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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)"
},
"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 1 November 2020"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens’ liberties and rights cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2008, 2016; last in 2020"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "5.5% (2011 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2011": {
"text": "27.6 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Average household expenditures": {
"on food": {
"text": "37.3% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
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"text": "1% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
}
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "2.8%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "26.8% (1995)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "0.74% of GDP (2023 est.)"
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"text": "$64.728 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "27.5% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "20.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data cover central government debt as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
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},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch list &mdash; update pending (2024)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch list — Algeria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, therefore Algeria was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/algeria/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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"text": "Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%; note - data represent most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)"
"text": "Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%  (2014 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note</strong>: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)"
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 11 November (1975)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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"text": "$17.244 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "65% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "75.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1960 (pre-independence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966"
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"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires approval in two successive Assembly votes with at least two-thirds majority in the final vote; proposals to amend constitutional provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and branches of government, and public services also requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and assent by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2021"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$6.006 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "19.62% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "16.19% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "15.23% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Fon and related 38.4%, Adja and related 15.1%, Yoruba and related 12%, Bariba and related 9.6%, Fulani and related 8.6%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%, Dendi and related 2.9%, other 0.9%, foreigner 1.9% (2013 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "55 languages; French (official); Fon (a Gbe language), Yom (a Gur language) and Yoruba are the most important indigenous languages in the south; half a dozen regionally important languages in the north, including Bariba (once counted as a Gur language) and Fulfulde"
"text": "55 languages; French (official); Fon (a Gbe language), Yom (a Gur language) and Yoruba are the most important indigenous languages in the south; half a dozen regionally important languages in the north, including Bariba and Fulfulde"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 27.7%, Roman Catholic 25.5%, Protestant 13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8% (2013 est.)"
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 August (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990"
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"text": "proposed concurrently by the president of the republic (after a decision in the Council of Ministers) and the National Assembly; consideration of drafts or proposals requires at least three-fourths majority vote of the Assembly membership; passage requires approval in a referendum unless approved by at least four-fifths majority vote of the Assembly membership; constitutional articles affecting territorial sovereignty, the republican form of government, and secularity of Benin cannot be amended; amended 2019"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$2.101 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "54.6% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "49.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
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}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch list — Benin did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period and was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/benin/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>a significant transit and departure country for cocaine shipments in Africa destined for Europe</p>"
}

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous, ratified by referendum 28 February 2005"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic after consultation with the government or by absolute majority support of the membership in both houses of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Senate membership and at least four-fifths majority vote by the National Assembly; the president can opt to submit amendment bills to a referendum; constitutional articles including those on national unity, the secularity of Burundi, its democratic form of government, and its sovereignty cannot be amended; amended 2018 (amendments extended the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, reintroduced the position of prime minister, and reduced the number of&nbsp;vice presidents from 2 to 1)"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew from ICCt in October 2017"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "64.9% (2013 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020": {
"text": "37.5 (2020 est.)"
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"text": "$1.111 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "51.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "48.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 11 August (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted by National Transitional Council 27 June 2023, approved by referendum 17 December, verified by Chad Supreme Court 28 December, promulgated 1 January 2024"
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"text": "previous process: proposed as a revision by the president of the republic after a Council of Ministers (cabinet) decision or by the National Assembly; approval for consideration of a revision requires at least three-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires approval by referendum or at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$2.12 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "52.5% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "52.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
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},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; update pending (2024)&nbsp;"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Chad does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, therefore Chad was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/chad/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "French (official), French Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)"
"text": "French (official), French Lingala and Monokutuba (trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Buku oyo ya bosembo ya Mokili Mobimba Ezali na Makanisi ya Liboso Mpenza. (Lingala)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 25 October 2015"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; passage of presidential proposals requires Supreme Court review followed by approval in a referendum; such proposals may also be submitted directly to Parliament, in which case passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote of both houses in joint session; proposals by Parliament require three-fourths majority vote of both houses in joint session; constitutional articles including those affecting the country&rsquo;s territory, republican form of government, and secularity of the state are not amendable"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "40.9% (2011 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2011": {
"text": "48.9 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "2.1%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "37.1% (2005)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "0.02% of GDP (2023 est.)"
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"text": "$2.628 billion (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "130.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "128.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
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},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; The Republic of the Congo does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government trained law enforcement officials on the anti-trafficking law and issued six decrees to protect Indigenous People from trafficking; however, officials did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts, compared with the previous reporting period, on its anti-trafficking capacity; no investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of traffickers occurred; no reports identified victims for the third consecutive year; the government did not take any proactive measures to address alleged official complicity in trafficking, and the lack of a national anti-trafficking task force hindered overall efforts; therefore, the Republic of the Congo was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2023)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore the Republic of the Congo remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/republic-of-the-congo/"
}
}
}

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba"
"text": "French (official), Lingala (a trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Buku oyo ya bosembo ya Mokili Mobimba Ezali na Makanisi ya Liboso Mpenza. (Lingala)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 30 June (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by either house of Parliament, or by public petition; agreement on the substance of a proposed bill requires absolute majority vote in both houses; passage requires a referendum only if both houses in joint meeting fail to achieve three-fifths majority vote; constitutional articles, including the form of government, universal suffrage, judicial independence, political pluralism, and personal freedoms, cannot be amended; amended 2011"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$6.382 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "15.99% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "18.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "19.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; amendment drafts require approval of at least one third of the membership in either house of Parliament; passage requires absolute majority vote of the Parliament membership; passage of drafts requested by the president for a second reading in Parliament requires two-thirds majority vote of its membership; the president can opt to submit drafts to a referendum, in which case passage requires a simple majority; constitutional articles on Cameroon&rsquo;s unity and territorial integrity and its democratic principles cannot be amended; amended 2008"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2018:</em> Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 71.3%, Maurice KAMTO (MRC) 14.2%, Cabral LIBII (Univers) 6.3%, other 8.2% (2018)"
"text": "<em><br>2018:</em> Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 71.3%, Maurice KAMTO (MRC) 14.2%, Cabral LIBII (Univers) 6.3%, other 8.2%<br><br><em>2011: </em>Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 78.0%, John FRU NDI (SDF) 10.7%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.2%, other 8.1% (2018)"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
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"text": "$7.405 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "36.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; similar to Swahili) (Comorian)"
"text": "Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; similar to Swahili), Comorian"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 98.1% (overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim, small Shia Muslim and Ahmadiyya Muslim populations), ethnic religionist 1.1%, Christian 0.6%, other 0.3% (2020 est.)",
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1975)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1996, 2001; newest adopted 30 July 2018"
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},
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>a referendum held on 30 July 2018 - boycotted by the opposition - overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that allows for 2 consecutive 5-year presidential terms while retaining the rotating presidency within the islands"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016": {
"text": "1.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2013": {
"text": "-4.29% (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change based on consumer prices"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> annual % change based on consumer prices"
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "42.4% (2013 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2014": {
"text": "45.3 (2014 est.)"
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"text": "$228 million (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "32.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Republic Day, 1 December (1958)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest constitution passed by a national referendum on 30 July 2023 and validated by the Constitutional Court on 30 August 2023; note - the new constitution was proposed by President Faustin-Archange Touad&eacute;ra, extended the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, removed term limits, and will allow President Touad&eacute;ra to run again in 2025; opposition parties denounced the changes, claiming they were created to facilitate a \"life precedency\" for Touad&eacute;ra"
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"text": "proposals require support of the government, two thirds of the National Council of Transition, and assent by the \"Mediator of the Central African\" crisis; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the National Council membership; non-amendable constitutional provisions include those on the secular and republican form of government, fundamental rights and freedoms, amendment procedures, or changes to the authorities of various high-level executive, parliamentary, and judicial officials"
}
},
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"text": "civil law system based on the French model"
},
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"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -828,15 +828,9 @@
"text": "$385 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
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"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "52.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "56% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1121,6 +1115,11 @@
"IDPs": {
"text": "490,868 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2023)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch list — The Central African Republic did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period and was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/central-african-republic/"
}
}
}
}

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"text": "Creole (Mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a Portuguese-based Creole language with two main dialects spoken in Cabo Verde and in the Cabo Verdean diaspora worldwide)"
"text": "Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a Portuguese-based creole language with two main dialects)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 72.5%, Protestant 4% (includes Adventist 1.9%, Nazarene 1.8%, Assembly of God 0.2%, God is Love 0.1%), Christian Rationalism 1.7%, Muslim 1.3%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Church of Jesus Christ 1%, other Christian 1.3%, other 1.2%, none 15.6%, no response 0.4% (2021 est.)"
@ -482,6 +482,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1975)"
},
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"text": "civil law system of Portugal"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992"
@ -490,9 +493,6 @@
"text": "proposals require support of at least four fifths of the active National Assembly membership; amendment drafts require sponsorship of at least one third of the active Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; constitutional sections, including those on national independence, form of government, political pluralism, suffrage, and human rights and liberties, cannot be amended; revised 1995, 1999, 2010"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system of Portugal"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -796,15 +796,9 @@
"text": "$619 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
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"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "125.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "127.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 27 June (1977)"
},
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"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "approved by referendum 4 September 1992"
@ -518,9 +521,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; Assembly consideration of proposals requires assent of at least one third of the membership; passage requires a simple majority vote by the Assembly and approval by simple majority vote in a referendum; the president can opt to bypass a referendum if adopted by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of Djibouti, its republican form of government, and its pluralist form of democracy cannot be amended; amended 2006, 2008, 2010"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -804,15 +804,9 @@
"text": "$754 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "31.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "33.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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},
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"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official), English, and French widely understood by educated classes"
"text": "Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by educated classes"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>كتاب حقائق العالم، أفضل مصدر للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
@ -545,6 +545,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)"
},
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"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"
},
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"history": {
"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"
@ -553,9 +556,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one fifth of the House of Representatives members; a decision to accept the proposal requires majority vote by House members; passage of amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote by House members and passage by majority vote in a referendum; articles of reelection of the president and principles of freedom are not amendable unless the amendment \"brings more guarantees;\" amended 2019"
}
},
"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"
},
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"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
"text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for 3 consecutive terms); election last held on 10 to 12 December 2023; next to held in 2029); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Abdel Fattah EL-SISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdel Fattah EL-SISI (independent) 89.6%, Hazam OMAR (Republican People&rsquo;s Party) 4.5%, Farid ZAHRAN (Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4%, Abdel-Samad YAMAMA 1.9%"
"text": "<em><br>2023:</em> Abdel Fattah EL-SISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdel Fattah EL-SISI (independent) 89.6%, Hazam OMAR (Republican People’s Party) 4.5%, Farid ZAHRAN (Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4%, Abdel-Samad YAMAMA 1.9%<br><br><em>2018:</em> Abdelfattah ELSISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdelfattah ELSISI (independent) 97.1%, Moussa Mostafa MOUSSA (El Ghad Party) 2.9%; note - more than 7% of ballots cast were deemed invalid"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -874,16 +874,10 @@
"text": "$100.318 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-8.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "103% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "96.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data cover central 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 intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental 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"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 12 October (1968)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed system of civil and customary law"
},
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"history": {
"text": "previous 1968, 1973, 1982; approved by referendum 17 November 1991"
@ -486,9 +489,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by three fourths of the membership in either house of the National Assembly; passage requires three-fourths majority vote by both houses of the Assembly and approval in a referendum if requested by the president; amended several times, last in 2012"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed system of civil and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 November 2022 (next to be held in 2029); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president; President OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2022: </em>OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 95%, other 6.1%<br><br><em>2016: </em>OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.5%, other 6.5%"
"text": "<em><br>2022: </em>OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 95%, other 6.1%<br><br><em>2016: </em>OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.5%, other 6.5%"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -733,9 +733,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "44% (2011 est.)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2019": {
"text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)"
@ -755,15 +752,9 @@
"text": "$2.535 billion (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "37.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1087,7 +1078,7 @@
"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "<p>Tier 3 — update pending (2024)</p>"
"text": "<p>Tier 2 Watch List — Equatorial Guinea does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but it is making significant efforts to do so and was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/equatorial-guinea/</p>"
}
}
}

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 24 May (1991)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "ratified by the Constituent Assembly 23 May 1997 (never implemented)"
@ -502,9 +505,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of Eritrea or by assent of at least one half of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least an initial three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and, after one year, final passage by at least four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -753,9 +753,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "50% (2004 est.)"
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$633 million (2018 est.)"
@ -764,15 +761,9 @@
"text": "$549 million (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "131.2% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "132.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Oromo (official working language of Oromia Regional State) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of Somali Regional State) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of Tigray Regional State) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of Afar Regional State) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English <br><br><strong>note:</strong> Sidama is an official working language of Sidama Regional State (2007 est.)"
"text": "Oromo (official regional working language) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official regional working language) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official regional working language) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official regional working language) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (2007 est.)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Kitaaba Addunyaa Waan Qabataamaatiif - Kan Madda Odeeffannoo bu’uraawaatiif baay’ee barbaachisaa ta’e. (Oromo)<br><br>የአለም እውነታ መጽሐፍ፣ ለመሠረታዊ መረጃ እጅግ አስፈላጊ የሆነ ምንጭ። (Amharic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995"
@ -573,9 +576,6 @@
"text": "proposals submitted for discussion require two-thirds majority approval in either house of Parliament or majority approval of one-third of the State Councils; passage of amendments other than constitutional articles on fundamental rights and freedoms and the initiation and amendment of the constitution requires two-thirds majority vote in a joint session of Parliament and majority vote by two thirds of the State Councils; passage of amendments affecting rights and freedoms and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote in each house of Parliament and majority vote by all the State Councils"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -893,19 +893,10 @@
"text": "$13.979 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "31.45% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "32.53% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "30.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 18 February (1965)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1965 (Independence Act), 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; note - in early 2018, the \"Constitutional Review Commission,\" was established to draft&nbsp; and assist in instituting a new constitution; a second draft completed in March 2020 was rejected by the National Assembly in September; the president announced in January 2022 government plans to draft a new constitution&nbsp;"
@ -529,9 +532,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the Assembly membership in each of several readings and approval by the president of the republic; a referendum is required for amendments affecting national sovereignty, fundamental rights and freedoms, government structures and authorities, taxation, and public funding; passage by referendum requires participation of at least 50% of eligible voters and approval by at least 75% of votes cast; amended 2001, 2004, 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -823,15 +823,9 @@
"text": "$353 million (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "88% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "82.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991"
@ -506,9 +509,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the Council of Ministers, or by one third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation, at least two-thirds majority vote of two thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session, and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon&rsquo;s democratic form of government cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2023 (presidential term reduced to 5 years and election reduced to a single vote)"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties": {
"text": "Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG <br>Restoration of Republican Values or RV<br>The Democrats or LD ",
"text": "Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG <br>Restoration of Republican Values or RV<br>The Democrats or LD",
"note": "Paul Mba Abessole"
},
"International organization participation": {
@ -816,15 +816,9 @@
"text": "$2.937 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "62.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "64.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1181,7 +1175,7 @@
"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; Gabon does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials increased funding and capacity at an NGO-run shelter for victims, and also increased prosecutions and convictions of alleged traffickers; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts, compared to the previous year, to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; authorities did not report any referrals of victims to services and did not report efforts to identify, protect, or provide justice for adult victims&mdash;potential efforts that have been inadequate for several years; for the fourth consecutive year, the government did not adopt its anti-trafficking National Action Plan and lacked inter-ministerial coordination; officials did not report investigating allegations of judicial corruption related to trafficking crimes; therefore, Gabon remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2023)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Gabon does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, but the government has devoted sufficient resources to a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute significant efforts to meet the minimum standards; therefore, Gabon was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 and remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/gabon/"
}
}
}

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 6 March (1957)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993"
@ -544,9 +547,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; consideration requires prior referral to the Council of State, a body of prominent citizens who advise the president of the republic; passage of amendments to \"entrenched\" constitutional articles (including those on national sovereignty, fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and authorities of the branches of government, and amendment procedures) requires approval in a referendum by at least 40% participation of eligible voters and at least 75% of votes cast, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote in Parliament, and assent of the president; amendments to non-entrenched articles do not require referenda; amended 1996"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
"text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 December 2020 (next to be held on 7 December 2024); the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2020:</em> Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 51.3%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 47.4%, other 1.3% (2020)"
"text": "<em><br>2020:</em> Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 51.3%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 47.4%, other 1.3%<br><br><em>2016:</em> Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 53.7%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 44.5%, other 1.8%  (2020)"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -859,15 +859,9 @@
"text": "$14.062 billion (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "71.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "73.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 2 October (1958)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1958, 1990; 2010 and a referendum in 2020, which was suspended on 5 September 2021 via a coup d&rsquo;etat; on 27 September, the Transitional Charter was released, which supersedes the constitution until a new constitution is promulgated"
@ -544,9 +547,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic; consideration of proposals requires approval by simple majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires approval in referendum; the president can opt to submit amendments directly to the Assembly, in which case approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote; revised in 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -607,8 +607,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties": {
"text": "African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARN <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA <br>Bloc Liberal or BL <br>Citizen Generation or GECI <br>Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC <br>Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR <br>Democratic National Movement or MND<br>Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP <br>Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG <br>Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG <br>Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG <br>Front for the National Alliance or FAN <br>Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP <br>Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE <br>Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD <br>Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD <br>Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD <br>Guinean Rally for Development or RGD <br>Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD <br>Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR <br>Modern Guinea <br>Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD <br>National Committee for Reconciliation and Development <br>National Front for Development or FND <br>National Union for Prosperity or UNP <br>National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN <br>New Democratic Forces or NFD <br>New Generation for the Republic or NGR <br>New Guinea or NG <br>New Political Generation or NGP <br>Party for Progress and Change or PPC <br>Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT <br>Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES <br>Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP <br>Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN <br>Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD <br>Rally for the Guinean People or RPG <br>Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG <br>Rally for the Republic or RPR <br>Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG<br>Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR <br>Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR <br>Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG <br>Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG <br>Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG <br>Union of Republican Forces or UFR <br>Unity and Progress Party or PUP",
"note": "<h3>\n<br><br>\n</h3>"
"text": "African Congress for Democracy and Renewal or CADRE <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARN <br>Alliance for National Renewal or ARENA <br>Bloc Liberal or BL <br>Citizen Generation or GECI <br>Citizen Party for the Defense of Collective Interests or PCDIC <br>Democratic Alliance for Renewal or ADR <br>Democratic National Movement or MND<br>Democratic Union for Renewal and Progress or UDRP <br>Democratic Union of Guinea or UDG <br>Democratic People's Movement of Guinea or MPDG <br>Democratic Workers' Party of Guinea or PDTG <br>Front for the National Alliance or FAN <br>Generation for Reconciliation Union and Prosperity or GRUP <br>Guinea for Democracy and Balance or GDE <br>Guinean Party for Peaceful Coexistence and Development or PGCD <br>Guinean Party for Solidarity and Democracy or PGSD <br>Guinean Union for Democracy and Development or UGDD <br>Guinean Rally for Development or RGD <br>Guinean Rally for Unity and Development or RGUD <br>Guinean Renaissance Party or PGR <br>Modern Guinea <br>Movement for Solidarity and Development or MSD <br>National Committee for Reconciliation and Development <br>National Front for Development or FND <br>National Union for Prosperity or UNP <br>National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN <br>New Democratic Forces or NFD <br>New Generation for the Republic or NGR <br>New Guinea or NG <br>New Political Generation or NGP <br>Party for Progress and Change or PPC <br>Party of Citizen Action through Labor or PACT <br>Party of Democrats for Hope or PADES <br>Party of Freedom and Progress or PLP <br>Party of Hope for National Development or PEDN <br>Rally for Renaissance and Development or RRD <br>Rally for the Guinean People or RPG <br>Rally for the Integrated Development of Guinea or RDIG <br>Rally for the Republic or RPR <br>Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG<br>Union for Progress and Renewal or UPR <br>Union for the Defense of Republican Interests or UDIR <br>Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG <br>Union of Democratic Forces or UFD a or UFDG <br>Union of Democrats for the Renaissance of Guinea or UDRG <br>Union of Republican Forces or UFR <br>Unity and Progress Party or PUP"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ACP, AfDB, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@ -843,15 +842,9 @@
"text": "$2.014 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "37.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)"
},
"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016"
@ -560,9 +563,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of drafts or proposals requires an absolute majority vote by the parliamentary membership; passage of amendments affecting presidential elections, presidential term of office and vacancies, and amendment procedures requires approval by absolute majority in a referendum; passage of other proposals by the president requires at least four-fifths majority vote by Parliament; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of the state and its republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2020"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -873,15 +873,9 @@
"text": "$10.145 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "47% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "47% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1227,7 +1221,7 @@
"text": "approximately 25,000 active troops (23,000 Army, including about 2,000 Special Forces; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force); 5-10,000 Gendarmerie (2023)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or second-hand equipment, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; Cote d'Ivoire was under a partial UN arms embargo from 2004 to 2016; in recent years it has received limited amounts of mostly second-hand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, and France (2023)"
"text": "the inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or second-hand equipment, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; Cote d'Ivoire was under a partial UN arms embargo from 2004 to 2016; in recent years it has received some new and second-hand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-26 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is reportedly not enforced (2023)"

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963); note - Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963) marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in the new Supreme Court established by the new constitution"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "current constitution passed by referendum on 4 August 2010"
@ -550,9 +553,6 @@
"text": "amendments can be proposed by either house of Parliament or by petition of at least one million eligible voters; passage of amendments by Parliament requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses in each of two readings, approval in a referendum by majority of votes cast by at least 20% of eligible voters in at least one half of Kenya&rsquo;s counties, and approval by the president; passage of amendments introduced by petition requires approval by a majority of county assemblies, approval by majority vote of both houses, and approval by the president"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in the new Supreme Court established by the new constitution"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -868,15 +868,9 @@
"text": "$24.271 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "54.2% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "53.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Kpelle 20.2%, Bassa 13.6%, Grebo 9.9%, Gio 7.9%, Mano 7.2%, Kru 5.5%, Lorma 4.8%, Krahn 4.5%, Kissi, 4.3%, Mandingo 4.2%, Vai 3.8%, Gola 3.8%, Gbandi 2.9%, Mende 1.7%, Sapo 1%, Belle 0.7%, Dey 0.3%, other Liberian ethnic group 0.4%, other African 3%, non-African 0.2% (2022 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "English 20% (official) and 27 indigenous languages, including Liberian English (encompassing several varieties of English spoken by Liberians)"
"text": "English 20% (official) and 27 indigenous languages, including Liberian English variants"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Christian 84.9%, Muslim 12%, Traditional 0.5%, other 0.1%, none 2.6% (2022 est.)"
@ -510,6 +510,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1847)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common law, based on Anglo-American law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revision adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986"
@ -518,9 +521,6 @@
"text": "proposed by agreement of at least two thirds of both National Assembly houses or by petition of at least 10,000 citizens; passage requires at least two-thirds majority approval of both houses and approval in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of registered voters; amended 2011, 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common law, based on Anglo-American law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Joseph BOAKAI (since 22 January 2024)&nbsp;"
"text": "President Joseph BOAKAI (since 22 January 2024)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Joseph BOAKAI (since 22 January 2024)"
@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 October 2023 with a runoff on 14 November 2023 (next to be held in October 2029) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2023:</em> Joseph BOAKAI elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - George WEAH (CDC) 43.8%, Joseph BOAKAI (UP) 43.4%, Edward APPLETON (GDM) 2.2%, Lusinee KAMARA (ALCOP) 2%, Alexander B. CUMMINGS, Jr. (CPP) 1.6%, Tiawan Saye GONGLOE (LPP) 1.4%, other 5.6%; percentage of vote in second round - Joseph BOAKAI 50.6%, George WEAH 49.4%"
"text": "<em><br>2023:</em> Joseph BOAKAI elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - George WEAH (CDC) 43.8%, Joseph BOAKAI (UP) 43.4%, Edward APPLETON (GDM) 2.2%, Lusinee KAMARA (ALCOP) 2%, Alexander B. CUMMINGS, Jr. (CPP) 1.6%, Tiawan Saye GONGLOE (LPP) 1.4%, other 5.6%; percentage of vote in second round - Joseph BOAKAI 50.6%, George WEAH 49.4%<br><br><em>2017:</em> George WEAH elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - George WEAH (Coalition for Democratic Change) 38.4%, Joseph BOAKAI (UP) 28.8%, Charles BRUMSKINE (LP) 9.6%, Prince JOHNSON (MDR) 8.2%, Alexander B. CUMMINGS (ANC) 7.2%, other 7.8%; percentage of vote in second round - George WEAH 61.5%, Joseph BOAKAI 38.5%"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -808,21 +808,11 @@
"text": "$6 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "34.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "12.46% (of GDP) (2013 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government tax revenue as a % of GDP"
},
"Current account balance": {
"Current account balance 2022": {
"text": "$64.806 million (2022 est.)"
@ -1126,6 +1116,11 @@
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Liberia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/liberia/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>not a significant transit country for illicit narcotics bound for the United States or Europe; not a key producer of illicit drugs; proximity to major drug transit routes contribute to trafficking cocaine and heroin, to and through Liberia and other West African countries; local drug use involves locally grown cannabis, heroin (mostly smoked), cocaine (snorted), and more recently kush (Cannabis Indic’s type flower), mixed with different substances including heroin or synthetic DMT</p>"
}

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"text": "Sotho 99.7%, other 0.3% (includes Kwena, Nguni (Hlubi and Phuthi), Zulu)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Phuthi, Xhosa, Zulu"
"text": "Sesotho (official), English (official), Phuthi, Xhosa, Zulu"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 47.8% (Pentecostal 23.1%, Lesotho Evangelical 17.3%, Anglican 7.4%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, other Christian 9.1%, non-Christian 1.4%, none 2.3% (2014 est.)"
@ -519,6 +519,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 4 October (1966)"
},
"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version)"
@ -527,9 +530,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, including fundamental rights and freedoms, sovereignty of the kingdom, the office of the king, and powers of Parliament, requires a majority vote by the National Assembly, approval by the Senate, approval in a referendum by a majority of qualified voters, and assent of the king; passage of amendments other than those specified provisions requires at least a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2011"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -824,19 +824,10 @@
"text": "$1.21 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "2.99% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "32.17% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "32.84% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1951, 1977; in July 2017, the Constitutional Assembly completed and approved a draft of a new permanent constitution; in September 2018, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional referendum law in a session with contested reports of the quorum needed to pass the vote and submitted it to the High National Elections Commission in December to begin preparations for a constitutional referendum"
@ -495,9 +498,6 @@
"text": "note - in early March 2023, the High Council of State voted for a constitutional amendment to provide a groundwork for elections"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "<p><strong>note:</strong> about one third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line</p>"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "0% of GDP (2022 est.)"
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"text": "$37.475 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-25.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "4.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "7.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 26 June (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010"
@ -537,9 +540,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic in consultation with the cabinet or supported by a least two thirds of both the Senate and National Assembly membership; passage requires at least three-fourths approval of both the Senate and National Assembly and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles, including the form and powers of government, the sovereignty of the state, and the autonomy of Madagascar&rsquo;s collectivities, cannot be amended"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -792,22 +792,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "70.7% (2012 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2012": {
"text": "42.6 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "2.2%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "34.7% (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "2.37% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -828,15 +812,9 @@
"text": "$2.09 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "36% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "38.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
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"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; Madagascar does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials identified and provided services to more victims, launched an updated National Action Plan, took steps to reduce the demand for child sex tourism, and worked with an international organization to monitor Malagasy migrant workers&rsquo; conditions in Jordan; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts, compared with the previous year, to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; officials investigated fewer trafficking cases and did not report any prosecutions or convictions of suspected traffickers for the second consecutive year; the government did not hold complicit officials accountable nor investigate reports of officials facilitating child sex trafficking within Madagascar or labor trafficking of Malagasy workers abroad; for the third consecutive year, the government did not disburse funds to the National Office to Combat Human Trafficking, hindering nationwide progress and coordination; efforts to address internal crimes, including domestic servitude, forced begging, and child sex trafficking, remained inadequate, and officials continued to conflate human trafficking with other crimes including gender-based violence and sexual exploitation; therefore, Madagascar remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2023)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government has devoted sufficient resources to a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute significant efforts to meet the minimum standards; therefore, Madagascar was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 and remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/madagascar/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1964); note - also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1953 (pre-independence), 1964, 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995"
@ -557,9 +560,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty and territory of the state, fundamental constitutional principles, human rights, voting rights, and the judiciary, requires majority approval in a referendum and majority approval by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2017"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -848,19 +848,10 @@
"text": "$2.129 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "52.63% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "44.89% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "41.7% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 22 September (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Constitutional Court"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 13 October 2022 and submitted to Transition President Assimi GOITA; final draft completed 1 March 2023; approved by&nbsp;referendum 18 June 2023; validated by Constitutional Court 22 July 2023; note - the new constitution includes provisions for expansion of presidential and military powers and creation of a \"senate\""
@ -564,9 +567,6 @@
"text": "procedure for amending the 2023 constitution NA"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Constitutional Court"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -867,15 +867,9 @@
"text": "$3.467 billion (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "35.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "36% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy); note - the proportion of Tamazight speakers is disputed"
"text": "Arabic (official), Tamazight languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>كتاب ديال لحقائق متاع العالم، احسن مصدر متاع المعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the proportion of Tamazight speakers is disputed"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, &lt;0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 3,000-3,500 (2020 est.)",
@ -554,6 +555,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"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 existing constitution"
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"text": "proposed by the king, by the prime minister, or by members in either chamber of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; the king can opt to submit self-initiated proposals directly to a referendum"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "4.8% (2013 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2013": {
"text": "39.5 (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality"
},
"Average household expenditures": {
"on food": {
"text": "33.9% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
@ -850,15 +841,6 @@
"text": "1.4% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
}
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "2.7%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "31.9% (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "8.6% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -879,15 +861,9 @@
"text": "$35.591 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "65.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "64.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968"
@ -493,9 +496,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, citizenship, or the branches of government, requires approval in a referendum by at least three-fourths majority of voters followed by a unanimous vote by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2016"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$3.675 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "57.96% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "55.38% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "56.16% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French; note - the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the Modern Standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Tamazight words, is referred to as Hassaniya"
"text": "Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from Modern Standard Arabic; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Tamazight words, is referred to as Hassaniya"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim (official) 100%"
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991"
@ -561,9 +565,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of amendments by Parliament requires approval of at least one third of the membership; a referendum is held only if the amendment is approved by two-thirds majority vote; passage by referendum requires simple majority vote by eligible voters; passage of amendments proposed by the president can bypass a referendum if approved by at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament; amended 2006, 2012, 2017"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -857,15 +858,9 @@
"text": "$1.407 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "96.6% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "100% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 25 June (1975)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004"
@ -550,9 +553,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the Assembly of the Republic membership; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, including the independence and sovereignty of the state, the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, and universal suffrage, requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and approval in a referendum; referenda not required for passage of other amendments; amended 2007, 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -854,19 +854,10 @@
"text": "$4.591 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "78.62% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "84.16% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "101.39% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Hausa, Zarma, French (official), Fufulde, Tamashek, Kanuri, Gurmancema, Tagdal<br><br><strong>note:</strong> represents the most-spoken languages; Niger has 10 national languages: Arabic, Buduma, Fulfuldé, Guimancema, Hausa, Kanuri, Sonay-Zarma, Tamajaq, Tassawaq, and Tubu"
"text": "Hausa, Zarma, French (official), Fufulde, Tamashek, Kanuri, Gurmancema, Tagdal",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> represents the most-spoken languages; Niger has 10 national languages: Arabic, Buduma, Fulfuldé, Guimancema, Hausa, Kanuri, Sonay-Zarma, Tamajaq, Tassawaq, and Tubu"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 95.5%, ethnic religionist 4.1%, Christian 0.3%, agnostics and other 0.1% (2020 est.)"
@ -545,6 +546,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "note - following the 26 July 2023 military coup, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland assumed control of all government institutions and rules by decree; formerly, mixed legal system of civil law, based on French civil law, Islamic law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010"
@ -554,9 +558,6 @@
},
"note": "<strong>Note: </strong>on 26 July 2023, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, a military junta which took control of Niger's government, dissolved the country's constitution"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "note - following the 26 July 2023 military coup, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland assumed control of all government institutions and rules by decree; formerly, mixed legal system of civil law, based on French civil law, Islamic law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -859,15 +860,9 @@
"text": "$2.785 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "45.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "45.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 May 1999, effective 29 May 1999"
@ -549,9 +552,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses and approval by the Houses of Assembly of at least two thirds of the states; amendments to constitutional articles on the creation of a new state, fundamental constitutional rights, or constitution-amending procedures requires at least four-fifths majority vote by both houses of the National Assembly and approval by the Houses of Assembly in at least two thirds of the states; passage of amendments limited to the creation of a new state require at least two-thirds majority vote by the proposing National Assembly house and approval by the Houses of Assembly in two thirds of the states; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -869,15 +869,9 @@
"text": "$59.868 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "21.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "19.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"note": "Note: in mid-2022, the Government of South Sudan inaugurated an Ad-hoc Judiciary Committee, a 12-member body led by two eminent jurists, which is charged with reviewing relevant laws, advising on judicial reform and restructuring of the judiciary"
},
"Political parties": {
"text": "<p>Democratic Change or DC<br>Democratic Forum or DF<br>Labour Party or LPSS [Federico Awi VUNI]<br>South Sudan Opposition Alliance or SSOA [Hussein ABDELBAGI Ayii]<br>Sudan African National Union or SANU [Toby MADOUT]<br>Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit]<br>Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO [Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon]<br>United Democratic Salvation Front or UDSF    <br>United South Sudan African Party or USSAP [Louis Pasquale ALEU, Secretary]<br>United South Sudan Party or USSP [Paulino LUKUDU Obede]</p>"
"text": "<p>Democratic Change or DC<br>Democratic Forum or DF<br>Labour Party or LPSS<br>South Sudan Opposition Alliance or SSOA<br>Sudan African National Union or SANU<br>Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM<br>Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO<br>United Democratic Salvation Front or UDSF    <br>United South Sudan African Party or USSAP<br>United South Sudan Party or USSP</p>"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "AU, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO"
@ -679,14 +679,15 @@
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
"total": {
"text": "21% (2021 est.)"
"text": "18.3% (2023 est.)"
},
"male": {
"text": "21.8%"
"text": "19.4% (2023 est.)"
},
"female": {
"text": "20.2%"
}
"text": "17.2% (2023 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "82.3% (2016 est.)",
@ -713,10 +714,7 @@
"Remittances 2014": {
"text": "0.01% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"Remittances 2013": {
"text": "0% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities"
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
@ -726,15 +724,9 @@
"text": "$1.938 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (FY2017/18 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "62.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "86.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 24 September (1973)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "promulgated 16 May 1984; note - constitution suspended following military coup April 2012, restored 2014; note - in May 2020, President EMBALO established a commission to draft a revised constitution"
@ -515,9 +518,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National People&rsquo;s Assembly if supported by at least one third of its members, by the Council of State (a presidential consultant body), or by the government; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended 1991, 1993, 1996"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -584,9 +584,7 @@
"text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "none; note - Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC"
}
"text": "none<br><br><strong>Note: </strong> Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
@ -781,15 +779,9 @@
"text": "$278 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "53.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "57.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1082,7 +1074,7 @@
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 3 &mdash; update pending (2024)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — The Government of Guinea-Bissau does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so, therefore Guinea-Bissau was upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/guinea-bissau/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) &lt;0.1, English (official) &lt;0.1, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) &lt;0.1, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)"
"text": "Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) &lt;0.1%, English (official) &lt;0.1%, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) &lt;0.1%, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Inkoranya nzimbuzi y'isi, isoko fatizo y'amakuru y'ibanze. (Kinyarwanda)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)"
},
"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003"
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"text": "proposed by the president of the republic (with Council of Ministers approval) or by two-thirds majority vote of both houses of Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote in both houses; changes to constitutional articles on national sovereignty, the presidential term, the form and system of government, and political pluralism also require approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); note - a constitutional amendment approved in December 2016 reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years but included an exception that allowed President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 4 August 2017 (next to be held on 15 July 2024); prime minister appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2024: </em>Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 99.2%, Frank HABINEZA (DGPR) 0.50%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent) 0.32%<br><br><em>2017:</em> Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 98.8%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent), other 1.2%<br><br> <p> </p>"
"text": "<em><br>2024: </em>Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 99.2%, Frank HABINEZA (DGPR) 0.50%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent) 0.32%<br><br><em>2017:</em> Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 98.8%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent), other 1.2%<br><br> <p> </p>"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -844,15 +844,9 @@
"text": "$2.919 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "40.5% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "37.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993"
@ -489,9 +492,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting the country&rsquo;s sovereignty, symbols and languages, the supremacy of the constitution, fundamental rights and freedoms, amendment procedures, and dissolution of the Assembly also requires approval by at least 60% of voters in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -775,19 +775,10 @@
"text": "$586 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "63.6% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "69.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2015": {
"text": "60.91% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2%; note - data represent language spoken most often at home (2018 est.)"
"text": "isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3%, isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8%, Afrikaans (official) 12.2%, Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1%, Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1%, English (official) 8.1%, Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6%, siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8%, Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2% (2018 est.)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>Die Wereld Feite Boek, n’ onontbeerlike bron vir basiese informasie. (Afrikaans)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)"
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent language spoken most often at home"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Christian 85.3%, African traditional 7.8%, Muslim 1.6%, Hindu 1.1%, other 1.3%, none 2.9% (2022 est.)"
@ -541,6 +542,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved by the Constitutional Court 4 December 1996, effective 4 February 1997"
@ -549,9 +553,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly of Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional sections on human rights and freedoms, non-racism and non-sexism, supremacy of the constitution, suffrage, the multi-party system of democratic government, and amendment procedures requires at least 75% majority vote of the Assembly, approval by at least six of the nine provinces represented in the National Council of Provinces, and assent of the president of the republic; passage of amendments affecting the Bill of Rights, and those related to provincial boundaries, powers, and authorities requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, approval by at least six of the nine provinces represented in the National Council, and assent of the president; amended many times, last in 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -870,19 +871,10 @@
"text": "$121.204 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "76.55% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "73.94% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "75.65% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 4 April (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Council"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1959 (pre-independence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001"
@ -556,9 +559,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic&nbsp;or by the National Assembly; passage requires Assembly approval and approval in a referendum; the president can bypass a referendum and submit an amendment directly to the Assembly, which requires at least three-fifths majority vote; the republican form of government is not amendable; amended several times, last in 2019"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Council"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -821,9 +821,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "46.7% (2011 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021": {
"text": "36.2 (2021 est.)"
@ -859,15 +856,9 @@
"text": "$5.662 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "48.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "47.8% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "fish, shellfish, iron alloys, glass working machines, corn (2022)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> top five export commodities based on value in dollars"
},
"Imports": {
"Imports 2010": {
"text": "$20.53 million (2010)"
}
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "UK 44%, South Africa 25%, US 21%, Czechia 4%, Namibia 2% (2022)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> top five import partners based on percentage share of imports"
@ -513,22 +508,22 @@
},
"Exchange rates": {
"Currency": {
"text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar -"
"text": "Saint Helena pounds (SHP) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "0.7836 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "0.805 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "0.6542 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "0.811 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "0.6542 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "0.727 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "0.607 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "0.78 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "0.6391 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "0.783 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"text": "Temne 35.4%, Mende 30.8%, Limba 8.8%, Kono 4.3%, Korankoh 4%, Fullah 3.8%, Mandingo 2.8%, Loko 2%, Sherbro 1.9%, Creole 1.2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), other 5% (2019 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)"
"text": "English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves; a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim 77.1%, Christian 22.9% (2019 est.)"
@ -522,6 +522,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1961)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest effective 1 October 1991"
@ -530,9 +533,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in two successive readings and assent of the president of the republic; passage of amendments affecting fundamental rights and freedoms and many other constitutional sections also requires approval in a referendum with participation of at least one half of qualified voters and at least two thirds of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2016"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -813,15 +813,9 @@
"text": "$867 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "63.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "54.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, adopted 1 August 2012 (provisional)"
@ -506,9 +509,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the federal government, by members of the state governments, the Federal Parliament, or by public petition; proposals require review by a joint committee of Parliament with inclusion of public comments and state legislatures&rsquo; comments; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Parliament and approval by a majority of votes cast in a referendum; constitutional clauses on Islamic principles, the federal system, human rights and freedoms, powers and authorities of the government branches, and inclusion of women in national institutions cannot be amended; amended 2024"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties": {
"text": "<p>Cosmopolitan Democratic Party<br>Green Party<br>Himilo Qaran Party<br>Ilays Party<br>Justice and Reconciliation Party<br>National Progressive Party<br>Peace and Unity Party<br>Qaransoor Party<br>Qiimo Qaran Party<br>Security and Justice Party<br>Social Justice Party<br>Somali Labour Party<br>Somali Republic Party<br>Somali Social Unity Party or SSUP<br>Union for Peace and Development Party or PDP<br>Wadajir Party</p> <p><br><br><br></p>",
"text": "<p>Cosmopolitan Democratic Party<br>Green Party<br>Himilo Qaran Party<br>Ilays Party<br>Justice and Reconciliation Party<br>National Progressive Party<br>Peace and Unity Party<br>Qaransoor Party<br>Qiimo Qaran Party<br>Security and Justice Party<br>Social Justice Party<br>Somali Labour Party<br>Somali Republic Party<br>Somali Social Unity Party or SSUP<br>Union for Peace and Development Party or PDP<br>Wadajir Party</p>",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in 2017 an independent electoral commission (the NIEC) was inaugurated with a mandate to oversee the process of registration of political parties in the country; as of 2021, the NIEC had registered a total of 110 parties"
},
"International organization participation": {
@ -777,15 +777,9 @@
"text": "$151.1 million (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.1% (of GDP) (2014 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "76.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2014": {
"text": "93% of GDP (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -803,9 +797,6 @@
"Exports": {
"Exports 2014": {
"text": "$819 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports 2013": {
"text": "$779 million (2013 est.)"
}
},
"Exports - partners": {
@ -857,9 +848,6 @@
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "20,230.929 (2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "19,283.8 (2013 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1956)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law; note - in mid-July 2020, Sudan amended 15 provisions of its 1991 penal code"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1973, 1998, 2005 (interim constitution, which was suspended in April 2019); latest initial draft completed by Transitional Military Council in May 2019; revised draft known as the \"Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period,\" or &ldquo;2019 Constitutional Declaration&rdquo; was signed by the Council and opposition coalition on 4 August 2019"
@ -538,9 +541,6 @@
"text": "amended 2020 to incorporate the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan; the military suspended several provisions of the Constitutional Declaration in October 2021"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law; note - in mid-July 2020, Sudan amended 15 provisions of its 1991 penal code"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008"
},
@ -793,9 +793,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "46.5% (2009 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2014": {
"text": "34.2 (2014 est.)"
@ -831,15 +828,9 @@
"text": "$8.277 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-10.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "121.6% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "99.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Togo has an estimated 37 ethnic groups"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)"
"text": "French (official, language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (in the north)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Christian 42.3%, folk religion 36.9%, Muslim 14%, Hindu &lt;1%, Buddhist &lt;1%, Jewish &lt;1%, other &lt;1%, none 6.2% (2020 est.)"
@ -536,6 +536,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1960)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "customary law system"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992"
@ -544,9 +547,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007, last in 2023&nbsp;"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "customary law system"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -848,15 +848,9 @@
"text": "$1.158 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "75.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "81.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Mestico, Angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), Forros (descendants of freed slaves), Servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), Tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese), Asians (mostly Chinese)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; other Portuguese-based Creoles are also spoken (2012 est.)"
"text": "Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4%; other Portuguese-based Creoles are also spoken (2012 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> shares of language sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)"
@ -508,6 +509,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1975)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on the Portuguese model and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "approved 5 November 1975"
@ -516,9 +520,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the Assembly can propose to the president of the republic that an amendment be submitted to a referendum; revised several times, last in 2006"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on the Portuguese model and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -628,7 +629,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economic overview": {
"text": "ower middle-income Central African island economy; falling cocoa production due to drought and mismanagement; joint oil venture with Nigeria; government owns 90% of land; high debt, partly from fuel subsidies; tourism gutted by COVID-19"
"text": "lower middle-income Central African island economy; falling cocoa production due to drought and mismanagement; joint oil venture with Nigeria; government owns 90% of land; high debt, partly from fuel subsidies; tourism gutted by COVID-19"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": {
@ -791,15 +792,9 @@
"text": "$102 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "88.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "93.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight; note - despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two thirds of the population"
"text": "Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Tamazight"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>كتاب حقائق العالم، أحسن كتاب تتعلم به المعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two thirds of the population"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Muslim (official; Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) &lt;1%"
@ -509,6 +510,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "<p>several previous; latest - draft published by the president 30 June 2022, approved by referendum 25 July 2022, and adopted 27 July 2022</p>"
@ -517,9 +521,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -835,15 +836,9 @@
"text": "$12.375 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "70.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "62.3% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages; note - Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages"
"text": "Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic, many local languages"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>The World Factbook, Chanzo cha Lazima Kuhusu Habari ya Msingi. (Kiswahili)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
@ -567,6 +567,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; note - drafting of a new constitution by the National Assembly in 2014 had stalled, and not until 2021, when President HASSAN expressed the need for broad government reform was there a renewed mandate for a new constitution; a task force drafted and submitted a report in October 2202 with broad government reform recommendations, including a six-pronged approach to a new constitution; the president as recently as mid-2023 reaffirmed her commitment to a new constitution; Tanzania's political opposition in early 2024, called for protests rallying countrywide support for action on this issue"
@ -575,9 +578,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional articles including those on sovereignty of the United Republic, the authorities and powers of the government, the president, the Assembly, and the High Court requires two-thirds majority vote of the mainland Assembly membership and of the Zanzibar House of Representatives membership; House of Representatives approval of other amendments is not required; amended several times, last in 2017"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -884,15 +884,9 @@
"text": "$10.017 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "37% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "38% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Baganda 16.5%, Banyankole 9.6%, Basoga 8.8%, Bakiga 7.1%, Iteso 7%, Langi 6.3%, Bagisu 4.9%, Acholi 4.4%, Lugbara 3.3%, other 32.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "English (official language, taught in schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic"
"text": "English (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13.7%, other 1.6%, none 0.2% (2014 est.)"
@ -524,6 +524,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 9 October (1962)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995"
@ -532,9 +535,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership in the second and third readings; proposals affecting \"entrenched clauses,\" including the sovereignty of the people, supremacy of the constitution, human rights and freedoms, the democratic and multiparty form of government, presidential term of office, independence of the judiciary, and the institutions of traditional or cultural leaders, also requires passage by referendum, ratification by at least two-thirds majority vote of district council members in at least two thirds of Uganda's districts, and assent of the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -846,19 +846,10 @@
"text": "$6.896 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "53.89% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "51.3% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "44.19% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1172,11 +1163,6 @@
"text": "<p>the UPDF’s missions include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, and participating in socio-economic development projects; it supports the police in maintaining internal security and participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions; it is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF also has considerable political influence; it is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and his political party to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates <br><br>the UPDF is viewed as a well-equipped force with considerable operational experience; from 2012-2017, it led regional efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a small, violent group of Ugandan origin that conducted widespread attacks against civilians in much of Central Africa; Uganda intervened in the South Sudan civil war in 2013-2016, and UPDF forces have clashed with South Sudanese forces along the border as recently as 2023; it is also conducting operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against the Allied Democratic Front (ADF), which has been designated by the US as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC (see Appendix T); in December 2022, Uganda sent about 1,000 UPDF troops to the DRC as part of a regional force to assist the DRC Government in combating the M23 rebel group; in addition, elements of the UPDF are deployed in the northeast region of Karamoja against cattle rustlers and criminal gangs<br><br>the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895 under the British colonial government; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (KAR) in 1902, which participated in both world wars, as well as the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya (1952-1960); in 1962, the Ugandan battalion of the KAR was transformed into the country's first military force, the Uganda Rifles, which was subsequently renamed the Uganda Army; the UPDF was established in 1995 from the former rebel National Resistance Army following the enactment of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda</p> (2023)"
}
},
"Space": {
"Space program overview": {
"text": "<strong>note:</strong> further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide"
}
},
"Terrorism": {
"Terrorist group(s)": {
"text": "al-Shabaab; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Democratic Republic of Congo (ISIS-DRC)",

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law; in mid-2019, the National Assembly amended the penal code"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991, temporarily suspended late October to mid-November 2014; initial draft of a new constitution to usher in the new republic was completed in January 2017 and a final draft was submitted to the government in December 2017; a constitutional referendum originally scheduled for adoption in March 2019 was postponed; on 1 March 2022 a transition charter was adopted, allowing military authorities to rule for three years and barring the transitional president from being an electoral candidate after the transition"
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"text": "proposed by the president, by a majority of National Assembly membership, or by petition of at least 30,000 eligible voters submitted to the Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote in the Assembly; failure to meet that threshold requires majority voter approval in a referendum; constitutional provisions on the form of government, the multiparty system, and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended several times"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law; in mid-2019, the National Assembly amended the penal code"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -840,19 +840,10 @@
"text": "$3.757 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "62.53% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "55.74% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "73.39% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1159,6 +1150,11 @@
"IDPs": {
"text": "<p>2,062,534 (2023)</p>"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch list — Burkina Faso did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period and was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/burkina-faso/"
}
}
}
}

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"text": "Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4% (also a common language), Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)",
"text": "Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4%, Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languages"
},
"Religions": {
@ -531,6 +531,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "adopted 9 February 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990"
@ -539,9 +542,6 @@
"text": "passage requires majority vote of the National Assembly membership and of the National Council of Parliament and assent of the president of the republic; if the National Council fails to pass an amendment, the president can call for a referendum; passage by referendum requires two-thirds majority of votes cast; amendments that detract from or repeal constitutional articles on fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended, and the requisite majorities needed by Parliament to amend the constitution cannot be changed; amended 1998, 2010, 2014"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -842,19 +842,10 @@
"text": "$4.693 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "4.64% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "5.49% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "5.44% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006"
@ -510,9 +513,6 @@
"text": "proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of amendments affecting \"specially entrenched\" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of \"entrenched\" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -799,18 +799,9 @@
"text": "$1.454 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-8.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "35.4% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "39.83% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "30.61% of GDP (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991"
@ -540,9 +543,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly in two separate readings at least 30 days apart; passage of amendments affecting fundamental rights and freedoms requires approval by at least one half of votes cast in a referendum prior to consideration and voting by the Assembly; amended 1996, 2015, 2016; note - in late 2020, an amendment which would have altered the structure of the constitution was defeated in the National Assembly"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -846,19 +846,10 @@
"text": "$7.044 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-7.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "71.41% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "103.54% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "61.93% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "African 99.6% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other (includes Caucasian, Asiatic, mixed race) 0.4% (2022 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Shona (official; most widely spoken) 80.9%, Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken) 11.5%, English (official; traditionally used for official business) 0.3%, 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa) 7%, other 0.3% (2022 est.)",
"text": "Shona (official, most widely spoken) 80.9%, Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken) 11.5%, English (official, traditionally used for official business) 0.3%, 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa) 7%, other 0.3% (2022 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent population by mother tongue"
},
"Religions": {
@ -538,6 +538,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 18 April (1980)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"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, effective 22 May 2013"
@ -546,9 +549,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of Parliament and assent of the president of the republic; amendments to constitutional chapters on fundamental human rights and freedoms and on agricultural lands also require approval by a majority of votes cast in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
"text": "<p>Senate - last held for elected member on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028)<br><br>National Assembly - last held on 23 August 2023 (next to be held in 2028); note - a byelection was held on 11 November 2023 due to the death of a candidate during the August general election; a special byelection was held on 9 December 2023 after nine opposition lawmakers were removed from their seats and disqualified from running again; another byelection was held on 3 February 2024 for six open seats</p>"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<p><br>Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 33, CCC- 27, Chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; composition - men 36, women 35, percentage of women 49.3%<br><br>National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 190, CCC-93; composition - men 192, women 75, percentage women 28.1%; total Parliament percentage women 32.5%</p>"
"text": "<p>Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 33, CCC- 27, Chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; composition - men 36, women 35, percentage of women 49.3%<br><br>National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 190, CCC-93; composition - men 192, women 75, percentage women 28.1%; total Parliament percentage women 32.5%</p>"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
}
},
"Political parties": {
"text": "Citizens Coalition for Change <br>Movement for Democratic Change - MDC-T <br>National People's Congress- NPC- <br>Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF <br>Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU"
"text": "Citizens Coalition for Change <br>Movement for Democratic Change or MDC-T <br>National People's Congress or NPC <br>Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF <br>Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU"
},
"International organization participation": {
"text": "ACP, AfDB, ATMIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSOM, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO"
@ -840,15 +840,9 @@
"text": "$23 million (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "82.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967"
@ -397,9 +400,6 @@
"text": "proposed by either house of the Legislative Assembly; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by the membership of each house, approval by simple majority vote in a referendum, approval by the US Secretary of the Interior, and only by an act of the US Congress; amended several times, last in 2021"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States<br>Note: in accordance with US Code Title 8, Section 1408, persons born in American Samoa are US nationals but not US citizens"
},
@ -575,9 +575,6 @@
"text": "$262.5 million (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "12.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"

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"National holiday": {
"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)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "approved in a series of referenda from 1898 through 1900 and became law 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901"
@ -542,9 +545,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires approval of a referendum bill by absolute majority vote in both houses of Parliament, approval in a referendum by a majority of voters in at least four states and in the territories, and Royal Assent; proposals that would reduce a state&rsquo;s representation in either house or change a state&rsquo;s boundaries require that state&rsquo;s approval prior to Royal Assent; amended several times, last in 1977"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -859,19 +859,10 @@
"text": "$532.579 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "57.97% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "69.91% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "69.22% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"text": "Melanesian 95.3%, Polynesian 3.1%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 0.3% (2009 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages"
"text": "Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)"
@ -461,6 +461,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; note - in late 2017, provincial leaders agreed to adopt a new federal constitution; progress has been stalled, but as of February 2023, the draft constitution was with the Constitutional Review Unit in the prime minister's office&nbsp;"
@ -469,9 +472,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Parliament; passage of constitutional sections, including those on fundamental rights and freedoms, the legal system, Parliament, alteration of the constitution and the ombudsman, requires three-fourths majority vote by Parliament and assent of the governor general; passage of other amendments requires two-thirds majority vote and assent of the governor general; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -553,8 +553,17 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Ann Marie YASTISHOCK (since 14 March 2024); note - also accredited to the Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in the Solomon Islands; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands"
"text": "BJS Building<br>Commonwealth Avenue<br>Honiara, Solomon Islands"
},
"telephone": {
"text": "[677] 23426"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[677] 27429"
}
},
"Flag description": {
@ -713,14 +722,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "12.7% (2012 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2013": {
"text": "37.1 (2013 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "5.18% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -741,19 +742,10 @@
"text": "$537 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "15.39% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "11.46% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "7.74% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"Industries": {
"text": "copra products, tourism"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2011": {
"text": "0.1% (2011)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2000": {
"text": "60% (2000 est.)"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "NA"
@ -309,20 +301,20 @@
"Currency": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.311 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.505 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.3442 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.442 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.3442 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.331 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.3291 (2014)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.453 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.1094 (2013)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.439 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement)"
@ -403,9 +406,6 @@
"text": "proposed by constitutional convention, by public petition, or by the Legislature; ratification of proposed amendments requires approval by voters at the next general election or special election; amendments proposed by constitutional convention or by petition become effective if approved by a majority of voters and at least two-thirds majority of voters in each of two senatorial districts; amendments proposed by the Legislature are effective if approved by majority vote; amended several times, last in 2012"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
"text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 8 November 2022 with a runoff held on 25 November 2022 (next to be held in 2026)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Arnold PALACIOS elected governor in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ralph TORRES (Republican) 38.8%; Arnold PALACIOS (independent) 32.2%, Tina SABLAN (Democrat) 28%; percent of vote - Arnold PALACIOS 54%, Ralph TORRES 46%; David APATANG (independent) elected lieutenant governor"
"text": "<br><em>2022: </em>Arnold PALACIOS elected governor in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ralph TORRES (Republican) 38.8%; Arnold PALACIOS (independent) 32.2%, Tina SABLAN (Democrat) 28%; percent of vote - Arnold PALACIOS 54%, Ralph TORRES 46%; David APATANG (independent) elected lieutenant governor<br><br><em>2018: </em>Ralph TORRES elected governor; percent of vote - Ralph TORRES (Republican) 62.2%, Juan BABAUTA (Independent) 37.8%;  Arnold PALACIOS elected Lieutenant Governor"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -571,18 +571,6 @@
"text": "4.3% (2014 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "27,970 (2010 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> includes foreign workers"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2010": {
"text": "11.2% (2010 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2005": {
"text": "8% (2005 est.)"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$389.6 million (2016 est.)"
@ -591,9 +579,6 @@
"text": "$344 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "3.7% (of GDP) (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "7.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in August (1965)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)"
@ -447,9 +450,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state&rsquo;s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration (New Zealand normally retains responsibility for external affairs); accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -591,19 +591,10 @@
"text": "$77.9 million (2010)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "3% (of GDP) (2010 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"Exports 2021": {
"text": "$31.4 million (2021 est.)"
},
"Exports 2011": {
"text": "$3.125 million (2011 est.)"
},
"Exports 2010": {
"text": "$5.163 million (2010 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports."
},
"Exports - partners": {
@ -617,12 +608,6 @@
"Imports": {
"Imports 2021": {
"text": "$215 million (2021 est.)"
},
"Imports 2011": {
"text": "$109.3 million (2011 est.)"
},
"Imports 2010": {
"text": "$90.62 million (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Imports - partners": {
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},
"Exchange rates": {
"Currency": {
"text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar -"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.416 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.628 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.4341 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.577 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.4341 (2015 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.414 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.441 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.542 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.4279 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.518 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest signed into law 6 September 2013"
@ -494,9 +497,6 @@
"text": "proposed as a bill by Parliament and supported by at least three quarters of its members, followed by referral to the president and then to the Electoral Commission, which conducts a referendum; passage requires approval by at least three-quarters of registered voters and assent by the president"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -797,15 +797,9 @@
"text": "$1.515 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "48.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "47.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1135,5 +1129,10 @@
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Fiji was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/fiji/"
}
}
}
}

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979"
@ -437,9 +440,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Congress, by a constitutional convention, or by public petition; passage requires approval by at least three-fourths majority vote in at least three fourths of the states; amended 1990; note &ndash; at least every 10 years as part of a general or special election, voters are asked whether to hold a constitution convention; a majority of affirmative votes is required to proceed; amended many times, last in 2019 (approval by referendum to hold a constitutional convention)"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
"text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by Congress from among the 4 'at large' senators for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 May 2023 (next to be held in 2027)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "David W. PANUELO elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE reelected vice president"
"text": "<em><br>2023: </em>David W. PANUELO elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE reelected vice president<br><br>2019: David W. PANUELO elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE reelected vice president "
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
@ -668,14 +668,6 @@
"text": "0.78% (2023 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "37,920 (2010 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2010": {
"text": "16.2% (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
"total": {
"text": "18.9% (2014)"
@ -687,25 +679,6 @@
"text": "29.9%"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "41.2% (2013 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2013": {
"text": "40.1 (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality"
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "1.9%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "29.7% (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "5.07% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -726,19 +699,10 @@
"text": "$223 million (2018 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "6.6% (of GDP) (FY12/13 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "27.86% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "24.15% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "23.7% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "F&ecirc;te de la F&eacute;d&eacute;ration, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)"
@ -415,9 +418,6 @@
"text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
@ -624,9 +624,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "19.7% (2009 est.)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "10% of GDP (2022 est.)"
@ -647,12 +644,6 @@
"text": "$1.833 billion (2011)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1.2% (of GDP) (2012)"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "39.4% (of GDP) (2012)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"Current account balance 2016": {
"text": "$411.963 million (2016 est.)"

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution)"
@ -408,9 +411,6 @@
"text": "amended many times, last in 2015"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
@ -606,9 +606,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "23% (2001 est.)"
},
"Average household expenditures": {
"on food": {
"text": "34.6% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
@ -625,15 +622,9 @@
"text": "$1.299 billion (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "22.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2013": {
"text": "32.1% of GDP (2013)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law supplemented by customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"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)"
@ -484,9 +487,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law supplemented by customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -571,9 +571,10 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"embassy": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati"
}
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Marie DAMOUR (since 6 December 2022); note - Ambassador DAMOUR is based in the US Embassy in the Republic of Fiji and is accredited to Kiribati as well as Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu"
},
"note": "<strong>Note</strong>:  the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati but has announced its intention to open an embassy"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom"
@ -677,18 +678,6 @@
"text": "21.11% (2021 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "39,000 (2010 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> economically active, not including subsistence farmers"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2010": {
"text": "30.6% (2010 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2005": {
"text": "6.1% (2005)"
}
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
"total": {
"text": "22.5% (2019 est.)"
@ -739,15 +728,9 @@
"text": "$205 million (2017 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-64.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "26.3% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -806,11 +789,6 @@
"text": "ships, refined petroleum, rice, twine and rope, prepared meat (2022)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> top five import commodities based on value in dollars"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2010": {
"text": "$8.37 million (31 December 2010 est.)"
}
},
"Debt - external": {
"Debt - external 2016": {
"text": "$40.9 million (2016 est.)"

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"Currency": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.311 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.505 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.3442 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.442 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.3442 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.331 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.3291 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.453 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.1094 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.439 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "F&ecirc;te de la F&eacute;d&eacute;ration, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on French civil law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in the Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998)"
@ -409,9 +412,6 @@
"text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on French civil law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
@ -620,9 +620,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "17% (2008)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2022": {
"text": "6.45% of GDP (2022 est.)"
@ -643,15 +640,9 @@
"text": "$1.993 billion (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0% (of GDP) (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2015": {
"text": "6.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2014": {
"text": "6.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent the resident population"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Niuean (official) 46% (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)"
"text": "Niuean 46% (official, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Ekalesia Niue (Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society) 61.7%, Church of Jesus Christ 8.7%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Jehovah's Witness 2.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other 8.2%, none 8.9% (2017 est.)"
@ -284,6 +284,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974)"
@ -292,9 +295,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and approval by at least two-thirds majority votes in a referendum; passage of amendments to a number of sections, including Niue&rsquo;s self-governing status, British nationality and New Zealand citizenship, external affairs and defense, economic and administrative assistance by New Zealand, and amendment procedures, requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended 1992, 2007; note - in early 2021, the constitution review committee of the Assembly requested suggestions from the public about changes to the constitution"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
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"text": "$16.33 million (FY04/05)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-12.6% (of GDP) (FY04/05)"
},
"Exports": {
"Exports 2021": {
"text": "$5.68 million (2021 est.)"
@ -460,20 +457,20 @@
"Currency": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.416 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.628 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.4279 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.577 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.4279 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.414 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.4279 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.542 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.2039 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.518 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> respondents were able to identify up to two ancestries; percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Norfolk Island, including those who did not identify an ancestry; only top responses are shown"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (official; also known as Norfuk or Norf'k, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.)",
"text": "English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (official, a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent language spoken at home"
},
"Religions": {
@ -324,20 +324,20 @@
"Currency": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.311 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.505 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.3291 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.442 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.3291 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.331 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.3291 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.453 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.1094 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.439 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French law, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "draft completed August 1979, finalized by constitution conference 19 September 1979, ratified by French and British Governments 23 October 1979, effective 30 July 1980 at independence"
@ -476,9 +479,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the prime minister or by the Parliament membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by Parliament in special session with at least three fourths of the membership; passage of amendments affecting the national and official languages, or the electoral and parliamentary system also requires approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2013"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French law, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -564,8 +564,11 @@
"note": "note - the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the embassy"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Ann Marie YASTISHOCK (since 16 April 2024); note - also accredited to the Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu"
"text": "Port Vila"
}
},
"Flag description": {
@ -758,18 +761,9 @@
"text": "$355 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "87.07% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "48.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "46.1% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "effective 29 January 1968"
@ -447,9 +450,6 @@
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and authorities of the executive and legislative branches, also require two-thirds majority of votes in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -470,7 +470,7 @@
"text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for 3-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 October 2023 (next to be held in 2026)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2023:</em> David ADEAGN elected president over Delvin THOMA, 10-8"
"text": "<em><br>2023:</em> David ADEAGN elected president over Delvin THOMA, 10-8<br><br><em>2022:</em> Russ KUN elected president unopposed"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
@ -631,30 +631,6 @@
"text": "4.3% (2014 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2011": {
"text": "23% (2011 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2004": {
"text": "90% (2004 est.)"
}
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
"total": {
"text": "26.6% (2013)"
},
"male": {
"text": "20.9%"
},
"female": {
"text": "37.5%"
}
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2012": {
"text": "34.8 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2018": {
"text": "4.99% of GDP (2018 est.)"
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"text": "$158 million (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-9.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "62% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "65% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"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)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "New Zealand has no single constitution document; the Constitution Act 1986, effective 1 January 1987, includes only part of the uncodified constitution; others include a collection of statutes or \"acts of Parliament,\" the Treaty of Waitangi, Orders in Council, letters patent, court decisions, and unwritten conventions"
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"text": "proposed as bill by Parliament or by referendum called either by the government or by citizens; passage of a bill as an act normally requires two separate readings with committee reviews in between to make changes and corrections, a third reading approved by the House of Representatives membership or by the majority of votes in a referendum, and assent of the governor-general; passage of amendments to reserved constitutional provisions affecting the term of Parliament, electoral districts, and voting restrictions requires approval by 75% of the House membership or the majority of votes in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 1997": {
"text": "36.2 (1997)"
}
},
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"on food": {
"text": "12.2% of household expenditures (2021 est.)"
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"text": "$88.593 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "54.57% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "51.37% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "46.12% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
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"Currency": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -"
},
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"text": "1.416 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.628 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1.4279 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.577 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1.4279 (2015)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.414 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1.4279 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.542 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "1.2039 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.518 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981"
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"text": "proposed by a constitutional convention (held at least once every 15 years with voter approval), by public petition of at least 25% of eligible voters, or by a resolution adopted by at least three fourths of National Congress members; passage requires approval by a majority of votes in at least three fourths of the states in the next regular general election; amended several times, last in 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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"Unemployment rate": {
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"text": "1.7% (2015 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2012": {
"text": "4.1% (2012)"
}
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
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"text": "5.6% (2014)"
}
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "24.9% (2006)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "0.38% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -726,19 +720,10 @@
"text": "$121 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "8.8% (of GDP) (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "85.24% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "83.79% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "77.99% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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},
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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 est.)"
"text": "Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<p><br>Bok eo an Lalin kin Melele ko Rejimwe ej jikin ebōk melele ko raurōk. (Marshallese)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.</p>"
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "effective 1 May 1979"
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"text": "proposed by the National Parliament or by a constitutional convention; passage by Parliament requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership in each of two readings and approval by a majority of votes in a referendum; amendments submitted by a constitutional convention require approval of at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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},
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"chief of state": {
"text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 3 January 2023)&nbsp;"
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},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 3 January 2023)"
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"text": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 2 January 2023 (next to be held in 2027)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2023: </em>Hilda C. HEINE elected president; National Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 17, David KABUA (independent) 16<br><br><em>2020: </em>David KABUA elected president; National Parliament vote - David KABUA (independent) 20, Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 12"
"text": "<em><br>2023: </em>Hilda C. HEINE elected president; National Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 17, David KABUA (independent) 16<br><br><em>2020: </em>David KABUA elected president; National Parliament vote - David KABUA (independent) 20, Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 12"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
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"text": "10.24% (2022 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "10,670 (2013 est.)"
},
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"total": {
"text": "26% (2019 est.)"
@ -751,19 +748,10 @@
"text": "$153 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1.3% (of GDP) (2013 est.)"
},
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"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "41.73% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "44.12% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
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"text": "47.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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},
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"Currency": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1.543 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "1.628 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "1.577 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "1.414 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1.542 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1.518 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959); note - actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959, 4 July (2015) is the day the king was crowned; Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
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"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988, 2016"
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"text": "proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2013"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -771,19 +771,10 @@
"text": "$196 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "45.02% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "42.55% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "48.7% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
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},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law"
},
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"history": {
"text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986"
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"text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the final reading; amended 2007, 2010, 2013, 2023"
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},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law"
},
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"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
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"text": "45.9%"
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},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "26.3% (2010 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2010": {
"text": "39.1 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
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"text": "4.82% of GDP (2023 est.)"
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},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "25.6% (of GDP) (2013 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "37% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "47.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "106.7% (of GDP) (2013 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia"
},
"Current account balance": {
"Current account balance 2022": {
"text": "$2.713 million (2022 est.)"

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "French civil law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)"
@ -386,9 +389,6 @@
"text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "French civil law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
"text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"text": "none (overseas&nbsp;collectivity of France)"
"text": "none (overseas territory of France)"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)"
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
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"text": "0.9% (2015)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2005": {
"text": "2.8% (2005)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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"Industries": {
"text": "copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4,482 (2013)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2013": {
"text": "8.8% (2013 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2008": {
"text": "12.2% (2008 est.)"
}
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$32.54 million (2015 est.)"
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"text": "$34.18 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.8% (of GDP) (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
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"text": "5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> offical data; 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 intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental 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"
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"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "16.7% (of GDP) (2015 est.)"
},
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"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar -"
},
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"text": "110.2 (2015 est.)"
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"text": "110.347 (2023 est.)"
},
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"text": "89.8 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "113.474 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "89.85 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "100.88 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2012": {
"text": "90.56 (2012 est.)"
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"text": "104.711 (2020 est.)"
},
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"text": "110.347 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in June"
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"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962"
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"text": "proposed as an act by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the third reading - provided at least 90 days have elapsed since the second reading, and assent of the chief of state; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles on customary land or constitutional amendment procedures also requires at least two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2020"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "21.9% (2018 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of population with income below national poverty line"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2013": {
"text": "38.7 (2013 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality"
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "2.7%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "31.3% (2013 est.)"
},
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},
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"text": "28.36% of GDP (2023 est.)"
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"text": "$263 million (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "49.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "52.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent population by nationality"
},
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"text": "Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)"
"text": "Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, French, African languages, and Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist 0.9%, Adventist 0.9%, Anglican 0.4%, other Protestant 2.7%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5%, unspecified 0.5% (2010 est.)"
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"National holiday": {
"text": "National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code"
},
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"history": {
"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); in 1986,&nbsp;Aruba became a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code"
},
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"text": "see the Netherlands"
},
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"text": "ACS (associate), Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU"
},
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"text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)"
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},
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"text": "tourism, petroleum transshipment facilities, banking"
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"text": "51,610 (2007 est.)",
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"text": "7.7% (2016 est.)"
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"text": "$782 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
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"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "86% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
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"text": "84.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 November (1981)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
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"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)"
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"text": "proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses; amended 2009, 2011, 2018"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
},
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"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
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"text": "$357 million (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "86.8% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "86.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)"
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"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
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"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982"
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"text": "amended 1990, 2012, 2017, 2019"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United Kingdom"
},
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"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4% (2017 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "23% (2002 est.)"
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$81.92 million (2017 est.)"
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"text": "$80.32 million (2017 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2015": {
"text": "20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2014": {
"text": "20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
}
},
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"Currency": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "2.7 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "2.7 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "2.7 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "2.7 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "2.7 (2015 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "2.7 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "2.7 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "2.7 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "2.7 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "2.7 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 30 November (1966)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966; Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2021 establishes Barbados as a republic and revokes the earlier Order in Council"
@ -470,9 +473,6 @@
},
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>following the transition to a republic in November 2021, the Government of Barbados in February 2022 began the process of establishing a constitution commission to review a new draft constitution"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -758,19 +758,10 @@
"text": "$1.483 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "146.46% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2015": {
"text": "141.02% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2014": {
"text": "129.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 10 July (1973)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973"
@ -434,9 +437,6 @@
"text": "proposed as an \"Act\" by Parliament; passage of amendments to articles such as the organization and composition of the branches of government requires approval by at least two-thirds majority of the membership of both houses of Parliament and majority approval in a referendum; passage of amendments to constitutional articles such as fundamental rights and individual freedoms, the powers, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, or changes to the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 requires approval by at least three-fourths majority of the membership of both houses and majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2016"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -692,17 +692,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "9.3% (2010 est.)"
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "1%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "22% (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "0.38% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -722,19 +711,10 @@
"text": "$2.899 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "82.16% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "87.39% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "82.26% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5%; note - shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2010 est.)"
"text": "English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5% (2010 est.)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. (English)<br><br>La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)"
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)"
@ -495,6 +496,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; note - in July 2022, the government introduced a bill to establish the People's Constitutional Commission to review the constitution and to provide recommendations to the National Assembly"
@ -503,9 +507,6 @@
"text": "proposed and adopted by two-thirds majority vote of the National Assembly House of Representatives except for amendments relating to rights and freedoms, changes to the Assembly, and to elections and judiciary matters, which require at least three-quarters majority vote of the House; both types of amendments require assent of the governor general; amended several times, last in 2017"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -769,9 +770,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "41% (2013 est.)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "4.63% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -792,19 +790,10 @@
"text": "$656 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "99% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2014": {
"text": "61.41% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law and local statutes"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009)"
@ -400,9 +403,6 @@
"text": "amended 2016, 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law and local statutes"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United Kingdom"
},
@ -578,18 +578,6 @@
"text": "3.45% (2022 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "39,000 (2007 est.)",
"note": "note: nearly 55% are non-nationals"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2008": {
"text": "4% (2008)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2004": {
"text": "4.4% (2004)"
}
},
"Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": {
"total": {
"text": "13.8% (2015 est.)"
@ -621,9 +609,6 @@
"text": "$766.6 million (2017 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "38.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "many previous; latest effective 8 November 1949"
@ -526,9 +529,6 @@
"text": "proposals require the signatures of at least 10 Legislative Assembly members or petition of at least 5% of qualified voters; consideration of proposals requires two-thirds majority approval in each of three readings by the Assembly, followed by preparation of the proposal as a legislative bill and its approval by simple majority of the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership; a referendum is required only if approved by at least two thirds of the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2020"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -845,18 +845,9 @@
"text": "$14.001 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-6.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2022": {
"text": "71.11% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "48.9% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 14 July 2018, approved by the National Assembly 22 December 2018, approved by referendum 24 February 2019"
@ -534,9 +537,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Assembly of People&rsquo;s Power; passage requires approval of at least two-thirds majority of the National Assembly membership; amendments to constitutional articles on the authorities of the National Assembly, Council of State, or any rights and duties in the constitution also require approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on the Cuban political, social, and economic system cannot be amended"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -801,15 +801,9 @@
"text": "$64.64 billion (2017 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-10.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "47.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "42.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -883,21 +877,22 @@
"Currency": {
"text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "1 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "24 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "1 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "24 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "1 (2015 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "24 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "1 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "1 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "22.7 (2013 est.)"
}
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "1 (2019 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> official exchange rate of 24 Cuban pesos per US dollar effective 1 January 2021"
}
},
"Energy": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1978)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978"
@ -423,9 +426,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as fundamental rights and freedoms, the government structure, and constitutional amendment procedures requires approval by three fourths of the Assembly membership in the final reading of the amendment bill, approval by simple majority in a referendum, and assent of the president; amended several times, last in 2015"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -638,9 +638,6 @@
"text": "5.01% (2023 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "29% (2009 est.)"
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "9.05% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -661,15 +658,9 @@
"text": "$184 million (2021 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "82.7% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "71.7% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 27 February (1844)"
},
"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"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 13 June 2015"
@ -544,9 +547,6 @@
"text": "proposed by a special session of the National Congress called the National Revisory Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority approval by at least one half of those present in both houses of the Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as fundamental rights and guarantees, territorial composition, nationality, or the procedures for constitutional reform, also requires approval in a referendum"
}
},
"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"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020)&nbsp;"
"text": "President Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020)"
@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
"text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a maximum of two consecutive terms); election last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2024:</em> Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona reelected president; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 57.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 28.8%, Abel MARTÍNEZ (PLD) 10.4%, other 3.3%<br><br><em>2020:</em> Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona elected president in first round; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 52.5%, Gonzalo CASTILLO Terrero (PLD) 37.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 8.9%, other 1.1%"
"text": "<em><br>2024:</em> Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona reelected president; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 57.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 28.8%, Abel MARTÍNEZ (PLD) 10.4%, other 3.3%<br><br><em>2020:</em> Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona elected president in first round; percent of vote - Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 52.5%, Gonzalo CASTILLO Terrero (PLD) 37.5%, Leonel Antonio FERNÁNDEZ Reyna (FP) 8.9%, other 1.1%"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
@ -590,7 +590,7 @@
"text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:<br>Senate or Senado (32 seats; 26 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 6 members indirectly elected based upon province-wide party plurality votes for its candidates to the Chamber of Deputies; all members serve 4-year terms; note - in 2019, the Central Election Commission changed the electoral system for seats in 26 constituencies to simple majority vote but retained indirect election for the remaining 6 constituencies; previously, all 32 members were indirectly elected; the change had been challenged by the ruling and opposition parties)<br><br>House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (190 seats; 178 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method, 5 members in a nationwide constituency, and 7 diaspora members directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "Senate - last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028)<br>House of Representatives - 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028)"
"text": "Senate - last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028)<br>House of Representatives - last held on 19 May 2024 (next to be held on 21 May 2028)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRM 24, FP 3, APD 1, PPG 1, PRI 1, PRL 1, PRSC 1; composition - men NA, women NA, percentage women NA%<br><br>House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRM 142, FP 28, PLD 13, PRSC 2, other 5; composition - men NA, women NA, percentage women NA%; total National Congress percent of women NA%"
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"text": "$14.511 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "37.2% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "34.6% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
@ -1230,7 +1224,7 @@
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; the Dominican Republic does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; more traffickers were convicted, two police officers were investigated for trafficking crimes, and cooperation with international law enforcement increased; officials identified more victims and implemented new protections for vulnerable domestic workers; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts, compared with the previous reporting period, to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; the government systemically and persistently failed to screen vulnerable migrant or undocumented populations, failed to refer victims to services, and did not provide these groups with justice in trafficking crimes; officials investigated and prosecuted fewer traffickers, did not adequately investigate labor trafficking cases involving migrants and children, and did not identify victims; the government did not adopt draft amendments to improve anti-trafficking laws, did not adequately fund or provide resources to anti-trafficking efforts, and did not complete a new National Action Plan; therefore, the Dominican Republic was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2023)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore the Dominican Republic remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year; for more details, go to:  https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/dominican-republic/"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Indigenous)"
"text": "Spanish (official), Nawat (among some indigenous)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983"
@ -523,9 +526,6 @@
"text": "proposals require agreement by absolute majority of the Legislative Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on basic principles, and citizen rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended 2003, 2009, 2014"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -560,7 +560,7 @@
"text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 4 February 2024 (next to be held in 2029)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2024:</em> Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez reelected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (Nuevas Ideas) 84.7%, Manuel FLORES (FMLN) 6.4%, Joel SANCHEZ (ARENA) 5.6%, Luis PARADA (NT) 2%, other 1.3%<br><br><em>2019:</em> Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez elected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (GANA) 53.1%, Carlos CALLEJA Hakker (ARENA) 31.7%, Hugo MARTINEZ (FMLN) 14.4%, other 0.8%"
"text": "<em><br>2024:</em> Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez reelected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (Nuevas Ideas) 84.7%, Manuel FLORES (FMLN) 6.4%, Joel SANCHEZ (ARENA) 5.6%, Luis PARADA (NT) 2%, other 1.3%<br><br><em>2019:</em> Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez elected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (GANA) 53.1%, Carlos CALLEJA Hakker (ARENA) 31.7%, Hugo MARTINEZ (FMLN) 14.4%, other 0.8%"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
@ -842,19 +842,10 @@
"text": "$7.273 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2021": {
"text": "66.47% of GDP (2021 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "70.38% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "53.88% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 7 February (1974)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution but restored in 1983"
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"text": "proposed by either house of Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership in both houses and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections, such as personal rights and freedoms, the structure, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, the delimitation of electoral constituencies, or the procedure for amending the constitution, also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended 1991, 1992"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -726,15 +726,9 @@
"text": "$263 million (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "70.4% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "82% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
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},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
"text": "Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q'eqchi' 8.3%, K'iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q'anjob'al 1.2%, Poqomchi' 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna); note - the 2003 Law of National Languages officially recognized 23 indigenous languages, including 21 Maya languages, Xinca, and Garifuna (2018 est.)"
"text": "Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q'eqchi' 8.3%, K'iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q'anjob'al 1.2%, Poqomchi' 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)"
},
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the 2003 Law of National Languages officially recognized 23 indigenous languages, including 21 Maya languages, Xinca, and Garifuna"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Evangelical 45.7%, Roman Catholic 42.4%, none 11%, unspecified 0.9% (2023 est.)"
@ -517,6 +518,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended and reinstated in 1994"
@ -525,9 +529,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by agreement of 10 or more deputies of Congress, by the Constitutional Court, or by public petition of at least 5,000 citizens; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Congress membership and approval by public referendum, referred to as \"popular consultation\"; constitutional articles such as national sovereignty, the republican form of government, limitations on those seeking the presidency, or presidential tenure cannot be amended; amended 1993"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -847,19 +848,10 @@
"text": "$10.373 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "31.56% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "26.49% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2018": {
"text": "26.48% of GDP (2018 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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@ -516,6 +516,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1804)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "many previous; latest adopted 10 March 1987, with substantial revisions in June 2012; note &ndash; the constitution is commonly referred to as the &ldquo;amended 1987 constitution&rdquo;"
@ -524,9 +527,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the executive branch or by either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies; consideration of proposed amendments requires support by at least two-thirds majority of both houses; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the membership present and at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast; approved amendments enter into force after installation of the next president of the republic; constitutional articles on the democratic and republican form of government cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2012"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -786,22 +786,6 @@
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "58.5% (2012 est.)"
},
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": {
"Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2012": {
"text": "41.1 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
"lowest 10%": {
"text": "0.7%"
},
"highest 10%": {
"text": "47.7% (2001)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "21.4% of GDP (2023 est.)"
@ -822,15 +806,9 @@
"text": "$1.527 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "31.1% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "33.9% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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@ -520,6 +520,9 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982"
@ -528,9 +531,6 @@
"text": "proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2021"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
@ -845,15 +845,9 @@
"text": "$6.454 billion (2019 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "39.5% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2016": {
"text": "38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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@ -484,17 +484,17 @@
"National holiday": {
"text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1962)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"Constitution": {
"history": {
"text": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence)"
},
"amendments": {
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments to \"non-entrenched\" constitutional sections, such as lowering the voting age, requires majority vote by the Parliament membership; passage of amendments to \"entrenched\" sections, such as fundamental rights and freedoms, requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; passage of amendments to \"specially entrenched\" sections such as the dissolution of Parliament or the executive authority of the monarch requires two-thirds approval by Parliament and approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017; note - in mid-July 2024 Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee submitted its report on recommendations for reform of the constitution and awaiting debate in Parliament"
"text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments to \"non-entrenched\" constitutional sections, such as lowering the voting age, requires majority vote by the Parliament membership; passage of amendments to \"entrenched\" sections, such as fundamental rights and freedoms, requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; passage of amendments to \"specially entrenched\" sections such as the dissolution of Parliament or the executive authority of the monarch requires two-thirds approval by Parliament and approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017; note - in mid-July 2024, Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee submitted its report on recommendations for reform of the constitution and awaiting debate in Parliament"
}
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
},
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
@ -796,19 +796,10 @@
"text": "$4.564 billion (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"Public debt 2020": {
"text": "106.28% of GDP (2020 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2019": {
"text": "92.25% of GDP (2019 est.)"
},
"Public debt 2017": {
"text": "102.46% of GDP (2017 est.)"
},
"note": "<b>note:</b> central government debt as a % of GDP"
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {

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@ -465,17 +465,6 @@
"Economic overview": {
"text": "formerly high-income economy; volcanic activity destroyed much of original infrastructure and economy; new capital and port is being developed; key geothermal and solar power generation; key music recording operations"
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2011": {
"text": "$34,000 (2011 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2010": {
"text": "$31,100 (2010 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2009": {
"text": "$32,300 (2009 est.)"
}
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017": {
"text": "1.2% (2017 est.)"
@ -530,15 +519,9 @@
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-21% (2017 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "4,521 (2012)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2017": {
"text": "5.6% (2017 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 1998": {
"text": "6% (1998 est.)"
}
},
"Budget": {
@ -612,20 +595,20 @@
"Currency": {
"text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar -"
},
"Exchange rates 2017": {
"text": "2.7 (2017 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2023": {
"text": "2.7 (2023 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2016": {
"text": "2.7 (2016 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2022": {
"text": "2.7 (2022 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2015": {
"text": "2.7 (2015 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2021": {
"text": "2.7 (2021 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2014": {
"text": "2.7 (2014 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2020": {
"text": "2.7 (2020 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates 2013": {
"text": "2.7 (2013 est.)"
"Exchange rates 2019": {
"text": "2.7 (2019 est.)"
}
}
},

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@ -498,17 +498,6 @@
"text": "0.46% (2021 est.)",
"note": "<b>note:</b> annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "23,200 (2008 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"Unemployment rate 2012": {
"text": "12% (2012 est.)"
},
"Unemployment rate 2008": {
"text": "10.6% (2008 est.)"
}
},
"Remittances": {
"Remittances 2023": {
"text": "2.9% of GDP (2023 est.)"

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