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$162.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $157.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $150.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$163 billion (2014 est.) ++ $158.3 billion (2013 est.) ++ $151.2 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$77.76 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$77.78 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 5.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$39,700 (2014 est.) ++ $38,500 (2013 est.) ++ $36,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$43,800 (2014 est.) ++ $42,600 (2013 est.) ++ $40,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 35.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 35.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "30.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "21.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "29.2%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "-5.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "62.1%" + "text": "68.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-48.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-44.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "55.2%" + "text": "65.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "43.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ "text": "crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "968,800", @@ -577,43 +580,43 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "49.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 1.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "2% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.05% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.41% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.08% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.41% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$11.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$34.21 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$35.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.79 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$33.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$33.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$20.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.07 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $20.27 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "$20.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.07 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $20.27 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { "text": "$7.978 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.184 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$58.74 billion (2014 est.) ++ $56.61 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$53.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $56.43 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles" @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "China 43%, UAE 10.3%, South Korea 8.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$34.37 billion (2014 est.) ++ $30.46 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.18 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.84 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants" @@ -631,10 +634,10 @@ "text": "UAE 32.5%, Japan 12.2%, China 4.8%, India 4.3%, US 4.3%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$17.85 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $15.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 07bc738a..087596f0 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "3.39 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "13 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "6.32 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -375,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law (in family and personal matters)" @@ -488,44 +491,44 @@ "text": "Qatar has prospered in the last several years with continued high real GDP growth. GDP was driven largely by the oil and gas sector however growth in the manufacturing, construction, and financial services sectors have pushed the non-oil component to just over half of Qatar’s nominal GDP for the first time since 2000. Economic policy is focused on sustaining Qatar's nonassociated natural gas reserves and increasing private and foreign investment in non-energy sectors, but oil and gas still account for roughly 92% of export earnings, and 62% of government revenues. Oil and gas have made Qatar the world's highest per-capita income country and the country with the lowest unemployment. Proved oil reserves in excess of 25 billion barrels should enable continued output at current levels for about 56 years. Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 25 trillion cubic meters, about 13% of the world total and third largest in the world. Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid is accelerating large-scale infrastructure projects such as Qatar's metro system, light rail system, the construction of a new port, roads, stadiums and related sporting infrastructure. The new Hamad International Airport opened in mid-2014 with an initial annual passenger capacity of 24 million and with a projected 50 million when complete." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$320.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $302 billion (2013 est.) ++ $284 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$306.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $294.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $282 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$210 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$210.1 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 4.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$143,400 (2014 est.) ++ $135,100 (2013 est.) ++ $127,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$137,200 (2014 est.) ++ $131,900 (2013 est.) ++ $126,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "59.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 60.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 60.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "58.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 59.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 60.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "14.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "34.5%" + "text": "33.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "-1.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "86.1%" + "text": "69.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ "text": "68%" }, "services": { - "text": "31.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,10 +549,10 @@ "text": "liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.553 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.593 million (2014 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.3% (2013 est.)" @@ -567,20 +570,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$91.07 billion" + "text": "$92.46 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$67.32 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$58.54 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "44% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "11.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 32.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -595,22 +598,22 @@ "text": "4.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$32.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$34.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $29.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$142.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $125.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$164.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$168.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$126.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $125.4 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $123.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $62.59 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$54.84 billion (2014 est.) ++ $62.42 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$121.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $136.9 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$131.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $136.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel" @@ -619,7 +622,7 @@ "text": "Japan 25.3%, South Korea 18.8%, India 12.7%, China 7.7%, Singapore 6.2%, UAE 5.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$39.12 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.47 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$38.23 billion (2014 est.) ++ $31.47 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals" @@ -628,16 +631,16 @@ "text": "US 11.5%, China 10.6%, UAE 8.2%, Germany 7.1%, Japan 6.4%, UK 5.5%, Italy 4.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$47.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$158 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$156.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$32.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $31.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$33.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.42 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$38.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.88 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$45.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $38.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - ++ 3.64 (2014 est.) ++ 3.64 (2013 est.) ++ 3.64 (2012 est.) ++ 3.64 (2011 est.) ++ 3.64 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index f3d0f165..31679fa3 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "1.19 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "14.09 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (2013)" + "text": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and tradition of the Prophet Muhammad (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; note - several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees" @@ -502,55 +505,55 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Diversification efforts are focusing on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. Over 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors, while Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population, which generally lacks the education and technical skills the private sector needs. In 2014 the Kingdom ran its first budget deficit since 2009, and faces budget deficits for the foreseeable future because it requires an oil price greater than $100 per barrel to balance its budget. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or borrowing, it probably will begin to reduce capital spending if oil prices stay low through the next year. " }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.616 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.56 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.51 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.61 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.556 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.515 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$752.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$746.2 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 5.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 5.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$52,200 (2014 est.) ++ $50,400 (2013 est.) ++ $49,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$52,300 (2014 est.) ++ $50,600 (2013 est.) ++ $49,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "40.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 48.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "38.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 48.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "32.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "26.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "24.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "3.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "48.6%" + "text": "47.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-34.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "1.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "59.7%" + "text": "57%" }, "services": { - "text": "38.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ "text": "crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "11.22 million", @@ -580,7 +583,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 11.6% (2013 est.)", + "text": "11.6% (2014 est.) ++ 11.5% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates are as high as 25%)" } @@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" @@ -626,10 +629,10 @@ "text": "6.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.7% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$301.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $266.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$304.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $266.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$461.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $412 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$461.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $412 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { "text": "$-38.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-58.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" @@ -638,10 +641,10 @@ "text": "$373.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $338.9 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $353.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$106.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $134.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$76.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $135.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$359.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $377 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$342.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $375.9 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products 90% (2012 est.)" @@ -650,7 +653,7 @@ "text": "China 13.3%, Japan 13%, US 12.9%, South Korea 10%, India 8.9%, Singapore 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$162.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $152.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$158.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $153.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles" @@ -659,16 +662,16 @@ "text": "China 13.3%, US 12.1%, India 8.3%, Germany 6.5%, South Korea 5.4%, Japan 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$756.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $725.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$732.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $725.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$164.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $152 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$166.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$242.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $232.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$242.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $234.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$31.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - ++ 3.75 (2014 est.) ++ 3.75 (2013 est.) ++ 3.75 (2012 est.) ++ 3.75 (2011 est.) ++ 3.75 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 93dce4f2..37b8e021 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "15.61 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -554,37 +557,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67.8%" + "text": "65.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "21.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "18.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "9.5%" + "text": "10.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "11.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-26.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "18.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "19%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -594,10 +597,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.022 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.922 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -611,7 +614,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "33% (2014 est.) ++ 35% (2013 est.)" + "text": "40% (2014 est.) ++ 35% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "11.9% (2006 est.)" @@ -626,26 +629,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.73 billion" + "text": "$839.6 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.472 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 54.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "51.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 47.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "34.8% (2014 est.) ++ 89.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "29.2% (2014 est.) ++ 89.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "0.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 5% (31 December 2013)" @@ -654,22 +657,22 @@ "text": "17% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 16% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.001 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.056 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.536 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.884 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$11.05 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.966 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.738 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.119 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.25 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.575 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.205 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.667 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.461 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.031 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.939 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.015 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.889 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat" @@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ "text": "Iraq 63.8%, Saudi Arabia 11.1%, Kuwait 7%, UAE 6%, Libya 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.657 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.552 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.028 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.04 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper" @@ -687,13 +690,13 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 24.5%, UAE 12%, Turkey 10%, Iran 8.9%, Iraq 7.3%, China 5.5% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.725 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.895 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.428 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.895 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.64 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.904 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.812 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.753 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - ++ 152.9 (2014 est.) ++ 108.426 (2013 est.) ++ 64.39 (2012 est.) ++ 48.371 (2011 est.) ++ 11.225 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - ++ 153.695 (2014 est.) ++ 153.695 (2013 est.) ++ 64.39 (2012 est.) ++ 48.371 (2011 est.) ++ 11.225 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index b8cff4da..d25a542c 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.87 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 29 October (1923)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified 9 November 1982; amended 2001, 2007, 2010 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest ratified 9 November 1982; amended 2001, 2007, 2010; note - work on a new constitution begun in 2011 has stalled in parliament (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on various European legal systems notably the Swiss civil code" @@ -519,55 +522,55 @@ "text": "Turkey's largely free-market economy is increasingly driven by its industry and service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 25% of employment. An aggressive privatization program has reduced state involvement in basic industry, banking, transport, and communication, and an emerging cadre of middle-class entrepreneurs is adding dynamism to the economy and expanding production beyond the traditional textiles and clothing sectors. The automotive, construction, and electronics industries are rising in importance and have surpassed textiles within Turkey's export mix. ++ ++ Oil began to flow through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in May 2006, marking a major milestone that has brought up to 1 million barrels per day from the Caspian region to market. Several gas pipeline projects also are moving forward to help transport Caspian gas to Europe through Turkey, which over the long term will help address Turkey's dependence on imported oil and gas, which currently meets 97% of its energy needs. ++ ++ After Turkey experienced a severe financial crisis in 2001, Ankara adopted financial and fiscal reforms as part of an IMF program. The reforms strengthened the country's economic fundamentals and ushered in an era of strong growth averaging more than 6% annually until 2008. Global economic conditions and tighter fiscal policy caused GDP to contract in 2009, but Turkey's well-regulated financial markets and banking system helped the country weather the global financial crisis, and GDP rebounded strongly to around 9% in 2010-11, as exports returned to normal levels following the recession. Two rating agencies upgraded Turkey's debt to investment grade in 2012 and 2013, and Turkey's public sector debt to GDP ratio fell to 33% in 2014. The stock value of Foreign Direct Investment reached nearly $195 billion at year-end 2014. ++ ++ Despite these positive trends, GDP growth dropped to 4.4% in 2013 and 2.9% in 2014. Growth slowed considerably in the last quarter of 2014, largely due to lackluster consumer demand both domestically and in Europe, Turkey’s most important export market. High interest rates have also contributed to the slowdown in growth, as Turkey sharply increased interest rates in January 2014 in order to strengthen the country’s currency and reduce inflation. Turkey then cut rates in February 2015 in a bid to spur economic growth. ++ ++ The Turkish economy retains significant weaknesses. Specifically, Turkey's relatively high current account deficit, domestic political uncertainty, and turmoil within Turkey's neighborhood leave the economy vulnerable to destabilizing shifts in investor confidence. Turkey also remains dependent on often volatile, short-term investment to finance its large current account deficit." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.508 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.466 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.408 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.515 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.472 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.413 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$806.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$798.3 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ 2.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$19,600 (2014 est.) ++ $19,100 (2013 est.) ++ $18,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$19,700 (2014 est.) ++ $19,100 (2013 est.) ++ $18,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.4%" + "text": "68.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.7%" + "text": "15.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.7%" + "text": "20.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "27.7%" + "text": "27.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.2%" + "text": "8.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "27.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "64.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "67.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -577,10 +580,10 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, automobiles, electronics, mining (coal, chromate, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "27.56 million", + "text": "28.79 million", "note": { "text": "about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2014 est.)" } @@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.9% (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "10% (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "16.9% (2010 est.)" @@ -615,20 +618,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$189.9 billion" + "text": "$194.5 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$209.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$204.9 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "35% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt, and excludes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } @@ -643,25 +646,25 @@ "text": "5.25% (31 December 2011) ++ 15% (22 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.06% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "13.38% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.12% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$118.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $107.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$111.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $107.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$474.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $425.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$653 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $576.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$618.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $576.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$308.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $201.8 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $306.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$45.85 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$65.11 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$46.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$64.66 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$176.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $163.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$168.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $161.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment" @@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ "text": "Germany 9.6%, Iraq 6.9%, UK 6.3%, Italy 4.5%, France 4.1%, US 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$240.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $243.4 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$232.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $241.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment" @@ -679,19 +682,19 @@ "text": "Russia 10.4%, China 10.3%, Germany 9.2%, US 5.3%, Italy 5%, Iran 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$132 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $131 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$127.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $131 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$402.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $389.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$402.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $388.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$208.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $194.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$169.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $149.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$36.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.48 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - ++ 2.191 (2014 est.) ++ 1.9038 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.) ++ 1.675 (2011 est.) ++ 1.5028 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - ++ 2.1885 (2014 est.) ++ 2.1885 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.) ++ 1.675 (2011 est.) ++ 1.5028 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 7e2d195c..23b5d97a 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births", + "note": { + "text": "data represents Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.)" + } + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "13.08 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -361,33 +367,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "86.6%" + "text": "96.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "28%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "21.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "-2.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "18%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-60.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-61% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.5%" + "text": "76%" }, "note": { "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2014 est.)" @@ -400,10 +406,10 @@ "text": "small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.066 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.255 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -420,7 +426,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "16% (2014 est.) ++ 18.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.9% (2014 est.) ++ 23.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "18% (2011 est.)" @@ -437,7 +443,7 @@ } }, "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34.5 (2009 est.) ++ ", + "text": "34.5 (2009 est.) ++ 38.7 (2007 est.)", "note": { "text": "includes Gaza Strip" } @@ -472,22 +478,22 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.41% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 7.52% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$269.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $220.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$227.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $213.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$2.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.341 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.168 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.147 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.168 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.634 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.532 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $2.45 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.894 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.034 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.894 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.412 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$2.107 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.102 billion (2013 est.)", @@ -499,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.674 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.645 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$6.261 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.918 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data include the Gaza Strip" } @@ -514,7 +520,7 @@ } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.908 (2013 est.) ++ 3.611 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.) ++ 3.5781 (2011 est.) ++ 3.739 (2010 est.)" + "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.5779 (2014 est.) ++ 3.578 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.) ++ 3.5781 (2011 est.) ++ 3.739 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 2884b221..1272aa03 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "385 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "48.93 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ "text": "Unification Day, 22 May (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); amended several times, last in 2009; note - between March 2014 and January 2015, a presidentially formed Constitutional Drafting Committee drafted a new constitution and President Hadi reviewed it; the draft was slated for final revision by the National Authority, followed by a national referendum; however, with the resignation of the government in late January 2015, constitutional formation has been stalled (2015)" + "text": "adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); amended several times, last in 2009; note - from March 2014 to January 2015, a presidentially-formed Constitutional Drafting Committee drafted a new constitution and President Hadi reviewed it; the draft was slated for final revision by the National Authority, followed by a national referendum; however, with the resignation of the government in late January 2015, constitutional formation has been stalled (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law" @@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ "text": "Yemen is a low-income country that is highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Oil and gas revenues account for roughly 25% of GDP and 65% of government revenue. Yemen has tried to counter the effects of its declining oil resources and continuing attacks on its oil pipelines by diversifying its economy through a 2006 reform program that was designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. In October 2009, Yemen exported its first liquefied natural gas as part of this diversification effort. In January 2010, the international community established the Friends of Yemen group that aimed to support Yemen's efforts toward economic and political reform. In 2012, the Friends of Yemen pledged nearly $7 billion in assistance to Yemen. The Yemeni Government also endorsed a Mutual Accountability Framework to facilitate the efficient implementation of donor aid. The unrest that began in early 2011 caused GDP to plunge almost 11% in that year. Progress toward achieving stability has been slow and uneven. Yemen continues to face difficult long-term challenges, including declining water resources, high unemployment, severe food scarcity, and a high population growth rate. The Yemeni Government regularly faces annual budget shortfalls. In July 2014, the government eliminated some fuel subsidies that accounted for approximately 25% of government spending in 2013; and in August 2014, the IMF approved a three-year, $570 million Extended Credit Facility for Yemen. Deteriorating security restricts economic growth and the provision of government services." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$103.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $103.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $99.05 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$104 billion (2014 est.) ++ $104.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $99.41 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -552,37 +555,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "70.6%" + "text": "77.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.7%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "-3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "24.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "32.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "64% (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,10 +595,10 @@ "text": "crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.262 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.184 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { @@ -628,13 +631,13 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-9.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "51% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 49.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "57.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 57% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -646,25 +649,25 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "20% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 22% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "24% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 22% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.845 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.256 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$16.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$14.61 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.78 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$681 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.422 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$715 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.242 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.041 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.136 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.291 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.842 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas" @@ -673,7 +676,7 @@ "text": "China 28.3%, South Korea 23%, Thailand 11.2%, Japan 8.1%, UAE 5.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.39 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.19 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.76 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals" @@ -682,16 +685,16 @@ "text": "China 15.9%, UAE 14%, India 9.6%, Saudi Arabia 6.6%, Kuwait 5%, Turkey 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.688 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.349 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.665 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.336 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.002 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.708 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.772 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.671 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - ++ 214.9 (2014 est.) ++ 214.89 (2013 est.) ++ 214.35 (2012 est.) ++ 213.8 (2011 est.) ++ 219.59 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - ++ 214.89 (2014 est.) ++ 214.89 (2013 est.) ++ 214.35 (2012 est.) ++ 213.8 (2011 est.) ++ 219.59 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -933,7 +936,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,934 (Ethiopia) (2014); 246,648 (Somalia) (2015)" + "text": "5,934 (Ethiopia) (2014); 249,061 (Somalia) (2015)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "2,305,048 (conflict in Sa'ada governorate; clashes between AQAP and government forces) (2015)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 001ee39f..6629931c 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ "text": "Bermuda Day, 24 May" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2003 (2013)" + "text": "several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2003 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -398,33 +398,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "53.1%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "17.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "10.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.9%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.9%" + "text": "51.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-30.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-33.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "5.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "94.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "93.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -466,17 +466,17 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$901.7 million" + "text": "$867.8 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.169 billion (FY14/15 est.)" + "text": "$1.104 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.3% of GDP (FY14/15 est.)" + "text": "16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.1% of GDP (FY14/15 est.)" + "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "43% of GDP (FY14/15)" @@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ "text": "2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.374 billion (30 September 2014) ++ ", + "text": "$3.374 billion (30 September 2014) ++ $3.422 billion (31 December 2013)", "note": { "text": "figures do not include US dollars, which also circulate freely" } @@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ "text": "$22.1 billion (30 September 2014) ++ $25.1 billion (31 December 2013)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "$NA ++ " }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.487 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.436 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.535 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12 million (2014 est.) ++ $12.69 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11 million (2014 est.) ++ $13 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "reexports of pharmaceuticals" @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ "text": "Indonesia 8.5%, US 8.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$962.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.005 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$968 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.012 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 01947e71..f88dc64f 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "4.65 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "Canada Day, 1 July (1867)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails" @@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Justin TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Justin Pierre James TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament" @@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Gilles DUCEPPE] ++ Conservative Party of Canada [Stephen HARPER] ++ Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] ++ Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]" + "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Rheal FORTIN (interim leader)] ++ Conservative Party of Canada [Rona AMBROSE (interim leader)] ++ Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] ++ Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]" }, "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "other": { @@ -482,19 +485,19 @@ "text": "As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian merchandise exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the early intervention by the Bank of Canada and the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-14 and plans to balance the budget by 2015 despite the recent drop in oil prices. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly expanding, because Alberta's oil sands significantly boosted Canada's proven oil reserves. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela and is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.592 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.552 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.522 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1.596 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.558 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.527 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.789 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.785 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$44,800 (2014 est.) ++ $43,700 (2013 est.) ++ $42,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$45,000 (2014 est.) ++ $43,900 (2013 est.) ++ $43,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -504,33 +507,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.2%" + "text": "55.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "21.1%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.9%" + "text": "31.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "19.21 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.12 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -584,20 +587,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$675.1 billion" + "text": "$674.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$717.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$704 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "92.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 93.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "94.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 92.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" } @@ -615,22 +618,22 @@ "text": "3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$661.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $638.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$629.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $638.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$1.486 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.47 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.031 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.044 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.97 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.049 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$2.016 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.907 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $2.16 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$39.37 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$58.54 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$37.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$54.63 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$465.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $465.5 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$478.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $465.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum" @@ -639,7 +642,7 @@ "text": "US 76.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$482.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $472.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$473.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $472.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods" @@ -648,19 +651,19 @@ "text": "US 54.5%, China 11.5%, Mexico 5.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$71.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$74.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $71.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.491 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.395 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$74.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $71.94 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.065 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $993.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$940.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $951.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.211 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.153 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.137 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.114 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - ++ 1.099 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0298 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9895 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0302 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1047 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1047 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9895 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0302 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 562ec75e..849abefa 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "June 21 (longest day)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act) (2009)" + "text": "previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act) (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of Denmark apply" @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ "text": "$36.4 million (2010) ++ $58 million (2009)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.587 (2011) ++ 5.3687 (2011) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 5.6125 (2011) ++ 5.3687 (2011) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2011 est.) ++ 5.6241 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 6a23d51d..d800b465 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "38 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "12.23 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917; amended many times, last in 2014 (2014)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -548,19 +551,19 @@ "text": "Mexico's $1.3 trillion economy has become increasingly oriented toward manufacturing in the 21 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force. Per capita income is roughly one-third that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal. Mexico has become the United States' second-largest export market and third-largest source of imports. In 2014, two-way trade in goods and services exceeded $550 billion. Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries, putting more than 90% of trade under free trade agreements. In 2012, Mexico formally joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and formed the Pacific Alliance with Peru, Colombia and Chile. Mexico's current government, led by President Enrique PENA NIETO, emphasized economic reforms during its first two years in office, passing and implementing sweeping education, energy, financial, fiscal and telecommunications reform legislation, among others, with the long-term aim to improve competitiveness and economic growth across the Mexican economy. Although the economy is expected to experience stronger growth in 2015 as a result of increased investment and stronger demand for Mexican exports, growth is predicted to remain below potential for reasons of inefficiencies, with a large portion of the economy and workforce in the informal sector, and corruption. Over the medium-term, the economy is vulnerable to global economic pressures, such as lower external demand, rising interest rates, and low oil prices - approximately 30% of government revenue comes from the state-owned oil company, PEMEX. The increasing integration of supply chains, development of the energy sector, and government-to-government focus on trade facilitation will continue to make the North American region increasingly competitive and contribute to Mexican economic development and strength." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.141 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.096 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.067 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.149 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.104 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $2.075 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.283 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.291 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.4% (2013 est.) ++ 4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,900 (2014 est.) ++ $17,500 (2013 est.) ++ $17,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$18,000 (2014 est.) ++ $17,600 (2013 est.) ++ $17,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -570,22 +573,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68.5%" + "text": "68.1%" }, "government consumption": { "text": "12.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.7%" + "text": "20.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1%" + "text": "-0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "33.2%" + "text": "32.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-33.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -593,10 +596,10 @@ "text": "3.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.4%" + "text": "33.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -606,10 +609,10 @@ "text": "food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "52.9 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.92 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -647,20 +650,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$300.8 billion" + "text": "$299.6 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$348.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$340.6 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "23.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -672,25 +675,25 @@ "text": "4.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.55% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$215.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$195.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$826.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $727 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$502.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $438.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$412.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $438.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$525.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $408.7 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $454.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$26.55 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$26.28 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$24.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$30.47 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$406.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $380.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$398.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $380.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton" @@ -699,7 +702,7 @@ "text": "US 80.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$407.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $381.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$400.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $381.6 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, automobile parts for assembly and repair, aircraft, aircraft parts" @@ -708,19 +711,19 @@ "text": "US 48.8%, China 16.6%, Japan 4.4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$200.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $181 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$195.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $181 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$424.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $397.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$476 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $443 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$389.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $361.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$338 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $391.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$170.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $157.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$131.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - ++ 13.14 (2014 est.) ++ 12.772 (2013 est.) ++ 13.17 (2012 est.) ++ 12.423 (2011 est.) ++ 12.636 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - ++ 13.292 (2014 est.) ++ 13.292 (2013 est.) ++ 13.17 (2012 est.) ++ 12.423 (2011 est.) ++ 12.636 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 5b091457..cba511fb 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution) (2013)" + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" @@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ "text": "41%" }, "services": { - "text": "41% (1996 est.)" + "text": "41% (1996)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -417,10 +417,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.5% of GDP (1996)" + "text": "32.5% of GDP (1996 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (1996)" + "text": "4.6% of GDP (1996 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 0e5f0620..5fa97447 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "9,826,675 sq km" + "text": "9,833,517 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "9,161,966 sq km" + "text": "9,147,593 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "664,709 sq km" + "text": "685,924 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories" + "text": "includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "5.87 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 July (1776)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789; amended many times, last in 1992 (2014)" + "text": "previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789; amended many times, last in 1992 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -498,44 +501,44 @@ "text": "The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $54,800. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at Purchasing Power Parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades. ++ ++ In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. ++ ++ Long-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits. ++ ++ The onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a \"two-tier\" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. ++ ++ Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. ++ ++ The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the United States into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009 the US Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the federal government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. ++ ++ Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through 2014, the direct costs of the wars totaled more than $1.5 trillion, according to US Government figures. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries. ++ ++ In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million American citizens by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on health care - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. ++ ++ In July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are \"too big to fail,\" and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. ++ ++ In December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. In late 2013, the Fed announced that it would begin scaling back long-term bond purchases to $75 billion per month in January 2014 and reduce them further as conditions warranted; the Fed ended the purchases during the summer of 2014. In 2014, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, and continued to fall to 5.5% by mid-2015, the lowest rate of joblessness since before the global recession began; inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt as a share of GDP continued to decline, following several years of increase." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$17.42 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $17.01 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $16.64 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17.35 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $16.94 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $16.69 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$17.42 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$17.35 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.) ++ 2.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$54,600 (2014 est.) ++ $53,300 (2013 est.) ++ $52,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$54,400 (2014 est.) ++ $53,100 (2013 est.) ++ $52,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68.7%" + "text": "68.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "18.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "16%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-16.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-16.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -543,10 +546,10 @@ "text": "1.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.7%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "77.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "77.8% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "156 million", + "text": "155.9 million", "note": { "text": "includes unemployed (2014 est.)" } @@ -603,10 +606,10 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.029 trillion" + "text": "$3.02 trillion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.52 trillion" + "text": "$3.504 trillion" }, "note": { "text": "for the US, revenues exclude social contributions of approximately $1.0 trillion; expenditures exclude social benefits of approximately $2.3 trillion (2014 est.)" @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "71.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 72.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "74.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 72.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as \"Debt Held by the Public,\" which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US states, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social Security, Federal Employees, Hospital Insurance (Medicare and Medicaid), Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for intra-government debt were added, \"Gross Debt\" would increase by about one-third of GDP" } @@ -637,25 +640,25 @@ "text": "0.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.943 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.546 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.807 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.545 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$11.79 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.69 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$18.73 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.58 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.56 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.55 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$18.67 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $15.64 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $17.14 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$410.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$400.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$389.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$376.8 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.61 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.592 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.633 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.592 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2008 est.)" @@ -664,7 +667,7 @@ "text": "Canada 19.2%, Mexico 14.8%, China 7.6%, Japan 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.334 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.295 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.374 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.295 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2008 est.)" @@ -673,19 +676,19 @@ "text": "China 19.9%, Canada 14.8%, Mexico 12.5%, Japan 5.7%, Germany 5.3% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$144.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$130.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.26 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "$130.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $144.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency" } }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.258 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.946 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.901 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.755 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$5.266 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.862 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.921 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.693 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "British pounds per US dollar": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 0bdaf8de..ef9239bb 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "52 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "9.69 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - in 2014, Congress passed government-backed reform to the civil code that will go into effect in 2016" @@ -531,55 +534,55 @@ "text": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. ++ A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines under the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, an audacious debt restructuring and reduced debt burden, excellent international financial conditions, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data. ++ Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as President in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but has slowed since late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which have kept inflation in the double digits. ++ The government has taken multiple steps in recent years to deal with these problems. It expanded state intervention in the economy throughout 2012. In May 2012 the Congress approved the nationalization of the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol. The government expanded formal and informal measures to restrict imports during the year, including a requirement for pre-registration and pre-approval of all imports. In July 2012 the government also further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. In October 2013, the government settled long-standing international arbitral disputes dating back to before and following the 2001 Argentine financial crisis. During 2014, the government continued with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies and foreign exchange and imports controls. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves had dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves. ++ In 2014, the government also took some measures to mend ties with the international financial community, including engaging with the IMF to improve its economic data reporting, reaching a compensation agreement with Repsol for the expropriation of YPF, and agreeing to pay $9.7 billion in arrears to the Paris Club over five years, including $606 million owed to the United States. In July 2014, Argentina made its first payment to Paris Club creditors since the country's 2001 financial crisis. At the same time, the Argentine government in July 2014 entered a technical default on its external debt after it failed to reach an agreement with holdout creditors in the US. The government's delay in reaching a settlement and the continuation of interventionist and populist policies are contributing to high inflation and a prolonged recession, according to private analysts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$947.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $943.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $916.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$951 billion (2014 est.) ++ $946.6 billion (2013 est.) ++ $920.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$540.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$543.1 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.) ++ 0.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,600 (2014 est.) ++ $22,500 (2013 est.) ++ $21,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$22,300 (2014 est.) ++ $22,200 (2013 est.) ++ $21,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "18.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.9%" + "text": "64.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.3%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "2.5%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-16.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-14.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "10.2%" }, "industry": { "text": "29.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "60.3% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,13 +592,13 @@ "text": "food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-2.1%", + "text": "-0.8%", "note": { "text": "based on private sector estimates (2014 est.)" } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.31 million", + "text": "17.28 million", "note": { "text": "urban areas only (2014 est.)" } @@ -633,26 +636,26 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$117.2 billion" + "text": "$126.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$130.5 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$140.3 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "37.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 39.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "42.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "36.4% (2014 est.) ++ 20.7% (2013 est.)", + "text": "37.6% (2014 est.) ++ 10.6% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are derived from private estimates" } @@ -661,25 +664,25 @@ "text": "NA%" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "25.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.15% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "24.01% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 17.15% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$54.13 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $62.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.87 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $62.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$120.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $139.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$138.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $139.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$156 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $168.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$183.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $168.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$34.24 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $43.58 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $63.91 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.68 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.635 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$5.641 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$4.846 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$76.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ $81.53 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$71.93 billion (2014 est.) ++ $81.67 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat" @@ -688,7 +691,7 @@ "text": "Brazil 20.3%, China 6.9%, US 5.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$65.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $70.54 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ $70.54 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics" @@ -697,19 +700,19 @@ "text": "Brazil 23.7%, US 17.9%, China 12.7%, Germany 5.1%, Bolivia 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$26.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$147 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $143.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$139.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$116.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $109.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$116.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $109.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$35.98 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$36.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $34.33 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - ++ 8.223 (2014 est.) ++ 5.4594 (2013 est.) ++ 4.54 (2012 est.) ++ 4.1101 (2011 est.) ++ 3.8963 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - ++ 8.08 (2014 est.) ++ 8.08 (2013 est.) ++ 4.54 (2012 est.) ++ 4.11 (2011 est.) ++ 3.9 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index c8786b42..45667144 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "206 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "37.49 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -398,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1825)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 - 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; amended 2013 (2013)" + "text": "many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 - 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; amended 2013 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law" @@ -537,16 +540,16 @@ "text": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. Gas accounts for roughly 50% of Bolivia's total exports and will fund more than half of its 2015 budget. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment and growth. Following a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates in the 1990s. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee. The global recession slowed growth, but Bolivia recorded the highest growth rate in South America during 2009 and has averaged 5.3% growth each year since 2009. High commodity prices since 2010 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses. However, a lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. President Evo MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve Bolivia's investment climate. The global decline in oil prices in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and may result in lower GDP growth rates and losses in government revenue in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$69.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.38 billion (2013 est.) ++ $62.17 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$70.28 billion (2014 est.) ++ $66.64 billion (2013 est.) ++ $62.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$34.43 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$33.24 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.8% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$6,200 (2014 est.) ++ $5,900 (2013 est.) ++ $5,500 (2012 est.)", @@ -555,34 +558,34 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 25.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.8%" + "text": "62.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "21%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46%" + "text": "43.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39.7% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-42% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "13.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.9%" + "text": "38.7%" }, "services": { "text": "48% (2014 est.)" @@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ "text": "mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4.881 million (2014 est.)" @@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (2013 est.)", + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment" } @@ -636,20 +639,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$16.59 billion" + "text": "$16.97 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$16.76 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.08 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "48.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "35.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 35.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" } @@ -664,25 +667,25 @@ "text": "4.5% (31 December 2013) ++ 4% (31 december 2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.05% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "9.69% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.05% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.362 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.386 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.312 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$20.19 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $17.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$15.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$9.684 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $7.689 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $6.089 billion (31 December 2011)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$252 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.173 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.054 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.51 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.15 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.54 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "natural gas, mineral ores, gold, soybeans and soy products, tin" @@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ "text": "Brazil 29.8%, Argentina 19.7%, US 15.6%, Colombia 5.3%, Peru 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.513 billion (2014 est.) ++ $9.347 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.935 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.729 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum products, vehicles, iron and steel, plastics" @@ -700,10 +703,10 @@ "text": "China 17.2%, Brazil 15.8%, US 11.7%, Argentina 10.9%, Peru 6.2%, Japan 4.9%, Chile 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$15.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$15.12 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.073 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.734 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.228 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.895 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$10.56 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $8.809 billion (31 December 2012)" @@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ "text": "$0 (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $0 (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - ++ 6.958 (2014 est.) ++ 6.96 (2013 est.) ++ 6.94 (2012 est.) ++ 6.9875 (2011 est.) ++ 7.0167 (2010 est.)" + "text": "bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - ++ 6.91 (2014 est.) ++ 6.91 (2013 est.) ++ 6.94 (2012 est.) ++ 6.9875 (2011 est.) ++ 7.0167 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 9d452bf4..8a011c0c 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "44 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -543,55 +546,55 @@ "text": "Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, and a rapidly expanding middle class, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries, and Brazil is expanding its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved its macroeconomic stability, building up foreign reserves, and reducing its debt profile by shifting its debt burden toward real denominated and domestically held instruments. Since 2008, Brazil became a net external creditor and all three of the major ratings agencies awarded investment grade status to its debt. ++ ++ After strong growth in 2007 and 2008, the onset of the global financial crisis hit Brazil in 2008. Brazil experienced two quarters of recession, as global demand for Brazil's commodity-based exports dwindled and external credit dried up. However, Brazil was one of the first emerging markets to begin a recovery. In 2010, consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth reached 7.5%, the highest growth rate in the past 25 years. GDP growth has slowed since 2011, due to several factors, including: overdependence on exports of raw commodities, low productivity, high operational costs, persistently high inflation, and low levels of investment. After reaching historic lows of 4.5% in early 2014, the unemployment rate remains low, but is rising. Brazil's traditionally high level of income inequality has declined for each of the last 15 years. ++ ++ Brazil’s fiscal and current account balances have eroded during the past four years as the government attempted to boost economic growth through targeted tax cuts for industry and incentives to spur household consumption. After winning reelection in October 2014 by a historically narrow margin, President Dilma ROUSSEFF appointed a new economic team led by Finance Minister Joaquim LEVY, who introduced a fiscal austerity package intended to restore the primary account surplus to 1.2% of GDP and preserve the country's investment-grade sovereign credit rating. ++ ++ Brazil seeks to strengthen its workforce and its economy over the long run by imposing local content and technology transfer requirements on foreign businesses, by investing in education through social programs such as Bolsa Familia and the Brazil Science Mobility Program, and by investing in research in the areas of space, nanotechnology, healthcare, and energy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.264 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.259 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.172 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$3.276 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $3.271 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $3.184 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.353 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.347 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "0.1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,100 (2014 est.) ++ $16,100 (2013 est.) ++ $15,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$16,200 (2014 est.) ++ $16,100 (2013 est.) ++ $15,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "15.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.5%" + "text": "62.5%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-15.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-14.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "5.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "71% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -601,10 +604,10 @@ "text": "textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "110.9 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "108 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -639,50 +642,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$861.4 billion" + "text": "$876.5 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$834.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$891.2 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "58.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 53.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 5.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "10% (31 December 2013) ++ 11% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "33% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 27.4% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "32.01% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 27.39% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$160.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $147.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$132.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $147.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$928.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $835.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.564 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.277 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.251 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.277 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.23 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.229 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.546 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$91.29 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$81.22 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$103.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$90.91 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$242.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $242 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$224.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $241.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, automobiles" @@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ "text": "China 18%, US 12.1%, Argentina 6.3%, Netherlands 5.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$241.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $239.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$230.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $241.9 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics" @@ -700,19 +703,19 @@ "text": "China 16.3%, US 15.4%, Argentina 6.2%, Germany 6%, Nigeria 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$381 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $358.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$363.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $358.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$712.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $482.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$560.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $482.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$728.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $668.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$755.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $747.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$177.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $173.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$313.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $300.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "reals (BRL) per US dollar - ++ 2.36 (2014 est.) ++ 2.1576 (2013 est.) ++ 1.95 (2012 est.) ++ 1.675 (2011 est.) ++ 1.7592 (2010 est.)" + "text": "reals (BRL) per US dollar - ++ 2.3535 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3535 (2013 est.) ++ 1.95 (2012 est.) ++ 1.675 (2011 est.) ++ 1.7592 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index d8819f68..d589d518 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "22 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "6.86 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 September (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Tribunal" @@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ "text": "Chile has a market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and a reputation for strong financial institutions and sound policy that have given it the strongest sovereign bond rating in South America. Exports of goods and services account for approximately one-third of GDP, with commodities making up some three-quarters of total exports. Copper alone provides 19% of government revenue. From 2003 through 2013, real growth averaged almost 5% per year, despite the slight contraction in 2009 that resulted from the global financial crisis. Growth slowed to 4.2% in 2014. Chile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, which took effect on 1 January 2004. Chile has 22 trade agreements covering 60 countries including agreements with the European Union, Mercosur, China, India, South Korea, and Mexico. Chile has joined the United States and 10 other countries in negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The Chilean Government has generally followed a countercyclical fiscal policy, accumulating surpluses in sovereign wealth funds during periods of high copper prices and economic growth, and generally allowing deficit spending only during periods of low copper prices and growth. As of 31 December 2012, those sovereign wealth funds - kept mostly outside the country and separate from Central Bank reserves - amounted to more than $20.9 billion. Chile used these funds to finance fiscal stimulus packages during the 2009 economic downturn. In May 2010 Chile signed the OECD Convention, becoming the first South American country to join the OECD. In 2014, President Michelle BACHELET introduced tax reforms aimed at delivering her campaign promise to fight inequality and to provide access to education and health care. The reforms are expected to generate additional tax revenues equal to 3% of Chile’s GDP, mostly by increasing corporate tax rates to OECD averages." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$409.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $401.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $385.3 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$410.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $403.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $386.7 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -546,10 +549,10 @@ "text": "$258 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.) ++ 5.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.) ++ 5.5% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$23,000 (2014 est.) ++ $22,600 (2013 est.) ++ $21,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$23,100 (2014 est.) ++ $22,600 (2013 est.) ++ $21,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -559,33 +562,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.4%" + "text": "64.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "12.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.1%" + "text": "22%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "-0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.1%" + "text": "33.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-35% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "3.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.5%" + "text": "35.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "61.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -595,10 +598,10 @@ "text": "copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.514 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.528 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15.1% (2009 est.)" @@ -630,20 +633,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$50.67 billion" + "text": "$53.37 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$56.32 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$57.6 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "16.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -658,22 +661,22 @@ "text": "8.1% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.26% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$40.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.22 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$154.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $158 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$201.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $206.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$197.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $206.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$313.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $270.3 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $341.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.993 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$9.485 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.993 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$10.13 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$76.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $76.68 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$75.68 billion (2014 est.) ++ $76.48 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine" @@ -682,7 +685,7 @@ "text": "China 24.4%, US 12.3%, Japan 10%, South Korea 6.2%, Brazil 5.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$70.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $74.57 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$67.91 billion (2014 est.) ++ $74.66 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas" @@ -691,19 +694,19 @@ "text": "China 20.9%, US 19.8%, Brazil 7.9%, Argentina 4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$41.99 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $41.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$145.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $132.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $132.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$204 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $185 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$182.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $179.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$87.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $76.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$80.54 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $76.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - ++ 568 (2014 est.) ++ 495.31 (2013 est.) ++ 486.49 (2012 est.) ++ 483.67 (2011 est.) ++ 510.25 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - ++ 570.37 (2014 est.) ++ 570.37 (2013 est.) ++ 486.49 (2012 est.) ++ 483.67 (2011 est.) ++ 510.25 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 5205845c..e9d9ace1 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "64 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "14.58 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 20 July (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 5 July 1991; amended many times, last in 2011 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 5 July 1991; amended many times, last in 2012 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes" @@ -545,55 +548,55 @@ "text": "Colombia's consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to weather external shocks. Real GDP has grown more than 4% per year for the past four years, continuing almost a decade of strong economic performance. All three major ratings agencies have upgraded Colombia's government debt to investment grade, which helped to attract record levels of investment in 2013 and 2014, mostly in the hydrocarbons sector. Colombia depends heavily on energy and mining exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices. Colombia is the world's fourth largest coal exporter and Latin America's fourth largest oil producer. Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure, inequality, poverty, narco-trafficking and an uncertain security situation. Moreover, the unemployment rate of 9.2% in 2014 is still one of Latin America's highest. The SANTOS Administration's foreign policy has focused on bolstering Colombia's commercial ties and boosting investment at home. Colombia has signed or is negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with more than a dozen countries; the US-Colombia FTA went into force on May 2012. Colombia is also a founding member of the Pacific Alliance - a regional grouping formed in 2012 by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to promote regional trade and economic integration. In 2013, Colombia began its ascension process to the OECD. In 2014, Colombia passed a tax reform bill to offset the lost revenue from the global drop in oil prices. The SANTOS administration is also using tax reform to help finance implementation of a peace deal, in the event FARC and the government reach an agreement in 2015. Colombian officials estimate a peace deal may bolster economic growth by almost 2%." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$640.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $612.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $583.4 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$642.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $614.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $585.6 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$384.9 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$377.9 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (2013 est.) ++ 4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,400 (2014 est.) ++ $12,800 (2013 est.) ++ $12,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,500 (2014 est.) ++ $12,900 (2013 est.) ++ $12,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "59.8%" + "text": "61.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { "text": "25.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "16%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-21.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "6.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "36%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -603,10 +606,10 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "23.67 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.66 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -638,20 +641,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$114.1 billion" + "text": "$110.7 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$120.2 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$118.4 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "46% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 43.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" } @@ -666,25 +669,25 @@ "text": "4.75% (31 December 2011) ++ 5% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.87% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.99% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$47.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$39.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $44.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$177.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $161.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$177.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $166.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$150.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $166.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$262.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $201.3 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $208.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$19.29 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$12.28 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$19.55 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$12.37 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$55 billion (2014 est.) ++ $58.03 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$57.03 billion (2014 est.) ++ $60.28 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas, apparel" @@ -693,7 +696,7 @@ "text": "US 26.3%, China 10.5%, Panama 6.6%, Spain 5.8%, India 5.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$56.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.03 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$61.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $57.1 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity" @@ -702,19 +705,19 @@ "text": "US 28.5%, China 18.4%, Mexico 8.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$47.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$46.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$101.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $91.91 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $91.98 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$144.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$141.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $128.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$43.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $39.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - ++ 1,992 (2014 est.) ++ 1,868.9 (2013 est.) ++ 1,798 (2012 est.) ++ 1,848 (2011 est.) ++ 1,898.6 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - ++ 2,001.1 (2014 est.) ++ 2,001.1 (2013 est.) ++ 1,798 (2012 est.) ++ 1,848 (2011 est.) ++ 1,898.6 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -973,7 +976,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "6,044,200 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2014)" + "text": "6.3 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2014)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "12 (2014)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 5591f2b3..bd916e48 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "64 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "17.38 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest approved 20 October 2008; amended 2011 (2011)" + "text": "many previous (20); latest approved 20 October 2008; amended 2011 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities" @@ -539,44 +542,44 @@ "text": "Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately 25% of public sector revenues in recent years. ++ In 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis, with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew an average of 4.3% per year, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008, buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA Delgado, who took office in January 2007, defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt, which, with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion, represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009, Ecuador bought back 91% of its \"defaulted\" bonds via an international reverse auction. ++ Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example, an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties, including one with the United States - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9.9 billion in forward oil sales, project financing, and budget support loans as of December 2013. ++ Foreign investment levels in Ecuador continue to be the lowest in the region as a result of an unstable regulatory environment, weak rule of law, and the crowding-out effect of public investments. In 2014, oil output increased slightly and production is expected to remain steady in 2015, although prices will likely remain lower than in previous years. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion, Ecuador erected technical barriers to trade in December 2013, causing tensions with its largest trading partners. Ecuador also decriminalized intellectual property rights violations in February 2014. In March, 2015 Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges from 5%-45% on an estimated 32% of imports for 15 months." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$180.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $173.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $166.2 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$181.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $174.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $166.8 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$100.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$100.5 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 5.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,200 (2014 est.) ++ $10,800 (2013 est.) ++ $10,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,300 (2014 est.) ++ $10,900 (2013 est.) ++ $10,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "27.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 27.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.2%" + "text": "58.9%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.4%" + "text": "27.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.9%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.6% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.1% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -584,10 +587,10 @@ "text": "6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "34.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "59.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -597,7 +600,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4%", + "text": "3.1%", "note": { "text": "excludes oil refining (2014 est.)" } @@ -613,11 +616,11 @@ "text": "17.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "54.4% (2012)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "25.6% (December 2013 est.)" @@ -641,20 +644,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$39.5 billion" + "text": "$39.03 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$44.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$44.35 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "39.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -666,25 +669,25 @@ "text": "8.17% (31 December 2011) ++ 8.68% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.17% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.12% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 8.17% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.274 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.531 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $9.274 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$34.53 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$34.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.01 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$31.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.02 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$5.911 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.779 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $5.263 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$840 million (2014 est.) ++ -$1.29 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$601 million (2014 est.) ++ -$983 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$27.33 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.69 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.69 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish" @@ -693,7 +696,7 @@ "text": "US 43.9%, Chile 8.9%, Peru 6.1%, Panama 5.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$26.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.33 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$26.67 billion (2014 est.) ++ $26.18 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods" @@ -702,13 +705,13 @@ "text": "US 31.9%, China 13%, Colombia 8%, Panama 5.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.811 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.949 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.352 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$21.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.23 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.03 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$14.28 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.68 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$6.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $6.33 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index 3e5098bc..c2c0a65d 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar - ++ 0.6003 (2014) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" + "text": "Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar - ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012) ++ 0.624 (2011) ++ 0.6472 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 97c89b7d..cb440bab 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Donald RAMOTAR was elected president in 2011." + "text": "Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Early elections held in May 2015 resulted in the replacement of President Donald RAMOTAR by David GRANGER." } }, "Geography": { @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "229 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "32.56 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -391,7 +394,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 23 February (1970)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2007 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence" @@ -415,19 +418,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Donald RAMOTAR (since 03 December 2011)" + "text": "President David GRANGER (since 16 May 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on 6 March 1997)" + "text": "Prime Minister Moses NAGAMOOTOO (since 20 May 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly from party lists to serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held by December 2016); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly from party lists to serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 11 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Donald RAMOTAR (PPP/C) elected president by National Assembly; percent of vote - 48.6%" + "text": "David GRANGER (APNU-AFC) elected president by National Assembly; percent of vote - 50.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -521,55 +524,55 @@ "text": "The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries. The economy is heavily dependent upon the export of six commodities - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice - which represent nearly 60% of the country's GDP and are highly susceptible to adverse weather conditions and fluctuations in commodity prices. Guyana's entrance into the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) in January 2006 has broadened the country's export market, primarily in the raw materials sector. Guyana has experienced positive growth almost every year over the past decade. Inflation has been kept under control. Recent years have seen the government's stock of debt reduced significantly - with external debt now less than half of what it was in the early 1990s. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure. Despite recent improvements, the government is still juggling a sizable external debt against the urgent need for expanded public investment. In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's principal donor, canceled Guyana's nearly $470 million debt, equivalent to 21% of GDP, which along with other Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) debt forgiveness, brought the debt-to-GDP ratio down from 183% in 2006 to 58% in 2014. Guyana had become heavily indebted as a result of the inward-looking, state-led development model pursued in the 1970s and 1980s. Much of Guyana's growth in recent years has come from a surge in gold production in response to global prices, although downward trends in gold prices may threaten future growth. In 2014, production of sugar dropped to a 24-year low." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.514 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.311 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.047 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5.534 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.33 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.065 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.997 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.059 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "3.8% (2014 est.) ++ 5.2% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,900 (2014 est.) ++ $6,600 (2013 est.) ++ $6,300 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$6,900 (2014 est.) ++ $6,700 (2013 est.) ++ $6,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 7.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.2%" + "text": "91.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-12.3%" + "text": "-13.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "56.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-64.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-70.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "21.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "39.2%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "40.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ "text": "bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "12% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-11.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "313,800 (2013 est.)" @@ -614,50 +617,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$732.2 million" + "text": "$726.2 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$874.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$895.4 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "58% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 56.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "63.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 57.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "5.5% (31 December 2011) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2010)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "12.83% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$603.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $558.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$635.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $558.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.52 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.596 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.52 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.495 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.406 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.551 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.406 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$610.9 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $440.4 million (31 December 2011) ++ $339.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$477 million (2014 est.) ++ -$405.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$479 million (2014 est.) ++ -$395 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.308 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.343 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.251 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.376 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber" @@ -666,7 +669,7 @@ "text": "US 31.9%, Canada 21.3%, Venezuela 10.9%, UK 6.4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.981 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.859 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.834 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.847 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food" @@ -675,13 +678,13 @@ "text": "US 21.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 19.9%, Venezuela 12%, China 9.9%, Suriname 8% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$779.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $783.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$667.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $783.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.846 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$2.303 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.974 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - ++ 206.9 (2014 est.) ++ 205.39 (2013 est.) ++ 204.36 (2012 est.) ++ 204.02 (2011 est.) ++ 203.64 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - ++ 206.45 (2014 est.) ++ 206.45 (2013 est.) ++ 204.36 (2012 est.) ++ 204.02 (2011 est.) ++ 203.64 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index a45d7b83..ea85505c 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "26.17 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -368,7 +371,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987; amended 1992; note - in 2012, the president appointed a commission to revise the constitution (2012)" + "text": "previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987; amended 1992 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009" @@ -484,52 +487,55 @@ "text": "The economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil, gold, and alumina accounting for about 85% of exports and 27% of government revenues, making the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. Economic growth has declined from just under 5% in 2012 and 2013 to 4% in 2014. In January 2011, the government devalued the currency by 20% and raised taxes to reduce the budget deficit. As a result of these measures, inflation receded to less than 4% in 2014. Suriname's economic prospects for the medium term will depend on continued commitment to responsible monetary and fiscal policies and to the introduction of structural reforms to liberalize markets and promote competition. The government's reliance on revenue from extractive industries will temper Suriname's economic outlook, especially if gold prices continue their downward trend." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$9.188 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.929 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.577 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8.987 billion (2014 est.) ++ $8.825 billion (2013 est.) ++ $8.581 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.297 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$5.21 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA% (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,600 (2014 est.) ++ $16,200 (2013 est.) ++ $15,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$16,300 (2014 est.) ++ $16,000 (2013 est.) ++ $15,500 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, + "Gross national saving": { + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.5%" + "text": "49.6%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.3%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "30.1%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "26.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.3% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-28% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "6.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "48.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.8% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -539,7 +545,7 @@ "text": "bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "165,600 (2007 est.)" @@ -578,10 +584,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -593,25 +599,25 @@ "text": "10% (2013) ++ 9% (2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "12.28% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 11.99% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.484 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.353 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.409 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.353 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.282 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.736 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.885 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.736 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.669 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.029 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.669 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$189 million (2014 est.) ++ -$198 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$386 million (2014 est.) ++ -$198 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.515 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.395 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.149 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.395 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "alumina, gold, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas" @@ -620,7 +626,7 @@ "text": "US 32.1%, UAE 16.8%, Belgium 13.4%, Canada 10%, France 6.2%, Netherlands 4.3% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.147 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.126 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.966 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.126 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods" @@ -629,10 +635,10 @@ "text": "US 31.3%, Netherlands 16.6%, China 10.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.9%, Japan 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$775.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$625.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $778.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.037 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $983 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.067 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $983 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar - ++ 3.3 (2014 est.) ++ 3.3 (2013 est.) ++ 3.3 (2012 est.) ++ 3.2683 (2011 est.) ++ 2.7454 (2010 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index f14daf1d..c0590dd0 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "132 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "20.05 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992; amended 2011 (2011)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992; amended 2011, 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice" @@ -517,52 +520,52 @@ "text": "Landlocked Paraguay has a market economy distinguished by a large informal sector, featuring re-export of imported consumer goods to neighboring countries, as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. A large percentage of the population, especially in rural areas, derives its living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic measures are difficult to obtain. On a per capita basis, real income has stagnated at 1980 levels. The economy grew rapidly between 2003 and 2008 as growing world demand for commodities combined with high prices and favorable weather to support Paraguay's commodity-based export expansion. Paraguay is the sixth largest soy producer in the world. Drought hit in 2008, reducing agricultural exports and slowing the economy even before the onset of the global recession. The economy fell 3.8% in 2009, as lower world demand and commodity prices caused exports to contract. The government reacted by introducing fiscal and monetary stimulus packages. Growth resumed at a 13% level in 2010, the highest in South America, but slowed in 2011-13 as the stimulus subsided and severe drought and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease led to a drop in beef and other agricultural exports. The economy took another leap in 2014, largely due to strong export growth. Political uncertainty, corruption, limited progress on structural reform, and deficient infrastructure are the main obstacles to long-term growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$58.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $55.85 billion (2013 est.) ++ $48.89 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$58.49 billion (2014 est.) ++ $56.05 billion (2013 est.) ++ $49.07 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$29.7 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$30.22 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "4.4% (2014 est.) ++ 14.2% (2013 est.) ++ -1.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,400 (2014 est.) ++ $8,100 (2013 est.) ++ $7,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$8,500 (2014 est.) ++ $8,100 (2013 est.) ++ $7,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.8%" + "text": "67.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.6%" + "text": "11.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "15.5%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "51%" + "text": "47.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-43.3% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "19.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "services": { "text": "62.5% (2014 est.)" @@ -575,10 +578,10 @@ "text": "sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.26 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.187 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,7 +595,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "34.7% (2010 est.)" @@ -610,20 +613,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.222 billion" + "text": "$5.54 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.651 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$6.242 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "18.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -635,25 +638,25 @@ "text": "5.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 6% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "19.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.27% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "21.19% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 19.27% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.899 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.806 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$9.483 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.546 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$12.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$12.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.58 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$962.3 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $958.1 million (31 December 2011) ++ $42 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$15 million (2014 est.) ++ $620.6 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$20 million (2014 est.) ++ $614 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$14.61 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.44 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.45 billion (2014 est.) ++ $13.44 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "soybeans, livestock feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, wood, leather" @@ -662,7 +665,7 @@ "text": "Brazil 30.8%, Russia 10.8%, Argentina 7.4%, Chile 6.9%, Netherlands 4.5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.37 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.86 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.86 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.86 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery, tractors, chemicals, vehicle parts" @@ -671,19 +674,19 @@ "text": "Brazil 28%, China 25.5%, Argentina 14.6%, US 7.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.241 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.873 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.986 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.873 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.759 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.291 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.76 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $13.43 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$5.604 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.991 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$5.479 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.991 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$105.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $105.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$96.36 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $105.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "guarani (PYG) per US dollar - ++ 4,451.7 (2014 est.) ++ 4,320.7 (2013 est.) ++ 4,424.9 (2012 est.) ++ 4,176.1 (2011 est.) ++ 4,735.5 (2010 est.)" + "text": "guarani (PYG) per US dollar - ++ 4,462.2 (2014 est.) ++ 4,462.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,424.9 (2012 est.) ++ 4,176.1 (2011 est.) ++ 4,735.5 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index c992b56a..43eeb3ff 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "19.59 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -400,7 +403,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 28 July (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 29 December 1993, enacted 31 December 1993; amended several times, last in 2009 (2009)" + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 29 December 1993, enacted 31 December 1993; amended several times, last in 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -530,55 +533,55 @@ "text": "Peru's economy reflects its varied topography - an arid lowland coastal region, the central high sierra of the Andes, the dense forest of the Amazon, with tropical lands bordering Colombia and Brazil. A wide range of important mineral resources are found in the mountainous and coastal areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. Peru is the world's second largest producer of silver and third largest producer of copper. The Peruvian economy grew by an average of 5.6% from 2009-13 with a stable exchange rate and low inflation, which in 2013 was just below the upper limit of the Central Bank target range of 1 to 3%. This growth was due partly to high international prices for Peru's metals and minerals exports, which account for almost 60% of the country's total exports. Growth slipped in 2014, due to weaker world prices for these resources. Despite Peru's strong macroeconomic performance, dependence on minerals and metals exports and imported foodstuffs makes the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices. Peru's rapid expansion coupled with cash transfers and other programs have helped to reduce the national poverty rate by 28 percentage points since 2002, but inequality persists and continues to pose a challenge for the Ollanta HUMALA administration, which has championed a policy of social inclusion and a more equitable distribution of income. Poor infrastructure hinders the spread of growth to Peru's non-coastal areas. The HUMALA administration passed several economic stimulus packages in 2014 to bolster growth, including reforms to environmental regulations in order to spur investment in Peru’s lucrative mining sector, a move that was opposed by some environmental groups. Peru's free trade policy has continued under the HUMALA administration; since 2006, Peru has signed trade deals with the US, Canada, Singapore, China, Korea, Mexico, Japan, the EU, the European Free Trade Association, Chile, Thailand, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, concluded negotiations with Guatemala, and begun trade talks with Honduras, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Turkey and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Peru also has signed a trade pact with Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, called the Pacific Alliance, that seeks integration of services, capital, investment and movement of people. Since the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force in February 2009, total trade between Peru and the United States has doubled." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$371.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $362.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $343 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$372.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $364.1 billion (2013 est.) ++ $344.3 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$202.9 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$202.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,800 (2014 est.) ++ $11,500 (2013 est.) ++ $10,900 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$11,900 (2014 est.) ++ $11,600 (2013 est.) ++ $11,000 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64%" + "text": "63.1%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "12.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.2%" + "text": "25.9%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.3%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-23.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-23.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.7%" + "text": "35.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -588,7 +591,7 @@ "text": "mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "16.55 million", @@ -608,7 +611,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.5% (2013 est.)", + "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.5% (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment" } @@ -629,20 +632,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$64.25 billion" + "text": "$65.63 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$64.49 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$65.9 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-0.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "15.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "20.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" } @@ -660,28 +663,28 @@ "text": "5.05% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.05% (31 December 2011)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 18.16% (31 December 2013 est.)", + "text": "15.74% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 18.14% (31 December 2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity" } }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$33.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$32.81 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$91.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$47.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$48.24 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $43.14 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$153.4 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $121.6 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $160.9 billion (31 December 2010)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$8.234 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$9.126 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$8.03 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$8.473 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$36.43 billion (2014 est.) ++ $42.18 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$39.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ $42.86 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and machinery, alloys" @@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ "text": "China 18.3%, US 16.1%, Switzerland 6.9%, Canada 6.6%, Brazil 4.2%, Japan 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$40.25 billion (2014 est.) ++ $42.22 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $42.25 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, machinery, vehicles, TV sets, power shovels, front-end loaders, telephones and telecommunication equipment, iron and steel, wheat, corn, soybean products, paper, cotton, vaccines and medicines" @@ -699,19 +702,19 @@ "text": "China 21%, US 21%, Brazil 4.7%, Mexico 4.6%, Ecuador 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$63.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$62.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$61.27 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.51 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.66 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$81.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$79.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $71.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$3.883 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.849 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.561 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.657 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - ++ 2.836 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7019 (2013 est.) ++ 2.64 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7541 (2011 est.) ++ 2.8251 (2010 est.)" + "text": "nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - ++ 2.8383 (2014 est.) ++ 2.8383 (2013 est.) ++ 2.64 (2012 est.) ++ 2.7541 (2011 est.) ++ 2.8251 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 8d752475..db8d0b6c 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.74 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 August (1825)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; amended several times, last in 2004 (2013)" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; amended several times, last in 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" @@ -516,55 +519,55 @@ "text": "Uruguay has a free market economy characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated work force, and high levels of social spending. Following financial difficulties in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uruguay's economic growth averaged 8% annually during the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 global financial crisis put a brake on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which decelerated to 2.6% in 2009. Nevertheless, the country managed to avoid a recession and keep positive growth rates, mainly through higher public expenditure and investment; GDP growth reached 8.9% in 2010 but slowed in 2012-13 as a result of a renewed slowdown in the global economy and in Uruguay's main trade partners and Common Market of the South (Mercosur) counterparts, Argentina and Brazil. Uruguay has sought to expand trade within Mercosur and with non-Mercosur members, and President VAZQUEZ has said he will maintain his predecessor’s mix of pro-market policies and a strong social safety net." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$69.98 billion (2014 est.) ++ $67.73 billion (2013 est.) ++ $64.88 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$71.68 billion (2014 est.) ++ $69.25 billion (2013 est.) ++ $65.89 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$55.14 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$57.47 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2014 est.) ++ 5.1% (2013 est.) ++ 3.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$20,600 (2014 est.) ++ $19,900 (2013 est.) ++ $19,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$21,100 (2014 est.) ++ $20,300 (2013 est.) ++ $19,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.1%" + "text": "66%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "13.7%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "22.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "23.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-26.4% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "industry": { "text": "20.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "72.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -574,7 +577,7 @@ "text": "food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "1.712 million (2014 est.)" @@ -591,7 +594,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2014 est.) ++ 6.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "18.6% (2010 est.)" @@ -609,20 +612,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$16.8 billion" + "text": "$16.59 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$18.71 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$18.49 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "64.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 62.1% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "62.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 62% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions." } @@ -640,25 +643,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.7% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.44% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "15.53% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.44% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.201 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.455 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.455 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$8.568 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.919 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$19.82 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.48 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.48 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$175.4 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $174.6 million (31 December 2011) ++ $156.9 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.615 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$3.144 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.511 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.825 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.29 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.38 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.26 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "beef, soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products; wool" @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "China 22.4%, Brazil 17.9%, Argentina 6.3%, Venezuela 5% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.05 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.6 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "refined oil, crude oil, passenger and other transportation vehicles, vehicle parts, cellular phones" @@ -676,19 +679,19 @@ "text": "Brazil 20.3%, China 16.9%, Argentina 13.1%, US 10.2%, Venezuela 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$17.96 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$24.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.86 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$17.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.27 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$23.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$21.34 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$411.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $376.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$156.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $136 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - ++ 23.18 (2014 est.) ++ 20.482 (2013 est.) ++ 20.31 (2012 est.) ++ 19.314 (2011 est.) ++ 20.059 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - ++ 23.246 (2014 est.) ++ 23.246 (2013 est.) ++ 20.31 (2012 est.) ++ 19.314 (2011 est.) ++ 20.059 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 7468dfe2..4adf3933 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "95 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "18.91 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -394,7 +397,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1811)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999; amended 2009 (2013)" + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999; amended 2009 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" @@ -524,55 +527,55 @@ "text": "Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for roughly 96% of export earnings, about 40% of government revenues, and 11% of GDP. The country ended 2014 with an estimated 4% contraction in its GDP, 68.4% inflation, widespread shortages of consumer goods, and declining central bank international reserves. The International Monetary Fund forecasts that the GDP will shrink another 7% in 2015 and inflation may reach 80%. Under President Nicolas MADURO, the Venezuelan government’s response to the economic crisis has been to increase state control over the economy and blame the private sector for the shortages. The Venezuelan government has maintained strict currency controls since 2003. Currently, three official currency exchange mechanisms are in place for the sale of dollars to private sector firms and individuals, with rates based on the government's import priorities. These currency controls present significant obstacles to trade with Venezuela because importers cannot obtain sufficient dollars to purchase goods needed to maintain their operations. MADURO has used decree powers to enact legislation to deepen the state’s role as the primary buyer and marketer of imports, further tighten currency controls, cap business profits, and extend price controls. Falling oil prices since 2014 have aggravated Venezuela’s economic crisis. Insufficient access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have led some US and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations. High costs for oil production and state oil company PDVSA’s poor cash flow have slowed investment in the petroleum sector, resulting in a decline in oil production." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$538.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $561.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $553.9 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$540.9 billion (2014 est.) ++ $563.4 billion (2013 est.) ++ $556 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$205.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$206.3 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "-4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.) ++ 5.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,700 (2014 est.) ++ $18,400 (2013 est.) ++ $18,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$17,800 (2014 est.) ++ $18,500 (2013 est.) ++ $18,300 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 22.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 29.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.4%" + "text": "65.8%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.3%" + "text": "15.9%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "12.6%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "15.9%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-16.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-14.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "3.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "33.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "63% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -582,10 +585,10 @@ "text": "agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil and petroleum products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "14.34 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.18 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -599,7 +602,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8% (2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "31.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -617,20 +620,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$142.6 billion" + "text": "$140.3 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$204 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$206.9 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "68.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "68% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-32.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "51.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 50.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "52.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 50.5% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt, as well as the debt of state-owned oil company PDVSA; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include some debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; some debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } @@ -645,25 +648,25 @@ "text": "29.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 29.5% (31 December 2009)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.9% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "17.2% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.9% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$356 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$314.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $192.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$360 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$372.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $196.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$337 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $196.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$25.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.143 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.991 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "$25.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.143 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $3.991 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$8.865 billion (2014 est.) ++ $11.95 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$10.89 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.327 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$83.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $88.76 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$74.88 billion (2014 est.) ++ $88.96 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products" @@ -672,7 +675,7 @@ "text": "US 34.6%, India 15.1%, China 12.9%, Cuba 5.3%, Singapore 4.8% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$50.34 billion (2014 est.) ++ $51.93 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$44.17 billion (2014 est.) ++ $52.99 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products" @@ -681,19 +684,19 @@ "text": "US 24.2%, China 12.1%, Brazil 9.9%, Colombia 4.3%, Argentina 4.1% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$20.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.48 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$22.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $21.48 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$69.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $70.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$109.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $118.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$57.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.23 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $57.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$25.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$27.74 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.89 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - ++ 6.284 (2014 est.) ++ 6.0478 (2013 est.) ++ 4.29 (2012 est.) ++ 4.289 (2011 est.) ++ 2.5821 (2010 est.)" + "text": "bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - ++ 6.284 (2014 est.) ++ 6.284 (2013 est.) ++ 4.29 (2012 est.) ++ 4.289 (2011 est.) ++ 2.5821 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index bcac6471..4c65bc73 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "396 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "115.08 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 19 August (1919)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004, signed 16 January 2004, ratified 26 January 2004 (2012)" + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 14 December 2003 - 4 January 2004, signed 16 January 2004, ratified 26 January 2004 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law" @@ -525,16 +528,16 @@ "text": "Afghanistan's economy is recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural sector, and service sector growth. Despite the progress of the past few years, Afghanistan is extremely poor, landlocked, and highly dependent on foreign aid. Much of the population continues to suffer from shortages of housing, clean water, electricity, medical care, and jobs. Criminality, insecurity, weak governance, lack of infrastructure, and the Afghan Government's difficulty in extending rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. Afghanistan's living standards are among the lowest in the world. The international community remains committed to Afghanistan's development, pledging over $67 billion at nine donors' conferences between 2003-10. In July 2012, the donors at the Tokyo conference pledged an additional $16 billion in civilian aid through 2015. Despite this help, the Government of Afghanistan will need to overcome a number of challenges, including low revenue collection, anemic job creation, high levels of corruption, weak government capacity, and poor public infrastructure. Afghanistan's growth rate slowed markedly in 2014. Newly elected President Ashraf GHANI is dedicated to instituting economic reforms. However, the drawdown of international security forces that occurred in 2014 will negatively affect economic growth, as a substantial portion of commerce, especially in the services sector, has catered to the ongoing international troop presence in the country." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$60.58 billion (2014 est.) ++ $59.66 billion (2013 est.) ++ $57.56 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$60.81 billion (2014 est.) ++ $60.04 billion (2013 est.) ++ $57.77 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$20.31 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$20.44 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ 14% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 14% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,800 (2012 est.)", @@ -543,40 +546,40 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "27.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "108.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "12.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "6.5%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-63.4% ++ (2011 est.)" + "text": "-43.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "23.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "21%" }, "services": { - "text": "53.5%" + "text": "55%" }, "note": { - "text": "data exclude opium production (2012 est.)" + "text": "data exclude opium production (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -586,7 +589,7 @@ "text": "small-scale production of bricks, textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, apparel, food products, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "7.512 million (2012 est.)" @@ -625,7 +628,7 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "24% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -634,28 +637,28 @@ "text": "21 December - 20 December" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 7.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.08% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "15% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 15.08% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.121 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.928 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$6.644 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.192 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.499 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $6.351 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$6.945 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.544 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-819.6 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $-520.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$-454 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $-767.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$NA" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.158 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$743.9 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$1.252 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.502 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.785 billion (2012 est.) ++ $388.5 million (2011 est.)", + "text": "$2.679 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.785 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "not including illicit exports or reexports" } @@ -667,7 +670,7 @@ "text": "India 33.5%, Pakistan 27%, US 8.7%, Tajikistan 7.1%, Germany 4.2% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.39 billion (2012 est.) ++ $5.154 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$12.19 billion (2013 est.) ++ $11.66 billion (2012 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, petroleum products" @@ -676,13 +679,13 @@ "text": "Pakistan 30.4%, Russia 13%, US 10.7%, India 6.1%, China 5.4%, Turkmenistan 4.8%, Kazakhstan 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.442 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $5.983 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$6.681 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.443 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.28 billion (FY10/11) ++ $2.7 billion (FY08/09)" + "text": "$6.681 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.443 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - ++ 55.38 (2013 est.) ++ 50.92 (2012 est.) ++ 46.75 (2011 est.) ++ 46.45 (2010)" + "text": "afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - ++ 57.25 (2014 est.) ++ 57.25 (2013 est.) ++ 46.75 (2011 est.) ++ 46.45 (2010)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 09680d78..6965b94c 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "176 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "44.09 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December, known as Victory Day, memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (preindependence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986; amended many times, last in 2011 (2011)" + "text": "previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (preindependence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986; amended many times, last in 2014 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law" @@ -539,16 +542,16 @@ "text": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 1996 despite political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption, insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, and the 2008-09 global financial crisis and recession. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the service sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector with rice as the single-most-important product. Garment exports, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports and surpassed $18 billion in 2014. The sector has remained resilient in recent years amidst a series of factory accidents that have killed over 1,000 workers and crippling strikes that shut down virtually all economic activity. Steady garment export growth combined with remittances from overseas Bangladeshis - which totaled $14 billion and 8% of GDP in 2014 - are the largest contributors to Bangladesh's current account surplus and rising foreign exchange holdings." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$533.7 billion (2014 est.) ++ $503 billion (2013 est.) ++ $474.2 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$536.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $504.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $476 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$185.4 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$183.8 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6% (2013 est.) ++ 6.3% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$3,400 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.) ++ $3,000 (2012 est.)", @@ -557,37 +560,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.4% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 30.2% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74.1%" + "text": "71.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.2%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.9% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-25.2% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "15.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "27.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "58.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -638,20 +641,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$18.09 billion" + "text": "$20.19 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$24.33 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$27.86 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "28.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "24% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 27.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" @@ -666,22 +669,22 @@ "text": "13% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$19.69 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.54 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.01 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.54 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { "text": "$98.43 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.11 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$99.59 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $89.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $89.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$41.73 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $17.48 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $23.55 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$132 million (2014 est.) ++ $2.366 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$154 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.867 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$31.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.62 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$29.93 billion (2014 est.) ++ $28.64 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather" @@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ "text": "US 14.3%, Germany 13.6%, UK 7.9%, France 5.2%, Spain 4.3%, Italy 4.1% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$38.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $35 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$40.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $35 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs" @@ -699,19 +702,19 @@ "text": "China 18.8%, India 14.8%, Singapore 5.8%, Malaysia 4.2% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$21.46 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$22.31 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$33.2 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $28.26 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.47 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$8.625 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $8.593 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$9.355 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.596 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$166.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $162.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$130 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $130 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "taka (BDT) per US dollar - ++ 77.57 (2014 est.) ++ 78.103 (2013 est.) ++ 81.86 (2012 est.) ++ 74.152 (2011 est.) ++ 69.649 (2010 est.)" + "text": "taka (BDT) per US dollar - ++ 77.614 (2014 est.) ++ 77.614 (2013 est.) ++ 81.86 (2012 est.) ++ 74.152 (2011 est.) ++ 69.649 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 1c4aad4e..a0222570 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ "text": "1.09 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "148 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "35.91 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ "text": "National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous (various royal decrees); first constitution drafted November 2001 - March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008 (2011)" + "text": "previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 - March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008 (2014)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on Buddhist religious law" @@ -485,44 +488,44 @@ "text": "Bhutan's economy, small and less developed, is based largely on hydropower, agriculture, and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than half of the population. Because rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive, industrial production is primarily of the cottage industry type. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and is dependent on India for financial assistance and migrant laborers for development projects, especially for road construction. Multilateral development organizations administer most educational, social, and environment programs, and take into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. Complicated controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. Bhutan’s largest export - hydropower to India - could spur sustainable growth in the coming years if Bhutan resolves chronic delays in construction. Bhutan currently taps only 5% of its 30,000-megawatt hydropower potential and is behind schedule in building 12 new hydropower dams with a combined capacity of 10,000 megawatts by 2020 in accordance with a deal signed in 2008 with India. The high volume of imported materials to build hydropower plants has expanded Bhutan's trade and current account deficits. However, Bhutan and India in April 2014 agreed to begin four additional hydropower projects, which would generate 2,120 megawatts in total. A declining GDP growth rate in each of the past three years in the absence of new hydropower facilities has constrained Bhutan’s ability to institute economic reforms. Bhutan inked a pact in December 2014 to expand duty-free trade with Bangladesh, the only trade partner with which Bhutan enjoys a surplus." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.855 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.505 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.245 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5.871 billion (2014 est.) ++ $5.517 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.259 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.092 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.983 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5% (2013 est.) ++ 6.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.9% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,600 (2014 est.) ++ $7,200 (2013 est.) ++ $6,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7,700 (2014 est.) ++ $7,200 (2013 est.) ++ $6,900 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 28.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "62.2%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "71.4%" + "text": "46%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "0%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.4%" + "text": "39%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-67.5% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-66.6% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { @@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ "text": "cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "345,800", @@ -563,7 +566,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "12% (2012 est.)" @@ -581,20 +584,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$407.1 million" + "text": "$543.5 million" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$614 million" + "text": "$618.9 million" }, "note": { "text": "the government of India finances nearly one-quarter of Bhutan's budget expenditures (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "91.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 97% of GDP (2013 est.)" @@ -603,31 +606,31 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.6% (2014 est.) ++ 8.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "NA%" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "14.05% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$636 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $550.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$683.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $550.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.099 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.062 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.184 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $961.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$796.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $726.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$893.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $847 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$320 million (31 December 2013) ++ $283.4 million (31 December 2012)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$459 million (2014 est.) ++ -$553.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$459 million (2014 est.) ++ -$439 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$650.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $352 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$534.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $544.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese, vegetable oil" @@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ "text": "India 83.8%, Hong Kong 10.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$980.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $905.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$900.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $947.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel and lubricants, passenger cars, machinery and parts, fabrics, rice" @@ -645,13 +648,13 @@ "text": "India 72.3%, South Korea 6% (2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.707 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.578 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.479 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$173.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $131.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$145.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $128.8 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - ++ 60.42 (2014 est.) ++ 58.6 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.) ++ 46.67 (2011 est.) ++ 45.73 (2010 est.)" + "text": "ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - ++ 61.03 (2014 est.) ++ 61.03 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.) ++ 46.67 (2011 est.) ++ 45.73 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index b2e986d8..1e6afe86 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 February (1948)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2010 (2010)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and Jaffna Tamil customary law" @@ -512,13 +515,13 @@ "text": "Sri Lanka continues to experience strong economic growth following the end of the government's 26-year conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The government has been pursuing large-scale reconstruction and development projects in its efforts to spur growth in war-torn and disadvantaged areas, develop small and medium enterprises and increase agricultural productivity. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service have contributed to historically high budget deficits, but fiscal consolidation efforts and strong GDP growth in recent years have helped bring down the government's fiscal deficit, but low tax revenues remain a concern. The 2008-09 global financial crisis and recession exposed Sri Lanka's economic vulnerabilities and nearly caused a balance of payments crisis. Agriculture slowed due to a drought and weak global demand affected exports and trade. In early 2012, Sri Lanka floated the rupee, resulting in a sharp depreciation, and took steps to curb imports. A large trade deficit remains a concern, but strong remittances from Sri Lankan workers abroad help offset the trade deficit. Government debt of about 80% of GDP remains among the highest in emerging markets." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$217.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $202.5 billion (2013 est.) ++ $188.7 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$218.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $203.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $189.4 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$74.59 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$74.92 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "7.4% (2014 est.) ++ 7.3% (2013 est.) ++ 6.3% (2012 est.)" @@ -530,37 +533,37 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 23.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.1%" + "text": "65.4%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.8%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "28.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "1.6%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "22.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.4% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-30.9% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "8.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "30.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "56.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -570,10 +573,10 @@ "text": "processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "9.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.916 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.805 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -587,7 +590,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8.9% (2010 est.)" @@ -605,20 +608,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.978 billion" + "text": "$9.226 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$14.14 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$13.75 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-6% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "78.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 78.3% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "71.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 70.8% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "covers central government debt, and excludes debt instruments directly owned by government entities other than the treasury (e.g. commercial bank borrowings of a government corporation); the data includes treasury debt held by foreign entities as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement; sub-national entities are usually not permitted to sell debt instruments" } @@ -633,25 +636,25 @@ "text": "6.5% (31 December 2013) ++ 7.5% (19 December 2012)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.5% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.84% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.5% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.037 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.706 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.591 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.706 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$27.19 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.95 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.39 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$36.22 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$33.21 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $31.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$18.48 billion (31 November 2013 est.) ++ $17.05 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $19.44 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.79 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.665 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$2.018 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.54 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.88 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.39 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.39 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "textiles and apparel, tea and spices; rubber manufactures; precious stones; coconut products, fish" @@ -660,7 +663,7 @@ "text": "US 25%, UK 10.2%, India 5.7%, Italy 5.6%, Germany 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$19.24 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.42 billion (2014 est.) ++ $18 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, building materials, mineral products, foodstuffs" @@ -669,10 +672,10 @@ "text": "India 20.7%, China 17.8%, UAE 9.1%, Singapore 6.6%, Japan 4.9% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.314 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.495 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$8.209 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.495 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$27.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.26 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$25.39 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.17 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$NA" @@ -681,7 +684,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - ++ 130.4 (2014 est.) ++ 129.07 (2013 est.) ++ 127.6 (2012 est.) ++ 110.57 (2011 est.) ++ 113.06 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - ++ 130.57 (2014 est.) ++ 130.57 (2013 est.) ++ 127.6 (2012 est.) ++ 110.57 (2011 est.) ++ 113.06 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 51986be9..2bfce13f 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "174 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "41.81 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 26 January (1950)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2013 (2013)" + "text": "previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -554,55 +557,55 @@ "text": "India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization measures, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and served to accelerate the country's growth, which averaged under 7% per year from 1997 to 2011. India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly less than half of the work force is in agriculture, but, services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for nearly two-thirds of India's output with less than one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services, business outsourcing services, and software workers. India's economic growth began slowing in 2011 because of a decline in investment caused by high interest rates, rising inflation, and investor pessimism about the government's commitment to further economic reforms and about the global situation. The outlook for India's long-term growth is moderately positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. However, India has many challenges that it has yet to fully address, including poverty, corruption, violence and discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, high spending and poorly-targeted subsidies, inadequate availability of quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration. Growth in 2014 fell to a decade low, as India's economic leaders struggled to improve the country's wide fiscal and current account deficits. Rising macroeconomic imbalances in India, and improving economic conditions in Western countries, led investors to shift capital away from India, prompting a sharp depreciation of the rupee. However, investors' perceptions of India improved in early 2014, due to a reduction of the current account deficit and expectations of post-election economic reform, resulting in a surge of inbound capital flows and stabilization of the rupee." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$7.376 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $6.883 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $6.438 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$7.411 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $6.908 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $6.462 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.05 trillion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.051 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.2% (2014 est.) ++ 6.9% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 6.9% (2013 est.) ++ 5.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,900 (2014 est.) ++ $5,500 (2013 est.) ++ $5,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$5,800 (2014 est.) ++ $5,400 (2013 est.) ++ $5,100 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.2% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 30.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 31.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "60%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.4%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.4%" + "text": "28.7%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "23.2%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.1% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-25.5% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "17%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "30%" }, "services": { - "text": "57.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "53% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -612,10 +615,10 @@ "text": "textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "502.2 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "492.4 million (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.6% (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2014 est.) ++ 8.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "29.8% (2010 est.)" @@ -647,20 +650,20 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$185.7 billion" + "text": "$187.3 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$288.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$269.5 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { "text": "9.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "51.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 51.4% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "51.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 51.7% of GDP (2013 est.)", "note": { "text": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } @@ -669,7 +672,7 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6% (2014 est.) ++ 10% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 10% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "7.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 7.75% (31 December 2013)", @@ -678,25 +681,25 @@ } }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.3% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.33% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.29% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$364 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $308.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$345.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $321.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.664 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.419 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.612 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.654 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.414 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.494 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.414 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$1.263 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.015 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.616 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$29.47 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$49.23 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$27.53 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$32.4 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$342.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $319.7 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$329.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $319.7 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, precious stones, vehicles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals, apparel" @@ -705,7 +708,7 @@ "text": "US 13.4%, UAE 10.4%, Hong Kong 4.3%, China 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$508.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $482.3 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$472.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $482.3 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, precious stones, machinery, chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, iron and steel" @@ -714,19 +717,19 @@ "text": "China 12.7%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, UAE 5.9%, US 4.6%, Switzerland 4.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$309.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $296.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$322.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $296.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$459.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $427.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$440.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $427.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$261.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $226.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$252.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $226.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { "text": "$129.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $119.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar - ++ 60.3 (2014 est.) ++ 58.598 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.) ++ 46.671 (2011 est.) ++ 45.726 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar - ++ 61.03 (2014 est.) ++ 61.03 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.) ++ 46.671 (2011 est.) ++ 45.726 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 763fcf20..8d1fced0 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ "text": "1.26 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "23.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -354,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008; amended 2015 (2015)" + "text": "many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008; note - a proposed amendment to limit the age of presidential candidates was defeated in early 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters" @@ -455,25 +458,25 @@ "text": "Tourism, Maldives' largest economic activity, accounts for nearly 30% of GDP and more than 60% of foreign exchange receipts. Fishing is the second leading sector, but the fish catch has dropped sharply in recent years. Agriculture and manufacturing continue to play a lesser role in the economy, constrained by the limited availability of cultivable land and the shortage of domestic labor. ++ ++ Lower than expected tourist arrivals and fish exports, combined with high government spending on social needs, subsidies, and civil servant salaries contributed to a balance of payments crisis, which was temporarily eased with a $79.3 million IMF Stand-By agreement. However, after the first two disbursements, the IMF withheld subsequent disbursements due to concerns over Maldives' growing budget deficit, and the government has been seeking other sources of budgetary support ever since. A new Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tourism introduced in January 2011, on general goods and services in October 2011, and a new Business Profit Tax introduced in July 2011 have provided a boost to revenue. In recent years, gross foreign exchange reserves have hovered around $300 million, sufficient to finance about two to three months of imports. ++ ++ In August 2014 the Maldives’ Parliament passed a bill to create special economic zones, a step aimed at attracting investment and diversifying the economy away from tourism and fishing. The Maldives’ also took some steps to reduce the fiscal deficit in 2015, such as imposing a green tax on tourist establishments and raising import duties, but the deficit will grow because of increasing public expenditures. ++ ++ Diversifying the economy beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption, cronyism, and a growing drug problem are other near-term challenges facing the government. Over the longer term Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 meter or less above sea level." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.685 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.476 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4.554 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.291 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.505 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.854 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.885 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.) ++ 1.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ -4.8% (2013 est.) ++ 1.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,400 (2014 est.) ++ $13,700 (2013 est.) ++ $13,100 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$13,300 (2014 est.) ++ $12,500 (2013 est.) ++ $13,200 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 9.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 15.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 12.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { @@ -535,16 +538,16 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 10.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "7% (31 December 2012) ++ 6.96% (31 December 2011)" @@ -565,7 +568,7 @@ "text": "$555 million (31 December 2011 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$232.4 million (2013 est.) ++ $310 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "-$176 million (2014 est.) ++ -$119 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$166 million (2013 est.) ++ $161 million (2012 est.)" diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index feed591e..8dfa5019 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "258 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "39.14 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -274,7 +277,7 @@ "text": "0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "38,800 (2013 est.)" + "text": "39,200 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "2,600 (2014 est.)" @@ -372,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 28 May (2008), the abdication of Gyanendra SHAH, last Nepalese monarch, and the establishment of a federal republic" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by the Constituent Assembly 16 September 2015, entered into force 20 September 2015 (2015)" + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 20 September 2015 (2015)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts" @@ -509,16 +512,16 @@ "text": "Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with about one-quarter of its population living below the poverty line. Nepal is heavily dependent on remittances, which amount to as much as 22%-25% of GDP. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for more than 70% of the population and accounting for a little over one-third of GDP. Industrial activity mainly involves the processing of agricultural products, including pulses, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and grain. Nepal has considerable scope for exploiting its potential in hydropower, with an estimated 42,000 MW of commercially feasible capacity, but political uncertainty and a difficult business climate have hampered foreign investment. Additional challenges to Nepal's growth include its landlocked geographic location, persistent power shortages, underdeveloped transportation infrastructure, civil strife and labor unrest, and its susceptibility to natural disaster. The lack of political consensus in the past several years has delayed national budgets and prevented much-needed economic reform, although the government passed a full budget in 2013 and 2014. Nepal and India signed trade and investment agreements in 2014 that will increase Nepal’s hydropower potential." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$66.78 billion (2014 est.) ++ $63.31 billion (2013 est.) ++ $60.96 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$67.14 billion (2014 est.) ++ $63.71 billion (2013 est.) ++ $61.18 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$19.64 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$19.76 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% (2013 est.) ++ 4.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$2,400 (2014 est.) ++ $2,300 (2013 est.) ++ $2,200 (2012 est.)", @@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "33.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "33.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { @@ -540,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "23.1%" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "12.1%" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-40.3% ++ (2014 est.)" @@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ "text": "tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "14.76 million", @@ -605,50 +608,50 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.085 billion" + "text": "$4.128 billion" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.834 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$3.719 billion (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30% of GDP (FY 2012/13 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (FY 2011/12 est.) (FY11/12)" + "text": "30% of GDP (FY 2012/13 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2013 est.) (FY11/12)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "16 July - 15 July" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.4% (2014 est.) ++ 10.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9% (2014 est.) ++ 9.9% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "8% (31 October 2014) ++ 8% (31 December 2013)" }, "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.9% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12.4% (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.6% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 12% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.808 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.356 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.567 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.351 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$14.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.55 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$16.36 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$13.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$9.671 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $5.812 billion (31 October 2013 est.) ++ $5.235 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "$9.671 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $5.812 billion (31 October 2013) ++ $5.235 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$908 million (2014 est.) ++ $805.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$908 million (2014 est.) ++ $635 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.124 billion (2014 est.) ++ $991.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.078 billion (2014 est.) ++ $998.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, jute goods" @@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "India 59.7%, US 8.6%, China 4.6% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.282 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.502 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$7.72 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.543 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, machinery and equipment, gold, electrical goods, medicine" @@ -666,10 +669,10 @@ "text": "India 57%, China 29.6% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.439 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.434 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$6.034 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.298 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.549 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.648 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.727 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.833 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { "text": "$103 million (31 July 2013 est.)" @@ -678,7 +681,7 @@ "text": "$NA" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar - ++ 97.4 (2014 est.) ++ 93 (2013 est.) ++ 85.2 (2012 est.) ++ 74.02 (2011 est.) ++ 73.16 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar - ++ 99.531 (2014 est.) ++ 99.53 (2013 est.) ++ 85.2 (2012 est.) ++ 74.02 (2011 est.) ++ 73.16 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 8af23376..14060c06 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "178 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "55.67 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "0.09% (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "68,000 (2013 est.)" + "text": "93,900 (2014 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "2,800 (2014 est.)" @@ -539,35 +542,35 @@ "text": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fourth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Official unemployment was 6.9% in 2014, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Pakistan's human development continues to lag behind most of the region.. As a result of political and macroeconomic instability, the Pakistani rupee has depreciated more than 40% since 2007. The government agreed to an International Monetary Fund Standby Arrangement in November 2008 to preventa balance of payments crisis, but the IMF ended the Arrangement early because of Pakistan's failure to implement required reforms. The economy has stabilized, it continues to underperform and foreign investment has not returned to levels seen during the mid-2000s, due to investor concerns related to governance, electricity shortages, , and a slow-down in the global economy. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging more than$1 billion a month, remain a bright spot for Pakistan. After a small current account surplus in fiscal year 2011 (July 2010/June 2011), Pakistan's current account turned to a deficit where it remained through 2014, spurred by higher prices for imported oil and lower prices for exported cotton. In September 2013, after facing balance of payments concerns, Pakistan entered into a three-year, $6.7 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility. The Sharif government has since made modest progress implementing fiscal and energy reforms, and in December 2014 the IMF described Pakistan's progress as \"broadly on track.\" Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3.5% per year from 2008 to 2014. Pakistan must address long standing issues related to government revenues and the electricity and natural gas sectors in order to spur the amount of economic growth that will be necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, more than half of which is under 22. Other long term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, and reducing dependence on foreign donors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$882.3 billion (2014 est.) ++ $847.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $817 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$884.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $850 billion (2013 est.) ++ $820.1 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$250.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$246.8 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 3.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3.8% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,700 (2014 est.) ++ $4,500 (2013 est.) ++ $4,400 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4,700 (2014 est.) ++ $4,600 (2013 est.) ++ $4,400 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.9% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.5%" + "text": "80.7%" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "13.4%" }, "investment in inventories": { "text": "1.6%" @@ -576,18 +579,18 @@ "text": "12.3%" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-18.8% ++ (2014 est.)" + "text": "-18.7% ++ (2014 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "25%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "20.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "53.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -597,10 +600,10 @@ "text": "textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "62.42 million", + "text": "61.55 million", "note": { "text": "extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2014 est.)" } @@ -645,10 +648,10 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.5% of GDP (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "15% of GDP (FY2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.9% of GDP (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.7% of GDP (FY2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "64.3% of GDP (FY2014 est.) ++ 64.8% of GDP (FY2013 est.)" @@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.6% (FY2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (FY2013 est.)" + "text": "8.6% (2014 est.) ++ 7.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Central bank discount rate": { "text": "9.5% (18 December 2014) ++ 10% (31 December 2013)" @@ -666,22 +669,22 @@ "text": "9.7% (8 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.98% (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$76.42 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $77.62 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$79.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$97.27 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $98.77 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$101.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $87.14 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$102 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $94.67 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$118.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Market value of publicly traded shares": { "text": "$43.68 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $32.76 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.096 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.496 billion (FY2013 est.)" + "text": "-$3.13 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.496 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$25.11 billion (FY2014 est.) ++ $24.46 billion (FY2013 est.)" + "text": "$24.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $25.12 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs" @@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ "text": "US 12.4%, China 9.3%, UAE 8.6%, Afghanistan 8.3%, UK 5.2%, Germany 4.9% (2014)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$45.07 billion (FY2014 est.) ++ $44.95 billion (FY2013 est.)" + "text": "$42.57 billion (2014 est.) ++ $41.21 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea" @@ -699,19 +702,19 @@ "text": "China 24.5%, Saudi Arabia 11.1%, UAE 11%, Kuwait 5.7%, India 4% (2014)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.41 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$14.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.822 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$62.33 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $57.8 billion (30 June 2013 est.)" + "text": "$58.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.46 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$31.25 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $27.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$29.37 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $27.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.805 billion (30 June 2014 est.) ++ $1.731 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.847 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.731 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - ++ 102.89 (FY2014 est.) ++ 96.86 (FY2013 est.) ++ 93.4 (2012 est.) ++ 86.3434 (2011 est.) ++ 85.194 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - ++ 101.1 (FY2014 est.) ++ 101.1 (FY2013 est.) ++ 93.4 (2012 est.) ++ 86.3434 (2011 est.) ++ 85.194 (2010 est.)" } }, "Energy": { diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 082959c8..07d437b7 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ "text": "percents are for \"first language\" speakers only; the six UN languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish (Castilian) - are the mother tongue or second language of about half of the world's population, and are the official languages in more than half the states in the world; some 150 to 200 languages have more than a million speakers" }, "note 2": { - "text": "all told, there are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world; aproximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 140 languages are spoken by less than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 839 separate languages" + "text": "all told, there are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world; approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 140 languages are spoken by less than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 839 separate languages" }, "note 3": { "text": "approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140, in Africa, 1,300 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 280 in Europe (2015)" @@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)" } }, + "Maternal mortality rate": { + "text": "216 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "35.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "The international financial crisis of 2008-09 led to the first downturn in global output since 1946 and presented the world with a major new challenge: determining what mix of fiscal and monetary policies to follow to restore growth and jobs, while keeping inflation and debt under control. Financial stabilization and stimulus programs that started in 2009-11, combined with lower tax revenues in 2009-10, required most countries to run large budget deficits. Treasuries issued new public debt - totaling $9.1 trillion since 2008 - to pay for the additional expenditures. To keep interest rates low, most central banks monetized that debt, injecting large sums of money into their economies - between December 2008 and December 2013 the global money supply increased by more than 35%. Governments are now faced with the difficult task of spurring current growth and employment without saddling their economies with so much debt that they sacrifice long-term growth and financial stability. When economic activity picks up, central banks will confront the difficult task of containing inflation without raising interest rates so high they snuff out further growth. ++ ++ Fiscal and monetary data for 2013 are currently available for 180 countries, which together account for 98.5% of World GDP. Of the 180 countries, 82 pursued unequivocally expansionary policies, boosting government spending while also expanding their money supply relatively rapidly - faster than the world average of 3.1%; 28 followed restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, reducing government spending and holding money growth to less than the 3.1% average; and the remaining 70 followed a mix of counterbalancing fiscal and monetary policies, either reducing government spending while accelerating money growth, or boosting spending while curtailing money growth. ++ ++ (For more information, see attached spreadsheet, Fiscal and Monetary Data, 2008-2012.) ++ ++ In 2013, for many countries the drive for fiscal austerity that began in 2011 abated. While 5 out of 6 countries slowed spending in 2012, only 1 in 2 countries slowed spending in 2013. About 1 in 3 countries actually lowered the level of their expenditures. The global growth rate for government expenditures increased from 1.6% in 2012 to 5.1% in 2013, after falling from a 10.1% growth rate in 2011. On the other hand, nearly 2 out of 3 central banks tightened monetary policy in 2013, decelerating the rate of growth of their money supply, compared with only 1 out of 3 in 2012. Roughly 1 of 4 central banks actually withdrew money from circulation, an increase from 1 out of 7 in 2012. Growth of the global money supply, as measured by the narrowly defined M1, slowed from 8.7% in 2009 and 10.4% in 2010 to 5.2% in 2011, 4.6% in 2012, and 3.1% in 2013. Several notable shifts occurred in 2013. By cutting government expenditures and expanding money supplies, the US and Canada moved against the trend in the rest of the world. France reversed course completely. Rather than reducing expenditures and money as it had in 2012, it expanded both. Germany reversed its fiscal policy, sharply expanding federal spending, while continuing to grow the money supply. South Korea shifted monetary policy into high gear, while maintaining a strongly expansionary fiscal policy. Japan, however, continued to pursue austere fiscal and monetary policies. ++ ++ Austere economic policies have significantly affected economic performance. The global budget deficit narrowed to roughly $2.7 trillion in 2012 and $2.1 trillion in 2013, or 3.8% and 2.5% of World GDP, respectively. But growth of the world economy slipped from 5.1% in 2010 and 3.7% in 2011, to just 3.1% in 2012, and 2.9% in 2013. ++ ++ Countries with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies achieved significantly higher rates of growth, higher growth of tax revenues, and greater success reducing the public debt burden than those countries that chose contractionary policies. In 2013, the 82 countries that followed a pro-growth approach achieved a median GDP growth rate of 4.7%, compared to 1.7% for the 28 countries with restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, a difference of 3 percentage points. Among the 82, China grew 7.7%, Philippines 6.8%, Malaysia 4.7%, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 3.6%, Argentina 3.5%, South Korea 2.8%, and Russia 1.3%, while among the 28, Brazil grew 2.3%, Japan 2.0%, South Africa 2.0%, Netherlands -0.8%, Croatia -1.0%, Iran -1.5%, Portugal -1.8%, Greece -3.8%, and Cyprus -8.7%. ++ ++ Faster GDP growth and lower unemployment rates translated into increased tax revenues and a less cumbersome debt burden. Revenues for the 82 expansionary countries grew at a median rate of 10.7%, whereas tax revenues fell at a median rate of 6.8% for the 28 countries that chose austere economic policies. Budget balances improved for about three-quarters of the 28, but, for most, debt grew faster than GDP, and the median level of their public debt as a share of GDP increased 9.1 percentage points, to 59.2%. On the other hand, budget balances deteriorated for most of the 82 pro-growth countries, but GDP growth outpaced increases in debt, and the median level of public debt as a share of GDP increased just 1.9%, to 39.8%. ++ ++ The world recession has suppressed inflation rates - world inflation declined 1.0 percentage point in 2012 to about 4.1% and 0.2 percentage point to 3.9% in 2013. In 2013 the median inflation rate for the 82 pro-growth countries was 1.3 percentage points higher than that for the countries that followed more austere fiscal and monetary policies. Overall, the latter countries also improved their current account balances by shedding imports; as a result, current account balances deteriorated for most of the countries that pursued pro-growth policies. Slow growth of world income continued to hold import demand in check and crude oil prices fell. Consequently, the dollar value of world trade grew just 1.3% in 2013. ++ ++ Beyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long-standing economic challenges. The addition of 80 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, waste-disposal, epidemics, water-shortages, famine, over-fishing of oceans, deforestation, desertification, and depletion of non-renewable resources. The nation-state, as a bedrock economic-political institution, is steadily losing control over international flows of people, goods, services, funds, and technology. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated economic powerhouse, has created economic risks because the participating nations have varying income levels and growth rates, and hence, require a different mix of monetary and fiscal policies. Governments, especially in Western Europe, face the difficult political problem of channeling resources away from welfare programs in order to increase investment and strengthen incentives to seek employment. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries are unable to devote sufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized. The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 accentuated a growing risk to global prosperity - the diversion of resources away from capital investments to counter-terrorism programs. ++ ++ Despite these vexing problems, the world economy also shows great promise. Technology has made possible further advances in a wide range of fields, from agriculture, to medicine, alternative energy, metallurgy, and transportation. Improved global communications have greatly reduced the costs of international trade, helping the world gain from the international division of labor, raise living standards, and reduce income disparities among nations. Much of the resilience of the world economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis resulted from government and central bank leaders around the globe working in concert to stem the financial onslaught, knowing well the lessons of past economic failures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$107.5 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $104.1 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $100.8 trillion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$109.3 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $105.7 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $102.3 trillion (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -331,10 +334,10 @@ "text": "GWP (gross world product): $78.28 trillion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.2% (2013 est.) ++ 3.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.) ++ 3.1% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,100 (2014 est.) ++ $15,800 (2013 est.) ++ $15,500 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$16,400 (2014 est.) ++ $16,000 (2013 est.) ++ $15,700 (2012 est.)", "note": { "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" } @@ -387,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "22.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "42.9% (2009 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (2009)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ "text": "2.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.2% (2007.75 est.)" + "text": "28.2% (2008 est.)" } }, "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { @@ -416,16 +419,16 @@ } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "57.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 57.7% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "world average 4% (2014 est.) ++ developed countries 1.4% (2014 est.) ++ developing countries 5.4% (2014 est.)", + "text": "world average 3.4% (2014 est.) ++ developed countries 1.2% (2013 est.) ++ developing countries 5.3% (2014 est.)", "note": { "text": "the above estimates are weighted averages; inflation in developed countries is 0% to 4% typically, in developing countries, 5% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries and by soft demand due to the world financial crisis (2013 est.)" } @@ -443,7 +446,7 @@ "text": "$59.86 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $54.36 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $56.6 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19.08 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $18.72 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$19.08 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $18.62 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services", @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ } }, "Imports": { - "text": "$18.86 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $18.64 trillion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.86 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $18.36 trillion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services",