From 1d943e73e6f5ab6e846f50f4e2140321403ef2b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yo Robot Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:19:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] auto-update week 4 --- africa/ag.json | 27 +++++++------ africa/ao.json | 26 ++++++------- africa/bc.json | 26 ++++++------- africa/bn.json | 28 +++++++------- africa/by.json | 29 +++++++------- africa/cd.json | 32 ++++++++-------- africa/cf.json | 54 +++++++++++++------------- africa/cg.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/cm.json | 28 +++++++------- africa/cn.json | 28 +++++++------- africa/ct.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/cv.json | 26 ++++++------- africa/dj.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/eg.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/ek.json | 53 ++++++++++++-------------- africa/er.json | 31 +++++++-------- africa/et.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/ga.json | 22 +++++------ africa/gb.json | 26 ++++++------- africa/gh.json | 26 ++++++------- africa/gv.json | 32 ++++++++-------- africa/iv.json | 29 +++++++------- africa/ke.json | 26 ++++++------- 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africa/wz.json | 30 +++++++-------- africa/za.json | 25 ++++++------ africa/zi.json | 23 +++++------ australia-oceania/aq.json | 22 +++++------ australia-oceania/as.json | 26 ++++++------- australia-oceania/at.json | 2 + australia-oceania/bp.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/cq.json | 19 ++++++---- australia-oceania/cr.json | 2 + australia-oceania/cw.json | 24 ++++++------ australia-oceania/fj.json | 27 +++++++------ australia-oceania/fm.json | 38 +++++++++---------- australia-oceania/fp.json | 18 ++++----- australia-oceania/gq.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/kr.json | 18 ++++----- australia-oceania/nc.json | 42 ++++++++++---------- australia-oceania/ne.json | 2 +- australia-oceania/nh.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/nr.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/nz.json | 24 ++++++------ australia-oceania/ps.json | 22 +++++------ australia-oceania/rm.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/tl.json | 3 -- australia-oceania/tn.json | 28 +++++++------- australia-oceania/tv.json | 20 +++++----- australia-oceania/wf.json | 18 ++++----- australia-oceania/ws.json | 24 ++++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json | 22 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/av.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json | 24 ++++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json | 55 +++++++++++++-------------- central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json | 27 ++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json | 28 +++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json | 26 ++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/do.json | 25 ++++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json | 30 +++++++-------- central-america-n-caribbean/es.json | 27 ++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json | 47 +++++++++++------------ central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json | 22 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json | 26 ++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json | 29 +++++++------- central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json | 20 +++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json | 16 ++++---- central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json | 21 +++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json | 23 ++++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json | 20 +++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json | 16 ++++---- central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json | 18 ++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json | 48 ++++++++++------------- central-america-n-caribbean/st.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json | 19 ++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/td.json | 22 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json | 18 ++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json | 21 +++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json | 23 +++++------ central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json | 21 +++++----- central-asia/kg.json | 26 ++++++------- central-asia/kz.json | 27 +++++++------ central-asia/rs.json | 26 ++++++------- central-asia/ti.json | 24 ++++++------ central-asia/tx.json | 26 ++++++------- central-asia/uz.json | 20 +++++----- east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json | 32 ++++++++-------- east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json | 53 ++++++++++++-------------- east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json | 33 ++++++++-------- east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json | 36 +++++++++--------- east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json | 28 +++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/id.json | 27 +++++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json | 29 +++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json | 31 ++++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json | 31 +++++++-------- east-n-southeast-asia/la.json | 29 +++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json | 19 ++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json | 24 ++++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/my.json | 26 ++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json | 2 +- east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json | 20 +++++----- east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json | 27 +++++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json | 58 ++++++++++++++-------------- east-n-southeast-asia/th.json | 31 +++++++-------- east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json | 22 +++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json | 32 +++++++--------- east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json | 23 ++++++----- europe/al.json | 26 ++++++------- europe/an.json | 22 +++++------ europe/au.json | 29 +++++++------- europe/be.json | 30 +++++++-------- europe/bk.json | 29 +++++++------- europe/bo.json | 26 ++++++------- europe/bu.json | 32 ++++++++-------- europe/cy.json | 59 ++++++++++++++--------------- europe/da.json | 58 ++++++++++++++-------------- europe/ee.json | 14 +++---- europe/ei.json | 26 ++++++------- europe/en.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/ez.json | 33 ++++++++-------- europe/fi.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/fo.json | 24 ++++++------ europe/fr.json | 33 ++++++++-------- europe/gi.json | 25 ++++++------ europe/gk.json | 16 ++++---- europe/gm.json | 32 ++++++++-------- europe/gr.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/hr.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/hu.json | 25 ++++++------ europe/ic.json | 23 +++++------ europe/im.json | 16 ++++---- europe/it.json | 22 +++++------ europe/je.json | 16 ++++---- europe/kv.json | 27 +++++++------ europe/lg.json | 24 ++++++------ europe/lh.json | 20 +++++----- europe/lo.json | 27 +++++++------ europe/ls.json | 38 +++++++++---------- europe/lu.json | 20 +++++----- europe/md.json | 22 +++++------ europe/mj.json | 22 +++++------ europe/mk.json | 22 +++++------ europe/mn.json | 19 ++++------ europe/mt.json | 25 ++++++------ europe/nl.json | 23 ++++++----- europe/no.json | 24 ++++++------ europe/pl.json | 24 ++++++------ europe/po.json | 30 +++++++-------- europe/ri.json | 23 ++++++----- europe/ro.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/si.json | 24 ++++++------ europe/sm.json | 19 ++++------ europe/sp.json | 26 ++++++------- europe/sw.json | 20 +++++----- europe/sz.json | 28 +++++++------- europe/uk.json | 20 +++++----- europe/up.json | 21 +++++----- europe/vt.json | 2 +- middle-east/ae.json | 20 +++++----- middle-east/aj.json | 26 ++++++------- middle-east/am.json | 24 ++++++------ middle-east/ba.json | 34 ++++++++--------- middle-east/gg.json | 26 ++++++------- middle-east/gz.json | 30 +++++++-------- middle-east/ir.json | 24 ++++++------ middle-east/is.json | 23 ++++++----- middle-east/iz.json | 29 +++++++------- middle-east/jo.json | 29 +++++++------- middle-east/ku.json | 23 +++++------ middle-east/le.json | 26 +++++++------ middle-east/mu.json | 25 ++++++------ middle-east/qa.json | 23 +++++------ middle-east/sa.json | 30 +++++++-------- middle-east/sy.json | 25 ++++++------ middle-east/tu.json | 24 ++++++------ middle-east/we.json | 21 +++++----- middle-east/ym.json | 26 ++++++++----- north-america/bd.json | 24 ++++++------ north-america/ca.json | 35 +++++++++-------- north-america/gl.json | 34 ++++++++--------- north-america/ip.json | 2 + north-america/mx.json | 28 +++++++------- north-america/sb.json | 20 +++++----- north-america/us.json | 28 +++++++------- oceans/oo.json | 2 + oceans/xo.json | 2 + oceans/xq.json | 2 + oceans/zh.json | 2 + south-america/ar.json | 30 +++++++-------- south-america/bl.json | 28 +++++++------- south-america/br.json | 26 ++++++------- south-america/ci.json | 36 +++++++++--------- south-america/co.json | 30 +++++++-------- south-america/ec.json | 28 +++++++------- south-america/fk.json | 12 +++--- south-america/gy.json | 24 ++++++------ south-america/ns.json | 20 +++++----- south-america/pa.json | 27 +++++++------ south-america/pe.json | 28 +++++++------- south-america/uy.json | 22 +++++------ south-america/ve.json | 34 ++++++++--------- south-asia/af.json | 24 ++++++------ south-asia/bg.json | 38 +++++++++---------- south-asia/bt.json | 29 +++++++------- south-asia/ce.json | 31 +++++++-------- south-asia/in.json | 26 ++++++------- south-asia/mv.json | 30 ++++++++------- south-asia/np.json | 31 ++++++++------- south-asia/pk.json | 30 +++++++-------- world/xx.json | 4 +- 241 files changed, 3030 insertions(+), 3132 deletions(-) diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index a41d9512..1c9d6147 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.8 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.54% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.47% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.62 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.39 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.94 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.91 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.43 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.42 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "2.7% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56% (2023 est.)" + "text": "55.5% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1075,10 +1075,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "51.5 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "5,152,210 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (2022 est.)" + "text": "116 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1174,11 +1174,10 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 200,000 active ANP, including the National Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Algerian military has traditionally been armed mostly with Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems and equipment; over the past decade, it has made large investments in acquiring more modern armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and warships, largely from Russia, its traditional supplier, but also China and Western European suppliers such as Germany (2024)" + "text": "the Algerian military has traditionally been armed mostly with Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems and equipment; over the past decade, it has made investments in acquiring more modern armored vehicles, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and warships, largely from Russia, its traditional supplier, but also China and Western European suppliers such as Germany (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; 19-30 years of age for mandatory national service for men (all Algerian men must register at age 17); service obligation reduced from 18 to 12 months in 2014 (2024)", - "note": "note: conscripts comprise an estimated 70% of the military" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 19 years of age for mandatory national service for men (all Algerian men must register at age 17); 12 months national service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the ANP is responsible for external defense but also has some internal security responsibilities; key areas of concern include border and maritime security, terrorism, regional instability, and tensions with Morocco; Algeria supports the pro-independence Polisario Front in Western Sahara and accuses Morocco of supporting the Algerian separatist Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie (MAK); border security and counterterrorism have received additional focus since the Arab Spring events of 2011 and the rise of terrorist threats emanating from Libya and the Sahel; the Army and Ministry of Defense (MND) paramilitary forces of the Gendarmerie and the border guards have beefed up their presence along the frontiers with Tunisia, Libya, Niger, and Mali to interdict and deter cross-border attacks by Islamist militant groups; the ANP and MND paramilitary forces have also increased counterterrorism cooperation with some neighboring countries, particularly Tunisia, including joint operations

the ANP has also played a large role in the country’s politics since independence in 1962, including coups in 1965 and 1991; it was a key backer of BOUTEFLIKA’s election in 1999 and remained a center of power during his 20-year rule; the military was instrumental in BOUTEFLIKA’s resignation in 2019, when it withdrew support and called for him to be removed from office (2024)" diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index a6602574..ca7caeb1 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.8 years" @@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.33% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.32% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "41.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda" @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "55.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "60.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.7 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.81 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.68 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1051,10 +1051,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "25.7 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "25.744 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "67 (2022 est.)" + "text": "70 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1153,10 +1153,10 @@ "text": "approximately 100,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "most Angolan military weapons and equipment are of Russian or Soviet-era origin; there are smaller quantities of items originating from such suppliers as China, Brazil, and South Africa (2025)" + "text": "most Angolan military weapons and equipment are of Russian or Soviet-era origin; there are smaller quantities of items originating from such suppliers as China, Brazil, Israel, Italy, South Africa, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-45 years of age for compulsory and 18-45 years for voluntary military service for men (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary service for women; 24-month conscript service obligation; the Navy is entirely staffed with volunteers (2025)" + "text": "20-45 years of age for compulsory and 18-45 years for voluntary military service for men; 20-45 years of age for voluntary service for women; 24-month conscript service obligation; the Navy is entirely staffed with volunteers (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Angolan Armed Forces were created in 1991 under the Bicesse Accords signed between the Angolan Government and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA); the current force is responsible for country’s external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities, such as border protection; it participates in multinational exercises, as well as regional peacekeeping operations, including the deployment of several hundred troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023; in recent years, the military has placed additional emphasis on maritime security and protecting offshore resources (2025)" diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 9cbbfb24..cd527979 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.34% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.32% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west." @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "23.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.34 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.15 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.34 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "45% (2023 est.)" + "text": "41.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1021,10 +1021,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.44 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "4,440,310 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "165 (2022 est.)" + "text": "164 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1089,10 +1089,10 @@ "text": "estimated 10,000 active Botswana Defense Force (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the BDF has a mix of mostly older weapons and equipment, largely of Western/European origin; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of material from several European countries and the US (2024)" + "text": "the BDF has a mix of mostly older weapons and equipment, largely of Western/European origin; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of newer armaments from several European countries and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)" + "text": "18-24 years of age (men and women) for general recruits and officer candidates; 18-40 for special entrant officers; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the key responsibilities of the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) are defending the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity on land and in the air, ensuring national security and stability, and aiding civil authorities in support of domestic missions such as disaster relief and anti-poaching; the BDF also participates in regional and international security operations

Bechuanaland/Botswana did not have a permanent military during colonial times, with the British colonial administrators relying instead on small, lightly armed constabularies such as the Bechuanaland Mounted Police, the Bechuanaland Border Police, and by the early 1960s, the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); after independence in 1966, Botswana militarized the PMU and gave it responsibility for the country’s defense rather than create a conventional military force; however, turmoil in neighboring countries and numerous cross-border incursions by Rhodesian and South African security forces in the 1960s and 1970s demonstrated that the PMU was inadequate for defending the country and led to the establishment of the BDF in 1977 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 8dbc77dd..cf7520dc 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.6 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.29% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.26% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "40.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.45 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the north remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations of residents in the west, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "52.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "51.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "57.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.34 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.3 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.61 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.59 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "19.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "68.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1033,10 +1033,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "16.4 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "16,373,900 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (2022 est.)" + "text": "126 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1129,13 +1129,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimated 10,000 active-duty Armed Forces (including National Guard) (2025)" + "text": "estimated 10-12,000 active duty Armed Forces (including National Guard) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older or secondhand French, Soviet-era, and US equipment; in recent years, the EU, France, and the US have provided it with limited amounts of newer military hardware such as armored vehicles and helicopters (2024)" + "text": "the military is equipped with a mix of older, secondhand, and limited amounts of newer equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Germany, South Africa, the former Soviet Union, Spain, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary and selective compulsory military service for men and women; conscript service is 18 months (2024)" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary and selective compulsory military service for men and women; compulsory service is 18 months (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Beninese Armed Forces (FAB) are responsible for defense against external aggression and may be required to assist in maintaining public order and internal security under conditions defined by the country's president; it may also participate in economic development projects

a key focus for the security forces of Benin is countering infiltrations into the country by terrorist groups tied to al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) operating just over the border from northern Benin in Burkina Faso and Niger; in 2022, the Benin Government said it was \"at war\" after suffering a series of attacks from these groups; later that same year, President TALON pledged to increase the size of the military, modernize military equipment, and establish forward operating bases; the military since 2022 has also deployed thousands of additional troops to the north of the country to better secure the border region; in addition, the FAB participates in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeastern border (2025)" diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 30479706..40744536 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.81% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.96% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.94 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.41 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.43 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "28.3% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1044,10 +1044,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "8.65 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "8,646,690 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "58 (2022 est.)" + "text": "63 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1104,14 +1104,13 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 25-30,000 active-duty Defense Force troops (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a mix of mostly older weapons and equipment typically of French, Russian, and Soviet origin, and a smaller selection of more modern secondhand equipment from such countries as China, South Africa, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military has a mix of mostly older armaments typically of French, Russian, and Soviet origin, and a smaller selection of more modern equipment from such countries as China, Egypt, South Africa, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "770 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", - "note": "note: Burundi has deployed several thousand military troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2022 to assist the DRC Government in combating armed anti-government rebel groups; a contingent remained in the DRC as of late 2025" + "text": "770 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); up to 10,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the National Defense Force (FDNB) is responsible for defending Burundi’s territorial integrity and protecting its sovereignty; it has an internal security role, including maintaining and restoring public order if required; the FDNB also participates in providing humanitarian/disaster assistance, countering terrorism, narcotics trafficking, piracy, and illegal arms trade, and protecting the country’s environment; the FDNB conducts limited training with foreign partners such as Russia and participates in regional peacekeeping missions, most recently in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Somalia; in recent years the FDNB has conducted operations against anti-government rebel groups based in the neighboring DRC that have carried out sporadic attacks in Burundi, such as the such as National Forces of Liberation (FNL), the Resistance for the Rule of Law-Tabara (aka RED Tabara), and Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB or FOREBU); Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara

the Arusha Accords that ended the 1993-2005 civil war created a unified military by balancing the predominantly Tutsi ex-Burundi Armed Forces (ex-FAB) and the largely Hutu dominated armed movements and requiring the military to have a 50/50 ethnic mix of Tutsis and Hutus (2025)" diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 07c61a25..6772ac91 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.3 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.01% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.98% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "39.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.62 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "62.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "61.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "68.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.24 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.13 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.57 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.51 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "18.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "70.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "72.6% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ "text": "6 May 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Mahamat Idriss DÉBY elected president; percent of vote - Mahamat Idriss DÉBY (MPS) 61%, Succes MASRA (Transformers) 18.5%, Albert PADACKE 16.9%, other 3.6%

2021: Lt. Gen. Idriss DÉBY reelected transitional president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DÉBY (MPS) 79.3%, Pahimi PADACKET Albert (RNDT) 10.3%, Lydie BEASSEMDA (Party for Democracy and Independence) 3.2%, other 7.2%

" + "text": "
2024: Mahamat Idriss DÉBY elected president; percent of vote - Mahamat Idriss DÉBY (MPS) 61%, Succes MASRA (Transformers) 18.5%, Albert PADACKE 16.9%, other 3.6%

" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -1049,10 +1049,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12.1 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "13,559,500 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (2022 est.)" + "text": "73 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1106,17 +1106,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimated 35-40,000 active Chadian National Army (2025)", + "text": "estimated 35-40,000 active Chadian National Army personnel (2025)", "note": "note:  in 2021, Chad pledged to increase the size of the military to 60,000" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ANT is armed with a mix of older, secondhand, and some more modern weapons and equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, Turkey, Ukraine, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the ANT has a mix of older, secondhand, and some more modern armaments from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service for men with an 18-36 month service obligation (information varies); women are subject to 12 months of compulsory military or civic service at age 21; 18-35 for voluntary service (18-25 for officer recruits); soldiers released from active duty are in the reserves until the age of 50 (2023)" + "text": "18-25 for voluntary service; men subject to 18-36 months of compulsory service at age 20; women are subject to 12 months of compulsory military or civic service at age 21 (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "Chad has committed approximately 1,000-1,500 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically (2024)" + "text": "note: Chad has committed approximately 1,000-1,500 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically" }, "Military - note": { "text": "internal security is the primary focus of the Chadian National Army, and it is actively engaged in counterinsurgency operations against multiple terrorist and rebel groups; the terrorist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in West Africa operate in the Lake Chad Basin area; meanwhile, a number of anti-government militias operate in northern Chad, some from bases in southern Libya, including the FACT (Front pour le Changement et la Concorde au Tchad), the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (le Conseil de Commandement Militaire pour le salut de la République or CCSMR), the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (le Union des Forces pour la Démocratie et le Développement or UFDD), and the Union of Resistance Forces (le Union des Forces de la Résistance UFR); former Chadian President Idriss DEBY was killed in April 2021 during fighting between the FACT and government forces (2025)" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 791decd2..f45b3ccf 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "31.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 1.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 1.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 29.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 29.3% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "64.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "63.9% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "4.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.5 years" @@ -185,16 +185,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.38% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.36% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "28.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.34 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "30.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.79 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.87 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -344,22 +344,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "31.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 1.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 1.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 29.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 29.3% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "64.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "63.9% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "4.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ "text": "5 years" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "7/10/2022 to 7/31/2022" + "text": "8/20/2023" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { "text": "Congolese Workers Party (PCT) (112); Other (39)" @@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ "text": "6 years" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "8/20/2023" + "text": "7/10/2022 to 7/31/2022" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "31.9%" @@ -1000,10 +1000,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5.87 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "5,875,800 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "97 (2021 est.)" + "text": "96 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1099,13 +1099,13 @@ "text": "approximately 12-14,000 active FAC, including Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAC has mostly Soviet-era armaments, with a small mix of Chinese, French, and South African equipment (2024)" + "text": "the FAC has a mixed inventory of Chinese, French, Italian, Russian/Soviet, and South African armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription ended in 1969 (2024)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "has about 190 mostly police personnel deployed to the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "has about 175 mostly police personnel deployed to the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the FAC's primary focuses are internal and maritime security; since its creation in 1961, the FAC has had a turbulent history; it has been sidelined by some national leaders in favor of personal militias, endured an internal rebellion (1996), and clashed with various rebel groups and political or ethnic militias (1993-1996, 2002-2005, 2017); during the 1997-1999 civil war, the military generally split along ethnic lines, with most northern officers supporting eventual winner SASSOU-Nguesso, and most southerners backing the rebels; others joined ethnic-based factions loyal to regional warlords; forces backing SASSOU-Nguesso were supported by Angolan troops and received some French assistance; the FAC also has undergone at least three reorganizations that included the incorporation of former rebel combatants and various ethnic and political militias; in recent years, France has provided some advice and training, and a military cooperation agreement was signed with Russia in 2019 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 0bb51968..82cd7a96 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.7 years" @@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.11% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.09% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "39.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the border with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "57.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "55.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "62.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.49 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.42 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.7 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.67 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ "text": "25% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lucy TAMLYN (since 6 February 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Susan TULLER (since January 2026)" }, "embassy": { "text": "310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe" @@ -1093,10 +1093,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "49.8 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "56,268,400 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "50 (2022 est.)" + "text": "53 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1196,14 +1196,14 @@ "text": "estimated 100-150,000 active FARDC (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era and older French weapons and equipment; in 2024, the DRC signed an agreement with China for the provision of military equipment (2024)" + "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with Soviet-era and older French armaments; in recent years, it has received some more modern equipment, such as armored vehicles and armed drones, from China, South Africa, Turkey, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2024)", + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; it is unclear how much conscription is used (2025)", "note": "note: in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, including some associated with government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also IOG-related violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which Rwanda has been accused of supporting militarily; the FARDC incorporates some non-state armed groups and has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R

the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; it has nearly 14,000 personnel assigned, and its mandate had been extended to the end of 2025; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2025)" + "text": "the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also IOG-related violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which Rwanda has been accused of supporting militarily; the FARDC incorporates some non-state armed groups and has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R

the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; its mandate had been extended to the end of 2026; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index b7dd32c6..292d0033 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18.6 years" @@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.71% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.37% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.79 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "46.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "50.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.44 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.87 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.19 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.91 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ "text": "11% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58.1% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1100,10 +1100,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "26.2 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "27,374,500 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "83 (2022 est.)" + "text": "108 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1206,13 +1206,13 @@ "text": "estimated 40-50,000 active FAC, including the Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAC inventory is comprised of weapons and equipment from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, the US, and some Western European countries, particularly France (2024)" + "text": "the FAC inventory is comprised of armaments from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, the US, and some Western European countries, particularly France (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years (2024)" + "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18-28 for medical services); no conscription; service obligation 4 years (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "750 (plus about 350 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)", + "text": "750 (plus about 400 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)", "note": "note: Cameroon has committed approximately 2,000-2,500 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations occur occasionally" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index d1cd7361..ef533fbf 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.1 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.26% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.38 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the capital city of Maroni, on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, Anjouan is the most densely populated of the three islands that comprise Comoros, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "54.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "53.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "64.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.61 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.28 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.24 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ "text": "9.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ "text": "14 January 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: AZALI Assoumani reelected president in first round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 63%, SALIM ISSA Abdallah (PJ) 20.3%, DAOUDOU Abdallah Mohamed (Orange Party) 5.9%, Bourhane HAMIDOU (independent) 5.1%

2019: AZALI Assoumani elected president in first round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 60.8%, Ahamada MAHAMOUDOU (PJ) 14.6%, Mouigni Baraka Said SOILIHI (independent) 5.6%, other 19%" + "text": "
2024: AZALI Assoumani reelected president in first round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 63%, SALIM ISSA Abdallah (PJ) 20.3%, DAOUDOU Abdallah Mohamed (Orange Party) 5.9%, Bourhane HAMIDOU (independent) 5.1%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2029" @@ -914,10 +914,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "934,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "934,198 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "100 (2022 est.)" + "text": "110 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ "text": "estimated 600 Defense Force; estimated 500 Federal Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the AND is lightly armed and equipped with small arms and a few light aircraft (2023)" + "text": "the AND is lightly armed and equipped with small arms, a few light aircraft, and utility vehicles (2024)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for 2-year voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the focus for the security forces is search and rescue operations and maintaining internal security; a defense treaty with France provides naval resources for the protection of territorial waters, training of Comoran military personnel, and air surveillance; France maintains a small maritime base and a Foreign Legion contingent on neighboring Mayotte (2024)" diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 9327501c..fe006832 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.7 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.76% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.74% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "31.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.04 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "80.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "79.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "86.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.94 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.89 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.92 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ "text": "18.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ "text": "27 December 2020" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (independent) 53.9%, Anicet Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 21%, other 25.1%

2015: Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 23.7%, Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (independent) 19.1%, Desire KOLINGBA (RDC) 12%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 11.4%, other 33.8%; percent of vote in second round - Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE 37.3%" + "text": "
2020: Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Faustin-Archange TOUADÉRA (independent) 53.9%, Anicet Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 21%, other 25.1%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "December 2025" @@ -971,10 +971,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.83 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "1,979,150 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (2021 est.)" + "text": "39 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1031,14 +1031,14 @@ "text": "estimated 10-15,000 active FACA (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "most of the military's heavy weapons and equipment were destroyed or captured during the 2012–2014 civil war; prior to the war, most of its equipment was of French, Russian, or Soviet origin; in recent years, it has received some secondhand equipment from China and Russia, including light weapons, as well as some armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and helicopters (2024)", + "text": "most of the military's heavy weapons and equipment were lost during the 2012–2014 civil war; prior to the war, most of its inventory was of French, Russian, or Soviet origin; in recent years, it has received some donated equipment from China and Russia, including armored vehicles, drones, helicopters, jet trainer aircraft, and some light weapons (2025)", "note": "note: the CAR was under a UNSC arms embargo from 2013-July 2024" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2023)" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription although the constitution provides for the possibility of conscription in the event of an imminent threat to the country (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) are focused on internal security; since the 2013 coup, multiple armed groups have been active in the country, carrying out attacks, controlling territory, and undermining security; the coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned afterwards; over the past decade, the FACA has sought to rebuild with considerable foreign assistance, including from France, the EU, Russia, Rwanda, and the UN; Russian private military contractors and bilateral Rwandan military forces are assisting the FACA in its operations against rebel groups

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s transitional government; MINUSCA has more than 18,000 personnel (2025)" + "text": "the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) are focused on internal security; since the 2013 coup, multiple armed groups have been active in the country, carrying out attacks, controlling territory, and undermining security; the coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned afterwards; over the past decade, the FACA has sought to rebuild with considerable foreign assistance, including from France, the EU, Russia, Rwanda, Uganda, and the UN; Russian private military contractors and Rwandan military forces have assisted the FACA in its operations against rebel groups

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s transitional government (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index c02bfb78..df449350 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27.9 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.16% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.12% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.51 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.1 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.08 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.03 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.02 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ "text": "2.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "45% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "590,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "590,354 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "99 (2022 est.)" + "text": "112 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@ "text": "the FACV has approximately 1,000-1,500 active personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FACV has a limited amount of mostly dated or second-hand equipment, largely from China, some European countries, and the former Soviet Union (2024)" + "text": "the FACV has a limited amount of mostly dated or secondhand equipment, largely from China, some European countries, and the former Soviet Union (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; 24-month conscript service obligation; 17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent) (2024)" + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent); 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory service (14-month service obligation) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the FACV is responsible for external defense; it also has an internal security role in collaboration with the police if required; its duties include monitoring and patrolling the country's air and maritime spaces, participating in training exercises, conducting search and rescue, countering narcotics and other forms of illicit trafficking, and supporting the police and civil society (2025)" diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 428403ca..e451ccd2 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.4 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.89% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.84% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, and the other cities in the country are a fraction of its size, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "45.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "52.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.11 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.04 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.03 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "17.7% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "46.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ "text": "9 April 2021" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2021: Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fifth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 97.4%, Zakaria Ismael FARAH (MDEND) 2.7%

2016: Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 87%, Omar Elmi KHAIREH (CDU) 7.3%, other 5.6%" + "text": "
2021: Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fifth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 97.4%, Zakaria Ismael FARAH (MDEND) 2.7%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "April 2026" @@ -963,10 +963,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "574,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "558,607 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "46 (2022 est.)" + "text": "49 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armées Djiboutiennes or FAD): Djiboutian (or National) Army, Djiboutian Navy (includes Djiboutian Coast Guard), Djiboutian Air Force; Djiboutian National Gendarmerie

Ministry of Interior: National Police (Police Nationale) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the National Gendarmerie is a security force with military status under the FAD and the Ministry of Defense, but also has responsibilities to the Ministry of Interior; the Gendarmerie's duties include providing security outside of Djibouti City and protecting critical infrastructure within the city, such as the international airport

note 2: the National Police is responsible for security within Djibouti City and has primary control over immigration and customs procedures for all land border-crossing points" + "note": "note 1: the National Gendarmerie is a security force with military status under the FAD and the Ministry of Defense, but also has responsibilities to the Ministry of Interior; the Gendarmerie's duties include providing security outside of Djibouti City and protecting critical infrastructure within the city, such as the international airport

note 2: the National Police are responsible for security within Djibouti City and have primary control over immigration and customs procedures for all land border-crossing points" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { @@ -1065,10 +1065,10 @@ "text": "estimated 10-12,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAD's inventory is a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, Turkey, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the FAD's inventory is a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "approximately 1,500 Somalia (AUSSOM) (2025)" diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 0e27ac15..ca4b622a 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "24.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.3 years" @@ -194,16 +194,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.49% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.33 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km (12 mi) of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "16.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.65 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.53 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.28 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.23 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ "text": "3.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "71.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1143,10 +1143,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "106 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "106.319 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "93 (2022 est.)" + "text": "97 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1248,15 +1248,13 @@ "text": "estimated 450,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly Western, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an equipment modernization program with significant purchases from foreign suppliers; major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the US; Egypt has an established defense industry that produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including Germany and the US (2024)" + "text": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, typically Western, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an equipment modernization program with purchases from foreign suppliers, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, UAE, the UK, and the US; Egypt's defense industry produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including Germany and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 for men and 17 for women; 18-30 years of age for conscript service for men; service obligation 14-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; active service length depends on education; high school drop-outs serve for the full 36 months, while college graduates serve for lesser periods of time, depending on their education level (2025)", - "note": "note: conscripts make up a considerable portion of the military and the Central Security Force" + "text": "voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 for men and 17 for women; 18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; service obligation 14-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; active service length depends on education; high school drop-outs serve for the full 36 months, while college graduates serve for lesser periods of time, depending on their education level (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "775 (plus nearly 200 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); also has about 200 police deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo under MONUSCO (2025)", - "note": "note: Egypt is slated to have about 1,100 military personnel in Somalia under AUSSOM; the first contingent of troops deployed in 2025" + "text": "775 (plus nearly 200 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,100 Somalia (AUSSOM); also has about 200 police deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo under MONUSCO (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal role assisting police and paramilitary security forces during emergencies and in anti-terrorism operations; the EAF also participates in foreign peacekeeping and other security missions, as well as both bilateral and multinational exercises; the military has considerable political power and independence; it has long had a crucial role in Egypt’s politics and has a large stake in the civilian economy, including running banks, businesses, gas stations, shipping lines, and utilities, and producing consumer and industrial goods, importing commodities, and building and managing infrastructure projects, such as bridges, roads, hospitals, and housing

key areas of concern for the EAF include Islamist militant groups operating out of the Sinai Peninsula, regional challenges such as ongoing conflicts and instability, and maritime security; since 2011, the EAF has been conducting operations alongside other security forces in the North Sinai governorate against several militant groups, particularly the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); over the past decade, it has deployed additional units along the border with Libya, provided air support to the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in Yemen, and most recently boosted its presence on the border with Gaza in response to the HAMAS-Israel conflict; the Navy in recent years has sought to modernize and expand its capabilities and profile in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea, including the acquisition of helicopter carriers, modern frigates, and attack submarines, as well as the establishment of a joint service military base on the Red Sea

the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) has operated in the Sinai since 1982 as a peacekeeping and monitoring force to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace; the MFO is an independent international organization, created by agreement between Egypt and Israel; it has about 1,150 troops from 13 countries; Colombia, Fiji, and the US are the leading providers of troops to the MFO (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index ed468370..e9b78c7b 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "3.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 1.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 1.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 1.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 1.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "86.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "86.4% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "9.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "9.9% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "22.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.7 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.23% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "29 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.81 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "12.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the two large cities are Bata on the mainland and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko; small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "77.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "76.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "83.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.12 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.05 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.03 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.99 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -274,9 +274,6 @@ "other alcohols": { "text": "0.05 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } - }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.2% (2023 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -296,22 +293,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "3.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 1.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 1.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 1.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 1.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "86.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "86.4% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "9.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "9.9% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -945,10 +942,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "893,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "893,441 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "53 (2022 est.)" + "text": "50 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1036,13 +1033,13 @@ "text": "estimated 2,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and second-hand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2024)" + "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly older (typically Soviet-era) and secondhand weapons systems; in recent years, it has sought to modernize its naval inventory with purchases of vessels from several countries, including Bulgaria and Israel; China and Russia have also supplied some equipment to the FAGE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 24-month service obligation (2023)" + "text": "18-25 for voluntary military service; selective compulsory military service for men; 24-month service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea, is a key priority (2024)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea (FAGE) are responsible for defending the territory and sovereignty of the country; the FAGE also has some internal security duties, including fulfilling some police functions in border areas, sensitive sites, and high-traffic areas; maritime security, particularly protecting offshore oil installations and combating piracy and crime in the Gulf of Guinea, is a key priority (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 4ebfd2dd..15742c98 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.8 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.12% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.16% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.92 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-8.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-7.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "density is highest in the center of the country, in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "39.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "39 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "46.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.43 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.35 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.69 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.65 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "8 years (2015 est.)" @@ -414,7 +411,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential republic" + "text": "authoritarian" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -486,7 +483,7 @@ "expected date of next election": { "text": "postponed indefinitely" }, - "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly" + "note": "note 1: Eritrea’s authoritarian regime is controlled entirely by the president, who heads the sole political party, which has ruled the country since 1991; national elections have not taken place since 1991 and the constitution has not been implemented.

note 2: the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -835,10 +832,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.8 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "2,015,830 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "50 (2021 est.)" + "text": "59 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -934,10 +931,10 @@ "text": "available information varies widely; estimated 150,000-200,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the EDF's inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2024)" + "text": "the EDF's inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2024)" + "text": "Eritrea mandates military service for all citizens age 18-40; 18-month conscript service obligation, which reportedly includes 4-6 months of military training and 12 months of military or other national service (military service is most common); in practice, military and national service is often extended indefinitely; citizens up to the age of 59 eligible for recall during mobilization (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military’s primary responsibilities are external defense, border security, and providing the regime a vehicle for national cohesion; the conscript-based Army is the dominant service

since the country's independence in 1991, the Eritrean military has participated in numerous conflicts, including the Hanish Island Crisis with Yemen (1995), the First Congo War (1996-1997), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1996-1998), the Eritrea-Ethiopia War (1998-2000), the Djiboutian-Eritrean border conflict (2008), and the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia (2020-2022); during the Tigray conflict, the Eritrean Defense Forces were accused of human rights abuses; in recent years, it has provided training support to the military of Somalia (2025)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 9529423d..e84623fd 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.2 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.37% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.34% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "29.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.84 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.77 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.89 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.86 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "21.2% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "67.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.3% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ "text": "21 June 2021 and 30 September 2021 (scheduled 29 August 2020 election was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2021: SAHLE-WORK Zewde reelected president during joint session of Parliament, vote - 659 (unanimous); ABIY confirmed Prime Minister by House of Peoples' Representatives (4 October 2021)

2018: SAHLE-WORK Zewde elected president during joint session of Parliament, vote - 659 (unanimous); snap election held on 25 October 2018 due to resignation of President MULATA Teshome" + "text": "
2021: SAHLE-WORK Zewde reelected president during joint session of Parliament, vote - 659 (unanimous); ABIY confirmed Prime Minister by House of Peoples' Representatives (4 October 2021)" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -1091,10 +1091,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "71.4 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "71,424,300 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "56 (2022 est.)" + "text": "65 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1171,13 +1171,13 @@ "text": "available information varies widely; estimated 150-300,000 active-duty Defense Force  (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ENDF's major weapons and equipment inventory has traditionally been comprised of Russian, Soviet, and Eastern bloc material; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in more recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include weapons from China, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and production of armored vehicles under license (2024)" + "text": "the ENDF's inventory has traditionally been comprised of Russian, Soviet, and Eastern Bloc armaments; it suffered considerable equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; in more recent years, Ethiopia has diversified its arms sources to include such suppliers as China, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the UAE; Ethiopia's defense industry produces small arms, as well as armored vehicles under license (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (although the military may, when necessary, recruit a person more than 22 years old); no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2023)" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; 24-month service obligation; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "as many as 10,000 troops Somalia (approximately 2,500 under the AU; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government); 1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)" + "text": "1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS); estimated to have as many as 10,000 troops Somalia (approximately 2,500 under the AU; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is focused on both external threats emanating from its neighbors and internal threats from multiple internal armed groups; since 1998, the ENDF has engaged in several conventional and counterinsurgency operations, including border wars with Eritrea (1998-2000) and Somalia (2006-2008) and internal conflicts with the Tigray regional state (2020-2022), multiple insurgent groups and ethnic militias, and the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of 2025, the ENDF was actively conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-government militants in several states, including the Amhara militia Fano and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), as well as al-Shabaab in Somalia (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index bdda0754..a933249a 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.8 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.16% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.09% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "settlements are found scattered along the Gambia River; the largest communities, including the capital of Banjul and the country's largest city, Serekunda, are found at the mouth of the Gambia River along the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "35 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.39 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.67 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "11.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ "text": "estimated 3,000-4,000 active Gambian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military of Gambia has a limited inventory of mostly older, obsolescent, or donated equipment originating from several suppliers, including Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military of Gambia has a limited inventory of mostly older, obsolescent, or donated equipment originating from several suppliers, including Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (18-22 for officers); no conscription; service obligation six months  (2024)" + "text": "18-28 years of age for men and women depending on enlisted, officer, or specialized positions (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Gambian Armed Forces (GAF) are responsible for external defense and aiding civil authorities in internal emergencies and natural disaster relief; they participate in multinational peacekeeping missions, as well as domestic support activities such as agricultural development, construction, education, and health services; the Gambian security forces have a history of involvement in domestic politics, including multiple coup attempts and mutinies, with the latest being an attempted coup in 2022

since January 2017, several members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have provided security forces for Gambia's stability, plus assistance and training for the GAF and other Gambian security forces through the ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (ECOMIG); as of 2025, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal were providing military and gendarmerie personnel for ECOMIG (2025)" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index e7bbb529..57822808 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "22.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.5 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.37% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.35% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.51 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "26.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.21 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.16 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.58 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.56 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ "text": "5.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "49.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "48.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1125,8 +1125,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de Défense et de Sécurité (FNDS) du Gabon): Army (Armée de Terre, AT), Navy (Marine Nationale, MN), Air Force (l'Armée de l'Air, AA), Light Aviation (L’Aviation Légère des Armées, ALA), Fire Brigade (du Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers); National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Gabonaise, GENA); Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine, GR); Military Health Service (Service de Santé Militaire, SSM); Military Engineering (Génie Militaire) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie (GENA), under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the president under his direct authority, sometimes perform internal security functions

note 2: the GENA is organized into regionally-based “legions,” mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group" + "text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de Défense et de Sécurité (FNDS) du Gabon): Army, Navy, Air Force, Light Aviation, Fire Brigade; Gabon National Gendarmerie (GENA); Republican Guard (GR); Military Health Service; Military Engineering (2025)", + "note": "note: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie (GENA), under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the president under his direct authority, sometimes perform internal security functions; the GENA is organized into regionally-based “legions,” mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1149,10 +1149,10 @@ "text": "approximately 7,000 active-duty Armed Forces including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Gabonese military has a mix of older and more modern weapons and equipment from a variety of suppliers including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, and South Africa (2024)" + "text": "the Gabonese military has a mix of older and limited quantities of more modern armaments; suppliers include Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Spain (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" + "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Gabonese military is a small and lightly armed force that is responsible for both external and internal security; the military may also participate in the economic and social development work of the nation; key defense priorities include securing the country's borders and maritime domain; it has contributed to regional peacekeeping and joint security operations; in August 2023, officers from the Republican Guard seized control of the government and placed the president under arrest (2025)" diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index e4578d72..03e6042a 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.6 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.15% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.12% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "31.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.56 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.51 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.75 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "12% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1071,10 +1071,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "33.4 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "33,384,500 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "120 (2022 est.)" + "text": "114 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1174,10 +1174,10 @@ "note": "note: over the past decade, Ghana has sought to increase the size of the GAF, particularly the Army, which has added a number of new units" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and some newer Chinese, Russian, and Western equipment, including US, which has donated items such as patrol boats; the government in recent years has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older (mostly Soviet-era) and some newer armaments from such suppliers as China, Japan, Jordan, Türkiye, the UK, and the US; the government has committed to an increase in funding for equipment acquisitions, including armor, mechanized, and special forces capabilities for the Army, light attack aircraft for the Air Force, and more modern coastal patrol vessels for the Navy (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service, with basic education certificate; no conscription (2024)", + "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised approximately 15% of the military; Ghanaian women first began serving in the late 1950s" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 0a75bcef..970eeb6d 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.2 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.74% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.74% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "35.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.69 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "47 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "51.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.78 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.75 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.36 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.34 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ "text": "15% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "68.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "70.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ "text": "formerly, the president was directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term), and the prime minister was appointed by the president" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "18 October 2020" + "text": "28 December 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%

2015: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%" + "text": "2025: Mamady DOUMBOUYA elected president in the first round; percent of vote -Mamady DOUMBOUYA (Independent) 86.7%, Abdoulaye Yero BALDE (DFG) 6.5%, other 7%

2020: Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%
" }, "note": "note 1: in 2021, the military arrested and detained the president, suspended the constitution, and dissolved the government and legislature

note 2: the transitional government has not announced a new election timetable" }, @@ -985,10 +985,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "13.8 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "15,303,900 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "102 (2021 est.)" + "text": "109 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Air Force, Navy, National Gendarmerie

Ministry of Security: National Police (2024)", + "text": "Guinean (or National) Armed Forces (Forces Armées Guinéennes): Army, Air Force, Navy, National Gendarmerie

Ministry of Security: National Police (2025)", "note": "note: the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security; Guinea's military and security forces are sometimes collectively referred to as the Defense and Security Forces" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1090,10 +1090,10 @@ "text": "estimated 10-12,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Guinean military's inventory consists almost entirely of Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with small amounts of secondhand material from China, France, Russia, and South Africa  (2024)" + "text": "the Guinean military's inventory consists almost entirely of ageing Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with small amounts of secondhand arms from China, France, Russia, and South Africa (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests; in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government; the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition; border security is a key focus for the Guinean military, particularly a territorial dispute with Sierra Leone that dates back to 2001 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 9c6be0c7..1e32a4af 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.2 years" @@ -185,16 +185,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.13% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.33% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated, with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "52.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "52.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "59.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.4 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.67 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "13.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1080,10 +1080,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "53.6 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "53,601,500 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "174 (2022 est.)" + "text": "184 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1183,13 +1183,14 @@ "text": "approximately 25-30,000 active FACI, including Gendarmerie personnel (2025)" }, "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 some new and secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)" + "text": "the inventory of the FACI consists mostly of older or secondhand armaments, typically of French or Soviet-era origin; in recent years, it has received small quantities of newer and secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Bulgaria, China, France, Israel, South Africa, and the US (2025)", + "note": "note: Cote d'Ivoire was under a partial UN arms embargo from 2004 to 2016" }, "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)" + "text": "18-26 (up to 35 for healthcare professionals) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription is authorized but reportedly not enforced (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; key areas of focus for the FACI are the country's porous international borders and the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France 

the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 11f24d63..f47c8fd8 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.1 years" @@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.06% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.15% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.72 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "26.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.16 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.09 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.56 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.53 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "9.8% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ "text": "9 August 2022" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2022:  William RUTO elected president in first round; percent of vote - William RUTO (UDA) 50.5%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 48.9%, other 0.6%

2017:  Uhuru KENYATTA reelected president; percent of vote - Uhuru KENYATTA (JP) 98.3%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 1%, other 0.7%" + "text": "
2022:  William RUTO elected president in first round; percent of vote - William RUTO (UDA) 50.5%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 48.9%, other 0.6%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "10 August 2027" @@ -1190,13 +1190,13 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active Kenya Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the KDF's inventory is a mix of older, donated/secondhand, and some modern weapon systems from a variety of sources; major suppliers have included China, France, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US; in late 2023, the Kenyan Government unveiled a five-year spending plan to procure upgraded military equipment, including aerial surveillance drones, tactical vehicles, and air defense systems (2024)" + "text": "the KDF's inventory is a mix of older, donated/secondhand, and some modern weapon systems from a variety of sources; major suppliers have included China, France, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the US; in 2023, the Kenyan Government unveiled a five-year defense spending plan with a focus on upgraded military equipment, including aerial surveillance drones, tactical vehicles, and air defense systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "no conscription; 18-26 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (under 18 with parental consent; upper limit 30 years of age for specialists, tradesmen, or women with a diploma; 39 years of age for chaplains/imams); 9-year service obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy) and subsequent 3-year re-enlistments; applicants must be Kenyan citizens (2024)" + "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (under 18 with parental consent; upper limit 30 years of age for specialists, tradesmen, or women with a diploma; 39 years of age for chaplains/imams); 7-9 year service obligations (2026)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); approximately 1,400 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2024)" + "text": "400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); approximately 1,400 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) are responsible for protecting the country's sovereignty and territory and assisting civil authorities in responding to emergency, disaster, or political unrest as requested; the KDF's chief security concerns include regional disputes and instability, maritime crime and piracy, and the threat posed by the Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorist group, which has conducted attacks inside Kenya; it has conducted operations in neighboring Somalia since 2011 and taken part in numerous regional peacekeeping and security missions; the KDF is a leading member of the Africa Standby Force; it participates in multinational exercises, and has ties to a variety of foreign militaries, including those of France, the UK, and the US

the Kenya Military Forces were created following independence in 1963; the current KDF was established and its composition laid out in the 2010 constitution; it is governed by the Kenya Defense Forces Act of 2012; the Army traces its origins back to the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Britain's East Africa possessions from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during both World Wars (2025)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 7b171dc1..3af805e5 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.8 years" @@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.32% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.27% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.17 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one third living within an 80-km (50-mi) radius of Monrovia, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "55.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "55.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "61 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.93 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.84 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.89 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ "text": "10.9% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "48.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a limited inventory; in recent years, it has received small quantities of equipment, including donations, from countries such as China and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military has a limited inventory; in recent years, it has received small quantities of equipment, including donations, from countries such as China, UAE, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" + "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are responsible for external defense and some domestic security responsibilities if called upon, such as humanitarian assistance during natural disasters and support to law enforcement; it is a small, lightly equipped force comprised of two combat infantry battalions and supporting units, as well as a few coastal patrol craft for the Coast Guard; the infantry battalions were rebuilt with US assistance in 2007-2008 from the restructured AFL following the end of the second civil war in 2003 when military and police forces were disbanded and approximately 100,000 military, police, and rebel combatants were disarmed

the first militia unit established for defense of the Liberia colony was raised in 1832; the AFL traces its origins to the 1908 establishment of the Liberia Frontier Force, which became the Liberian National Guard in 1965; the AFL was established in 1970 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 63d8cb8d..aa20f8e4 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "24 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.4 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.76% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "45.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "52.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "51 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.85 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.4 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.23 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ "text": "12.5% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "46.9% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1035,10 +1035,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.6 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "1.64 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (2022 est.)" + "text": "70 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1095,10 +1095,10 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the LDF is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older or second-hand equipment of European, South African, and US origin (2025)" + "text": "the LDF is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older or secondhand equipment of European, South African, and US origin (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (women can serve in combat arms); no conscription (2024)" + "text": "20-30 years of age for voluntary military service for both men and women (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) is responsible for the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; the LDF is a small force that began in 1964 as the Police Mobile Unit (PMU); the PMU was designated as the Lesotho Paramilitary Force in 1980 and became the Royal Lesotho Defense Force in 1986; it was renamed the Lesotho Defense Force in 1993 (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index c8aeb130..d1ce5a6f 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.3 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.44% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.35% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.83 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.48 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and its lack of surface water, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.96 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.46 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.44 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "4.3% (2022 est.)" - }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.2% (2023 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -980,7 +977,7 @@ "text": "estimates not available" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "both the forces aligned with the GNU and the LNA are largely equipped with weapons of Russian or Soviet origin; in recent years, Turkey has the been the primary supplier of arms to the GNU, while the LNA has received quantities from Russia and the United Arab Emirates (2024)", + "text": "both the forces aligned with the GNU and the LNA are largely equipped with weapons of Russian or Soviet origin; in recent years, Türkiye has the been the primary supplier of arms to the GNU, while the LNA has received quantities from Russia and the United Arab Emirates (2025)", "note": "note: Libya is under a UN-imposed arms embargo" }, "Military service age and obligation": { @@ -1004,6 +1001,11 @@ "IDPs": { "text": "139,305 (2024 est.)" } + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Special Case; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/libya/" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index f5d046f2..50ae00c4 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.1 years" @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.18% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.15% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.54 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "37.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.47 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.47 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ "text": "22.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Michael RANDRIANIRINA (Col.) (since 17 October 2025)" + "text": "Michael RANDRIANIRINA (Col.)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Herintsalama RAJAONARIVELO (since 22 October 2025)" @@ -546,11 +546,12 @@ "text": "16 November 2023" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2023: Andry RAJOELINA reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) 59.0%, Siteny Thierry RANDRIANASOLONIAIKO 14.4%, Marc RAVALOMANANA (TIM) 12.1%, other 14.5%

2018: Andry RAJOELINA elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) 39.2%, Marc RAVALOMANANA (TIM) 35.4%, other 25.4%; percent of vote in second round - Andry RAJOELINA 55.7%, Marc RAVALOMANANA 44.3%" + "text": "
2023: Andry RAJOELINA reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) 59.0%, Siteny Thierry RANDRIANASOLONIAIKO 14.4%, Marc RAVALOMANANA (TIM) 12.1%, other 14.5%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "November 2028" - } + }, + "note": "note: on 14 October 2025 Col. Michael Randrianirina, commander of an elite unit of the country’s armed forces, announced the formation of a transitional government made up of civilians, which would rule for two years; the constitution, the country’s top court, and the electoral commission were suspended, and a referendum will be held to formulate a new constitution; the lower house of Parliament was not suspended and impeached former-President Andry RAJOELINA" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislative structure": { @@ -1116,10 +1117,10 @@ "text": "estimated 13,000 Armed Forces; estimated 10,000 Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of older or secondhand weapons and equipment originating from countries such as France, South Africa, the UAE, the UK, and the former Soviet Union (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of older or secondhand armaments originating from countries such as France, South Africa, the former Soviet Union, the UAE, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for men and women; service obligation 18 months; no conscription; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2023)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation 18 months; conscription available in times of national emergency or war (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military’s responsibilities include ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity and protecting Madagascar’s maritime domain, particularly against piracy, drug trafficking, and smuggling; it also assists the Gendarmerie with maintaining law and order in rural areas, largely in areas affected by banditry, cattle rustling, and criminal groups; the military has a history of influence in domestic politics and seized control of the government in October 2025; security relationships have included France, India, and Russia; Madagascar's small Navy has traditionally looked to India for assistance with maritime security (2025)" diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 248dbab3..bbd1cf51 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.22% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.16% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.57 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "31.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.19 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.33 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.58 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.65 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "11.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "62.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Peter MUTHARIKA (since 4 October)" + "text": "President Peter MUTHARIKA (since 4 October 2025)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Vice President Jane ANSAH (since 4 October)" + "text": "President Peter MUTHARIKA (since 4 October 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet named by the president" @@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12.9 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "15 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "60 (2022 est.)" + "text": "69 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1075,10 +1075,10 @@ "text": "estimated 10,000 active Malawi Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the MDF's inventory is a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment originating from such countries as France, South Africa, and the UK  (2024)" + "text": "the MDF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand armaments originating from such countries as China, France, Israel, South Africa, and the UK (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; high school equivalent required for enlisted recruits and college equivalent for officer recruits; initial engagement is 7 years for enlisted personnel and 10 years for officers (2023)" + "text": "18-24 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 01c2d85a..7ad72743 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.7 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.88% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "40 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "57.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "55.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "62.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.35 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.26 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.64 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.59 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "15% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "77.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "79.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ "text": "29 July 2018, with runoff on 12 August 2018" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2018: Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 41.7%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 17.8%, other 40.5%; percent of vote in second round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA 67.2%, Soumaila CISSE 32.8%

2013: Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 39.8%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 19.7%, other 40.5%; percent of vote in second round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 77.6%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 22.4%" + "text": "
2018: Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 41.7%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 17.8%, other 40.5%; percent of vote in second round - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA 67.2%, Soumaila CISSE 32.8%" }, "note": "note: in 2022, the transition government adopted a charter allowing transition authorities to rule for up to 5 years, but the military junta pushed through a referendum in 2023 that created the potential for transition President GOITA to maintain his hold on power indefinitely" }, @@ -1077,13 +1077,10 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of secondhand and some more modern material from a variety of other countries, including China, Czechia, France, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE (2025)" + "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of more modern material from a variety of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for men and women for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 24-month compulsory service obligation (2023)" - }, - "Military deployments": { - "text": "note 1: in 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced they were forming joint force of 5,000 troops to combat extremist groups in the Sahel

note 2: until announcing its withdrawal in May of 2022, Mali was part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, and Niger; Mali had committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force" + "text": "18 years of age for men and women for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 24-month compulsory service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the FAMa is responsible for the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, but also has some domestic security duties, including the maintenance of public order and support to law enforcement; it also participates in socio-economic development projects; the military has traditionally played a large role in Mali’s politics; prior to the coup in August 2020 and military takeover in May 2021, it had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960 (1968, 1976, 1978, 1991, 2012)

the FAMa and other security forces are actively engaged in combat operations against several insurgent/terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other armed rebel organizations, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; a large portion of the country--up to 50% by some estimates--is outside of government control

the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and were rebuilt beginning in 2013 with external assistance from the EU and the UN; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) ended their missions in 2023 and 2024, respectively; France intervened militarily in Mali in 2013 to assist with regaining the northern half of the country from rebel and Islamic militant groups; French troops withdrew in 2022; since 2021, Mali has increased security ties with Russia, which has provided equipment, training, and other forms of military support (2025)" diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index a5360d50..26487594 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.1 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.84% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.81% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.5 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.66 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are scattered through the Atlas Mountains, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.25 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.24 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.09 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ "text": "3% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Richard Duke BUCHAN III; Chargé d'Affaires Ben ZIFF (since 28 August 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Richard Duke BUCHAN III (since 3 December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170" @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes the Moroccan Royal Guard), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force, Moroccan Royal Guard, Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie

Ministry of Interior: General Directorate for National Security (DGSN; aka National Police), Auxiliary Forces (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Royal Guard is officially part of the Army, but is under the direct operational control of the Royal Military Household of His Majesty the King; it provides for the security and safety of the King and royal family; it was established in the 11th century and is considered one of the world's oldest active units still in military service

note 2:  the DGSN manages internal law enforcement in cities; the Gendarmerie is responsible for law enforcement in rural regions and on national highways and has a counterterrorism role; the Auxiliary Forces provide support to the Gendarmerie and DGSN " + "note": "note 1: the Royal Guard is officially part of the Army but is under the direct operational control of the Royal Military Household of His Majesty the King; it provides for the security and safety of the King and royal family; it was established in the 11th century and is considered one of the world's oldest active units still in military service

note 2:  the DGSN manages internal law enforcement in cities; the Gendarmerie is responsible for law enforcement in rural regions and on national highways and has a counterterrorism role; the Auxiliary Forces provide support to the Gendarmerie and DGSN " }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1193,13 +1193,13 @@ "text": "estimated 220,000 active Armed Forces (175,000 Army; 10,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force, 20,000 Gendarmerie) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is comprised of mostly older French and US equipment, although in recent years it has embarked on a modernization program and received quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of countries, particularly France, Spain, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is mostly a mix of older and some more modern armaments from France and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (conscription abolished 2006 and reintroduced in 2019) (2023)" + "text": "19-25 years of age for 12-month compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "770 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 930 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2024)" + "text": "775 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 890 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are responsible for protecting Morocco’s national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; key areas of concern for the FAR include international terrorism, maritime security, and regional challenges such as the Polisario Front in Western Sahara and Algeria; the Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), an organization that seeks the independence of Western Sahara, disputes Morocco’s claim of sovereignty over the territory; Moroccan and Polisario forces fought intermittently from 1975, when Spain relinquished colonial authority over the territory, until a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping mission; the Polisario withdrew from the cease-fire in November 2020, and since then there have been reports of low-intensity hostilities between Morocco and the Polisario Front across the 2,500-kilometer-long berm built in 1987 that separates the two sides; Algeria is seen as a regional rival and has openly backed the Polisario Front

the FAR participates in international peacekeeping operations, as well as both bilateral and multinational training exercises; it has relations with a variety of partners including the militaries of France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and the US, as well as NATO, the Arab League, and the African Union; Morocco has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the FAR was created in May 1956; Moroccans were recruited for service in the Spahi and Tirailleur regiments of the French Army during the period of the French protectorate (1912-1956), and Moroccans fought under the French Army during both World Wars, as well as the First Indochina War (1946-1954); the Spanish Army recruited Moroccans from the Spanish Protectorate during both the Rif War (1921-26) and the Spanish Civil War (1936-39)

the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) was established by Security Council resolution 690 in April 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in August 1988 by Morocco and the Polisario Front; MINURSO was unable to carry out all the original settlement proposals, but continues to monitor the cease-fire and reduce the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and has provided logistic support to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2025)" diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 75282f42..9bc2e25e 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.1 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.07% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.06% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.14 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.36 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.36 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.66 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.66 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ "text": "7 November 2019" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2019: Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (MSM) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote

2015: Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (independent) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote" + "text": "
2019: Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (MSM) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2024" @@ -1057,9 +1057,6 @@ "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense is responsible for the country's security; it includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (2025)" }, - "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the MPF's inventory is comprised of mostly secondhand equipment from Western European countries and India (2024)" - }, "Military - note": { "text": "key security priorities for the Maritius Police Force (MPF) include combating narcotics trafficking, ensuring public order, fighting cybercrime, improving maritime security, and responding to natural disasters; the MPF's primary security partner is India, which provides training and other support to the National Coast Guard, while Indian naval vessels often patrol the country's waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US

the Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison (2025)" } diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 0de675e1..20325163 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.1 years" @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.92% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.88% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are desert and lack sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "54.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.4 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.76 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.68 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.34 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "22.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ "text": "29 June 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI (UPR) 56.1%, Biram Dah Ould ABEID (independent) 22.1%, Hamadi Sidi el MOKHTAR independent) 12.8%, other 9.0%

2019: Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI elected president in first round; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI (UPR) 52%, Biram Dah Ould ABEID (independent) 18.6%, Sidi Mohamed Ould BOUBACAR (independent) 17.9%, other 11.5%" + "text": "
2024: Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Cheikh el GHAZOUANI (UPR) 56.1%, Biram Dah Ould ABEID (independent) 22.1%, Hamadi Sidi el MOKHTAR independent) 12.8%, other 9.0%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "June 2029" @@ -1023,10 +1023,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5.36 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "4.76 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "113 (2022 est.)" + "text": "92 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1125,13 +1125,13 @@ "text": "estimated 17,000 active Mauritanian Armed Forces; estimated 3,000 Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is limited and made up largely of older French and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, Mauritania has received some secondhand and new military equipment, including unmanned aircraft (drones), from several suppliers, including China and the UAE (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is limited and made up largely of older French and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, Mauritania has received some secondhand and new military equipment from several suppliers, including China, France, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; has a compulsory two-year military service law, but the law has reportedly never been applied (2023)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; has a compulsory two-year military service law, but the law has reportedly never been applied (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "450 (plus about 325 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "450 (plus about 325 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "founded in 1960, the Mauritanian military is responsible for territorial defense and internal security; it also assists in economic development projects, humanitarian missions, and disaster response; border and maritime security, regional stability, and the threat of terrorist groups operating in the Sahel, particularly Mali, are key areas of focus; Mauritania has received security assistance from the EU, France, NATO, and the US (2025)" diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 86fa7a4a..8eaf8685 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ "text": "Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 27.3%, Islam 19.1%, Pentecostal 16.7%, Saio/Zione 16.3%, no religion 13.5%, other 4.3%, Anglican 1.7%, unknown 1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.7 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.54% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.53% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "36.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.34 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "three large population clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "58.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "56.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "60.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.66 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.58 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.29 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.26 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "15.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "63.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1062,10 +1062,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "15 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "17.1 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (2022 est.)" + "text": "50 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1161,10 +1161,10 @@ "text": "estimated 12,000 active FADM (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Russian and Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received some more modern equipment from a variety of countries, mostly as aid/donations (2024)" + "text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era armaments, although in recent years it has received some secondhand equipment from a number of countries, including India, South Africa, and the UAE, mostly as donations (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "has conscription and voluntary service; registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; initial 60-month service obligation (2025)" + "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; initial 60-month service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency in the northern province of Cabo Delgado by militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham terrorist group (ISIS-Mozambique; known locally as Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama‘a); since 2017, the conflict has claimed an estimated 6,000 lives and displaced an estimated one million persons; at Mozambique's request, Rwanda and several southern African countries under the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) deployed forces to Mozambique to combat the insurgency in 2021; the SADC forces departed in 2024; as of 2025, Rwanda continued to provide approximately 3,000 military and police personnel to assist Mozambican Defense and Security Forces, along with several hundred Tanzanian troops; the EU has also provided training assistance (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 07e3e332..8b862bda 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "15.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.9 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.66% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.65% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "46.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.29 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "64.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "63 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "69.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "6.64 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.55 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "3.27 (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.23 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "34.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "80.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "81.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -566,12 +566,12 @@ "text": "27 December 2020, with a runoff held on 21 February 2021" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020/2021: Mohamed BAZOUM elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed BAZOUM (PNDS-Tarrayya) 39.3%, Mahamane OUSMANE (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 9%, Albade ABOUDA (MPR-Jamhuriya) 7.1%, other 27.6%; percent of vote in second round - Mohamed BAZOUM 55.7%, Mahamane OUSMANE 44.3%

2016: ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" + "text": "
2020/2021: Mohamed BAZOUM elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed BAZOUM (PNDS-Tarrayya) 39.3%, Mahamane OUSMANE (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 9%, Albade ABOUDA (MPR-Jamhuriya) 7.1%, other 27.6%; percent of vote in second round - Mohamed BAZOUM 55.7%, Mahamane OUSMANE 44.3%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2025" }, - "note": "note: deposed president BAZOUM has been under house arrest since a military coup on 26 July 2023" + "note": "note: deposed president Mohamed BAZOUM has been under house arrest since a military coup on 26 July 2023" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -1063,8 +1063,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)

Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings

note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management" + "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie

Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization: Niger National Guard, National Police (2025)", + "note": "note 1: the Niger Gendarmerie (GN) and the Niger National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings

note 2: the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance under the National Police is charged with border management" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1084,20 +1084,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "estimated 35-40,000 active Nigerien Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie; estimated 5-10,000 National Guard (2025)", + "text": "estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie; estimated 15-20,000 National Guard (2025)", "note": "note: in 2020, the Nigerien Government announced it intended to increase the size of the FAN to 50,000 by 2025 and 100,000 by 2030" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAN has a wide mix of mostly older, typically Soviet-era, or donated/secondhand weapons and equipment, along with small quantities of more modern items such as unmanned aerial vehicles/drones and air defense systems; suppliers have included China, Egypt, France, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the FAN's inventory is comprised of older, typically Soviet-era weapons and equipment, along with smaller quantities of more modern armaments such as unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, air defense systems, and armored vehicles; suppliers over the past decade include China, France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2023)" - }, - "Military deployments": { - "text": "note: in 2024, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced they were forming a joint force of 5,000 troops to combat extremist groups in the Sahel" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military of Niger is responsible for territorial defense, but most of its focus is on internal and border security operations; the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) and the al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorist groups are active in western Niger and in adjacent strongholds in Burkina Faso and Mali, while the Nigeria-based Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa groups threaten southeast Niger; parts of Niger also face spillover from communal, criminal, and vigilante violence in neighboring Nigeria; since the 2023 coup, some former ethnic separatist rebels have taken up arms in support of deposed President BAZOUM

the military has played a significant role in Niger's domestic politics since its establishment in 1960-61; prior to seizing control of the government in 2023, it attempted coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, 2010, and 2021, and ruled the country for much of the period before 1999 (2025)" + "text": "the military of Niger is responsible for territorial defense, but most of its focus is on internal and border security operations; the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) and the al-Qaida affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) terrorist groups are active in western Niger and in adjacent strongholds in Burkina Faso and Mali, while the Nigeria-based Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa groups threaten southeast Niger; parts of Niger also face spillover from communal, criminal, and vigilante violence in neighboring Nigeria; since the 2023 coup, some former ethnic separatist rebels have taken up arms in support of deposed President BAZOUM

the military has played a role in Niger's domestic politics since its establishment in 1960-61; prior to seizing control of the government in 2023, it attempted coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, 2010, and 2021, and ruled the country for much of the period before 1999 (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 8701a008..e9b396bb 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.1 years" @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.52% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.39% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "33.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.42 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "largest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "53.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "65.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "58.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.19 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.23 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "24.4% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "67.6% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 140,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; the military is undergoing a modernization program, and in recent years has received equipment from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, and the US; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2025)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists primarily of imported weapons systems from a range of countries, including Brazil, China, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Korea, Türkiye, and the US; Nigeria is developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, light armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 2ef12a49..fe864860 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18.7 years" @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "4.65% (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.52% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "19.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "clusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "60.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "58.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "65.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.09 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.98 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.48 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.43 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.6% (2014)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "72% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" @@ -975,10 +972,12 @@ "note": "note: some active SSPDF personnel may be militia; the National/Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) were expected to have up to 80,000 personnel when training and integration is completed; the first batch of approximately 20,000 NUF personnel completed training in late 2022" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SSPDF inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era equipment; South Sudan has been under a UN arms embargo since 2018 (2024)" + "text": "the SSPDF inventory is a mix of primarily of Soviet-era armaments alongside limited quantities of more modern equipment such as armored personnel carriers from UAE (2025)", + "note": "note: South Sudan has been under a UN arms embargo since 2018 (extended for 1 year in May 2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; 12-24 months service (2023)" + "text": "18 (legal minimum age)-35 for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-24 months service (2025)", + "note": "note: the UN reports that there are thousands of child soldiers in South Sudan serving in the SSPDF and militia forces although the South Sudanese Government has pledged to end the practice" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) are largely focused on border and internal security; areas of concern include disputed national borders, conflict spillover from neighboring Sudan, banditry, and armed rebel groups and militias that continue to operate in the country since the civil war ended in 2020

the SSPDF, formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS has about 18,000 personnel assigned; the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; its mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA has approximately 3,800 personnel assigned (2025)" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index f04bcd57..36ae2930 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.8 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.54% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.55% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight mainly rural regions, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "46.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "52 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.62 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.28 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.26 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ "text": "18.8% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force

Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2024)", + "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (Forcas Armadas Revolucionarias do Povo or FARP): Army, Navy, Air Force

Ministry of Internal Administration: National Guard (a gendarmerie force), Public Order Police, Border Police, Rapid Intervention Police, Maritime Police (2025)", "note": "note: the Public Order Police is responsible for maintaining law and order, while the Judicial Police, under the Ministry of Justice, has primary responsibility for investigating drug trafficking, terrorism, and other transnational crimes" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1047,10 +1047,10 @@ "text": "estimated 4,000 active FARP (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment, along with a handful of secondhand items from France and Spain (2024)" + "text": "the FARP is outfitted mostly with Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2023)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women (Air Force service is voluntary) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Armed Forces (FARP) are focused on external security, but also has some internal security duties; the FARP and the paramilitary National Guard have been influential in the country’s politics since independence and have attempted several coups; since the 2000s, the FARP has undergone various attempts at defense and security sector reforms under the auspices of the African Union, the EU, the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS), and the UN (2025)" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index c6aa5809..608fa02b 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 95.9% (Protestant 57.7% [includes Adventist 12.6%], Roman Catholic 38.2%), Muslim 2.1%, other 1% (includes traditional, Jehovah's Witness), none 1.1% (2019-20 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 39.9%, Pentecostal 21.3%, Protestant 14.6%, Adventist 12.2%, other Christians 4.2%, no religion 3.0%, Muslim 2.0%, other religions 2.0%; less than 1%: Jehovah Witness, not specified, Animist  (2022 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.1 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.62% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.14 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.2 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.54 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.58 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "7.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.9% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "fast-growing Sub-Saharan economy; major public investments; trade and tourism hit hard by COVID-19; increasing poverty after 2 decades of declines; Ugandan competition for regional influence; major coffee exporter; contested GDP figures" + "text": "

low-income Sub-Saharan economy; services, industry, and agriculture sectors driving growth; increased government spending on human capital, energy, and healthcare; major infrastructure projects including the Bugesera Airport intended to support long-term growth; challenges include lack of economic diversification, high inflation, and wide current account deficit

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { @@ -1129,11 +1129,10 @@ "text": "approximately 30-35,000 active Rwanda Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the RDF's inventory includes a mix of older and some modern equipment from suppliers such as China, France, Israel, Russia and the former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)" + "text": "the RDF's inventory is a mix of older and some modern equipment from suppliers such as China, France, Israel, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Africa, and Türkiye (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career professional (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised approximately 6% of the Rwanda Defense Force" + "text": "typically 18-30 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (including officer candidates and those with university degrees and specialized qualifications); enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career professional; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "approximately 3,200 Central African Republic (about 2,200 under MINUSCA, plus some 700 police; approximately 1,000 under a bi-lateral agreement); estimated 3-4,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo; estimated 3,000 Mozambique (bilateral agreement to assist with combating an insurgency; includes both military and police forces); 2,600 (plus about 450 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)" diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 00fbe2fc..7242f1a5 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.2 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.56% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.53% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.59 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.02 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "more than three quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin is home to less than 10%, and a smaller percentage is on La Digue and the outer islands, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.89 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.89 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "45% (2023 est.)" + "text": "44.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -483,13 +483,13 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term)" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "22-24 October 2020" + "text": "9 October 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Wavel RAMKALAWAN elected president; Wavel RAMKALAWAN (LDS) 54.9%, Danny FAURE (US) 43.5%, other 1.6%

2015:  President James Alix MICHEL reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - James Alix MICHEL (PL) 47.8%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN (SNP) 35.3%, other 16.9%; percent of vote in second round - James Alix MICHEL 50.2%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN 49.8%" + "text": "
2025: Patrick HERMINIE elected president; Patrick HERMINIE (US) 52.7%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN (LDS) 47.3%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "2025" + "text": "2030" }, "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Vivianne FOCK TAVE (since August 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN-designate" + "text": "Ambassador Vivianne FOCK TAVE (since 16 December 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN" }, "chancery": { "text": "685 Third Avenue, Suite 1107, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017" @@ -991,10 +991,10 @@ "text": "approximately 500 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SDF's inventory primarily consists of Soviet-era equipment delivered in the 1970s and 1980s; in recent years, the SDF has received limited amounts of more modern equipment, mostly donations of patrol boats and aircraft, from several suppliers, including Bahrain, China, India, and the UAE (2024)" + "text": "the SDF is lightly armed; its inventory consists of obsolescent armaments delivered in the 1970s and 1980s and some more recently donated equipment from Bahrain, China, India, and UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-28 (18-25 for officers) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 6-year initial commitment; no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "formed in 1977, the SDF is one of the World's smallest militaries; its primary responsibility is maritime security, including countering illegal fishing, piracy, and drug smuggling; it was given police powers in 2022; the Seychelles maintains close security ties with India, which has provided support to the SDF's maritime security operations (2025)" diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 59cf39eb..69a1872b 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.1 years" @@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.07% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.21 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.56 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densely populated than the west, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.27 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.23 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.12 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.1 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ "text": "4.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "36.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "33.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Marc DILLARD (since October 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Leo Brent BOZELL III; Chargé d’Affaires Marc DILLARD (since October 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria" @@ -1217,10 +1217,10 @@ "text": "approximately 65-70,000 active-duty National Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of aging European, Israeli, and US origin weapons and equipment; South Africa has one of Africa's leading defense industries (2024)" + "text": "the SANDF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of European, Israeli, and US origin armaments, alongside some domestic systems, such as combat helicopters and some naval vessels; South Africa has one of Africa's leading defense industries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 (18-26 for college graduates) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; initial 2-year service obligation (2025)", + "text": "18-22 (18-26 for college graduates) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; initial 24-month service obligation (2025)", "note": "note: in 2023, women comprised nearly 30% of the military" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index efdcf210..fffbf910 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18.4 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.46% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.54 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.85 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "31.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.06 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.96 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.98 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.93 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "text": "16.2% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.5% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1145,13 +1145,13 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active Armed Forces personnel, including the Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of older, secondhand, and more modern equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the military has undertaken a modernization program and has received newer equipment from more than 10 countries, including France and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military has a mix of older, secondhand, and some more modern equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, France, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18 years of age for cadets); 24-month service commitment (2024)" + "text": "18-28 (up to 35 for specialized roles); 24-month service commitment (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "200 Central African Republic (MINUSCA; plus about 525 police); 800 (ECOWAS Military Intervention in The Gambia--ECOMIG); 500 (ECOWAS Stabilization Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau--EESMGB); 450 police Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2024)" + "text": "190 Central African Republic (MINUSCA; plus about 575 police); approximately 380 police Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Senegalese military is responsible for both territorial defense and internal security; it also assists the civilian government in such areas as preventive healthcare, infrastructure development, environmental protection, and disaster response; key areas of focus for the military include a low-level insurgency in the country's south, maritime security, and securing the border against smuggling and Sahel-based Islamist insurgent groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State; the military participates in foreign peacekeeping deployments and multinational exercises; its closest security partner is France, which has long maintained a military presence in Senegal  

Senegalese security forces have been engaged in a low-level counterinsurgency campaign in the southern Casamance region against factions of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MDFC) since 1982; the conflict is one of longest running low-level insurgencies in the World, having claimed more than 5,000 lives while leaving another 60,000 displaced; in recent years, nearly all of the MDFC factions have agreed to cease hostilities (2025)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index 4f3edae3..e94e183d 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ "text": "English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Anglican 63.2%, unspecified 11.4%, no religion 9%, Jehovah's Witness 3.8%, Baptist 2.3%, Salvation Army 2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, New Apostolic 1.6%, other Christian 1.4%, other 1.1%  (2021 est.)", + "text": "Anglican 63.2%, unspecified 11.4%, no religion 9%, Jehovah's Witness 3.8%, Baptist 2.3%, Salvation Army 2%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, New Apostolic 1.6%, other Christian 1.4%, other 1.1% (2021 est.)", "note": "note: data represent Saint Helena only" }, "Age structure": { @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44.8 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "Saint Helena: population is concentrated in and around the capital of Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area

Ascension: most of the population lives in and around Georgetown

Tristan da Cunha: most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index e8eea7c8..ce049455 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.32% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.24% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated, as shown on this population distribution map" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "71.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "70.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "76 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.61 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "12% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "61.5% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ "text": "estimated 10,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the RSLAF has a small inventory that includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; in recent years, it has received limited amounts of newer equipment, mostly as donations, such as patrol boats from China and South Korea (2024)" + "text": "the RSLAF has a small inventory comprised of obsolescent or secondhand imported armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)" diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 6db99ac6..c5eb4726 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.3 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.55% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.32% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "37.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.22 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "distribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa, and Baidoa, as shown on this population distribution map" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "83.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "81.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "93.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.12 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.38 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.52 (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.14 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "15 May 2022" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2022: HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud elected president in third round - Federal Parliament percent of vote in first round - Said ABDULLAHI DENI (Kaah) 20.2%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 18.3%, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 16.2%, Hassan Ali KHAYRE (independent) 14.6%, other 30.7%; Federal Parliament percent of vote in second round - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud 34.1%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" 25.7%, Said ABDULLAHI DENI 21%, Hassan Ali KHAYRE 19.2%; Federal Parliament percent of vote in third round - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud  66%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" 34%

2017: Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" elected president in second round; Federal Parliament number of votes in first round - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 88, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 72, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 49, other 37; Federal Parliament number of votes in second round - Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" 184, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud 97, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed 45" + "text": "
2022: HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud elected president in third round - Federal Parliament percent of vote in first round - Said ABDULLAHI DENI (Kaah) 20.2%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 18.3%, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 16.2%, Hassan Ali KHAYRE (independent) 14.6%, other 30.7%; Federal Parliament percent of vote in second round - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud 34.1%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" 25.7%, Said ABDULLAHI DENI 21%, Hassan Ali KHAYRE 19.2%; Federal Parliament percent of vote in third round - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud  66%, Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" 34%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2026" @@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Somali Armed Forces (SAF; aka Somali Defense Force): Somali National Army (SNA; aka Land Forces), Somali Navy, Somali Air Force

Ministry of Internal Security: Somali National Police (SNP, includes Coast Guard, commando unit) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: Somalia has numerous militia and regional/state forces operating throughout the country; the militia include clan- and warlord-based militias, as well as some that are externally sponsored; regional forces include semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (\"darwish\")

note 2: Somaliland and Puntland have separate military, security, and paramilitary forces" + "note": "note 1: Somalia has numerous militias and regional/state forces operating throughout the country; the militias include clan- and warlord-based forces, as well as some that are externally sponsored; regional forces include semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (\"darwish\")

note 2: Somaliland and Puntland have separate military, security, and paramilitary forces" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1008,13 +1008,13 @@ "note": "note: tens of thousands of militia forces are also active in Somalia" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SNA's inventory is a mix of older, secondhand, and donated equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Italy, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the SNA's inventory is a mix of older and donated (typically secondhand) equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Italy, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription of men aged 18-40 and women aged 18-30 is authorized, but not currently utilized (2023)" + "text": "18-22 for voluntary military service for men and women in the Somali Armed Forces; compulsory service is reportedly authorized, but not currently utilized (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the primary responsibility of the Somali National Army (SNA) is combating the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which controls large portions of central and southern Somalia and continues to conduct attacks targeting both military and civilian sites, including military bases, government institutions, and civilian gatherings; the SNA is supported by the National Police, regional/state security forces, and allied militias, as well as international forces; some African Union (AU) countries have provided military assistance to the SNA since 2007 under the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM, 2007-2022), the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS, 2022-2024), and the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM, January 2025-present); Turkey and the US have also provided military support to SNA operations

Turkey and the US have formed and trained SNA units, including the US-backed Danab (\"Lightning\") Brigade and the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") brigades; SNA soldiers have also received training from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the EU, Uganda, the UAE, and the UK (2025)" + "text": "the primary responsibility of the Somali National Army (SNA) is combating the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which controls large portions of central and southern Somalia and continues to conduct attacks targeting both military and civilian sites, including military bases, government institutions, and civilian gatherings; the SNA is supported by the National Police, regional/state security forces, and allied militias, as well as international forces; some African Union (AU) countries have provided military assistance to the SNA since 2007 under the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM, 2007-2022), the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS, 2022-2024), and the AU Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM, January 2025-present); Turkey and the US have also provided military support to SNA operations

Turkey and the US have formed and trained SNA units, including the US-backed Danab (\"Lightning\") Brigade and the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") brigades; SNA soldiers have also received training from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the EU, Uganda, UAE, and the UK (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1031,6 +1031,11 @@ "IDPs": { "text": "3,869,345 (2024 est.)" } + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Special Case; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/somalia/" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 778f02aa..b9547aaf 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19 years" @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.55% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.54% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan is sparsely populated; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and throughout South Darfur, as shown on this population distribution map" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "46 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.47 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.41 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.18 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.15 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "33% (2014)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.4% (2023 est.)" - }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" @@ -1045,12 +1042,12 @@ "text": "prior to the outbreak of fighting between the SAF and the RSF in 2023, size estimates for Sudan's armed forces varied widely: up to 200,000 SAF; up to 100,000 RSF; up to 80,000 Central Reserve Police (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of mostly Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, and domestically produced weapons systems; Sudan has one of the largest defense industries in Africa, which includes state-owned companies with military involvement; it has mostly manufactured weapons systems under license from China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine (2024)", - "note": "note 1: Sudan has been under a UN Security Council approved arms embargo since 2005 as a result of violence in Darfur; in September 2024, the embargo was extended for another year

note 2:  the RSF traditionally has been a lightly armed paramilitary force but over the years is reported to have acquired some heavier weapons and equipment such as armored vehicles, artillery, and anti-aircraft guns; it has captured some SAF arms and equipment during the ongoing conflict; since the start of the conflict, both the RSF and the SAF are reported to have received additional weaponry from various foreign suppliers" + "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of mostly Chinese, Russian/Soviet, and some domestically produced weapons systems; Sudan has a state-run defense industry, which mostly manufactures copies of foreign-supplied armaments, such as armored vehicles, under license (2025)", + "note": "note 1: Sudan has been under a UN Security Council approved arms embargo since 2005 as a result of violence in Darfur; in September 2025, the embargo was extended for another year

note 2:  the RSF traditionally has been a lightly armed paramilitary force but over the years is reported to have acquired some heavier armaments such as armored vehicles, artillery, and anti-aircraft guns; it has captured some SAF arms and equipment during the ongoing conflict; since the start of the conflict, both the RSF and the SAF are reported to have received additional weaponry from various foreign suppliers" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-33 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service for men and women; 12-24 month service obligation (2023)", - "note": "note: implementation of conscription is reportedly uneven" + "text": "18-33 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation 12-24 months (2025)", + "note": "note: official implementation of compulsory service is reportedly uneven; both the SAF and the RSF have been accused of engaging in forced recruitment of men and boys during the ongoing conflict" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are border control, external defense, and internal security; SAF operations have traditionally been supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, fighting broke out between the SAF and the RSF, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule; fighting subsequently spread and continued into 2025 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons; each side is supported by allied militias and both reportedly have received foreign support

the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the military has a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2025, UNISFA had approximately 3,800 personnel assigned (2025)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index c268438a..bf22ee4d 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.9 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.41% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.37% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.64 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of the more densely populated African nations, with most of the population residing in rural communities; density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "38.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.13 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.03 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.03 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.99 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1159,14 +1159,14 @@ "text": "estimated 20,000 active Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAT has a small inventory of mostly older equipment originating from a variety of countries, including Brazil, Russia/former Soviet Union, Turkey, the US, and some European nations, particularly France (2024)" + "text": "the FAT has a small inventory of mostly obsolescent or older armaments originating from several countries, including Brazil, France, Russia/former Soviet Union, Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for military service for men and women; 24-month service obligation; no conscription (2023)", "note": "note: as of 2022, about 7% of the military's personnel were women" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the responsibilities of the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) included both external defense and internal security; the FAT’s primary concerns are border security, terrorism, and maritime security; in recent years, it has boosted operations in the northern border region of the country to secure the frontier and prevent banditry, illicit smuggling, and infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north following an attack by JNIM fighters on a Togolese military post that killed several soldiers; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea

since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of involvement in the country’s politics, including assassinations, coups, and a crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize, which have included increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities, participating in multinational exercises, and receiving training from foreign partners, particularly France and the US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome (2025)" + "text": "the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) are responsible for both external defense and internal security; the FAT’s primary concerns are border security, terrorism, and maritime security; in recent years, it has boosted operations in the northern border region of the country to secure the frontier and prevent banditry, illicit smuggling, and infiltrations from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida-affiliated militant groups based in Mali that also operates in neighboring Burkina Faso; in 2022, the Togolese Government declared a state of emergency in the north following an attack by JNIM fighters on a Togolese military post that killed several soldiers; the Navy and Air Force have increased focus on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea

since its creation in 1963, the Togolese military has had a history of involvement in the country’s politics, including assassinations, coups, and a crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds of civilians; over the past decade, it has made efforts to reform and professionalize, which have included increasing its role in UN peacekeeping activities, participating in multinational exercises, and receiving training from foreign partners, particularly France and the US; in addition, Togo has established a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 72624118..a890f25d 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.4 years" @@ -162,16 +162,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.42% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.39% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "Sao Tome, the capital city, has roughly a quarter of the nation's population; Santo Antonio is the largest town on Principe; the northern areas of both islands have the highest population densities, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "42.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "46.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.31 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.18 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.63 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.57 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ "text": "5.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.1% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1025,20 +1025,20 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2024)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2025)", "note": "note: the Army and Coast Guard are responsible for external security while the public security police and judicial police maintain internal security; both the public security police and the military report to the Ministry of Defense and Internal Affairs; the judicial police report to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, and Human Rights" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 500 active Armed Forces (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FASTP is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment  (2023)" + "text": "the FASTP is lightly armed and has a small inventory of mostly older weapons and equipment (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (reportedly not enforced); 17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service (2023)" + "text": "limited information; 18 is the minimum age for compulsory military service (reportedly not enforced) and 17 years of age (with parental permission) for voluntary service (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FASTP is one of the smallest militaries in Africa and consists of only a few companies of ground troops and some small patrol boats

in November 2022, the FASTP's headquarters was attacked shortly after the prime minister's inauguration in what São Tomé authorities described as an attempted coup; in 2024, the governments of Russia and São Tomé and Principe signed a military cooperation agreement, which included training, materiel and logistics support, and information sharing (2024)" + "text": "the FASTP is one of the smallest militaries in Africa and consists of only a few companies of ground troops and some small patrol boats (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index e8bd787e..98ce63ee 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.6 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.58% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.38% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.77 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "1.6% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.5% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1192,14 +1192,14 @@ "text": "approximately 35,000 active-duty Armed Forces (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory consists mostly of older or second-hand equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, Turkey, and the US, as well as several European countries, such as France, Germany, and Italy (2024)" + "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory consists mostly of older or secondhand equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Austria, France, Italy, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 20-23 years of age for compulsory (national) service for men with a 12-month service obligation; individuals engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed their programs (up to age 35); exemptions allowed for males considered to a family's sole provider (2023)", "note": "note: women have been allowed in the service since 1975 as volunteers; as of 2023, women constituted about 8% of the military and served in all three services" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "775 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "840 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Tunisian Armed Forces (FAT) are responsible for territorial defense and internal security; operational areas of focus include counterterrorism and assisting with securing the border regions, particularly along the frontiers with Algerian and Libya
 
the FAT conducts bilateral and multinational training exercises with a variety of countries, including Algeria and other North African and Middle Eastern countries, France, and the US, as well as NATO; it also participates in UN peacekeeping operations; Tunisia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)" @@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ }, "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 Tunisia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report-174/" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts to eliminate trafficking compared with the previous reporting period, therefore Tunisia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List; for more details, go to:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/tunisia" } } } diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 8b9e4ae0..adb3c35d 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18.8 years" @@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.72% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.85% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "33.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "29.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "32.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.27 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.19 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "11.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "28 October 2020" + "text": "29 October 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: John MAGUFULI reelected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 84.4%, Tundu LISSU (CHADEMA) 13%, other 2.6%

2015: John MAGUFULI elected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 58.5%, Edward LOWASSA (CHADEMA) 40%, other 1.5%" + "text": "
2025: Samia Suluhu HASSAN reelected; percent of vote - Samia Suluhu HASSAN (CCM) 97.7%, others 2.3%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "October 2025" + "text": "October 2030" }, "note": "note 1: Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for internal matters; election held on 28 October 2020; Hussein MWINYI (CCM) 76.3%, Maalim Seif SHARIF (ACT-Wazalendo) 19.9%, other 3.8%

note 2: the president is both chief of state and head of government

note 3: after the death of President John MAGUFULI in March 2021, Vice President Samia Suluhu HASSAN assumed the presidency" }, @@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the TPDF's inventory includes mostly Chinese and Russian/Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2025)" + "text": "the TPDF's inventory includes mostly British, Chinese, and Russian/Soviet-era armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 6-year commitment (2-year contracts afterwards); selective conscription for 2 years of public service (2025)" diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 21caac63..736539e0 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.5 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.18% (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.13% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "39.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.61 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "28.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.17 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.08 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.55 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.5 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ "text": "9.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.8% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ "text": "14 January 2021" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2021: Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 58.6%, Robert Kyagulanyi SSENTAMU (aka Bobi WINE) (NUP) 34.8%, Patrick Oboi AMURIAT (FDC) 3.2%, other 3.4%

2016: Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 60.6%, Kizza BESIGYE (FDC) 35.6%, other 3.8%" + "text": "
2021: Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 58.6%, Robert Kyagulanyi SSENTAMU (aka Bobi WINE) (NUP) 34.8%, Patrick Oboi AMURIAT (FDC) 3.2%, other 3.4%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2026" @@ -1097,16 +1097,16 @@ "text": "approximately 45,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mix of older and some more modern weapons and equipment; it is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era arms with smaller quantities of Chinese, Israeli, North Korean, South African, UK, US, and domestically-produced items; Uganda has a small defense industry that assembles or manufactures light armored vehicles and performs maintenance on some military equipment, including its Russian-made helicopters (2024)" + "text": "most of the UPDF's arms are of Russian/Soviet origin with smaller quantities from such suppliers as Bulgaria, China, Czechia, Israel, and South Africa, as well as some domestically produced items; Uganda has a small defense industry that assembles or manufactures light armored vehicles and performs maintenance on some military equipment, including its Russian-made helicopters (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military duty for men and women; 9-year service obligation (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "up to 5,000 Democratic Republic of Congo; up to 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" + "text": "estimated 3,000 Democratic Republic of Congo; up to 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the responsibilities of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, contributing to regional security, participating in socio-economic development projects, conducting military diplomacy, and ensuring internal security, including civil unrest, internal insurgency, and terrorism; in recent years it has beefed up its presence along the borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan; the UPDF participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions and is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates

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 (2025)" + "text": "the responsibilities of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, contributing to regional security, participating in socio-economic development projects, conducting military diplomacy, and ensuring internal security, including against civil unrest, internal insurgency, and terrorism; in recent years it has beefed up its presence along the borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan; the UPDF participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions and is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates

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 (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index e1bdb12a..2cb75fe0 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.9 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.39% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "31.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is located in the center and south; nearly one third lives in cities, including the capital city of Ouagadougou (Ouaga), as shown in this population distribution map (2019)" @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "47 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "48 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "51.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.02 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.02 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.98 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.98 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ "text": "16.9% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "73.5% (2023)" + "text": "74.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ "text": "Transitional President Capt. Ibrahim TRAORE (since 30 September 2022)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Joachim KYLEM DE TAMBELA (since 21 October 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO (since 9 December 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "prior to the 2022 coups and ad hoc suspension of laws and constitutional provisions, Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ "text": "22 November 2020" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2020: Roch Marc Christian KABORE reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 57.9%, Eddie KOMBOIGO (CDP) 15.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 12.5%, other 14.1%

2015: Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY (PAREN) 3.1%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA (UNIR-MS) 2.8%, other 10.9%" + "text": "
2020: Roch Marc Christian KABORE reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 57.9%, Eddie KOMBOIGO (CDP) 15.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 12.5%, other 14.1%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "were to be held by July 2024, but were delayed" @@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "24.7 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "26,889,900 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (2021 est.)" + "text": "120 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1044,8 +1044,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF; aka National Armed Forces (FAN), aka Defense and Security Forces (Forces de Défense et de Sécurité or FDS)): Army of Burkina Faso (L’Armee de Terre), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale de Sapeurs-Pompiers or BNSP); Homeland Defense Volunteers (Forcés de Volontaires de Défense pour la Patrie or VDP)

Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security (Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale, de la Décentralisation et de la Sécurité): National Police of Burkina Faso (includes Border Police, Judicial Police, and Intervention Units, as well as State and Public Security forces) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the National Gendarmerie is under the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Security; the Gendarmerie's primary mission is counterterrorism

note 2: the VDP is a lightly armed civilian defense/militia force established in 2019 to act as auxiliaries to the Army; the volunteers receive two weeks of training and typically assist with carrying out surveillance, information-gathering, and escort duties, as well as local defense; they are based in each of the country's more than 300 municipalities" + "text": "Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF; aka National Armed Forces (FAN), aka Defense and Security Forces (Forces de Défense et de Sécurité or FDS)): Army of Burkina Faso, Air Force of Burkina Faso, National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale de Sapeurs-Pompiers or BNSP); Homeland Defense Volunteers (Forcés de Volontaires de Défense pour la Patrie or VDP)

Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security (Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale, de la Décentralisation et de la Sécurité): National Police of Burkina Faso (includes Border Police, Judicial Police, and Intervention Units, as well as State and Public Security forces) (2025)", + "note": "note 1: the National Gendarmerie is under the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Security; the Gendarmerie's primary mission is counterterrorism

note 2: the VDP is a lightly armed civilian defense/militia force established in 2019 to act as auxiliaries to the Army; the volunteers receive two weeks of training and typically assist with carrying out surveillance, information-gathering, and escort duties, as well as local defense; they are based in each of the country's municipalities" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1068,17 +1068,14 @@ "text": "estimated 20,000 Armed Forces; estimated 50,000 Homeland Defense Volunteers (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FABF has a mix of older, secondhand, and some modern equipment from a variety of suppliers, including China, Egypt, France, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the FABF has a mix of older and some modern armaments from a variety of suppliers, including China, Egypt, France, Russia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; citizens 18-77 years of age are eligible to volunteer for the VDP (2023)", - "note": "note: the military government implemented an emergency law in 2023 that allows the president extensive powers to combat terrorist groups operating in the country, including conscripting citizens into the security services" - }, - "Military deployments": { - "text": "note: in 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced they were forming joint force of 5,000 troops to combat extremist groups in the Sahel" + "text": "generally, 18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; citizens 18-77 years of age are eligible to volunteer for the VDP (2025)", + "note": "note: the military regime implemented an emergency law in 2023 that allows the president extensive powers to combat terrorist groups operating in the country, including conscripting citizens into the security services; the VDP reportedly has been used by the military regime as a platform for the forced recruitment of dissidents and activists to silence critics" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal security role and can be called out to assist internal security forces in restoring public order, combating crime, securing the border, and conducting counterterrorism/counterinsurgency/internal defense operations

the FABF's primary focus is combatting militants of the al-Qa'ida and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist groups, which have operated in Burkina Faso for more than a decade and control portions of the country; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups that act as al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Magreb's (AQIM) arm in the Sahel, is strongest in the north but active in nearly all of the country's 13 provinces, while ISIS in the Greater Sahara (aka ISIS-Sahel) operates in the eastern part of the country

the FABF has a history of involvement in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since its formation in 1960-61, including the most recent in September 2022; several combat units were disbanded in 2011 following mutinies (2025)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal security role and can be called out to assist internal security forces in restoring public order, combating crime, securing the border, and conducting counterterrorism/counterinsurgency/internal defense operations; the FABF has a history of involvement in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since its formation in 1960-61, including the most recent in September 2022

the FABF's primary focus is combatting militants of the al-Qa'ida and Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist groups, which have operated in Burkina Faso for more than a decade and control portions of the country; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups that act as al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Magreb's (AQIM) arm in the Sahel, is strongest in the north but active in nearly all of the country's 13 provinces, while ISIS in the Greater Sahara (aka ISIS-Sahel) operates in the eastern part of the country (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 17052f8a..c8ab2342 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.1 years" @@ -188,16 +188,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.72% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.76% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "27.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.89 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.43 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.4 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "33.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "33.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Netumbo Nandi-NDAITWAH (since 21 March 2025)" + "text": "President Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAH (since 21 March 2025)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Netumbo Nandi-NDAITWAH (since 21 March 2025)" + "text": "President Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAH (since 21 March 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly" @@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ "text": "27 November 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Netumbo Nandi-NDAITWAH elected president in the first round; percent of vote -Netumbo Nandi-NDAITWAH (SWAPO) 57%, Panduleni  ITULA (IPC) 26%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.10%, Bernadus SWARTBOOI (LPM) 4.72%, Job AMUPANDA (AR) 1.80%, Hendrik GAOBEAB (UDF) 1.16%; other 3.31%

2019: Hage GEINGOB reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 56.3%, Panduleni ITULA (independent) 29.4%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.3%, other .9%" + "text": "
2024: Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAH elected president in the first round; percent of vote -Netumbo NANDI-NDAITWAH (SWAPO) 57%, Panduleni  ITULA (IPC) 26%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.10%, Bernadus SWARTBOOI (LPM) 4.72%, Job AMUPANDA (AR) 1.80%, Hendrik GAOBEAB (UDF) 1.16%; other 3.31%

2019: Hage GEINGOB reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 56.3%, Panduleni ITULA (independent) 29.4%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.3%, other .9%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "November 2029" @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Margareth Natalie MENSAH-WILLIAMS (since 18 January 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Wilbard HELLAO (since 16 December 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -1160,11 +1160,10 @@ "text": "estimated 12,000 active Namibian Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the NDF's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern systems from a variety of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, and South Africa; most of the Navy's vessels and the Air Force's fighter aircraft were acquired from China; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2024)" + "text": "the NDF's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era weapons and equipment; over the past decade, it has received a limited number of newer weapons systems from China and South Africa; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised about 23% of the active-duty military" + "text": "18-25 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the NDF’s primary responsibility is defending Namibia's territorial integrity and national interests; other responsibilities include support to civil authorities and participating in peace and stability missions under the African Union, Southern African Development Community, and the UN; Namibia has bilateral defense ties with several countries, including Botswana, India, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia

the NDF was created in 1990, largely from demobilized former members of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) and the South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF); the PLAN was the armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), while SWATF was an auxiliary of the South African Defense Force and comprised the armed forces of the former South West Africa, 1977-1989; from 1990-1995, the British military assisted with the forming and training the NDF (2025)" diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 97a00168..277beb63 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "24.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.4 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.87% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "because of its mountainous terrain, the population distribution is uneven throughout the country, concentrating primarily in valleys and plains as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "38 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.37 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.17 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.3 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ "text": "5% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "37.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "36.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1011,10 +1011,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.52 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "1,579,960 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "122 (2022 est.)" + "text": "140 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1078,16 +1078,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 3,000 active-duty Defense Force (2023)" + "text": "estimated 3,000 active-duty Defense Force (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the UEDF has a light and small inventory of mostly older equipment originating from Europe, South Africa, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the UEDF has a small inventory of mostly older light weapons and equipment originating from Europe, South Africa, Taiwan, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UEDF’s primary mission is external defense, which includes mostly securing the borders; it also has domestic security responsibilities, including protecting members of the royal family; the king is the UEDF commander in chief and holds the position of minister of defense, although the UEDF reports to the Army commander and principal undersecretary of defense for day-to-day operations; the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is responsible for maintaining internal security as well as migration and border crossing enforcement; it is under the prime minister, although the king is the force’s titular commissioner in chief; the UEDF was originally created in 1973 as the Royal Swaziland Defense Force (2024)" + "text": "the UEDF’s primary mission is external defense, which includes mostly securing the borders; it also has domestic security responsibilities, including protecting members of the royal family; the king is the UEDF commander in chief and holds the position of minister of defense, although the UEDF reports to the Army commander and principal undersecretary of defense for day-to-day operations; the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) is responsible for maintaining internal security as well as migration and border crossing enforcement; it is under the prime minister, although the king is the force’s titular commissioner in chief; the UEDF was originally created in 1973 as the Royal Swaziland Defense Force (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 24a85e84..903e3372 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "18.2 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.83% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.51% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.6 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.42 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.67 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.18 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.81 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "11.8% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "55.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1098,14 +1098,13 @@ "text": "approximately 16,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ZDF's inventory is largely comprised of Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of items--particularly aircraft--from such suppliers as Israel and the US (2024)" + "text": "the ZDF's inventory is largely comprised of Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of items from other suppliers such as Israel, South Africa, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age (17 with parental consent) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; 12-year enlistment period (7 years active, 5 in the Reserves) (2023)", - "note": "note: Zambia had military conscription from 1975-1980" + "text": "18-25 years of age (17 with parental consent) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; initial service of 7 years followed by 5 in the Reserves (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "930 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "930 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Zambia Defense Forces (ZDF) are responsible for territorial defense, border security, and providing support to African and UN peacekeeping operations; it also has some domestic security responsibilities in cases of national emergency and is involved in socio-economic support; in recent years, ZDF has been directed to assist in agricultural production; the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and participates in multinational training exercises; it has received training assistance from China and the US

the ZDF traces its roots to the Northern Rhodesia Regiment, which was raised by the British colonial government to fight in World War II; the ZDF was established in 1964 from units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland armed forces; it participated in a number of regional conflicts during the 1970s and 1980s; Zambia actively supported independence movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (2025)" diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index a84304dd..03e5da29 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.3 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.91% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "28.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.18 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map" @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "33.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.47 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.42 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.68 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "9.6% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1121,10 +1121,11 @@ "text": "approximately 30,000 active Zimbabwe Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ZDF inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era and Chinese armaments with smaller quantities of older or obsolescent material from countries such as Brazil, France, Italy, South Africa, the UK, and the US; since the early 2010s, Zimbabwe has been under an arms embargo from the EU, as well as targeted sanctions from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the ZDF inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era and Chinese armaments with smaller quantities of older or obsolescent material from countries such as Brazil, France, Italy, South Africa, the UK, and the US (2025)", + "note": "note: since the early 2010s, Zimbabwe has been under an arms embargo from the EU, as well as targeted sanctions from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18-24 for officer cadets; 18-30 for technical/specialist personnel); no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (enlisted personnel); 18-24 for officer cadets; 18-30 for technical/specialist personnel; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) are protecting the country’s sovereignty and territory and securing its borders; it also has a role in domestic security and socio-economic development projects and has continued to be active in the country’s politics since the 2017 military-assisted political transition;
the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and provided troops for the SADC military deployment to Mozambique from 2021-2024; Zimbabwe has defense ties with China and Russia

the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); the ZDF intervened in the Mozambique Civil War (1983-1992), the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), and the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) during the late 1990s (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 58176def..b424b795 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.4 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.54% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.33% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.3 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-24.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-22.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.06 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.99 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.96 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "47.4% (2020 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -563,10 +563,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,250 (2009 est.)" + "text": "2,250 (2004 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (2009 est.)" + "text": "4 (2004 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 9c876836..327aada8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.9 years" @@ -195,16 +195,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.13% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or \"outback,\" has a very sparse population" @@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -267,10 +267,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.5 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.84 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Australian Greens Party or The Greens 
Australian Labor Party or ALP 
Centre Alliance (formerly known as the Nick Xenophon Team or NXT)
Jacqui Lambie Network or JLN 
Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Liberal Party of Australia 
Liberal National Party of Queensland 
The Nationals 
One Nation or ONP 
United Australia Party", + "text": "Australian Greens Party or The Greens 
Australian Labor Party or ALP 
Australia's Voice
Centre Alliance (formerly known as the Nick Xenophon Team or NXT)
Jacqui Lambie Network or JLN 
Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
Liberal Party of Australia 
The Nationals 
Pauline Hanson's One Nation or ONP 
United Australia Party", "note": "note: the Labor Party is Australia’s oldest political party, established federally in 1901; the present Liberal Party was formed in 1944; the Country Party was formed in 1920, renamed the National Country Party in 1975, the National Party of Australia in 1982, and since 2003 has been known as the Nationals; since the general election of 1949, the Liberal Party and the Nationals (under various names) when forming government have done so as a coalition" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { @@ -1082,10 +1082,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "29.1 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "29.761 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (2022 est.)" + "text": "113 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2023, the Australian defense ministry announced a new strategic review that called for the acquisition of more long-range deterrence capabilities, including missiles, submarines, and cyber tools; in early 2024, Australia announced a 10-year plan to more than double the number of the Navy's major surface combatant ships" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age (with parental consent; 18 years of age to deploy) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1972) (2024)", + "text": "17 years of age (with parental consent; 18 years of age to deploy) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1972) (2025)", "note": "note 1: as of July 2024, New Zealanders who are permanent residents and have lived in Australia for at least 12 months could apply to join the ADF; from January 2025, eligible permanent residents from Canada, the UK, and the US were also to be allowed to apply

note 2: women have served in all roles, including combat arms, since 2013; in 2024, they comprised slightly more than 20% of the military" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index bf707d80..e061f475 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index cd3267bc..01b741d4 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.65% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.62% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these about two thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.77 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.35 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.33 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: rural": { @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.5% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Democratic Alliance Party or DAP 
Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KAD 
Ownership, Unity, and Responsibility Party (OUR Party) 
People First Party or PFP 
Solomon Islands Democratic Party or SIDP 
Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA 
Solomon Islands United Party or SIUP 
United for Change Party or U4C
Coalition for Accountability Reform and Empowerment (CARE) (includes DAP, SIDP, and U4C)", + "text": "Democratic Alliance Party or DAP
Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KAD
Ownership, Unity, and Responsibility Party (OUR Party)
Solomon Islands People First Party or SIPFP
Solomon Islands Democratic Party or SIDP
Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA
Solomon Islands United Party or UP
United for Change Party or U4C
Coalition for Accountability Reform and Empowerment (CARE) (includes DAP, SIDP, and U4C)", "note": "note: the Solomon Islands political party system is characterized by fluid coalitions" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index 36b40fa9..093cf098 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.8 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.34% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.33% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-13.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-13.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.56 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.53 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.18 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.17 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ "unimproved: total": { "text": "total: 0.6% of population (2022 est.)" } + }, + "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { + "text": "38.2% (2020 est.)" } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cr.json b/australia-oceania/cr.json index 0dbb91d4..30b2af38 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cr.json @@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 1232e725..71158d9b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.7 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-2.24% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.15% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.85 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-25.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-23.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.99 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.99 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.97 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "42.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.2% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ "note": "note: appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP
Cook Islands United Party 
Democratic Party or Demo
One Cook Islands Movement or OCI" + "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP
Democratic Party or Demo
One Cook Islands or OCI" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)" @@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "18,100 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "100 (2021 est.)" + "text": "123 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 23e59363..7b93a6e1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.4 years" @@ -168,16 +168,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.38% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.18 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.08 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ "text": "4.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59.2% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -988,10 +988,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "992,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "5.33 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (2021 est.)" + "text": "574 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1093,11 +1093,10 @@ "text": "the RFMF is lightly armed and equipped; Australia has provided patrol boats and a few armored personnel carriers; it also provides logistical support for RFMF regional or UN operations; in recent years, China and the US have provided small amounts of equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised approximately 8% of the Fiji Military Forces" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2026)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "170 Egypt (MFO); 160 Iraq (UNAMI); 150 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2024)" + "text": "170 Egypt (MFO); 160 Iraq (UNAMI); 150 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) are responsible for external security but can be assigned some domestic security responsibilities in specific circumstances; the RFMF has a history of intervening in the country’s politics, and it continues to have significant political power; it also has a tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations, which have offered experience and a source of financial support; Fiji has sent troops on nearly 20 such missions since first deploying personnel to South Lebanon in 1978

Fiji has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Fiji's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 480d38ea..63a551da 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "7.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 2.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 2.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 4.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "92.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "92.2% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27.3 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.73% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.77% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-20.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of the population lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.17 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.07 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -299,22 +299,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "7.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 2.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 2.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 4.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "92.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "92.2% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing) (2025)" + "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the FSM signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the FSM financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986; Micronesians can serve in the US armed forces

the FSM has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within the FSM's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 6ee85968..b235994f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35 years" @@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.66% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.63% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.84 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island, Tahiti, with approximately 70% of the nation's population" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.79 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.87 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.87 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "27.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 7f27865f..eb658416 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.6 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.11% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-10.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-10.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "no large cities exist on the island; large villages (municipalities) attract much of the population; the largest of these is Dededo" @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.73 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.7 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.32 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.31 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "37% (2023 est.)" + "text": "40.4% (2020 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ "text": "Guam Police Department (GPD); Guam (US) National Guard " }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; the US military maintains about 8,000 active-duty uniformed personnel and several bases and installations" + "text": "the US military maintains thousands of active-duty uniformed personnel and several bases and installations on the island" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index fdb29b32..d66ef381 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.4 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.98% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "consists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.13 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.05 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.04 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ "text": "6.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "67.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "67.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index f6b13ad7..96dd338c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 9.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 9.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "45.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "48.8% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "44.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "41.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.5 years" @@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.14% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.11% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.6 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.89 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.89 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "22.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "46.4% (2019 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -267,22 +267,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 9.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 9.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "45.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "48.8% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "44.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "41.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 8af6bda2..3ab13aab 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ "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.)" + "text": "Ekalesia Niue 61.7%, Latter Day Saints 8.7%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, other 8.2%, not stated 5.1%, none 3.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 95577d1f..460641a8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "24.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.1 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.55% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.51% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.02 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "three quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.53 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.46 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.23 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.2 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "69.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "68.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) (2025)", + "text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF)", "note": "note: the VPF includes the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VMW); the VMF has external security responsibilities" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index c838f0b3..1e39d0c7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27.3 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.37% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-9.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-9.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.55 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.25 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.24 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2025)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force" }, "Military - note": { "text": "under the terms of a security deal signed in December 2024, Australia and Nauru agreed to “deepen and expand security cooperation” and “consult and consider” in the event of threats; Nauru pledged to seek Australia’s agreement before it signed any bilateral accords on maritime security, defense, and policing, and would receive Australian financial assistance in support of Nauru's police and security needs

Nauru has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Nauru's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 45937118..f0793600 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.2 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.95% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "over three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.85 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ "text": "10/14/2023" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { - "text": "National Party (49); Labour Party (34); Green Party (15); ACT New Zealand (11); New Zealand First (8); Other (6)" + "text": "National Party (49); Labour Party (34); Green Party (14); ACT New Zealand (11); New Zealand First (8); Te Pāti Māori (4); Others (2)" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "45.1%" @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "ACT New Zealand 
Green Party 
New Zealand First Party or NZ First 
New Zealand Labor Party 
New Zealand National Party 
Te Pāti Māori " + "text": "ACT New Zealand 
Green Party 
New Zealand First Party or NZ First 
Labor Party 
National Party 
Te Pāti Māori" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ "note": "note: the total NZDF complement is about 15,300 including the Regular Force, Reserves, and civilians" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the NZDF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including from Australia, Canada, the US, and the UK (2025)" + "text": "the NZDF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and Western-supplied weapons and equipment, including from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2025)", diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index b272efb5..c5202ac2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.1 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.38% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.38% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.53 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is located on the southern end of the main island of Babelthuap" @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "45.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "48.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "none" + "text": "although not expressly forbidden by law, Palau does not have political parties or coalitions" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; the Bureau of Public Safety (Ministry of Justice) has divisions for police functions and maritime security (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "under the Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau and the US military is granted access to the islands; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces

Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" + "text": "under the Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau, and the US military is granted access to the islands; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces

Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 092e7a3c..a5df2036 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.4 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.26% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in urban clusters on many of the country's islands; more than two thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.67 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.62 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.3 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ "expected date of next election": { "text": "November 2027" }, - "note": "note: the Council of Iroij is a 12-member consultative group of tribal leaders that advises the Presidential Cabinet and reviews legislation affecting customary law or any traditional practice " + "note": "note: the Council of Iroij is a 12-member consultative group of tribal leaders that advises the Presidential Cabinet and reviews legislation affecting customary law or any traditional practice" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police Department (includes a Sea Patrol Division) (2025)" + "text": "Marshall Islands Police Department (includes a Sea Patrol Division)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986; the Marshall Islands hosts a US Army missile test site 

the Marshall Islands has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index 1d1ab08a..1ec4d548 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2022 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52% (2023 est.)" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "100% (2022 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 8170446e..6ed809f2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.4 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.34% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.37% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.98 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-18.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-18.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "over two thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu; only 45 of the nation's 171 islands are occupied" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.65 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.3 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ "text": "0.8% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ "text": "King TUPOU VI (since 18 March 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Aisake Valu EKE (since 22 January 2025)" + "text": "Prime Minister Fatafehi FAKAFANUA (since 18 December 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch" @@ -523,10 +523,10 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the monarch" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "24 December 2024" + "text": "15 December 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Aisake Valu EKE elected prime minsiter by the Legislative Assembly; Aisake Valu EKE (Independent) 16 votes, Viliami LATU (Independent) 8

2021: Siaosi SOVALENI elected prime minister by the Legislative Assembly; Siaosi SOVALENI 16 votes, Aisake EKE 10" + "text": "2025:  Fatafehi FAKAFANUA elected prime minister by the Legislative Assembly; Fatafehi FAKAFANUA (Independent) 16 votes, Aisake Valu EKE (Independent) 10 votes

2024: Aisake Valu EKE elected prime minister by the Legislative Assembly; Aisake Valu EKE (Independent) 16 votes, Viliami LATU (Independent) 8
" }, "note": "note: a Privy Council advises the monarch" }, @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ "text": "4 years" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "11/18/2021" + "text": "11/20/2025" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "3.8%" @@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ "text": "approximately 600 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of light weapons, as well as some naval patrol vessels from Australia and a few US-origin aircraft (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of light weapons, as well as some naval patrol vessels acquired from Australia (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "voluntary military service for men and women 18-25; no conscription (2023)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index a54b04f5..1773c455 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.8 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.78% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.75% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.78 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.78 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.76 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.36 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.34 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "2.9% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2025)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force" }, "Military - note": { "text": "as part of the Falepili Union treaty between Australia and Tuvalu, which entered into force in August 2024, Australia committed to assist Tuvalu in response to a major natural disaster, health pandemic, or military aggression; Tuvalu pledged to mutually agree with Australia any partnership, arrangement, or engagement with any other State or entity on security and defense-related matters in Tuvalu

Tuvalu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tuvalu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index f93f1953..a5270b85 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "36.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.5 years" @@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.22% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.19% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.84 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: rural": { @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56% (2023)" + "text": "57.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Literacy": { "total population": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 6939c419..845d7a79 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.65% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.66% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.53 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "about three quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu" @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.33 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.14 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.12 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ "text": "3.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ "text": "TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi II (since 21 July 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister La'auli Leuatea SCHMIDT (since 16 September 2025)" + "text": "Prime Minister LA'AULIALEMALIETOA La'auli Leuatea Schmidt (since 16 September 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the chief of state on the advice of the prime minister" @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ "text": "8/29/2025" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { - "text": "Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) (32); Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) (22)" + "text": "Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) (32); Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) (22), Sāmoa Uniting Party (SUP) (3), Independents (4)" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "9.8%" @@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi or FAST 
Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP 
Tautua Samoa Party or TSP " + "text": "Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi or FAST 
Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP 
Sāmoa Uniting Party (SUP)
Tautua Samoa Party or TSP" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 7dc1f8e5..6e579b90 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.3 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.08% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.05% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.85 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlements tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "42.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "46.8% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -726,10 +726,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "141,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "140,815 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132 (2021 est.)" + "text": "131 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index ca24e15d..c9a81ccf 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.9 years" @@ -168,16 +168,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.11% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.09% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.92 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -315,9 +315,6 @@ "text": "0.41 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "31.5% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -860,10 +857,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "184,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "186,182 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "197 (2021 est.)" + "text": "201 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index 2b5fbf5d..21282b1a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.8 years" @@ -164,16 +164,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.74% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.69 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "10.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparse in the northeast" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.72 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.85 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ "Physician density": { "text": "1.51 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.1% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -559,10 +556,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "26,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "25,870 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "170 (2021 est.)" + "text": "163 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 03ddec3c..be368cd8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.3 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.23% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.42% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one third  of the population lives in urban areas" @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.24 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.2% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "323,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "323,482 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "115 (2022 est.)" @@ -1060,10 +1060,10 @@ "text": "approximately 600 active BDF personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the BDF's major equipment inventory is comprised mostly of donated items from China, the Netherlands, and the US  (2024)" + "text": "the BDF's major equipment inventory is comprised mostly of donated items from China, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "voluntary service only (men and women); 17 years, 9 months to 17 years, 11 months with letter of consent from a parent or guardian, or be in the age range of 18-25 years (18-30 for the Reserves) at the start of recruit training; citizens of Barbados by descent or naturalization (2024)" + "text": "18-25 for voluntary active service at the start of recruit training; 18-30 for reserves (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "formed in 1979, the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) is responsible for protecting national security, but it may also be called up to maintain internal public order in times of crisis, emergency, or other specific needs, such as special joint patrols with the police; it also provides humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations both domestically and regionally; other duties include assisting with national development, such as through the training of the country's youth with the units of the Barbados Cadet Corps 

Barbados has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security; the RSS is headquartered in Barbados (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 092f8d77..ea018553 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "50.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "50.9% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "47.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "47.8% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.6 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.07% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "10.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.44 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -284,12 +284,9 @@ "text": "1.9% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "38.9% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "10.6% national budget (2025 est.)" @@ -313,22 +310,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "50.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "50.9% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "47.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "47.8% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -551,7 +548,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Herschel WALKER (since 20 October 2025); Chargé d’Affaires Kimberly FURNISH (since June 2024)" + "text": "Ambassador Herschel WALKER (since 9 December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "42 Queen Street, Nassau" @@ -906,10 +903,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "400,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "399,630 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "99 (2022 est.)" + "text": "97 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -997,10 +994,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 1,700 active RBDF  (2024)" + "text": "approximately 1,500-1,800 active RBDF (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "most of the RBDF's major equipment inventory has been acquired from the Netherlands or the US (2024)" + "text": "most of the RBDF's major equipment inventory has been acquired from the Netherlands or the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (18-60 for Reserves); no conscription (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 465f5dd3..2e2e4205 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.4 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.47% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.47% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.05 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.99 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -335,9 +335,6 @@ "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "4.6% (2015/16)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { "text": "6.3% (2016)" @@ -1032,10 +1029,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "264,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "270,536 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "66 (2021 est.)" + "text": "67 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1129,10 +1126,10 @@ "text": "approximately 1,500 BDF personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a small inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military has a small inventory consisting mostly of UK- and US-origin equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient, but conscription has never been implemented; initial service obligation is 12 years (2024)" + "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient, but conscription has never been implemented; initial service obligation is 12 years (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Belize Defense Force (BDF) is responsible for external security but also provides some support to civilian authorities; it has limited powers of arrest within land and shoreline areas, while the Coast Guard has arrest powers and jurisdiction within coastal and maritime areas; the BDF traces its history back to the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia, a volunteer force established in 1817; the BDF was established in 1978 from the disbanded Police Special Force and the Belize Volunteer Guard to assist the resident British forces with the defense of Belize against Guatemala

the British Army has maintained a presence in Belize since its independence; the presence consists of a small training support unit that provides jungle training to troops from the UK and international partners (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index 8dc08690..be93e411 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.3 years" @@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.75% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "12.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ "text": "total: 6.5% of population (2022 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -702,10 +699,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "100,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "99,737 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "147 (2021 est.)" + "text": "139 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 0468b3fd..81c29956 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "36 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.9 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.74% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.75% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.86 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one fifth of the population" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.7 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "2.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "48.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "41.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ "text": "
2022: Rodrigo CHAVES Robles elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jose Maria FIGUERES Olsen (PLN) 27.3%, Rodrigo CHAVES Robles (PPSD) 16.8%, Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PNR) 14.9%, Eliecer FEINZAIG Mintz (PLP) 12.4%, Lineth SABORIO Chaverri (PUSC) 12.4%, Jose Maria VILLALTA Florez-Estrada 8.7% (PFA), other 7.5%; percent of vote in second round - Rodrigo CHAVES Robles (PPSD) 52.8%, Jose Maria FIGUERES Olsen (PLN) 47.2%

2018: Carlos ALVARADO Quesada elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 25%; Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 21.6%; Antonio ALVAREZ (PLN) 18.6%; Rodolfo PIZA (PUSC) 16%; Juan Diego CASTRO (PIN) 9.5%; Rodolfo HERNANDEZ (PRSC) 4.9%, other 4.4%; percent of vote in second round - Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 60.7%; Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 39.3%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "February 2026 (a runoff, if needed, will take place in April 2026)" + "text": "1 February 2026 (a runoff, if needed, will take place in April 2026)" }, "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Jennifer SAVAGE (since August 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Melinda HILDEBRAND (since 3 December 2025); Chargé d’Affaires Jennifer SAVAGE (since August 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Calle 98 Via 104, Pavas, San Jose" @@ -1025,10 +1025,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.44 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "7,443,280 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "152 (2022 est.)" + "text": "136 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ "text": "approximately 10-15,000 Ministry of Public Security personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the National Police are lightly armed although small special units are trained and equipped for tactical operations; the US has provided equipment and support to forces such the Coast Guard, including secondhand US vessels and aircraft (2024)" + "text": "the National Police are lightly armed although small special units are trained and equipped for tactical operations; the US has provided equipment and support to forces such as the Coast Guard, including secondhand US vessels and aircraft (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Costa Rica relies on specialized paramilitary units within the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) for internal security missions and countering transnational threats such as narcotics smuggling and organized crime, as well as for participating in regional security operations and exercises; MPS forces have received advisory and training support from the US (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 474ab8af..f7c31f2e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.17% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.42 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.72 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "2.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58.6% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -985,10 +985,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.67 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "7,667,310 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (2022 est.)" + "text": "73 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1094,10 +1094,10 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces  (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscripts serve for 18-24 months (2025)" + "text": "military service is mandatory for all men and voluntary for women (ages 17-28); service obligation is 24 months with the Armed Forces or the Ministry of Interior; reserve commitment for men until age 45 (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Cuban military is largely focused on protecting territorial integrity and the state; it perceives the US as its primary threat; the military is a central pillar of the Cuban regime and viewed as the guardian of the Cuban revolution; it has a large role in the country’s politics and economy; many senior government posts are held by military officers, and the FAR reportedly has interests in agriculture, banking and finance, construction, import/export, ports, industry, real estate, retail, shipping, transportation, and tourism (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 33852d09..8ef00d28 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.5 years" @@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.01% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.04% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.15 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is mostly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated" @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.98 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.98 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ "text": "0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "40.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "5.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" @@ -822,10 +819,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "57,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "56,929 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "86 (2021 est.)" + "text": "85 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -889,7 +886,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) under the Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs (2025)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) under the Ministry of National Security and Legal Affairs" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Dominica has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 88271230..fb96982f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.1 years" @@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.76% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.78% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.97 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)" @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.17 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.06 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ "text": "3% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.2% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1083,10 +1083,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10.4 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "10,409,800 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "90 (2022 est.)" + "text": "94 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army of the Dominican Republic (Ejercito de la República Dominicana, ERD), Navy (Armada de República Dominicana or ARD; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de la República Dominicana, FARD) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: in addition to the three main branches of the military, the Ministry of Defense directs the Specialized Border Security Corps (CESFRONT), the Specialized Corps in Port Security (CESEP), and the Specialized Corps in Airport and Civil Aviation Safety (CESAC); these specialized corps are joint forces, made up of personnel from all military branches in addition to civilian personnel; they may also assist in overall citizen security working together with the National Police, which is under the Ministry of Interior" + "note": "note 1: in addition to the three main branches of the military, the Ministry of Defense directs the Specialized Border Security Corps (CESFRONT), the Specialized Corps in Port Security (CESEP), and the Specialized Corps in Airport and Civil Aviation Safety (CESAC); these specialized corps are joint forces, made up of civilians and personnel from all the military branches; they may also assist in overall citizen security working together with the National Police, which is under the Ministry of Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1191,11 +1191,11 @@ "text": "approximately 55-60,000 Armed Forces; up to 35,000 National Police (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's equipment inventory comes largely from the US, with smaller quantities from such suppliers as Brazil and Spain (2024)" + "text": "the military's equipment inventory comes largely from the US, with smaller quantities from such suppliers as Brazil and Spain (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (ages vary slightly according to the military service; under 18 admitted with permission of parents); recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up approximately 18% of the active duty military" + "text": "17-early 20s for voluntary military service for men and women (ages vary depending on military service and position; under 18 admitted with permission of parents) (2025)", + "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up approximately 17% of the active-duty military" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of the Dominican Republic; it also has an internal security role, which includes assisting with airport, border, port, tourism, and urban security, supporting the police in maintaining or restoring public order, countering transnational crime, and providing disaster or emergency relief/management; a key area of focus is securing the country’s 217-mile (350-kilometer) long border with Haiti, where the Army in recent years has assigned thousands of troops to assist with security; these forces complement the personnel of the Border Security Corps permanently deployed along the border; the Air Force and Navy also provide support to the Haitian border mission; the Army has a brigade dedicated to managing and providing relief during natural disasters; the military also contributes personnel to the National Drug Control Directorate, and both the Air Force and Navy devote assets to detecting and interdicting narcotics trafficking; the Navy conducts regular bilateral maritime interdiction exercises with the US Navy (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index dbf96098..5fc7d40a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.2 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.34% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.34% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.4 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.98 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.68 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "5% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11.5 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "11,338,800 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "182 (2022 est.)" + "text": "177 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1125,10 +1125,11 @@ "note": "note: El Salvador has pledged to increase the size of the military to 40,000 troops by 2026" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAES is lightly armed with an inventory of mostly older imported arms and equipment, largely from the US  (2023)" + "text": "the FAES is lightly armed with an inventory of mostly older or secondhand arms and equipment, largely provided by the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and non-commissioned officers (2023)" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (17-22 for military schools); men are subject to selective compulsory military service; service obligation up to 18 months (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2024, women comprised over 11% of the active military" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) is responsible for defending national sovereignty and ensuring territorial integrity but also has considerable domestic security responsibilities; while the National Civil Police (PNC) are responsible for maintaining public security, the country’s constitution allows the president to use the FAES “in exceptional circumstances” to maintain internal peace and public security; in 2016, the government created a special joint unit of Army commandos and police to fight criminal gangs; more military personnel were devoted to internal security beginning in 2019 when President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat rising gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security

the military led the country for much of the 20th century; from 1980 to 1992, it fought a bloody civil war against guerrillas from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front or FMLN, the paramilitary arm of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (Frente Democrático Revolucionario), a coalition of left-wing dissident political groups backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union; the FAES received considerable US support during the conflict; significant human rights violations occurred during the war and approximately 75,000 Salvadorans, mostly civilians, were killed (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 68d3e17d..62f4b514 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "23.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 8.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 8.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 11.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 11.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 2.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 2.9% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "24.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "24.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.2 years" @@ -157,16 +157,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.27% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.24% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast" @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.91 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -264,15 +264,12 @@ "text": "0.31 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "41.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "5.1% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { - "text": "14.5% national budget (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.4% national budget (2025 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -304,22 +301,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "23.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 8.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 8.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 11.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 11.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 2.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 2.9% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "24.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "24.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -929,7 +926,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2024)" + "text": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 8f62eb78..05f01b92 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.2 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.49% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.99% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "25 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.23 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.96 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ "text": "14.4% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1172,10 +1172,10 @@ "text": "approximately 20,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory mostly comprised of older US equipment; in recent years, Guatemala has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Colombia, Spain, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory mostly comprised of ageing US equipment; in recent years, the US has provided additional secondhand equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "all male citizens 18-50 are eligible for military service; most of the force is volunteer; a selective draft system is employed, resulting in a small portion of 17-21 year-olds being conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 12-24 months; women may volunteer (2023)" + "text": "18-28 for voluntary service for men and women (17-21 for military schools); all Guatemalan men 18-49 are subject to selective compulsory service; service obligation is 12-24 months (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "180 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index df458287..ad887f86 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.7 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.23% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "35 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.44 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.39 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.21 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.19 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "10.7% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.32 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "7,499,080 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "64 (2021 est.)" + "text": "65 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ "text": "estimates vary; up to 2,000 trained military personnel (the force is planned to eventually have around 5,000 personnel); estimates for the National Police range from a low of 9,000 to a high of about 13,000 (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "in recent years, Canada, Taiwan, the US, and the UAE have provide some equipment to the Haitian security forces, including vehicles (2024)" + "text": "in recent years, Canada, Taiwan, UAE, and the US have provided some equipment to the Haitian security forces, including vehicles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men and women 18-25 may volunteer for the FAdH (2023)" @@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ }, "Trafficking in persons": { "tier rating": { - "text": "Special Category" + "text": "Special Case; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/haiti/" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index bcbefada..5734a359 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.8 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.29% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.33 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.15 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.13 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "7.1% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -556,13 +556,13 @@ "text": "president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "28 November 2021" + "text": "30 November 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2%

2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9%" + "text": "
2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 2026

2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2%

2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "30 November 2025" + "text": "25 November 2029" }, "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, @@ -1153,11 +1153,10 @@ "text": "approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more equipment from a wide mix of suppliers, including Colombia, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more modern equipment; its main supplier is the US; other suppliers include Colombia, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month service obligation; no conscription (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up about 9% of the active duty military" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24–36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security

the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 77dbe330..5f9f95bf 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.1 years" @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.25% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.05 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.91 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ "text": "2.5% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "32.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "35.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ "text": "approximately 4,000 active Jamaica Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JDF is lightly armed with a limited inventory featuring equipment mostly from Australia, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US  (2024)" + "text": "the JDF's inventory features equipment mostly from Australia, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-23 for voluntary military service (17 with parental consent) for men and women; 18-28 for the reserves; no conscription; since 2017, the JDF's standard mode of recruitment is to enroll recruits ages 18-23 through the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), which has a service requirement of 12 months (2025)", diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 16c3ed77..972f8904 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.4 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.59% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.55% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "only the northern half of the island is populated; the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity" @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.33 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.34 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.63 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.65 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index b9b75367..ff232ba2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39 years" @@ -145,16 +145,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.15% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg) and Cul de Sac" @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.96 (2025 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -617,11 +617,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) (2025)", - "note": "note: the KPSM is supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB))" + "text": "no regular military forces; Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the KPSM is supported by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Gendarmerie), the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland, KPCN), and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG or Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB))" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index f39e2339..62d8b7e3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.1 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.95% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.92% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.89 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.89 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Kevin Michael O'REILLY (since 28 June 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Elias BAUMANN (since December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua" @@ -1046,11 +1046,10 @@ "text": "approximately 12,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's air and ground force inventories include mostly secondhand Russian or Soviet-era equipment; its naval force has a miscellaneous mix of patrol boats from several foreign suppliers, as well as some commercial vessels converted into gunboats domestically (2024)", - "note": "note: in 2024, the US imposed restrictions on the import and export of US origin defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in Nicaragua" + "text": "the military's air and ground force inventories include mostly secondhand Russian or Soviet-era equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months (2024)" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (16-20 for cadets); no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military is responsible for defending Nicaragua’s independence, sovereignty, and territory; it also has some domestic security responsibilities, including border security, assisting the police, protecting natural resources, and providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance; Nicaragua has defense ties with Cuba, Venezuela, and Russia; Russia has provided training support and equipment; in 2025, Nicaragua signed an agreement of “mutual protection” with Russia

the modern Army of Nicaragua was created in 1979 as the Sandinista Popular Army (1979-1984); prior to 1979, the military was known as the National Guard, which was organized and trained by the US in the 1920s and 1930s; the first commander of the National Guard, Anastasio SOMOZA GARCIA, seized power in 1937 and ran the country as a military dictator until his assassination in 1956; his sons ran the country either directly or through figureheads until the Sandinistas came to power in 1979; the defeated National Guard was disbanded by the Sandinistas (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index a946410d..fad1e675 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.48% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.44% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.11 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.48 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.35 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.33 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.14 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.13 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ "text": "2.9% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.2% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security: National Police (Policía Nacional,  PN), National Aeronaval Service (Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, SENAN), National Border Service (Servicio Nacional de Fronteras, SENAFRONT) (2025)", + "text": "no regular military forces

Ministry of Public Security: National Police (Policía Nacional, PN), National Aeronaval Service (Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, SENAN), National Border Service (Servicio Nacional de Fronteras, SENAFRONT) (2025)", "note": "note 1: collectively, the security forces are known as the Panamanian Public Forces

note 2: the PNP includes a special forces directorate with counterterrorism and counternarcotics units; SENAFRONT has four regionally based border security brigades, plus a specialized brigade comprised of special forces, counternarcotics, maritime, and rapid reaction units" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index c661be62..0aad95a3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.4 years" @@ -137,16 +137,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.29% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.83 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with the largest concentration around the capital of Marigot, as well as Orleans and Grand-Case" @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.88 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.88 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index e7bcda6c..dbea8775 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44.2 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.2% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.78 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.48 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-9.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-8.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, with the largest of these in and around San Juan; an exception is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.26 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.61 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "37.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "40.9% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 76ece139..794c646f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "23.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 19.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 19.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 3.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "42.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "42.3% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "34.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "34.6% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ "Languages": { "text": "English (official)" }, - "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 75.6% (includes Anglican 16.6%, Methodist 15.8%, Pentecostal 10.8%, Church of God 7.4%, Baptist 5.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Wesleyan Holiness 5.3%, Moravian 4.8%, Evangelical 2.1%, Brethren 1.7%, Presbyterian 0.3%), Roman Catholic 5.9%, Hindu 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.4%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other 5%, none 8.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" - }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { "text": "19.2% (male 5,314/female 5,277)" @@ -156,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.8 years" @@ -166,16 +163,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.56% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.53% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands" @@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +231,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.87 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.87 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -273,9 +270,6 @@ "text": "0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.2% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -313,22 +307,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "23.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 19.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 19.2% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.4% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 3.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "42.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "42.3% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "34.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "34.6% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -892,7 +886,7 @@ "text": "estimated 200 active Defense Forces (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SKNDF is lightly armed with equipment from Belgium, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the SKNDF is lightly armed with equipment from Belgium, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (under 18 with written parental permission); no conscription (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 384a3fa4..5abc9429 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.4 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.26% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.25% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.17 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -324,9 +324,6 @@ "text": "2.6% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.6% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.8% of GDP (2024 est.)" @@ -490,7 +487,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Acting Governor General Errol CHARLES (since 11 November 2021)" + "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Acting Governor General Cyril Errol CHARLES (since 11 November 2021)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Philip J. PIERRE (since 28 July 2021)" @@ -1012,7 +1009,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice, and National Security: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) (2024)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice, and National Security: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Saint Lucia has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index d975739f..4aefafc1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ "text": "
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, - "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses" - }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { "text": "13.9% (male 506/female 479)" @@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "47.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "47.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "47 years" @@ -131,16 +128,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.11% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the populace is concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island's periphery" @@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -185,10 +182,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index b8d9e4ea..008596c3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.33 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.8 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.8 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "48.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "42.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1054,13 +1054,13 @@ "text": "approximately 5,000 Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the TTDF's ground force inventory consists of light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly secondhand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the TTDF's ground force inventory consists of light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly secondhand equipment from several countries, including Australia, China, Italy, the Netherlands, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) are conducting border and maritime security, assisting civil authorities in times of crisis or disaster, providing search and rescue services, port security, and supporting civil law enforcement, particularly in countering gang-related crime and trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods; the Police Service maintains internal security (2025)" + "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) are conducting border and maritime security, assisting civil authorities in times of crisis or disaster, providing search and rescue services, securing ports, and supporting civil law enforcement, particularly in countering gang-related crime and trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods; the Police Service maintains internal security (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index c39fc358..9c3a88dd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "36.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.5 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.77% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.59 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "8.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk" @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 1760be38..14c17665 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.5 years" @@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.28% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.25% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest" @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -220,13 +220,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)" - }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "49.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "0.95 (2025 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" @@ -649,10 +646,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "172,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "173,926 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "88 (2021 est.)" + "text": "94 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 4708741a..1546d53d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.7 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.15% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.15% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.85 (2025 est.)" }, "Health expenditure": { "Health expenditure (as % of GDP)": { @@ -278,9 +278,6 @@ "text": "0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "6.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -443,7 +440,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Susan DOUGAN (since 1 August 2019)" + "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Stanley JOHN (since 6 January 2026)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Godwin FRIDAY (since 28 November 2025)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 92edbe36..e0536884 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.1 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.82% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.78% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "12.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.38 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.39 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.67 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.68 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ "text": "total: 0.1% of population (2022 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.6% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -585,10 +582,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "35,595 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "121 (2021 est.)" + "text": "93 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 8fc07a11..9eb550c3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.1 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.54% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.58% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-7.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, but concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.95 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.95 (2025 est.)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { @@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ "unimproved: total": { "text": "total: 0.9% of population (2022 est.)" } - }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "27.4% (2023)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -685,7 +682,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "US Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD); US Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) (2025)" + "text": "US Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD); US Virgin Islands National Guard (VING)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index f67a084a..d2dc8c58 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.9 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.79% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.75% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, in the Tien Shan mountains" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "24 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.45 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.43 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.19 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.18 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "2.9% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ "text": "President Sadyr JAPAROV (since 28 January 2021)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Adylbek KASYMALIYEV (since 18 December 2024)" + "text": "Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek KASYMALIYEV (since 18 December 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Aibek MOLDOGAZIEV (since 25 February 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Aibek MOLDOGAZIEV (since 11 June 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2360 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1111,10 +1111,10 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 10-15,000 active Armed Forces, including the National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kyrgyz military inventory is comprised almost entirely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years, the military has acquired small amounts of material from other suppliers such as Turkey, which provided unmanned aerial vehicles/drones (2024)" + "text": "the Kyrgyz military inventory is comprised almost entirely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years, the military has acquired small amounts of armaments from other suppliers such as Türkiye, which provided unmanned aerial vehicles/drones (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary service for men in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 12-month service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2023)" + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary service for men in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 12-month service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Kyrgyz military’s primary responsibility is defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, although it also has some internal security duties; the military also participates in UN and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) peacekeeping missions, as well as bilateral and multinational exercises; particular issues of concern include border security and terrorism; the military’s closest security partner is Russia, which provides training and material assistance, and maintains a presence in the country, including an airbase; the military also conducts training with other regional countries such as India, traditionally with a focus on counterterrorism

Kyrgyzstan has been a member of CSTO since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also started a relationship with NATO in 1992 and joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994 (2025)" diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 47b8b052..6bab5a28 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30 years" @@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.86% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.83 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.58 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.57 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.25 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.24 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.8% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Magzhan ILYASOV (since October 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Magzhan ILYASSOV (since 16 December 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1401 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "oil and gas giant, with growing international investment; domestic economy hit hard by COVID-19 disruptions; reforming civil society and improving business confidence; legacy state controls and Russian influence inhibit growth and autonomy" + "text": "

upper-middle-income Central Asian economy; robust growth due to rising oil production, expansion in manufacturing and services, rising domestic demand, and infrastructure investments; however, rapid growth contributing to high inflation rate; declining unemployment and poverty rates

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { @@ -1179,11 +1179,10 @@ "text": "available information varies widely; estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 30,000 National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, however, it has sought to diversify to suppliers such as China, France, Israel, South Korea, and Turkey; Kazakhstan has a defense industry capable of assembling or producing such items as naval vessels, combat vehicles, helicopters, and radar systems (2025)" + "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, it has sought to diversify to suppliers such as China, France, Israel, South Korea, and Türkiye; Kazakhstan has a defense industry capable of assembling or producing such items as naval vessels, combat vehicles, helicopters, and radar systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "men 18-27 are subject to conscription for 12-24 months; conscripts may be assigned to the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Border Service, the State Security Service, or the Ministry of Emergency Situations; women may volunteer (2025)", - "note": "note: as of 2022, more than 10,000 women served in the Armed Forces and the National Guard" + "text": "men 18-27 are subject to conscription for 12-24 months; conscripts may be assigned to the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the Border Service, the State Security Service, or the Ministry of Emergency Situations; women may volunteer (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military’s principal responsibilities are territorial defense while the National Police, National Guard, Committee for National Security, and Border Service have primary responsibility for internal security, although the military may provide assistance if required; the military also participates in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations, as well as regional exercises; in recent years, Kazakhstan has placed greater emphasis on regional military partnerships and equipment modernization and diversification in order to reduce reliance on Russia, its traditional security partner; other efforts to enhance the country’s security sector have included boosting the capabilities of the National Guard and improving military professionalism

Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has obligated troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has had a relationship with NATO since 1992 focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms (2025)" diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index f8d27b4a..6ac4aa39 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.4 years" @@ -209,16 +209,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.49% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.49% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.27 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.93 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Navy (VMF); separate or independent troop branches include the Airborne Forces (VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (RVSN; commonly to as Strategic Rocket Forces), Special Operations Forces, and Unmanned Systems Forces 

Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya)

Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Unmanned Systems Forces were established in 2025

note 2: the National Guard was created in 2016 as an independent agency for internal/regime security, combating terrorism and narcotics trafficking, protecting important state facilities and government personnel, and supporting border security; it also works closely with the Armed Forces; forces under the National Guard include the Special Purpose Mobile Units (OMON), Special Rapid Response Detachment (SOBR), and Interior Troops (VV)

note 3: the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Investigative Committee, Office of the Prosecutor General, and National Guard are responsible for law enforcement; the Federal Security Service is responsible for state security, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism, as well as for fighting organized crime and corruption; the Ministry of Internal Affairs includes the national police force" + "note": "note 1: the National Guard was created in 2016 as an independent agency for internal/regime security, combating terrorism and narcotics trafficking, protecting important state facilities and government personnel, and supporting border security; it also works closely with the Armed Forces; forces under the National Guard include the Special Purpose Mobile Units (OMON), Special Rapid Response Detachment (SOBR), and Interior Troops (VV)

note 2: the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Investigative Committee, Office of the Prosecutor General, and National Guard are responsible for law enforcement; the Federal Security Service is responsible for state security, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism, as well as for fighting organized crime and corruption; the Ministry of Internal Affairs includes the national police force" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1280,11 +1280,11 @@ "note": "note: in September 2024, President PUTIN ordered the Russian military to increase in size to 1.5 million personnel" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported considerable amounts of military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea; the Russian defense industry is capable of designing, developing, and producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware (2024)" + "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Russia has imported military hardware from external suppliers such as Iran and North Korea to support its war on Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems; Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of military hardware (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; 18-40 for voluntary/contractual service; women and non-Russian citizens (18-30) may volunteer; 12-month service obligation (Russia offers the option of serving on a 24-month contract instead of completing a 12-month conscription period) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: in 2022, Russia's parliament approved a law removing the upper age limit for contractual service in the military; also in 2022, President Vladimir PUTIN signed a decree allowing dual-national Russians and those with permanent residency status in foreign countries to be drafted into the army for military service

note 2: historically, the Russian military has taken in about 260,000 conscripts each year in two semi-annual drafts (Spring and Fall)

note 3: prior to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, approximately 40-45,000 women served in the Russian Armed Forces

note 4: since 2015, foreigners 18-30 with a good command of Russian have been allowed to join the military on five-year contracts and become eligible for Russian citizenship after serving three years; in October 2022, the Interior Ministry opened up recruitment centers for foreigners to sign a one-year service contract with the armed forces, other troops, or military formations participating in the invasion of Ukraine with the promise of simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship" + "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory service for men; 18-65 years of age for voluntary/contractual service; women and non-Russian citizens (18-30) may volunteer; minimum 12-month service obligation (2025)", + "note": "note 1: in 2022, Russia removed the previous upper age limit of 30 for contractual service in the military; that same year, began drafting dual-national Russians and those with permanent residency status in foreign countries for military service

note 2: since 2015, foreigners 18-30 with a good command of Russian have been allowed to join the military on five-year contracts and become eligible for Russian citizenship after serving three years; in 2022, Russia began recruiting foreigners for one-year service contracts with armed forces participating in the invasion of Ukraine with the promise of simplifying the process of obtaining Russian citizenship" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "estimated 600,000 in Ukraine; more than 20,000 additional military personnel deployed in former Soviet states and elsewhere, including Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Moldova, Syria, sub-Saharan Africa, and Tajikistan (2025)", diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index e1b17d03..3b2bf1bd 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "22.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.3 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.92% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.89% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.45 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as many as 90% living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.56 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.73 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ "text": "5.2% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "72% (2023 est.)" + "text": "68% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Zavqi ZAVQIZODA (since November 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Zavqi ZAVQIZODA (since 14 November 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1005 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "lower middle-income Central Asian economy; key gold, cotton, and aluminum exporter; declining poverty; sustained high growth; very limited private sector; substantial illicit drug trade; significant remittances; environmentally fragile" + "text": "

lower-middle-income Central Asian economy; large infrastructure projects, including Rogun Dam, and a push towards green development and digitalization driving growth; strong metal mining, electricity, and manufacturing industries; challenges include land scarcity, climate vulnerability, and complex bureaucratic processes for investors

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { @@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ "text": "estimated 10,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 5-10,000 active paramilitary National Guard, Border Service, and Internal Troops personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of older Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment; it also has smaller amounts of items from suppliers such as China, Turkey, and the US; in 2022, Tajikistan opened a plant to produce an Iranian-designed unmanned aerial vehicle under license (2024)" + "text": "the military is equipped with mostly older Russian and Soviet-era armaments; it also has smaller amounts of items from suppliers such as China, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory (men only) or voluntary (men and women) military service; 24-month conscript service obligation or 12 months for those with a higher education (2024)", diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 759057e8..e1ed0125 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.7 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.92% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.88% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "35 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.99 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.99 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "3.1% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income Central Asian economy; has 10% of global natural gas reserves, exporting to Russia and China; natural resource rich; authoritarian and dominated by state-owned enterprises; major central-south Asian pipeline development" + "text": "

upper-middle-income Central Asian economy; houses fourth-largest natural gas reserves and rich in natural resources; authoritarian and dominated by state-owned enterprises; challenges include overvalued currency, high inflation risks, lack of economic diversification due to heavy state control and bureaucracy

" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (aka Turkmen National Army): Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops, Turkmen (National) Police, Federal/State Border Guard Service (2024)" + "text": "Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (aka Turkmen National Army): Ground Forces, Air Force, Navy

Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops, Turkmen (National) Police, Federal/State Border Guard Service (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { @@ -1052,10 +1052,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "limited available information; estimated 35,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" + "text": "estimated 35,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised largely of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment with smaller quantities of military systems from suppliers such as Brazil, China, Italy, and Turkey (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised largely of Russian/Soviet-era armaments with smaller quantities from suppliers such as Brazil, China, Italy, and Türkiye (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service for men and volunteer service for men and women; 24-month conscript service obligation (2025)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index d5b7fe73..4b6660b3 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.1 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.43% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.26% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.93 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, but the central and western deserts are sparsely populated" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.76 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.33 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.25 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "1.8% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "68.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "74.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ "text": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Russian or Soviet-era weapons and equipment with smaller quantities of items from suppliers such as China, Turkey, and the US; Uzbekistan has a small defense industry, which is involved in repairing and maintaining aircraft and armored vehicles, as well as producing light armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, and other military items (2025)" + "text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Russian or Soviet-era armaments with smaller quantities of items from suppliers such as China, Türkiye, and the US; Uzbekistan has a small defense industry, which is involved in repairing and maintaining aircraft and armored vehicles, as well as producing light armored vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, and other military items (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 12-month service obligation (those conscripted have the option of paying for a shorter service of one month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27) (2024)", diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index d11ce58a..e3219ec1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.9 years" @@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.71% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.69% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.44 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated" @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.95 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "19.5% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ "text": "bicameral" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "8 November 2020" + "text": "28 December 2025" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "on 31 July 2025, the military government announced that it was preparing for elections to be held in late December 2025" @@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Arakan National Party or ANP 
Democratic Party or DP 
Kayah State Democratic Party or KySDP
Kayin People's Party or KPP 
Kokang Democracy and Unity Party or KDUP 
La Hu National Development Party or LHNDP 
Lisu National Development Party or LNDP 
Mon Unity Party (formed in 2019 from the All Mon Region Democracy Party and Mon National Party)
National Democratic Force or NDF 
National League for Democracy or NLD 
National Unity Party or NUP 
Pa-O National Organization or PNO 
People's Party 
Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP 
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD 
Ta'ang National Party or TNP 
Tai-Leng Nationalities Development Party or TNDP 
Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP 
Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State or UDPKS 
Wa Democratic Party or WDP 
Wa National Unity Party or WNUP 
Zomi Congress for Democracy or ZCD", + "text": "according to the military regime, more than 50 parties registered and were approved for the December 2025 election, but only 9 contested nationwide; the remainder ran in regional or state constituencies

the 9 parties included:

Democratic Party of National Politics (DNP)
Myanmar Farmers Development Party (MFDP)
National Democratic Force Party (NDF)
National Unity Party (NUP)
People’s Party
People’s Pioneer Party (PPP)
Shan and Ethnic Democratic Party (SEDP)
Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
Women’s Party (Mon)", "note": "note: more than 90 political parties participated in the 2020 elections; political parties continued to function after the 2021 coup, although some political leaders have been arrested by the military regime; in 2023, the regime announced a new law with several rules and restrictions on political parties and their ability to participate in elections; dozens of parties refused to comply with the new rules; the regime's election commission has subsequently banned more than 80 political parties, including the National League for Democracy" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { @@ -1050,10 +1050,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "65.5 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "65,516,900 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (2022 est.)" + "text": "114 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1153,14 +1153,14 @@ "note": "note: the Tatmadaw has reportedly suffered heavy personnel losses in the ongoing fighting against anti-regime forces" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Burmese military's inventory is comprised mostly of older Chinese and Russian/Soviet-era weapons and equipment with a smaller mix of more modern acquisitions, mostly from China and Russia; Burma's defense industry is involved in shipbuilding and the production of ground force equipment based largely on Chinese and Russian designs (2024)" + "text": "the Burmese military's inventory is comprised of mostly Chinese, Russian, or Soviet-era armaments; Burma's defense industry is involved in shipbuilding and the production of ground force equipment based largely on Chinese and Russian designs (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary and conscripted military service; 24-month service obligation; conscripted professional men (ages 18-45) and women (ages 18-35), including doctors, engineers, and mechanics, serve up to 36 months; service terms may be extended to 60 months in an officially declared emergency (2024)", + "text": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary and conscripted military service; 24-month service obligation; conscripted professional men (ages 18-45) and women (ages 18-35), including doctors, engineers, and mechanics, serve up to 36 months; service terms may be extended to 60 months in an officially declared emergency (2025)", "note": "note: in February 2024, the military government announced that the People’s Military Service Law requiring mandatory military service would go into effect; the Service Law was first introduced in 2010 but had not previously been enforced; the military government also said that it intended to call up about 60,000 men and women annually for mandatory service; during the ongoing insurgency, the military has recruited men 18-60 to serve in local militias" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "since the country’s founding, the Tatmadaw has been deeply involved in domestic politics and the national economy; it ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; prior to the most recent coup in 2021, the military already controlled three key security ministries (Defense, Border, and Home Affairs), one of two vice presidential appointments, 25% of the parliamentary seats, and had a proxy political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); it owns and operates two business conglomerates that have over 100 subsidiaries; the business activities of these conglomerates include banking and insurance, hotels, tourism, jade and ruby mining, timber, construction, real estate, and the production of palm oil, sugar, soap, cement, beverages, drinking water, coal, and gas; some of the companies supply goods and services to the military, such as food, clothing, insurance, and cellphone service; the military also manages a film industry, publishing houses, and television stations

the Tatmadaw's primary operational focus is internal security, and it is conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-regime forces that launched an armed rebellion following the 2021 coup and an array of ethnic armed groups (EAGs), some of which have considerable conventional military capabilities; as of 2024, the Tatmadaw was reportedly engaged in combat operations in 10 of its 14 regional commands

EAGs have been fighting for self-rule against the Burmese Government since 1948; they range in strength from a few hundred fighters up to an estimated 30,000; some are organized along military lines with \"brigades\" and \"divisions\" and armed with heavy weaponry, including artillery; they control large tracts of the country’s territory, primarily in the border regions; key groups include the United Wa State Army, Karen National Union, Kachin Independence Army, Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army

the opposition National Unity Government claims its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has more than 60,000 fighters loosely organized into battalions; in addition, several EAGs have cooperated with the NUG and supported local PDF groups (2024)" + "text": "since the country’s founding, the Tatmadaw has been deeply involved in domestic politics and the national economy; it ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; prior to the most recent coup in 2021, the military already controlled three key security ministries (Defense, Border, and Home Affairs), one of two vice presidential appointments, 25% of the parliamentary seats, and had a proxy political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP); it owns and operates two business conglomerates that have over 100 subsidiaries; the business activities of these conglomerates include banking and insurance, hotels, tourism, jade and ruby mining, timber, construction, real estate, and the production of palm oil, sugar, soap, cement, beverages, drinking water, coal, and gas; some of the companies supply goods and services to the military, such as food, clothing, insurance, and cellphone service; the military also manages a film industry, publishing houses, and television stations

the Tatmadaw's primary operational focus is internal security, and it is conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-regime forces that launched an armed rebellion following the 2021 coup and an array of ethnic armed groups (EAGs); as of 2024, the Tatmadaw was reportedly engaged in combat operations in 10 of its 14 regional commands

EAGs have been fighting for self-rule against the Burmese Government since 1948; they range in strength from a few hundred fighters up to an estimated 30,000; some are organized along military lines with \"brigades\" and \"divisions\" and armed with heavy weaponry, including artillery; they control large tracts of the country’s territory, primarily in the border regions; key groups include the United Wa State Army, Karen National Union, Kachin Independence Army, Arakan Army, Ta’ang National Liberation Army, and the Myanmar Nationalities Democratic Alliance Army

the opposition National Unity Government claims its armed wing, the People's Defense Force (PDF), has more than 60,000 fighters loosely organized into battalions; in addition, several EAGs have cooperated with the NUG and supported local PDF groups (2024)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index b6505b03..0d0b33b8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 1.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 1.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "72.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "72.1% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "25.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "25.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.4 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.37% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the population is found along the coast in the western part of Brunei, which is separated from the eastern portion by Malaysia; the largest population concentration is in the far north on the western side of the Brunei Bay, in and around the capital of Bandar Seri Begawan" @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.85 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -312,9 +312,6 @@ "text": "1.9% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" @@ -352,22 +349,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 1.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 1.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "72.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "72.1% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "25.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "25.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -538,7 +535,7 @@ "text": "1/20/2023" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { - "text": "11.8%" + "text": "11.4%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "January 2028" @@ -945,10 +942,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "541,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "582,919 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "118 (2022 est.)" + "text": "118 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1039,10 +1036,10 @@ "text": "approximately 7,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's s inventory includes equipment and weapons systems from a wide variety of suppliers from Asia, Europe, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's s inventory includes equipment and weapons systems from a variety of suppliers from Asia, Europe, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve (2024)", + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (2025)", "note": "note: the Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) employs hundreds of Gurkhas from Nepal, the majority of whom are veterans of the British Army and the Singapore Police Force who have joined the GRU as a second career" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index d9b10a12..035ab72e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.9 years" @@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.99% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.95% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers" @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "27.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.17 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.14 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.06 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.05 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "16.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "67.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ "text": "7/23/2023" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { - "text": "Cambodian People's Party (CPP) (120); Other (5)" + "text": "Cambodian People's Party (CPP) (120); United National Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Co-operative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) (5)" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "13.6%" @@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Candlelight Party or CP
Cambodian People's Party or CPP 
Khmer Will Party or KWP", - "note": "note 1: 18 parties registered to run in the 2023 parliamentary election

note 2:  the Cambodian Government disqualified the Candlelight Party, the main opposition party, from the July 2023 election" + "text": "Cambodian People's Party (CPP) 
United National Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful and Co-operative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC)", + "note": "note:  the Cambodian Government has disqualified the main opposition Candlelight Party" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -1052,10 +1052,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19.5 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "21,049,600 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "116 (2022 est.)" + "text": "116 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1155,15 +1155,14 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 200,000 Armed Forces, including Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the RCAF is armed largely with older Chinese and Russian-origin equipment; in recent years it has received limited amounts of more modern equipment from several suppliers, particularly China (2024)", - "note": "note: in December 2021, the US Government halted arms-related trade with Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption, and human rights abuses by the government and armed forces; the policy of denial applied to licenses or other approvals for exports and imports of defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in Cambodia, with exceptions (on a case-by-case basis) related to conventional weapons destruction and humanitarian demining activities" + "text": "the RCAF is armed largely with older Chinese and Russian/Soviet origin armaments; in recent years it has received limited amounts of more modern equipment from several suppliers, particularly China (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for military service for men and women (2025)", "note": "note: in 2006, Cambodia's parliament approved a law requiring all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to serve in the military for 18 months, although the law has never been enforced (service was to be voluntary for women); in 2025, the Cambodian Government announced that the 2006 conscription law would be enforced beginning in 2026 and have a 24-month service requirement" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "340 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" + "text": "340 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL)  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) are border, coastal, and internal security; key security partners include China and Vietnam; in July 2025, following months of rising tensions, the RCAF and the military forces of Thailand clashed in multiple locations along their disputed border; both sides blamed the other for provoking the five-day conflict, which included cross-border artillery shelling by both sides and air attacks by RTARF fighter aircraft and drones

the RCAF was re-established in 1993 under the first coalition government from the merger of the Cambodian Government’s military forces (Cambodian People’s Armed Forces) and the two non-communist resistance forces (Sihanoukist National Army, aka National Army for Khmer Independence, and the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces); thousands of communist Khmer Rouge fighters began surrendering by 1994 under a government amnesty program and the last of the Khmer Rouge forces (National Army of Democratic Kampuchea) were demobilized or absorbed into the RCAF in 1999 (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 5f64a4e1..a80ca91c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39 years" @@ -208,16 +208,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.23% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.28 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.97 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many Asian and European countries; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.2 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.57 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ "text": "2.4% (2013)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "75.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "69.5% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Chinese Communist Party or CCP ", + "text": "Chinese Communist Party or CCP", "note": "note: China has 8 nominally independent small parties controlled by the CCP" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { @@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.81 billion (2023 est.)" + "text": "1.82 billion (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "125 (2022 est.)" + "text": "132 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1228,21 +1228,21 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 2 million active-duty PLA (950,000-1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy, including about 50,000 Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 other forces) (2024)" + "text": "approximately 2 million active-duty PLA (950,000-1 million Ground; 250,000 Navy, including about 50,000 Marines; 350-400,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150-175,000 other forces) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the PLA has a mix of mostly modern domestically produced and imported weapons and equipment; most of its imported weaponry has come from Russia; China has one of the world's largest defense-industrial sectors and is capable of producing advanced weapons systems across all military domains (2024)", - "note": "note: the PLA is in the midst of a decades-long modernization effort to achieve a \"world-class\" military by 2049" + "text": "the PLA is mostly equipped with domestically produced armaments with smaller amounts of imported weaponry, largely from Russia; China has one of the world's largest defense-industrial sectors and is capable of producing advanced weapons systems across all military domains (2025)", + "note": "note: the PLA is in the midst of a decades-long modernization effort to achieve a \"world-class\" military by the 2040s" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for men for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; women 18-19 years of age who are high school graduates and meet requirements for specific military jobs are subject to conscription (2024)", + "text": "18-26 years of age depending on education level for men and women for both volunteer and selective compulsory military service; 24-month service obligation  (2025)", "note": "note: the PLA’s conscription system functions as a levy; the PLA establishes the number of enlistees needed, which produces quotas for the provinces; each province provides a set number of soldiers or sailors; if the number of volunteers fails to meet quotas, the local governments may compel individuals to enter military service" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "400 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,030 South Sudan (UNMISS); 150 Sudan/South Sudan (UNISFA); up to 2,000 Djibouti (2024)" + "text": "475 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,050 South Sudan (UNMISS); 280 Sudan/South Sudan (UNISFA); has also established a base in Djibouti with approximately 400 marines, plus naval and support personnel (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world’s largest military; the PLA's primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China’s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater global role for the PLA; the PLA conducts air, counterspace, cyber, electronic warfare, joint, land, maritime, missile, nuclear, and space operations; it trains regularly, including multinational and multiservice exercises, deploys overseas, and participates in international peacekeeping missions 

the PRC's internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the People’s Armed Police (PAP), and the militia; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary:

--the MPS controls the civilian national police, which serves as the first-line force for public order; its primary mission is domestic law enforcement and maintaining order, including anti-rioting and anti-terrorism

--the MSS is the PRC’s main civilian intelligence and counterintelligence service

--the PAP is a paramilitary component (or adjunct) of the PLA; its primary missions include internal security, maintaining public order, maritime security, and assisting the PLA in times of war; the China Coast Guard (CCG) administratively falls under the PAP and has a variety of missions, such as maritime sovereignty enforcement, surveillance, resource protection, anti-smuggling, and general law enforcement; it is the largest maritime law enforcement fleet in the world

--the militia is an armed reserve of civilians which serves as an auxiliary and reserve force for the PLA upon mobilization, although it is distinct from the PLA’s reserve forces; militia units are organized around towns, villages, urban sub-districts, and enterprises, and vary widely in composition and mission; they have dual civilian-military command structures; a key component of the militia are the local maritime forces, commonly referred to as the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM); the PAFMM consists of mariners (and their vessels) who receive training, equipment, and other forms of support from the Navy and CCG (although the PAFMM remains separate from both) to perform tasks such as maritime patrolling, surveillance and reconnaissance, emergency/disaster response, transportation, search and rescue, and auxiliary tasks in support of naval operations in wartime; the PAFMM’s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2024)" + "text": "the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world’s largest military; the PLA's primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China’s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater global role for the PLA; the PLA conducts air, counterspace, cyber, electronic warfare, joint, land, maritime, missile, nuclear, and space operations; it trains regularly, including multinational and multiservice exercises, deploys overseas, and participates in international peacekeeping missions 

the PRC's internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the People’s Armed Police (PAP), and the militia; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary:

--the MPS controls the civilian national police, which serves as the first-line force for public order; its primary mission is domestic law enforcement and maintaining order, including anti-rioting and anti-terrorism

--the MSS is the PRC’s main civilian intelligence and counterintelligence service

--the PAP is a paramilitary component (or adjunct) of the PLA; its primary missions include internal security, maintaining public order, maritime security, and assisting the PLA in times of war; the China Coast Guard (CCG) administratively falls under the PAP and has a variety of missions, such as maritime sovereignty enforcement, surveillance, resource protection, anti-smuggling, and general law enforcement; it is the largest maritime law enforcement fleet in the world

--the militia is an armed reserve of civilians which serves as an auxiliary and reserve force for the PLA upon mobilization, although it is distinct from the PLA’s reserve forces; militia units are organized around towns, villages, urban sub-districts, and enterprises, and vary widely in composition and mission; they have dual civilian-military command structures; a key component of the militia are the local maritime forces, commonly referred to as the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM); the PAFMM consists of mariners (and their vessels) who receive training, equipment, and other forms of support from the Navy and CCG (although the PAFMM remains separate from both) to perform tasks such as maritime patrolling, surveillance and reconnaissance, emergency/disaster response, transportation, search and rescue, and auxiliary tasks in support of naval operations in wartime; the PAFMM’s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index e01fdc99..14263d4d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "47.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "47.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "45.3 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.12% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.09% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.16 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population fairly evenly distributed" @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.24 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.24 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.6 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.6 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "47.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.8% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -448,15 +448,15 @@ "text": "full" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "19 December 2021" + "text": "7 December 2025" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { - "text": "Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) 19, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFTU) 8, Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) 7, NPP 5, Liberal (LP) 4, New Territories Association of Societies (NTAS) 4, Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (HKFEW) 2, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFLU) 2, Civil Force (CF) 2, Roundtable (RT) 1, Professional Power (PP) 1, Kowloon West New Dynamic (KWND) 1, New Prospect for Hong Kong (NPHK) 1, New Century Forum (NCF-1); other/independent 41" + "text": "Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) 20, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Unions (HKFTU) 8, Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) 7,  Liberal (LP) 4, New People's Party (NPP) 3, Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (HKFEW) 2, Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFLU) 2, Professional Power (PP) 1, Roundtable (RT) 1, New Territories Association of Societies (NTAS) 1, Kowloon West New Dynamic (KWND) 1, Independents 40" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "December 2025" + "text": "December 2029" }, - "note": "note 1: all political candidates are evaluated by the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC), which was established in April 2022; CERC members are all appointed by the chief executive

note 2: Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy political parties boycotted the 2021 election" + "note": "note: all political candidates are evaluated by the Candidate Eligibility Review Committee (CERC), which was established in April 2022; CERC members are all appointed by the chief executive" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong or BPA 
Civil Force or CF 
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB 
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions or HKFLU 
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers or HKFEW 
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions or HKFTU 
Kowloon West New Dynamic or KWND
Liberal Party or LP 
New Century Forum or NCF 
New People's Party or NPP
New Prospect for Hong Kong or NPHK 
New Territories Association of Societies or NTAS 
Professional Power or PP 
Roundtable or RT 
Third Side or TS", + "text": "Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong or BPA 
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB 
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions or HKFLU 
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers or HKFEW 
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions or HKFTU 
Kowloon West New Dynamic or KWND
Liberal Party or LP 
New People's Party or NPP
New Prospect for Hong Kong or NPHK 
New Territories Association of Societies or NTAS 
Professional Power or PP 
Roundtable or RT", "note": "note 1: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies

note 2: by the end of 2021, the leading pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong had been effectively removed from the political arena under the provisions of Beijing's 2021 electoral changes or via charges under the 2020 national security law; in addition, dozens of pro-democracy organizations, including political parties, unions, churches, civil rights groups, and media organizations have disbanded or closed; as of 2023, nearly all politically active groups were pro-Beijing" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index b7df494c..dad5fcbb 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.8 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.73% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands, Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "15.9% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "70% (2023 est.)" + "text": "70.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate INDROYONO Soesilo; Chargé d'Affaires Nidya KARTIKASARI (since 1 September 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador INDROYONO Soesilo (since 16 December 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -1215,14 +1215,13 @@ "text": "approximately 400,000 active Armed Forces, including about 300,000 Army (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a wide mix of Chinese, Russian, and Western (including US) equipment; in recent years, major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a modernization program for more than a decade; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; in 2019, the Indonesian Government said that growing its domestic defense industry would be a national priority over the following decade (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of older and new weapons platforms from China, Russia, Europe, the US, and other countries; in recent years, major suppliers have included China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; the TNI has been engaged in a modernization program for more than a decade; Indonesia has a growing defense industry fueled by technology transfers and cooperation agreements with several countries; it has jointly produced aircraft and naval vessels (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, with selective conscription authorized (men, age 18), but not utilized; 24-month service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers) (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women comprised about 7% of the Indonesian military" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; upper age limits vary by military service, position, specialty; compulsory service authorized but not utilized (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "225 (plus about 140 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,025 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 1,225 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" + "text": "250 (plus about 170 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,025 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 1,225 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military is responsible for external defense, combatting separatism, and responding to national emergencies and natural disasters; in certain conditions it may provide operational support to police, such as for counterterrorism operations, maintaining public order, and addressing communal conflicts

key operational priorities include an insurgency on Papua and the security of Indonesia's vast maritime domain; the West Papua Liberation Army, the military wing of the Free Papua Organization, has been fighting a low-level insurgency in Papua since Indonesia annexed the former Dutch colony in the 1960s; maritime issues include piracy, transnational crime, illegal fishing, and incursions by People's Republic of China (PRC) vessels; Indonesia is not a formal claimant in the South China Sea, although some of its waters lie within the PRC's “nine-dash line” maritime claims, resulting in some stand offs in recent years; over the past decade, the Indonesian military has bolstered its presence on and around the strategically located Natuna Islands (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 10a1bc0a..60cb3668 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "49.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "50.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "48.3 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.43% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.45% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.84 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.04 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.4 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.41 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.68 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.68 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1192,21 +1192,20 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "note": "note: the Japanese Government in 2022 pledged to increase defense expenditures to 2% of GDP in line with NATO standards by March 2028; if the planned increase occurs, Japan would have the world's third largest defense budget" + } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 230-240,000 active Self Defense Forces (145-150,000 Ground; 40-45,000 Maritime; 40-45,000 Air) (2025)" + "text": "approximately 230-240,000 active Self Defense Forces  (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically produced equipment; Japan has a robust defense industry and is capable of producing a wide range of air, ground, and naval weapons systems; the majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license (2024)" + "text": "the JSDF is equipped largely with domestically produced weapons platforms; most of its imported arms are from the US; Japan's defense industry is capable of producing a wide range of air, ground, and naval weapons systems; some domestically produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-32 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024)", + "text": "18-32 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up about 9% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "approximately 200 Djibouti (2024)" + "text": "maintains a presence of about 400 military personnel at a permanent base in Djibouti (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) has a range of missions, including territorial defense, monitoring the country’s air and maritime spaces, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducting humanitarian operations; the JSDF exercises regularly with the US military and increasingly with other regional countries, including Australia and the Philippines

Japan’s alliance with the US is one of the cornerstones of the country’s security, as well as a large component of the US security posture in Asia; the US-Japan mutual defense treaty grants the US the right to base US military forces in Japan, including aircraft and ships, in return for US security guarantees; the Japanese Government provides approximately $3 billion on average per year to offset the cost of stationing US forces in Japan; in addition, it pays compensation to localities hosting US troops, rent for bases, and costs for new facilities to support the US presence; Japan also has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the JSDF was founded in 1954; Article 9 of Japan’s 1947 constitution renounced the use of force as a means of settling international disputes; however, Japan has interpreted Article 9 to mean that it can maintain a military for national defense purposes and, since 1991, has allowed the JSDF to participate in noncombat roles overseas in a number of UN peacekeeping missions and in the US-led coalition in Iraq; in 2014-2015, the Japanese Government reinterpreted the constitution as allowing for \"collective self-defense,\" described as the use of force on others’ behalf if Japan’s security was threatened; in 2022, the government released security policy documents that declared Japan’s intention to develop \"counterstrike” capabilities, including armed drones and cruise missiles, and outlined plans to increase Japan’s security-related expenditures to 2% of GDP (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index bb3f7154..e5ac194f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "36.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.5 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.99 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.01 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least-populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east" @@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.88 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.87 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ "text": "9.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "69.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "68.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -781,10 +781,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "6.35 million (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (2021 est.)" + "text": "24 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -847,8 +847,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command

Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2024)", - "note": "note 1: North Korea employs a systematic and intentional overlap of powers and responsibilities among its multiple internal security organizations to prevent any potential subordinate consolidation of power and assure that each unit provided a check and balance on the other

note 2: Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

note 3: the Security Guard Command protects the Kim family, other senior leadership figures, and government facilities

note 4: the North also has a large paramilitary/militia force organized into the Worker Peasant Red Guard and Red Youth Guard; these organizations are present at all levels of government (province, county, ward) and are under the control of the Korean Workers' Party in peacetime, but revert to KPA control in crisis or war; they are often mobilized for domestic projects, such as road building and agricultural support" + "text": "Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command

Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2025)", + "note": "note 1: Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

note 2: the Security Guard Command protects the Kim family, other senior leadership figures, and government facilities

note 4: the North also has a large paramilitary/militia force organized into the Worker Peasant Red Guard and Red Youth Guard; these organizations are present at all levels of government (province, county, ward) and are under the control of the Korean Workers' Party in peacetime, but revert to KPA control in crisis or war; they are often mobilized for domestic projects, such as road building and agricultural support" }, "Military expenditures": { "text": "defense spending is a regime priority; between 2010 and 2020, military expenditures accounted for an estimated 20-30% of North Korea's GDP annually; spending estimates ranged from $7 billion to $11 billion annually; in 2024, North Korea announced that it would spend nearly 16% of state expenditures on defense; North Korea in the 2010s and 2020s has increasingly relied on illicit activities — including cybercrime — to generate revenue for its weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs to evade US and UN sanctions" @@ -857,12 +857,11 @@ "text": "estimates vary; as many as 1.3 million active-duty Korean People's Army (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the KPA is equipped with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China, and some domestically produced equipment; North Korea produces a diverse array of military hardware, including small arms, munitions, light armored vehicles, tanks, naval vessels and submarines, and some advanced weapons systems, such as cruise and ballistic missiles; most are copies or upgrades of older foreign supplied equipment (2024)", + "text": "the KPA is equipped with older weapon systems acquired from China, Russia, and the former Soviet Union, as well as some domestically produced armaments; North Korea produces an array of military hardware, including armored vehicles, artillery, munitions, naval vessels, and some advanced weapons systems, such as cruise and ballistic missiles; most are copies or upgrades of older foreign supplied equipment (2025)", "note": "note: since 2006, the UN Security Council has passed nearly a dozen resolutions sanctioning North Korea for developing nuclear weapons and related activities, starting with Resolution 1718, which condemned the North's first nuclear test and placed sanctions on the supply of heavy weaponry (including tanks, armored combat vehicles, large caliber artillery, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, and missiles and missile launchers), missile technology and material, and select luxury goods; additional resolutions have expanded to include all arms, including small arms and light weapons; the US and other countries have also imposed unilateral sanctions" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for compulsory military service for men and women; service obligation varies from 5-13 years; reportedly up to 10 years (7 for women) for those serving in combat units and 13 years (7 for women) for specialized combat units, such as missile forces (2024)", - "note": "note: the bulk of the KPA is made up of conscripts; as many as 20% of North Korean males between the ages of 16 and 54 are in the military at a given time and possibly up to 30 percent of males between the ages of 18 and 27, not counting the reserves or paramilitary units; women comprise about 20% of the military by some estimates" + "text": "compulsory military service for men (17-30 years of age) and women (17-23 years of age); service obligation is reportedly up to 10 years for men and up to 7 years for women (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "estimated 10-12,000 Russia (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 3379f7b0..df8ce756 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "47 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.21% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.09% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.29 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.12 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.68 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.55 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.33 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -318,9 +318,6 @@ "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.9% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "5.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, @@ -597,7 +594,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate KANG Kyung-wha (since October 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador KANG Kyung-wha (since 16 December 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1144,7 +1141,7 @@ "text": "2.3% of GDP (2025 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2024": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2023": { "text": "2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -1160,14 +1157,14 @@ "text": "approximately 500,000 active Armed Forces (365,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the South Korean military is equipped with a mix of mostly modern domestically produced and imported weapons systems, particularly from the US; South Korea's defense industry produces a wide range of military hardware for both domestic use and export, including armored fighting vehicles, artillery, aircraft, missiles, and naval ships; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2024)" + "text": "the South Korean military is equipped with a mix of mostly modern domestically produced and imported weapons systems; the US is the leading provider of foreign arms; South Korea's defense industry produces a range of military hardware for both domestic use and export, including aircraft, armored fighting vehicles, artillery, missiles, and naval vessels; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for compulsory military service for all men; minimum conscript service obligation varies by service - 18 months (Army, Marines, auxiliary police), 20 months (Navy, conscripted firefighters), 21 months (Air Force, social service), 36 months for alternative service; 18-29 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2024)", - "note": "note 1: women, in service since 1950, are able to serve in all branches and as of 2024 more than 15,000 served in the armed forces

note 2: the military brings on over 200,000 conscripts each year" + "text": "18-29 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; mandatory military service for all eligible men 18-35 years of age (typically served from 20-28 years of age); compulsory service obligation is 18-21 months based on the branch of service and up to 36 months for alternative service (2025)", + "note": "note: women, in service since 1950, are able to serve in all branches and as of 2024 more than 15,000 served in the armed forces" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "250 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 275 South Sudan (UNMISS); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, South Korea has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters off of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (2024)" + "text": "250 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 275 South Sudan (UNMISS); approximately 150 United Arab Emirates (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the South Korean military is responsible for external defense and is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea; it participates in bilateral and multinational exercises and deploys abroad for international missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations

South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of the country's national security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack and gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; South Korea hosts approximately 28,000 US military troops and regularly conducts bilateral exercises with the US military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as EU counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa; South Korea has had a relationship with NATO since 2005, and in 2022 established a mission to the NATO headquarters to further cooperation; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including in Afghanistan and the Gulf of Aden (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 67b8b9b0..9202e770 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.26% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.22 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.24 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.07 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "24.3% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "61.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "March 2026" - } + }, + "note": "note: President THONGLOUN Sisoulith is also general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -1030,10 +1031,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.82 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "4.96 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "65 (2021 est.)" + "text": "65 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1106,10 +1107,10 @@ "text": "information limited and varied; estimated 30,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the LPAF is armed with Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era equipment and weapons (2024)" + "text": "the LPAF is armed with Chinese, Russian, and Soviet-era equipment and weapons (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; minimum 18-month service obligation (2023)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory military service for men 18-35 with a minimum 18-month service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the LPAF’s primary missions are border and internal security, including counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and counter-narcotics operations, as well as protecting the regime; its defense partners include Cambodia, China, Russia, and Vietnam (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index f364c60c..5539df53 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.5 years" @@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.67% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.64% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population fairly equally distributed" @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -220,19 +220,16 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.24 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.6 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.61 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { "text": "urban: 100% of population" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index e467ede0..26f73855 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 51.7%, Muslim 3.2%, Shamanist 2.5%, Christian 1.3%, other 0.7%, none 40.6% (2020 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 51.8%, no religion 40.6%, Muslim 3.2%, Shaman 2.5%, Christian 1.3%, Other 0.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.1 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.78% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.35 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population sparsely distributed throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.91 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "1.9% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "60.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 10-20,000 active Mongolian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the MAF's inventory is comprised largely of Soviet-era and Russian equipment (2024)" + "text": "the MAF's inventory is comprised largely of Soviet-era and secondhand Russian equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (can enter military schools at age 17); 12-month conscript service obligation for men can be extended 3 months under special circumstances; conscription service can be exchanged for a 24‐month stint in the civil service or a cash payment determined by the Mongolian Government; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for 2 or 4 years; volunteer military service for men and women is 24 months, which can be extended for another two years up to the age of 31 (2024)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; initial service 24 months; compulsory service for men at 18; service obligation is 12 months in the military or police, which can be extended to 15 months under special circumstances; compulsory service can be exchanged for a 24‐month stint in the civil service or a cash payment determined by the Mongolian Government; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for up to 4 years (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "850 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)", diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index 36cf6386..69640a55 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.7 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.99% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.97% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.84 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -336,9 +336,6 @@ "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "15.3% (2022 est.)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.3% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.5% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -1187,14 +1184,13 @@ "text": "approximately 110,000 active Malaysian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military fields a diverse array of mostly older but growing mix of modern weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a wide variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Turkey in areas including armored vehicles and naval vessels (2024)" + "text": "the military fields a diverse array of mostly older but growing quantities of more modern weapons and equipment; its inventory originates from a variety of suppliers across Europe, Asia, and the US; Malaysia has a domestic defense industry that has some co-production agreements with countries such as France, Germany, and Türkiye in areas such as armored vehicles and naval vessels (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service for men and women (younger with parental consent and proof of age); maximum age of 27 to enlist; mandatory retirement age 60; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note: in 2020, the military announced a goal of having 10% of the active force comprised of women" + "text": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service for men and women (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "830 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" + "text": "825 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Malaysian military is responsible for defense of the country's national interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; it also has some domestic responsibilities, such as responding to natural disasters; key areas of focus for the military include cyber defense, crime and piracy in the Strait of Malacca, and tensions in the South China Sea; the Army has traditionally been the dominant service, but air and maritime security have received increased emphasis in recent years; Malaysia has undertaken efforts to procure more modern aircraft and ships, improve air and maritime surveillance, expand the Navy’s support infrastructure (particularly bases/ports) and domestic ship-building capacities, and increase cooperation with regional and international partners such as Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the US

Malaysia is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json index 31733ec5..a14ae91c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { - "text": "occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts or bases in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woody, and Yagong islands; South Sand and West Sand; Observation Bank); Woody Island is the main military base and includes an airstrip with fighter aircraft hangers, naval facilities, surveillance radars, and defenses such as surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles; combat aircraft have deployed to the island (2025)" + "text": "occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts or bases in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woody, and Yagong islands; South Sand and West Sand; Observation Bank); Woody Island is the main military base and includes an airstrip with aircraft hangers, naval facilities, surveillance radars, and defenses such as surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 6990df79..ff096fd0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.6 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.26% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "28.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.57 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.36 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one fifth of the population residing in urban areas" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.79 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ "text": "estimated 4,000 active PNGDF  (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; the Land Force has no heavy weapons while the Air and the Maritime forces have a handful of light aircraft and small patrol boats provided by Australia (2024)" + "text": "the PNGDF is lightly armed; the Land Force has no heavy weapons while the Air and the Maritime forces have a handful of light aircraft and small patrol boats provided by Australia and New Zealand (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 (30 for officers) for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 4d916363..b6280195 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.1 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.56% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in areas with good farmland; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one eighth of the national population" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.75 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.34 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "16.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "55.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -612,6 +612,9 @@ "most recent election date": { "text": "5/12/2025" }, + "parties elected and seats per party": { + "text": "Lakas-CMD party (103), National Unity Party (NUP) (32), Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) 31, Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) (27), Nacionalista Party (NP) (22), Liberal Party (LP) (6), others (28), independents (11) " + }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "28.3%" }, @@ -660,7 +663,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Democratic Action (Aksyon Demokratiko) 
Alliance for Change (Hugpong ng Pagbabago or HNP) 
Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD 
Liberal Party or LP 
Nacionalista Party or NP 
Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC 
National Unity Party or NUP
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban 
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP 
Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives or PROMDI" + "text": "Democratic Action (Aksyon Demokratiko) 
Alliance for Change (Hugpong ng Pagbabago or HNP) 
Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KANP)
Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD
Liberal Party or LP
Nacionalista Party or NP
Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC
National Unity Party or NUP
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas or PFP " }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -1229,10 +1232,10 @@ "text": "approximately 145,000 active Armed Forces (105,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 Marine Corps; 15,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the AFP is equipped with a wide mix of imported weapons systems; in recent years, it has received equipment from more than a dozen countries, including Israel, South Korea, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems from more than a dozen countries, including Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "some small variations in age based on the branch, but generally 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", + "text": "some variations in age based on the branch of service, but generally 18-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up about 8% of the active military; women have attended the Philippine Military Academy and trained as combat soldiers since 1993" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 564c3f39..dd1612a4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -63,22 +63,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { "text": "permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "22% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "77.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "77.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.87% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.85% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.38 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.17 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.18 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.57 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.58 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "43.8% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -333,18 +333,18 @@ "text": "2.2% of GDP (2024 est.)" }, "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { - "text": "10.8% national budget (2023 est.)" + "text": "12% national budget (2025 est.)" } }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "98% (2021 est.)" + "text": "97.7% (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "99% (2021 est.)" + "text": "98.9% (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "96% (2021 est.)" + "text": "96.4% (2021 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -376,22 +376,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 0.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { "text": "permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "22% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "77.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "77.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "People's Action Party or PAP 
Progress Singapore Party or PSP 
Workers' Party or WP ", + "text": "People's Action Party or PAP
Workers' Party or WPS
there are 13 additional active political parties in Singapore", "note": "note: the PAP has won every general election since the end of the British colonial era in 1959" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Anjani K. SINHA (since November 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Anjani K. SINHA (since 17 November 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508" @@ -1086,17 +1086,17 @@ "note": "note: the Army is comprised mostly of conscripts and reservists with a small core of professional soldiers, while the Air Force and Navy are staffed mainly by professional personnel" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, France, Germany, and the US have been among the top suppliers of arms; Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia and is also its largest importer of weapons (2024)" + "text": "the SAF has a diverse and modern mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems from such suppliers as France, Germany, and the US; Singapore has a small but sophisticated defense industry, which produces armaments such as armored vehicles and naval warships (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-21 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 16.5 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); 24-month conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers); women are not conscripted, but they are allowed to volunteer for all services and branches, including combat arms (2025)", - "note": "note 1: all male Singaporean citizens and permanent residents, unless exempted, are required to enter National Service (NS) upon attaining the age of 18; most NS conscripts serve in the Armed Forces, but some go into the Police Force or Civil Defense Force; conscripts comprise over half of the defense establishment

note 2: as of 2022, women made up about 8% of the regular force

note 3: the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) also has a uniformed volunteer auxiliary branch known as the Volunteer Corps (SAFVC); the SAFVC allows citizens and residents not subject to the National Service obligation, including Singaporean women, first generation permanent residents, and naturalized citizens, to contribute towards Singapore's defense; the volunteers must be 18-45 and physically fit

note 4: members of the Gurkha Contingent (GC) of the Singapore Police Force are mostly recruited from a small number of hill tribes in Nepal; the GC was formed in 1949 originally from selected ex-British Army Gurkhas" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary enlistment for men and women (16.5 for early enlistment program with parental consent); 18-21 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 24-month conscript service obligation (2026)", + "note": "note 1: all male Singaporean citizens and permanent residents, unless exempted, are required to enter National Service (NS) upon attaining the age of 18; most NS conscripts serve in the Armed Forces, but some go into the Police Force or Civil Defense Force; conscripts comprise over half of the defense establishment

note 2: the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) also has a uniformed volunteer auxiliary branch known as the Volunteer Corps (SAFVC); the SAFVC allows citizens and residents not subject to the National Service obligation, including Singaporean women, first generation permanent residents, and naturalized citizens, to contribute towards Singapore's defense; the volunteers must be 18-45 and physically fit

note 3: members of the Gurkha Contingent (GC) of the Singapore Police Force are mostly recruited from a small number of hill tribes in Nepal; the GC was formed in 1949 originally from selected ex-British Army Gurkhas" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "maintains permanent training detachments of military personnel in Australia, France, and the US (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the SAF’s primary responsibility is external defense, particularly maritime security, but it also trains for certain domestic security operations, including joint deterrence patrols with police in instances of heightened terrorism alerts; the Army includes a “people’s defense force,” which is a divisional headquarters responsible for homeland security and counterterrorism; the SAF regularly participates in bilateral and multilateral training exercises

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily; Singapore also has close security ties with the US, including granting the US military access, basing, and overflight privileges

the SAF's roots go back to 1854 when the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed under colonial rule; the first battalion of regular soldiers, the First Singapore Infantry Regiment, was organized in 1957; the modern SAF was established in 1965 (2025)" + "text": "the SAF’s primary responsibility is external defense, particularly maritime security, but it also trains for certain domestic security operations, including joint deterrence patrols with police in instances of heightened terrorism alerts; the Army includes a “people’s defense force,” which is a divisional headquarters responsible for homeland security and counterterrorism; the SAF regularly participates in bilateral and multilateral training exercises

Singapore is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; Singapore also has close security ties with the US, including granting the US military access, basing, and overflight privileges

the SAF's roots go back to 1854 when the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps was formed under colonial rule; the first battalion of regular soldiers, the First Singapore Infantry Regiment, was organized in 1957; the modern SAF was established in 1965 (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 30391958..144375e8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.2 years" @@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.17% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.13% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.08 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country" @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -263,10 +263,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.75 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.75 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "6.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ "text": "4 years" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "5/14/2023" + "text": "5/14/2023 (House of Representatives dissolved on 12 December 2025)" }, "parties elected and seats per party": { "text": "Move Forward (151); Pheu Thai (141); Bhumjaithai (71); Palang Pracharath (40); United Thai Nation (36); Democrat Party (25); Other (36)" @@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ "text": "19.6%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "May 2028" + "text": "8 February 2026" } }, "Legislative branch - upper chamber": { @@ -665,7 +665,8 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Bhumjaithai Party or BJT (aka Phumchai Thai Party or PJT; aka Thai Pride Party) 
Chat Thai Phatthana Party (Thai Nation Development Party) or CTP
Move Forward Party or MFP (dissolved by order of the Constitutional Court, August 2024)
Palang Pracharat Party (People's State Power Party) or PPRP 
Pheu (Puea) Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP
Prachachat Party or PCC 
Prachathipat Party (Democrat Party) or DP 
Thai Sang Thai Party 
United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chat) or UTN" + "text": "Bhumjaithai Party or BJT (aka Phumchai Thai Party or PJT; aka Thai Pride Party) 
Chat Thai Phatthana Party (Thai Nation Development Party) or CTP
Democrat Party 
Move Forward Party or MFP (dissolved by order of the Constitutional Court, August 2024)
Palang Pracharat Party (People's State Power Party) or PPRP 
Pheu (Puea) Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP
Prachachat Party or PCC 
Prachathipat Party (Democrat Party) or DP 
Thai Sang Thai Party 
United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chat) or UTN", + "note": "note: more than 50 parties have registered for the February 2026 general election" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert F. GODEC (since 7 October 2022); note - Sean O'NEILL was sworn in as the Ambassador-designate on 12 November 2025 and is expected to arrive in Thailand in the near-term" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Sean O'NEILL (since 16 December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330" @@ -1239,14 +1240,14 @@ "text": "estimated 350,000 active-duty Armed Forces (250,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment, as well as some domestically produced items; in recent years, Thailand has received arms from a variety of countries, including China and the US; Thailand has a domestic defense industry, which produces such items as armored vehicles, artillery systems, naval vessels, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other military technologies (2024)" + "text": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied armaments, as well as some domestically produced items; its imported weapons and equipment are from a variety of suppliers, including China, several European countries, Israel, Russia, South Korea, and the US; Thailand's domestic defense industry produces such items as armored vehicles, artillery systems, naval vessels, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other military technologies (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 21 years of age for compulsory military service for men; men register at 18 years of age; volunteer service obligation may be as short as 6 or 12 months, depending on educational qualifications; conscript service obligation also varies by educational qualifications, but is typically 24 months (2024)", "note": "note: serving in the armed forces is a national duty of all Thai citizens; conscription was introduced in 1905; it includes women, however, only men over the age of 21 who have not gone through reserve training are conscripted; conscripts are chosen by lottery (on draft day, eligible draftees can request volunteer service, or they may choose to stay for the conscription lottery); approximately 100,000 men are drafted for military service each year" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)" + "text": "280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the missions of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) include defending the country’s territory and sovereignty, protecting the monarchy, ensuring internal security, and responding to natural disasters; key areas of emphasis are disputed international borders and a low-level insurgency in the country's south; the military has historically had a large role in domestic politics and has attempted as many as 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932, the most recent being in 2014

in July 2025, following months of rising tensions, the RTARF and Cambodian military forces clashed in multiple locations along their disputed border; both sides blamed the other for provoking the five-day conflict, which included cross-border artillery shelling by both sides and air attacks by RTARF fighter aircraft and drones; since 2004, the RTARF and Thai paramilitary forces have combated a separatist insurgency in the southern Thailand provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): insurgent attacks have largely involved bombings; since 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups (2025)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 4d29b20e..6c2805b1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ "note": "note: data represent population by mother tongue; Tetun and Portuguese are official languages; Indonesian and English are working languages; there are about 32 indigenous languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 97.6%, Protestant/Evangelical 2%, Muslim 0.2%, other 0.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 90.7%, other 7.1%, Protestant Evangelical 1.9%; less than 1%: Islam, Buddhist, Hindu (2022 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "23 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.8 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.04% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "29.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.39 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.86 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.98 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.79 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.35 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ "text": "31.9% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 Defense Forces  (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military is lightly armed and has a limited inventory consisting mostly of donated equipment from countries such as Australia, China, Portugal, South Korea, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military is lightly armed with a limited inventory consisting mostly of donated equipment from countries such as Australia, China, Portugal, South Korea, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; compulsory service was authorized in 2020 for men and women aged 18-30 for 18 months of service, but the level of implementation is unclear (2023)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 6ac9cd2e..9f5d12af 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.6 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.03% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.02% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.22 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "distribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts" @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -236,13 +236,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.11 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.12 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.54 (2024 est.)" - }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51% (2023 est.)" + "text": "0.54 (2025 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -396,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "13 January 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024:LAI Ching-te elected president; percent of vote - LAI Ching-te (DPP) 40.1%, HOU Yu-ih (KMT) 33.5%, KO Wen-je (TPP) 26.5%)

2020: TSAI Ing-wen reelected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 57.1%, HAN Kuo-yu (KMT) 38.6%, James SOONG (PFP) 4.3%" + "text": "
2024: LAI Ching-te elected president; percent of vote - LAI Ching-te (DPP) 40.1%, HOU Yu-ih (KMT) 33.5%, KO Wen-je (TPP) 26.5%)

2020: TSAI Ing-wen reelected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 57.1%, HAN Kuo-yu (KMT) 38.6%, James SOONG (PFP) 4.3%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2028" @@ -446,7 +443,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP 
Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) 
Taiwan People's Party or TPP ", + "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP 
Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) 
Taiwan People's Party or TPP", "note": "note: the DPP and the KMT are the two major political parties; more than 30 parties garnered votes in the 2024 election" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { @@ -893,7 +890,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force

Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)

Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)", + "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Information Communication and Electronic Force (ICEF)

Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA)

Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)", "note": "note: the CGA is a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -914,18 +911,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 180,000 active-duty Armed Forces (95,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2025)", - "note": "note: the military is comprised of both volunteers and conscripts; the conscripts serve 4-month tours, or 12 months for those born in 2005 and after; as of mid-2024, there were reportedly about 153,000 volunteer personnel serving in Taiwan's armed forces; in 2025, the military is expected to conscript about 75,000 men; Taiwan aims to maintain a military of about 215,000 plus reservists; Taiwan trains about 120,000 reservists annually, but in 2022 announced intentions to increase that figure to 260,000" + "text": "approximately 170,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Taiwan military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced items and equipment acquired from the US, either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan's domestic defense industry produces weapons systems such as aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval platforms (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied armaments, mostly from the US either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan's domestic defense industry produces weapons systems such as aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval platforms (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men 18-36 years of age may volunteer or must complete 12 months of compulsory military service; civil service can be substituted for military service in some cases; women may enlist but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases (2024)", "note": "note 1: in January 2024, Taiwan extended compulsory service from 4 to 12 months for men born in 2005 and thereafter

note 2: as of 2023, women made up about 15% of the active-duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s primary responsibility is external security, including the defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, and the protection of Taiwan’s air space, maritime claims, and sea lines of communication; its main focus is the challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China

the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2025)" + "text": "the military’s primary responsibility is external security, including the defense and protection of the country’s air space, maritime claims, sea lines of communications, sovereignty, and territory; its main focus is the challenge posed by the People’s Republic of China (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 139b27c1..9bcc8ce2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "33.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "32 years" @@ -187,16 +187,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.89% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.86% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.58 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.81 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.03 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.96 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.96 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "text": "9.7% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "72.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "72.8% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1194,14 +1194,13 @@ "text": "approximately 450,000 active-duty People's Army of Vietnam (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union; in recent years, Vietnam has moved to diversify arms its arms suppliers and has acquired items from countries such as India, South Korea, and the US; Vietnam has a small defense industry involved in the manufacture of small arms, ground combat vehicles, and naval systems (2025)", - "note": "note: the US lifted an embargo on arms sales to Vietnam in 2016" + "text": "the PAVN is equipped largely with armaments from Russia and the former Soviet Union; in recent years, Vietnam has moved to diversify its arms suppliers and has acquired items from countries such as India, Israel, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the US; Vietnam has a small defense industry involved in the manufacture of small arms, ground combat vehicles, and naval systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women (in practice only men are drafted); service obligation is between 24 (Army, Air Defense) and 36 (Navy and Air Force) months (2024)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "190 Abyei/South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)" + "text": "200 Abyei/South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "since withdrawing its military occupation forces from Cambodia in the late 1980s and the end of Soviet aid in 1991, Vietnam has practiced a non-aligned foreign policy and security doctrine known as the \"Four Nos\" (no alliances, no siding with one country against another, no foreign bases, and no using force in international relations); despite longstanding tensions with Beijing over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea, Vietnam puts a priority on stable relations with China, given its proximity, size, and status as Vietnam's largest trading partner

the responsibilities of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) include protecting the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests, as well as assisting civilian authorities with natural disasters; in recent years, the PAVN has placed additional emphasis on protecting Vietnam's interests in the disputed South China Sea; the military is also involved in economic projects, such as electrical infrastructure, oil and gas services, hydroelectric projects, aviation and seaport services, telecommunications, and the shipbuilding industry, while military-owned factories and enterprises produce weapons and equipment (2025)" diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index fec8a7ee..09462d4d 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.8 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.16% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.06% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.71 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-11.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.09 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.75 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.52 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "67.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1060,10 +1060,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2.61 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "2,614,760 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "98 (2022 est.)" + "text": "89 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1160,10 +1160,10 @@ "text": "approximately 7,500 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "since joining NATO, the military has been in the process of modernizing by retiring its inventory of Soviet-era weapons and replacing them with Western equipment, including donated and secondhand deliveries (2024)" + "text": "the military is in the process of modernizing by replacing its inventory of Soviet-era weapons with NATO standard armaments; in recent years, acquisitions have included equipment from France, Israel, Italy, Turkey and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 (up to 32 in some cases) for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2010 (2024)", + "text": "18-30 for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2010 (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised about 15% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index c68aec21..9de03666 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "48.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "49.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "48.7 years" @@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.12% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.12% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.14 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the seven urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)" @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -234,10 +234,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Action for Andorra or ACCIO 
Committed Citizens or CC 
Concord or C
Democrats for Andorra or DA 
Forward Andorra or AE 
Liberals of Andorra or L'A 
Social Democratic Party or PS 
Social Democracy and Progress or SDP" + "text": "Concordia or C
Democrats for Andorra or DA 
Forward Andorra or AE 
Liberals of Andorra or L'A 
Social Democratic Party or PS 
Social Democracy and Progress or SDP" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -795,10 +795,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "126,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "126,214 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "142 (2022 est.)" + "text": "156 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 67872fb2..08ac9e6e 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.6 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.28% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.21 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the northern and eastern portions of the country are more densely populated; nearly two thirds of the populace lives in urban areas" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.52 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.35 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.66 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -342,9 +342,6 @@ "text": "18.3% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "58.7% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -1065,10 +1062,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11.1 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "11.116 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (2022 est.)" + "text": "125 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1141,11 +1138,11 @@ "text": "approximately 22,000 active Armed Forces (includes about 14,000 regular troops and around 8,000 reservists/militia undergoing refresher training) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2024)", - "note": "note 1: as of 2023, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: in a January 2013 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system" + "text": "registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2025)", + "note": "note: Austria also has a One-Year Volunteer Program (Einjährig-Freiwilligen-Ausbildung) for men and women, which substitutes for compulsory military service and serves as a gateway for those interested in a long-term military career" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "210 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 100 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 160 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)" diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index a0d267a7..52a6836b 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.8 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.53% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.45% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.09 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areas" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.86 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "0.3% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "43.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.4% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Flemish parties:
Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V 
Vooruit or Forward (formerly Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A)
Groen or Green (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)
New Flemish Alliance or N-VA 
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD 
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB 

Francophone parties:
Ecolo (Francophone Greens) 
Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi 
Les Engages (formerly Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH)
Reform Movement or MR 
Socialist Party or PS 
Workers' Party or PVDA-PTB" + "text": "Flemish parties:
Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V 
Vooruit or Forward (formerly Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A)
Groen or Green (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)
New Flemish Alliance or N-VA 
Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD 
Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB 

Francophone parties:
Ecolo (Francophone Greens) 
Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi 
Les Engages (formerly Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH)
Movement for Reform or MR 
Socialist Party or PS 
Workers' Party or PVDA-PTB" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -1092,10 +1092,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12.1 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "12,087,300 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "102 (2022 est.)" + "text": "104 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1191,14 +1191,14 @@ "text": "approximately 23,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the armed forces have a mix of weapons systems from European countries, Israel, and the US; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2024)" + "text": "the armed forces have a mix of weapons systems from European suppliers and the US; Belgium has an export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 1995 (2024)", + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; maximum age varies by position; conscription abolished in 1995 (2025)", "note": "note 1: in 2024, women comprised about 11% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: foreign nationals 18-34 years of age who speak Dutch or French and are citizens of EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland may apply to join the military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "has about 1,000 personnel deployed on foreign missions, including more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe, as well as air and naval assets, supporting NATO missions for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (2024)" + "text": "has on average about 1,000 personnel deployed on foreign missions, including more than 300 ground forces deployed in Eastern Europe for the defense of NATO's eastern flank (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Belgian military's responsibilities include territorial defense, humanitarian/disaster relief, assistance to the police if required, international peacekeeping missions, and support to its NATO and EU security commitments, which Belgium considers vital components of its national security policy; outside of the country, the military operates almost always within an international organization or a coalition; Belgium was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) establishing NATO in 1949; it hosts the NATO headquarters in Brussels; Belgium also cooperates bilaterally with neighboring countries, such as Luxembourg and the Netherlands, in conducting joint patrols of their respective air spaces and in a composite combined special operations command with Denmark and the Netherlands (2025)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 44893904..20dfaaa8 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.1 years" @@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.25% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.67% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.29 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.38 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.15 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.67 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.56 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -321,9 +321,6 @@ "text": "29% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "63.8% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "3.2% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -1035,10 +1032,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3.87 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "3,749,900 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "118 (2022 est.)" + "text": "121 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1125,13 +1122,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 10,000 active-duty Armed Forces (2024)" + "text": "approximately 10,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory of weapons and equipment is a combination of material originating from the former Soviet Union/former Yugoslavia and secondhand deliveries from Western suppliers such as the UK and especially the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory of weapons and equipment is a combination of material originating from the former Soviet Union/former Yugoslavia and some newer acquisitions from suppliers such as Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2005 (2024)", + "text": "18 -27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in January 2006 (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up about 9% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index f45d41fb..b6699403 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.5 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.42% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.44% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.21 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.7 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.7 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1095,10 +1095,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11.8 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "11,757,300 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (2022 est.)" + "text": "131 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1177,10 +1177,10 @@ "text": "approximately 50-60,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-origin equipment; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs), including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-origin equipment; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment (mostly modernized Soviet designs), including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, also depending on academic qualifications; 17-year-olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2023)", + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service; 17-year-olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2025)", "note": "note: conscripts can be assigned to the military, to the Ministry of Interior, or to the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (alternative service)" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index 608717cd..abb9f56d 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.3 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.66% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.66% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.52 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.73 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "1.6% (2014)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56.6% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1080,10 +1080,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "8.01 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "8,014,470 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "117 (2022 est.)" + "text": "118 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Bulgarian Armed Forces (aka Bulgarian Army): Land Forces, Air Force, Navy

Ministry of Interior: General Directorate National Police (GDNP), General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), Special Unit for Combating Terrorism (SOBT) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Bulgarian military also has a Joint Special Operations Command, a Logistic Support Command, and a Communications and Information Support and Cyber Defence Command

note 2: the GDNP includes the Gendarmerie, a special police force with military status deployed to secure important facilities, buildings and infrastructure, respond to riots, and counter militant threats" + "note": "note: the GDNP includes the Gendarmerie, a special police force with military status deployed to secure important facilities, buildings and infrastructure, respond to riots, and counter militant threats" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2025": { @@ -1176,15 +1176,15 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 27,000 active-duty Armed Forces (17,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force) (2024)", + "text": "approximately 28,000 active duty Armed Forces  (2025)", "note": "note: in 2021, Bulgaria released a 10-year defense plan which called for an active military strength of 43,000" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists largely of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured some more modern Western weapons systems in an effort to modernize and achieve NATO interoperability (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists largely of Soviet-era armaments, although in recent years Bulgaria has procured some more modern Western weapons systems in an effort to modernize and achieve NATO interoperability (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in 2007; service obligation 6-9 months (2023)", - "note": "note 1: in 2021, women comprised about 17% of the Bulgarian military's full-time personnel

note 2: in 2020, Bulgaria announced a program to allow every citizen up to the age of 40 to join the armed forces for 6 months of military service in the voluntary reserve" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2020, Bulgaria announced a program to allow every citizen up to the age of 40 to join the armed forces for 6 months of military service in the voluntary reserve" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "160 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index b961411b..2c6ca1e1 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -72,22 +72,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "13.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "14% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 10.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 10.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 2.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 3.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "18.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "18.6% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "68% (2022 est.)" + "text": "67.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.2 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.95% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.89% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.73 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,15 +340,12 @@ "text": "22.2% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.5% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { - "text": "13.2% national budget (2022 est.)" + "text": "12.5% national budget (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -383,22 +380,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "13.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "14% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 10.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 10.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 2.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 3.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "18.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "18.6% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "68% (2022 est.)" + "text": "67.1% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -666,6 +663,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "blue, white" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

The coat of arms of Cyprus features a yellow shield representing the island’s copper deposits. A dove, one of the national symbols, holds an olive branch symbolizing peace, and olive branches encircle the shield.  The year 1960 on the shield is the date of Cyprus’s independence from the United Kingdom.

 

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian\" (Hymn to Freedom)" @@ -1015,10 +1015,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.43 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "1,433,500 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "149 (2021 est.)" + "text": "156 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1108,11 +1108,10 @@ "text": "approximately 12-15,000 active Cypriot National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with a smaller mix of largely older Brazilian, European, Israeli, and US armaments; in 2023, Cyprus announced a 5-year modernization program to replace its Russian-made weapon systems with modern equipment from the West; the country had been under an arms embargo by the US since 1987 but the embargo was lifted in 2022 with conditions that require certifying each year (2024)" + "text": "the National Guard's inventory includes a mix of armaments from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Israel, Russia, several European countries, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 14-month service obligation (2023)", - "note": "note: the CNG accepts all foreign nationals of at least partial Cypriot descent under age 32 as volunteers; dual citizenship Cypriot origin citizens, who were born in Cyprus or abroad, have the obligation to serve in the CNG on repatriation, regardless of whether or not they possess a foreign citizenship; a person is considered as having Cypriot origin where a grandparent or parent was/is a Cypriot citizen" + "text": "all Cypriot men must complete 14 months of compulsory service upon reaching the age of 18; women may volunteer for 6 months of service at age 18; men and women may also enlist as contract soldiers up to age 42 (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "established in 1964, the National Guard (EF) is responsible for ensuring Cyprus’s territorial integrity and sovereignty; its primary focus is Turkey, which invaded Cyprus in 1974 and maintains a large military presence in the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus; the majority of the force is deployed along the “Green Line” that separates the Greek Cypriots from the Turkish Cypriots; the EF also participates in some internal missions, such as providing assistance during natural disasters; Greece is its primary security partner and maintains a military presence on Cyprus; the EF has conducted training exercises with other militaries including France, Israel, and the US; since Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, the EF has actively participated in the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has sent small numbers of personnel to some EU and missions; Cyprus is also part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has been deployed in Cyprus since 1964; its mandate includes supervising the de facto ceasefire that came into effect in August 1974 and maintaining a buffer zone between the lines of the Cypriot National Guard and of the Turkish and Turkish Cypriot forces; UNFICYP has about 1,100 personnel assigned (2025)" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 3bc56b22..ada47fbc 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -76,22 +76,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "65.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "65.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 59% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 59.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 5.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 5.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "15.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "16% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "18.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "18.5% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.44% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.64% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.5 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.86 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.3% (2024 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 18": { @@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { - "text": "11.8% national budget (2022 est.)" + "text": "14.2% national budget (2022 est.)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -385,22 +385,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "65.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "65.5% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 59% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 59.1% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { - "text": "permanent crops: 0.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent crops: 0.7% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 5.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 5.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "15.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "16% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "18.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "18.5% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { @@ -1061,10 +1061,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.5 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "7,549,290 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "127 (2022 est.)" + "text": "127 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1159,14 +1159,14 @@ "text": "approximately 17,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Danish military inventory is comprised of modern European, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment; the Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy were all produced domestically (2024)" + "text": "the Danish military inventory is comprised of modern European, Israeli, US, and domestically produced weapons and equipment; the Danish defense industry is active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft; the major warships of the Royal Danish Navy are produced domestically (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; conscripts serve 11 months, including five months of basic training, followed by six months in an operational unit (2025)", - "note": "note 1: Denmark has had compulsory military service since 1849; conscripts are chosen by lottery (about 4,700 were selected in 2024); conscientious objectors can choose to instead serve 6 months in a non-military position, for example in Beredskabsstyrelsen (dealing with non-military disasters like fires, flood, pollution, etc.) or overseas foreign aid work

note 2: women have been able serve in all military occupations, including combat arms, since 1988; as of 2022, they made up about 9% of the military's full-time personnel; military conscription was extended to women in June 2025

note 3: foreigners who have lived in Denmark for at least one year or in another EU country for six years may apply to join the armed forces, provided they are fluent in Danish" + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service for men and women; draftees serve 11 months, including five months of basic training, followed by six months in an operational unit (2025)", + "note": "note 1: Denmark has had compulsory military service since 1849; conscripts are chosen by lottery; conscientious objectors can choose to instead serve 6 months in a non-military position, for example in Beredskabsstyrelsen (dealing with non-military disasters like fires, flood, pollution, etc.) or overseas foreign aid work

note 2: women have been able serve in all military occupations, including combat arms, since 1988; military conscription was extended to women in June 2025" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "approximately 800 Latvia (NATO); Denmark contributes small numbers of air, ground, and naval forces to a variety of other NATO and international missions (2024)" + "text": "Denmark contributes air, ground, and naval forces to a variety of international missions, including grounds troops to NATO's forward defenses in Latvia (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Danish Armed Forces (Forsvaret) have a variety of missions, including enforcing the country’s sovereignty, monitoring Danish waters and airspace, search and rescue, environmental protection, host nation support for alliance partners, international peacekeeping, fulfilling Denmark’s commitments to NATO, and providing assistance to the police for border control, guard tasks, air surveillance, and during national disasters and other emergencies

NATO has been a cornerstone of Danish security and defense police since it joined in 1949 as one of the organization’s original members under the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty); the Forsvaret regularly exercises with NATO allies and participates in a number of NATO missions, including its Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe, air policing in the Baltics, naval operations in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic, and an advisory mission in Iraq; the Forsvaret leads NATO’s Multinational Division – North (inaugurated 2019), a headquarters based in Latvia that supports the defense planning of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and the coordination of regional military activities, including NATO’s forward deployed forces; it also takes part in other international missions for Europe and the UN ranging from peacekeeping in Africa to protecting Europe's external borders by patrolling the Mediterranean Sea in support of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; Denmark is a member of the EU and voted to join the EU’s Common Defense and Security Policy in a 2022 referendum; the Forsvaret cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in such areas as armaments, training and exercises, and operations; it also has a joint composite special operations command with Belgium and the Netherlands

the Forsvaret has an Arctic Command to protect the sovereignty of Denmark in the Arctic region, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, and conducts maritime pollution prevention, environmental monitoring, fishery inspections, search and rescue, and hydrographical surveys, plus support to governmental science missions; there is also a joint service Special Operations Command (SOKOM), which includes the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite unit that patrols the most remote parts of northeast Greenland (2025)" diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index bed9324d..99f9cf91 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "552.316 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "552,315,605 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "124 (2022 est.)" @@ -755,18 +755,14 @@ "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, - "note": "note 1: the European Defense Fund (EDF) has a budget of approximately $8 billion for 2021-2027; about $2.7 billion is devoted to funding collaborative defense research while about $5.3 billion is allocated for collaborative capability development projects that complement national contributions; the EDF identifies critical defense domains that it will support 

note 2: NATO is separate from the EU and is resourced through the direct and indirect contributions of its members; NATO’s common funds are direct contributions to collective budgets, capabilities and programs, which equate to only 0.3% of total NATO defense spending (approximately $3.3 billion for 2023) to develop capabilities and run NATO, its military commands, capabilities, and infrastructure; NATO's 2014 Defense Investment Pledge called for NATO members to meet the 2% of GDP guideline for defense spending and the 20% of annual defense expenditure on major new equipment by 2024

note 3: average spending for all NATO countries was 2.5% of GDP in 2023 and 2.7% of GDP in 2024" - }, - "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the combined countries of the EU had an estimated 1.4 m active military personnel in 2024; the largest EU country military forces belong to France, Germany, and Italy (2024)", - "note": "note: the combined countries of NATO had an estimated 3.4 million active military personnel in 2024" + "note": "note 1: the European Defense Fund (EDF) has a budget of approximately $8 billion for 2021-2027; about $2.7 billion is devoted to funding collaborative defense research while about $5.3 billion is allocated for collaborative capability development projects that complement national contributions; the EDF identifies critical defense domains that it will support 

note 2: NATO is separate from the EU and is resourced through the direct and indirect contributions of its members; NATO’s common funds are direct contributions to collective budgets, capabilities and programs, which equate to only 0.3% of total NATO defense spending to develop capabilities and run NATO, its military commands, capabilities, and infrastructure; NATO's 2014 Defense Investment Pledge called for NATO members to meet the 2% of GDP guideline for defense spending and the 20% of annual defense expenditure on major new equipment by 2024" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "since 2003, the EU has launched more than 30 civilian and military crisis-management, advisory, and training missions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and a naval operation in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks and prevent the loss of life at sea (2024)", - "note": "note: in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU announced that it would develop a rapid deployment force consisting of up to 5,000 troops by 2025" + "text": "since 2003, the EU has launched more than 30 civilian and military crisis-management, advisory, and training missions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and a naval operation in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks and prevent the loss of life at sea (2025)", + "note": "note: in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU established a rapid deployment force consisting of up to 5,000 troops in 2025" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the EU partners with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); NATO is an alliance of 32 countries from North America and Europe; its role is to safeguard the security of its member countries by political and military means; NATO conducts crisis management and peacekeeping missions; member countries that participate in the military aspect of the Alliance contribute forces and equipment, which remain under national command and control until a time when they are required by NATO for a specific purpose (i.e., conflict or crisis, peacekeeping); NATO, however, does possess some common capabilities owned and operated by the Alliance, such as some early warning radar aircraft; relations between NATO and the EU were institutionalized in the early 2000s, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defense matters; cooperation and coordination covers a broad array of issues, including crisis management, defense and political consultations, civil preparedness, capacity building, military capabilities, maritime security, planning, cyber defense, countering hybrid threats, information sharing, logistics, defense industry, counterterrorism, etc.; since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU and NATO have intensified their work and cooperation; NATO and the EU have 23 member countries in common

there are no permanent standing EU forces, but Europe has a variety of multinational military organizations that may be deployed through the EU, in a NATO environment, upon the mandate of the participating countries, or upon the mandate of other international organizations, such as the UN or OSCE including: 

the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity (EU RDC) was declared operational in May 2025; the RDC's purpose is to enable the EU to respond to different crisis scenarios by providing a flexible and scalable military instrument of up to 5,000 troops that can be deployed in a swift manner; missions could include capacity building, conflict prevention, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, rescue and evacuation, or stabilization; the use of the RDC is subject to a unanimous decision by the EU Member States

EU Battlegroups (BGs) are rapid reaction multinational army units that form a key part of the EU's capacity to respond to crises and conflicts; their deployment is subject to a unanimous decision by the European Council; BGs typically consists of 1,500-2,000 troops organized around an infantry battalion depending on the mission; the troops and equipment are drawn from EU member states and under the direction of a lead nation; two BGs are always on standby for a period of six months; the BGs were declared operational in 2007 but have never been used operationally due to political and financial obstacles

the European Corps (Eurocorps) is an independent multinational land force corps headquarters composed of personnel from six framework nations and five associated nations; the corps has no standing operational units; during a crisis, units would be drawn from participating states, and the corps would be placed at the service of the EU and NATO; Eurocorps was established in 1992 by France and Germany; Belgium (1993), Spain (1994), and Luxembourg (1996) joined over the next few years; Poland joined in 2022; Greece and Turkey (since 2002), Italy, Romania, and Austria (since 2009, 2016, and 2021 respectively) participate as associated nations; Eurocorps is headquartered in France

the European Gendarmerie Force (EURGENDFOR) is an operational, pre-organized, and rapidly deployable European gendarmerie/police force; it is not established at the EU level, but is capable of performing police tasks, including law enforcement, stability operations, and training in support of the EU, the UN, OSCE, NATO, and other international organizations or ad hoc coalitions; member state gendarmeries include those of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain; the Lithuanian Public Security Service is a partner, while Turkey's Gendarmerie is an observer force

the European Medical Corps (EMC) was set up in the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014 to enable the deployment of teams and equipment from EU member states to provide medical assistance and public health expertise in response to emergencies inside and outside the EU; as of 2024, 12 European states had committed teams and equipment to the EMC

the European Medical Command (EMC) was formed to provide a standing EU medical capability, increase medical operational readiness, and improve interoperability amongst the participating EU members; it operates closely with the NATO Framework Nations Concept’s Multinational Medical Coordination Center (MMCC) under a single administrative and infrastructural framework (MMCC/EMC); the EMC was declared operational in May 2022

the European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a single multinational command for more than 150 military air mobility assets from seven member states, including transport, air-to-air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation; the EATC headquarters is located in the Netherlands, but the air assets remain located at member national air bases; the EATC was established in 2010

the European Air Group (EAG) is an independent organization formed by the air forces of its seven member nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK) that is focused on improving interoperability between the air forces of EAG members and its 14 partner and associate nations; it was established in the late 1990s and is headquartered in the UK

the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR or EMF) is a four-nation (France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain), non-standing naval force with the ability to carry out naval, air, and amphibious operations; EUROMARFOR was formed in 1995 to conduct missions such as crisis response, humanitarian missions, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and sea control; it can deploy under EU, NATO, or UN mandate, but also as long as the four partner nations agree

the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) is a deployable, combined France-UK military force of up to 10,000 personnel for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations; the CJEF has no standing forces but would be available at short notice for French-UK bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations; it was established in 2010 and declared operational in 2020

the 1st German/Netherlands (Dutch) Corps is a combined army corps headquarters that has the ability to conduct operations under the command and control of Germany and the Netherlands, NATO, or the EU; in peacetime, approximately 1,100 Dutch and German soldiers are assigned, but during a crisis up to 80,000 troops may be assigned; it was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Germany 

the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation; it was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Poland (2025)" + "text": "the EU partners with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); NATO is an alliance of 32 countries from North America and Europe; its role is to safeguard the security of its member countries by political and military means; NATO conducts crisis management and peacekeeping missions; member countries that participate in the military aspect of the Alliance contribute forces and equipment, which remain under national command and control until a time when they are required by NATO for a specific purpose (i.e., conflict or crisis, peacekeeping); NATO, however, does possess some common capabilities owned and operated by the Alliance, such as some early warning radar aircraft; relations between NATO and the EU were institutionalized in the early 2000s, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defense matters; cooperation and coordination covers a broad array of issues, including crisis management, defense and political consultations, civil preparedness, capacity building, military capabilities, maritime security, planning, cyber defense, countering hybrid threats, information sharing, logistics, defense industry, counterterrorism, etc.; since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU and NATO have intensified their work and cooperation; NATO and the EU have 23 member countries in common

there are no permanent standing EU forces, but Europe has a variety of multinational military organizations that may be deployed through the EU, in a NATO environment, upon the mandate of the participating countries, or upon the mandate of other international organizations, such as the UN or OSCE including: 

the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity (EU RDC) was declared operational in May 2025; the RDC's purpose is to enable the EU to respond to different crisis scenarios by providing a flexible and scalable military instrument of up to 5,000 troops that can be deployed in a swift manner; missions could include capacity building, conflict prevention, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, rescue and evacuation, or stabilization; the use of the RDC is subject to a unanimous decision by the EU Member States

EU Battlegroups (BGs) are rapid reaction multinational army units that form a key part of the EU's capacity to respond to crises and conflicts; their deployment is subject to a unanimous decision by the European Council; BGs typically consists of 1,500-2,000 troops organized around an infantry battalion depending on the mission; the troops and equipment are drawn from EU member states and under the direction of a lead nation; two BGs are always on standby for a period of six months; the BGs were declared operational in 2007 but have never been used operationally due to political and financial obstacles

the European Corps (Eurocorps) is an independent multinational land force corps headquarters composed of personnel from six framework nations and five associated nations; the corps has no standing operational units; during a crisis, units would be drawn from participating states, and the corps would be placed at the service of the EU and NATO; Eurocorps was established in 1992 by France and Germany; Belgium (1993), Spain (1994), and Luxembourg (1996) joined over the next few years; Poland joined in 2022; Greece and Turkey (since 2002), Italy, Romania, and Austria (since 2009, 2016, and 2021 respectively) participate as associated nations; Eurocorps is headquartered in France

the European Gendarmerie Force (EURGENDFOR) is an operational, pre-organized, and rapidly deployable European gendarmerie/police force; it is not established at the EU level, but is capable of performing police tasks, including law enforcement, stability operations, and training in support of the EU, the UN, OSCE, NATO, and other international organizations or ad hoc coalitions; member state gendarmeries include those of France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain; the Lithuanian Public Security Service is a partner, while Turkey's Gendarmerie is an observer force

the European Medical Corps (EMC) was set up in the aftermath of the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014 to enable the deployment of teams and equipment from EU member states to provide medical assistance and public health expertise in response to emergencies inside and outside the EU; 12 European states have committed teams and equipment to the EMC

the European Medical Command (EMC) was formed to provide a standing EU medical capability, increase medical operational readiness, and improve interoperability amongst the participating EU members; it operates closely with the NATO Framework Nations Concept’s Multinational Medical Coordination Center (MMCC) under a single administrative and infrastructural framework (MMCC/EMC); the EMC was declared operational in May 2022

the European Air Transport Command (EATC) is a single multinational command for more than 150 military air mobility assets from seven member states, including transport, air-to-air refueling, and aeromedical evacuation; the EATC headquarters is located in the Netherlands, but the air assets remain located at member national air bases; the EATC was established in 2010

the European Air Group (EAG) is an independent organization formed by the air forces of its seven member nations (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK) that is focused on improving interoperability between the air forces of EAG members and its 14 partner and associate nations; it was established in the late 1990s and is headquartered in the UK

the European Maritime Force (EUROMARFOR or EMF) is a four-nation (France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain), non-standing naval force with the ability to carry out naval, air, and amphibious operations; EUROMARFOR was formed in 1995 to conduct missions such as crisis response, humanitarian missions, peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and sea control; it can deploy under EU, NATO, or UN mandate, but also as long as the four partner nations agree

the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) is a deployable, combined France-UK military force of up to 10,000 personnel for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations; the CJEF has no standing forces but would be available at short notice for French-UK bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations; it was established in 2010 and declared operational in 2020

the 1st German/Netherlands (Dutch) Corps is a combined army corps headquarters that has the ability to conduct operations under the command and control of Germany and the Netherlands, NATO, or the EU; in peacetime, approximately 1,100 Dutch and German soldiers are assigned, but during a crisis up to 80,000 troops may be assigned; it was formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Germany 

the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation; it was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Poland (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 008a3ab1..468ba368 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.7 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.93% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.95 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, and lack of transport routes" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.72 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.72 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.84 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "47.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1159,14 +1159,14 @@ "text": "approximately 7,500 active-duty Defense Forces (authorized establishment of 9,500) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries, particularly the UK (2024)" + "text": "the Irish Defense Forces have an inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of mostly European countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves) (2024)", - "note": "note 1: as of 2024, women made up about 7.5% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: the Defense Forces are open to refugees under the Refugee Act of 1996 and nationals of the European Economic Area, which include EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway" + "text": "18-38 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (2026)", + "note": "note 1: as of 2025, women made up about 7.5% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: the Defense Forces are open to refugees under the Refugee Act of 1996 and nationals of the European Economic Area, which include EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "130 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 325 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" + "text": "330 Lebanon (UNIFIL); also contributes small numbers of troops to EU, NATO, and other UN missions (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Irish Defense Forces (IDF) are responsible for external defense, assisting civil authorities upon request, participating in multinational peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, and providing for maritime security; the IDF traces its origins back to the Irish Volunteers, a unit established in 1913 which took part in the 1916 Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921)

Ireland has a long-standing policy of military neutrality; however, Ireland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and has committed a battalion of troops to the EU’s Rapid Reaction Force; Ireland is not a member of NATO but has a relationship with it going back to 1997, when it deployed personnel in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Ireland joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1999; it has been active in UN peacekeeping operations since the 1950s (2025)" diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 1c6942a6..b72d5653 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.9 years" @@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.76% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.47% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.86 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.57 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.62 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.36 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.66 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.1% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Matthew E. WALL (since January 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Roman PIPKO (since 26 November 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn" @@ -1034,10 +1034,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2.05 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "2,053,470 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "155 (2022 est.)" + "text": "151 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1134,11 +1134,11 @@ "note": "note: the Estonian Defense Forces rely largely on reservists who have completed compulsory conscription in the previous 10 years to fill out its active duty and Territorial Defense units during a crisis; there are more than 40,000 trained reservists, and approximately 230,000 Estonians are enrolled in the mobilization registry" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Estonian military has a mix of weapons and equipment from western European suppliers, as well as Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the US  (2024)" + "text": "the Estonian military has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, Western-origin weapons and equipment; suppliers in recent years include France, Israel, South Korea, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service for men; conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; non-commissioned officers, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months; women can volunteer, and as of 2018 could serve in any military branch (2025)", - "note": "note 1: conscripts comprise approximately 3,000-3,300 of the Estonian military's active-duty personnel and serve in all branches, except for the Air Force; after conscript service, reservists are called up for training every 5 years; Estonia has had conscription since 1991

note 2: in 2021, women comprised about 10% of the full-time professional military force; the Defense League includes a Women's Voluntary Defense Organization" + "note": "note 1: conscripts comprise approximately 3,000-3,300 of the Estonian military's active-duty personnel and serve in all branches, except for the Air Force; after conscript service, reservists are called up for training every 5 years; Estonia has had conscription since 1991

note 2: in 2024, women comprised about 8% of the full-time professional military force; the Defense League includes a Women's Voluntary Defense Organization" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Estonia’s defense policy aims to guarantee the country’s independence and sovereignty, protect its territorial integrity, including waters and airspace, and preserve constitutional order; Estonia’s main defense goals are developing and maintaining a credible deterrent to outside aggression and ensuring the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) can fulfill their commitments to NATO and interoperate with the armed forces of NATO and EU member states; the EDF’s primary external focus is Russia; since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Estonia has boosted defense spending, sent arms to Ukraine, and sought to boost the EDF’s capabilities in such areas as air defense, artillery, personnel readiness, and surveillance

Estonia has been a member of NATO since 2004, is fully integrated within the NATO structure, and relies on its NATO partners for defense; since 2017, Estonia has hosted a UK-led multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the Alliance’s Enhanced Forward Presence initiative; as the EDF Air Force does not have any combat aircraft, NATO has provided airspace protection for Estonia since 2004 through its Baltic Air Policing mission; NATO member countries that possess air combat capabilities voluntarily contribute to the mission on four-month rotations; NATO fighter aircraft have been hosted at Estonia’s Ämari Air Base since 2014; Estonia also hosts a NATO cyber security center; it cooperates closely with the EU on defense issues through the EU Common Security and Defense Policy and is a member of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions; Estonia also has close defense ties with its Baltic neighbors and has bilateral military agreements with a number of European countries, as well as Canada and the US (2025)" diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index caca01a9..60b68b6d 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.7 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.04% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.02% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.82 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.84 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "48.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1089,10 +1089,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "13.6 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "13,620,800 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128 (2022 est.)" + "text": "127 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1133,8 +1133,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Czech Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Force, Special Forces (2025)", - "note": "also has Cyber Command, Territorial Command, Operations Command, plus commands for Land Forces and Air Forces" + "text": "Czech Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Force, Special Forces (2025)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2025": { @@ -1154,14 +1153,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 30,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" + "text": "approximately 28,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Czech military has a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more recently acquired modern weapons and equipment from such suppliers as Austria, Germany, Sweden, and the US; its domestic defense industry has produced such items as armored combat vehicles and light attack aircraft; during the Cold War, Czechoslovakia was a major producer of tanks, armored personnel carriers, military trucks, and trainer aircraft (2024)", - "note": "note: in 2019, Czechia announced a modernization plan to acquire more Western equipment that was compliant with NATO standards, including armored vehicles, fighter aircraft, and helicopters" + "text": "the Czech military has a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more recently acquired modern weapons and equipment from such suppliers as France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the US; its domestic defense industry produces such items as armored combat vehicles and light attack aircraft (2025)", + "note": "note 1: in 2019, Czechia announced a modernization plan to acquire more Western equipment that was compliant with NATO standards, including armored vehicles, fighter aircraft, and helicopters

note 2: during the Cold War, Czechoslovakia was a major producer of armored personnel carriers, military trucks, tanks, and trainer aircraft" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2024)", + "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished 2004 (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2023, women comprised nearly 14% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index d0862a56..5d3fe005 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.8 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.02% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.01 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely populated" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.63 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.1% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 18": { @@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ "note": "note: Finland has a dual judicial system; courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction, and administrative courts with jurisdiction for litigation between individuals and administrative organs of the state and communities" }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Aland Coalition (a coalition of several political parties on the Aland Islands)
Center Party or Kesk 
Christian Democrats or KD 
Finns Party or PS 
Green League or Vihr 
Left Alliance or Vas 
Movement Now or Liike Nyt 
National Coalition Party or Kok 
Social Democratic Party or SDP 
Swedish People's Party or RKP or SFP " + "text": "Aland Coalition (a coalition of several political parties on the Aland Islands)
Center Party or Kesk 
Christian Democrats or KD 
Finns Party or PS 
Green League or Vihr 
Left Alliance or Vas 
Movement Now or Liike Nyt 
National Coalition Party or Kok 
Social Democratic Party or SDP 
Swedish People's Party or RKP or SFP" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Howard W. Brodie (since 13 November 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Howard W. BRODIE (since 13 November 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Itainen Puistotie 14 B, 00140 Helsinki" @@ -1159,14 +1159,14 @@ "note": "note: active-duty figures include about 21,000 conscripts carrying out their obligated military service" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of modern US, European, Israeli, South Korean, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of arms (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of modern European, Israeli, South Korean, US, and domestically produced weapons systems; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels; Finland also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the joint production of armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard upon reaching the age of 18 (length of service depends on the type of duty); women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2025)", - "note": "note 1: Finland has had conscription since 1951; each year, the military inducts and active-duty units train approximately 21,000 conscripts; the resulting pool of trained reservists gives the FDF a wartime strength of approximately 280,000 and a total reserve of some 900,000 citizens with military service

note 2: women have served on a voluntary basis since 1995, and as of 2022 made up about 19% of the military's full-time personnel" + "note": "note: Finland has had conscription since 1951; each year, the military inducts and active-duty units train approximately 21,000 conscripts; the resulting pool of trained reservists gives the FDF a wartime strength of approximately 280,000 and a total reserve of some 900,000 citizens with military service" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "165 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2024)" + "text": "165 Lebanon (UNIFIL); Finland also contributes to several ongoing EU and NATO missions (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) are focused primarily on territorial defense, which is based on having a large, trained reserve force created by general conscription; other FDF responsibilities include support to international peacekeeping operations and some domestic security duties, such as assisting the National Police in maintaining law and order in crises

the FDF is also focused on fulfilling its commitment to NATO; following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Finland applied for NATO membership, gaining entry in April 2023; Finland had been part of NATO’s Partnership for Peace program since 1994 and participated in NATO-led military missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq; in 2024, it joined NATO's Air Policing mission in Eastern Europe

Finland is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and actively participates in EU crisis management missions and operations; the FDF also cooperates closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation structure (NORDEFCO; established 2009), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden and involves cooperation in such areas as armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; Sweden, the UK, and the US are close bi-lateral defense partners; in 2022, Finland signed a mutual security agreement with the UK, and since 2014 has been part of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a pool of high-readiness military forces from 10 Baltic and Scandinavian countries designed to respond to a wide range of contingencies in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and High North regions (2025)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 0568cb8b..1685d1a5 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.9 years" @@ -162,16 +162,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.63% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer than 100 people" @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.27 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.26 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.09 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.09 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ "text": "2.62 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "34.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "7.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) 
People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) 
Progress Party or F (Framsokn) 
Republic or E (Tjodveldi)  (formerly the Republican Party)
Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) 
Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF 
Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) " + "text": "Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) 
People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) 
Progress Party or F (Framsokn) 
Republic or E (Tjodveldi)  (formerly the Republican Party)
Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF 
Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" @@ -688,10 +688,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "59,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "57,146 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (2021 est.)" + "text": "106 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 108b8839..262217bb 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41 years" @@ -206,16 +206,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.88 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.91 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second" @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.93 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.93 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.9% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1153,10 +1153,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "77.4 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "77.526 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (2022 est.)" + "text": "117 (2023 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "French Armed Forces (Forces Armées Françaises): Army (l'Armee de Terre; includes Foreign Legion), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air and Space Force (l'Armee de l’Air et de l’Espace); includes Air Defense), National Guard (Garde Nationale), National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: under the direction of the Ministry of the Interior, the civilian National Police and the National Gendarmerie maintain internal security; the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary police force that is a branch of the Armed Forces and therefore part of the Ministry of Defense but under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior; it also has additional duties to the Ministry of Justice

note 2: the French Foreign Legion, established in 1831, is a military force that is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French military for service in France and abroad; the Foreign Legion is an integrated part of the French Army; its combat units are a mix of armored cavalry and airborne, light, mechanized, and motorized infantry regiments" + "note": "note 1: under the direction of the Ministry of the Interior, the civilian National Police and the National Gendarmerie maintain internal security; the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary police force that is a branch of the Armed Forces and therefore part of the Ministry of Defense but under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior; it also has additional duties to the Ministry of Justice

note 2: the National Guard is composed of operational reservists belonging to the Ministry of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior

note 3: the French Foreign Legion, established in 1831, is a military force that is open to foreign recruits willing to serve in the French military for service in France and abroad; the Foreign Legion is an integrated part of the French Army; its combat units are a mix of armored cavalry and airborne, light, mechanized, and motorized infantry regiments" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2025": { @@ -1258,15 +1258,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 205,000 active duty Armed Forces; approximately 100,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 75,000 National Guard (2024)" + "text": "approximately 200,000 active duty Armed Forces; approximately 150,000 National Gendarmerie; approximately 80,000 National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the French military's inventory consists mostly of domestically produced weapons systems, including some jointly produced with other European countries; there is a smaller mix of armaments from other Western countries, particularly the US; France has a large and sophisticated defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2024)", - "note": "note: two major future acquisition programs for the French military included the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System, or FCAS (known in France as the système combat aérien du futur, or SCAF) and a next-generation tank development project with Germany known as the Main Ground Combat System, or MGCS" + "text": "the French military's inventory consists mostly of domestically produced weapons systems, including some jointly produced with other European countries; there is a smaller mix of armaments from other Western countries, particularly the US; France has a large and sophisticated defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: in 2023, women comprised more than 16% of the uniformed armed forces 

note 2: French citizens can also volunteer for the Voluntary Military Service (VMS), which allows unemployed youth aged 18-25 to learn a trade or gain work experience while receiving basic military training and sports activities; VMS terms are 3-12 months; French citizens may also join the military operational reserve up to age 72

note 3: men between the ages of 17.5 and 39.5 years of age, of any nationality, may join the French Foreign Legion; those volunteers selected for service sign five-year contracts" + "text": "generally 17-30 years of age for both men and women with some variations by service, position, and enlisted versus officer; 17-40 for National Gendarmerie; basic service contract is for 12 months; no conscription (abolished 2001) (2025)", + "note": "note 1: a 10-month voluntary military service program for French citizens 18-19 is scheduled to start accepting recruits in September 2026; afterwards, the volunteers can integrate into civilian life, become a reservist, or stay in the armed forces

note 2: in 2024, women comprised about 17% of the uniformed armed forces 

note 3: men between the ages of 17.5 and 39.5 years of age, of any nationality, may join the French Foreign Legion; those volunteers selected for service sign five-year contracts" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "France typically has up to 30,000 total air, ground, and naval forces deployed on permanent or temporary foreign missions; up to 10,000 are permanently deployed, including Djibouti (1,500); French Guyana (2,600); French Polynesia (1,000); French West Indies (1,000); Reunion Island (2,100); UAE (800)

other non-permanent deployments include military missions under NATO, the EU, and the UN, as well as some unilateral operations, in such places as Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and adjacent waters (2025)" diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index 408d308f..115cb61a 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "36.2 years" @@ -149,16 +149,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.17% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.16% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.71 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.92 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2022 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "40.7% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "8.6% national budget (2025 est.)" } @@ -546,10 +543,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "37,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "36,708 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (2022 est.)" + "text": "98 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -613,7 +610,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Gibraltar Regiment (2025)" + "text": "Royal Gibraltar Regiment (UK) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 918604ef..ca2185a4 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.8 years" @@ -159,16 +159,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.21% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.19% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.78 (2025 est.)" } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index c03e532a..7a69dd82 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "45.5 years" @@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.12% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.13% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.87 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "second most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia" @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.77 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -1111,10 +1111,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "105 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "105.4 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "125 (2022 est.)" + "text": "129 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1191,6 +1191,9 @@ "note": "note: responsibility for internal and border security is shared by the police forces of the 16 states, the Federal Criminal Police Office, and the Federal Police; the states’ police forces report to their respective interior ministries while the Federal Police forces report to the Federal Ministry of the Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2025": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2025 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2024": { "text": "2% of GDP (2024 est.)" }, @@ -1202,20 +1205,17 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 185,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of Federal Armed Forces is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems, and Germany is one of the world's leading arms exporters; it also participates in joint defense production projects with the US and European partners (2024)" + "text": "the inventory of Federal Armed Forces is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems; it also participates in joint defense production projects with European partners and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (must have completed compulsory full-time education and have German citizenship); service obligation 7-23 months or 12 years (2024)", - "note": "note 1: conscription ended in 2011; in 2020, the German Government launched a new voluntary conscript initiative focused on homeland security tasks, with the volunteers serving for 7 months plus 5 months as reservists over a 6-year period

note 2: women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 and accounted for about 12% of the active-duty German military in 2023" + "text": "17-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (must have completed compulsory full-time education and have German citizenship); service obligation 7-23 months or 12 years (2025)", + "note": "note 1: conscription ended in 2011; in 2020, the German Government launched a new voluntary conscript initiative focused on homeland security tasks, with the volunteers serving for 7 months plus 5 months as reservists over a 6-year period

note 2: in December 2025, Germany passed a law reforming military service; from 2026, the new regulations require German males residing in Germany who have reached the age of 18 to complete a questionnaire, including questions about their willingness to serve; participation will remain voluntary for women

note 3: women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001; in 2025, they accounted for more than 13% of the active-duty German military" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "up to 500 Iraq (NATO); 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR), Lebanon 170 (UNIFIL); up to 1,700 Lithuania (NATO) (2025)", diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index ace36d6d..367dd51f 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44.6 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.35% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.35% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.38 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clusters" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.41 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.42 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.68 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.69 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.4% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1055,10 +1055,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11.3 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "11,348,300 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (2022 est.)" + "text": "114 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1154,12 +1154,12 @@ "text": "approximately 112,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons and equipment from Europe and the US; in recent years, France, Germany, and the US have been major suppliers; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing a range of military hardware, including naval vessels and associated subsystems (2024)", + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from Europe and the US; in recent years, France, Germany, the UK, and the US have been major suppliers of weapons systems; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing a range of military hardware, including naval vessels and associated subsystems (2025)", "note": "note: Greece is in the midst of a military modernization program which includes acquisitions of fighter aircraft and naval ships from France and armored vehicles and tanks from Germany; it has also boosted purchases of US equipment, including fighter aircraft upgrades, helicopters, and naval patrol craft" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 12-month obligation for all services (note - as an exception, the duration of the full military service is 9 instead of 12 months if conscripts, after the initial training, serve the entire remaining time in certain areas of the eastern borders, in Cyprus, or in certain military units); 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)", - "note": "note 1: compulsory service applies to any individual whom the Greek authorities consider to be Greek, regardless of whether the individual considers himself Greek, has a foreign citizenship and passport, or was born or lives outside of Greece; Greek citizens living permanently outside of Greece have the right to postpone their conscription; they are permanently exempted from their military obligations when they reach the age of 45 years old

note 2: as of 2023, women comprised nearly 17% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; all Greek men 19-45 are subject to compulsory military service; 12-month obligation for all services (note - as an exception, the duration of the full military service is 9 instead of 12 months if conscripts, after the initial training, serve the entire remaining time in certain areas of the eastern borders, in Cyprus, or in certain military units)  (2026)", + "note": "note 1: in July 2025, the Greek Government unveiled several defense reforms which went into effect on 1 January 2026, including abolishing mandatory military service for the Air Force and Navy, with exceptions only for specialized roles such as aircraft engineers and ship captains; all conscripts are to be classified exclusively into the Army; ground forces will also take over facility security duties previously managed by the other branches

note 2: as of 2025, women comprised about 17% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "approximately 1,000 Cyprus; 120 Kosovo (NATO); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)", diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 686404f4..c2534416 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.2 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.46% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.53% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.49 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.87 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.69 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.1% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1023,10 +1023,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.56 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "4,562,730 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111 (2022 est.)" + "text": "122 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1122,14 +1122,14 @@ "text": "approximately 15,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet-era (largely from the former Yugoslavia) equipment and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible weapon systems from suppliers such as France, Germany, Turkey, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet-era (largely from the former Yugoslavia) equipment and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible weapon systems from suppliers such as France, Germany, Türkiye, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 but slated to be reinstated in January 2025 (2024)", + "text": "18-29 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 2008 but will be reinstated in 2026 when it will become mandatory for men aged 19-29 to undergo two months of basic military training (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised about 14% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "150 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO); 175 Lithuania (NATO; Croatia also has a few hundred personnel participating in several other EU, NATO, and UN missions (2024)" + "text": "150 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO); also has a few hundred personnel participating in several other EU, NATO, and UN missions (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Armed Forces of Croatia (OSRH) are responsible for the defense of Croatia’s sovereignty and territory, contributing to international humanitarian, peacekeeping, and security missions, and providing assistance to civil authorities for such missions as responding to disasters, search and rescue, anti-terrorism, and internal security in times of crisis if called upon by the prime minister or the president; Croatia joined NATO in 2009, and the OSRH participates in NATO missions, including its peacekeeping force in Kosovo and the Enhanced Forward Presence mission in Eastern Europe; it also contributes to EU and UN missions; the OSRH trains regularly with NATO and regional partners  

the OSRH was established in 1991 from the Croatian National Guard during the Croatian War of Independence (1991-95); during the war, the ground forces grew to as many as 60 brigades and dozens of independent battalions, and a single military offensive against Serbian forces in 1995 included some 100,000 Croatian troops; in 2000, Croatia initiated an effort to modernize and reform the OSRH into a small, professional military capable of meeting the challenges of NATO membership (2025)" diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 0ef23498..f025b68b 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.8 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.28% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.29% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.41 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.78 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1139,14 +1139,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 22,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" + "text": "approximately 30,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, Western equipment from such countries as Germany, France, Sweden, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2024)" + "text": "the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, NATO-compatible arms from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005); 6-month service obligation (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2021, women comprised over 20% of Hungary's full-time military personnel" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005) (2026)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 200 Chad; 470 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 7ba0fa3a..db646da5 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.4 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.85% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.82% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.62 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban, with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.95 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "45.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "48.5% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1047,11 +1047,8 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; the Icelandic National Police, the regional police forces, and the Icelandic Coast Guard fall under the purview of the Ministry of Justice (2025)", "note": "note: the Icelandic Coast Guard is responsible for operational defense tasks in Iceland including but not limited to operation of Keflavik Air Base, special security zones, and the Icelandic air defense system; it also coordinates with NATO in such areas as air surveillance and military defense exercises" }, - "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Icelandic Coast Guard's inventory consists of equipment from mostly European suppliers (2024)" - }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Iceland was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949; Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; defense of Iceland remains a NATO commitment and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU)

Iceland also cooperates with the militaries of other regional countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) and the Joint Expeditionary Force (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK); in 1951, Iceland and the US concluded an agreement to make arrangements regarding the defense of Iceland and for the use of facilities in Iceland to that end (2025)" + "text": "Iceland was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949; Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; defense of Iceland is a NATO commitment, and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU)

Iceland also cooperates with the militaries of other regional countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) and the Joint Expeditionary Force (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK); in 1951, Iceland and the US concluded an agreement to make arrangements regarding the defense of Iceland and for the use of facilities in Iceland to that end (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 786112c0..469dc111 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.7 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.45% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.41% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.25 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns; Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 423efd94..c070493a 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "48.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "48.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "47.4 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.08% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.05% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.26 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.61 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.8% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1216,10 +1216,10 @@ "text": "approximately 170,000 active-duty military personnel; approximately 105,000 Carabinieri (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically manufactured, imported, and jointly produced weapons systems, mostly from Europe and the US; in recent years, the US has been the lead supplier of military hardware to Italy; the Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in aircraft, armored vehicles, and naval vessels; it also participates in joint development and production of advanced weapons systems with other European countries and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically manufactured, imported, and jointly produced weapons systems; imports come mostly from Europe and the US; the Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in aircraft, armored vehicles, and naval vessels; it also participates in joint development and production of advanced weapons systems with other European countries and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (some variations on age depending on the military branch); voluntary service is a minimum of 12 months with the option to extend in the Armed Forces or compete for positions in the Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross, the State Police, the Carabinieri, the Guardia di Finanza, the Penitentiary Police, or the National Fire Brigade; recruits can also volunteer for 4 years military service; conscription abolished 2004 (2024)", + "text": "17 or 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women ; voluntary service is a minimum of 12 months with the option to extend in the Armed Forces or compete for positions in other government security organizations; conscription abolished 2004 (2025)", "note": "note: women serve in all military branches; as of 2023, women made up about 8% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 8b8ea478..63b18119 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37 years" @@ -161,16 +161,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.56% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.51% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.97 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution" @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.66 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.66 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.81 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.81 (2025 est.)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index d03b6efe..131f3c7e 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.7 years" @@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.68% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, with the largest in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "21 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -229,13 +229,16 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.89 (2025 est.)" }, "Physician density": { "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { + "text": "61.6% (2020 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -818,10 +821,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,777,859 (2022 est.)" + "text": "593,000 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "98 (2022 est.)" + "text": "35 (2022 est.)" } }, "Internet country code": { @@ -876,10 +879,10 @@ "text": "approximately 3,300 Kosovo Security Forces, including about 800 reserves (2024)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the KSF is equipped with small arms and light vehicles and has relied on limited amounts of donated equipment from several countries, particularly Turkey and the US (2025)" + "text": "the KSF is equipped with small arms and light vehicles and has relied on limited amounts of donated equipment from several countries, particularly Türkiye and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "any citizen of Kosovo over the age of 18 is eligible to serve in the Kosovo Security Force; upper age for enlisting is 30 for officers, 25 for other ranks, although these may be waived for recruits with key skills considered essential for the KSF
(2024)" + "text": "any citizen of Kosovo over the age of 18 is eligible to serve in the Kosovo Security Force; upper age for enlisting is 30 for officers, 25 for other ranks, although these may be waived for recruits with key skills considered essential for the KSF
(2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) was established in 2009 as a small (1,500 personnel), lightly armed disaster response force; the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) was charged with assisting in the development of the KSF and bringing it up to standards designated by NATO; the KSF was certified as fully operational by the North Atlantic Council in 2013, indicating the then 2,200-strong KSF was entirely capable of performing the tasks assigned under its mandate, which included non-military security functions that were not appropriate for the police, plus missions such as search and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal, control and clearance of hazardous materials, firefighting, and other humanitarian assistance tasks

in 2019, Kosovo approved legislation that began a process to transition the KSF by 2028 into a professional military (the Kosovo Armed Forces) led by a General Staff and comprised of a Land Force, a National Guard, a Logistics Command, and a Doctrine and Training Command; it would have a strength of up to 5,000 with about 3,000 reserves; at the same time, the KSF’s mission was expanded to include traditional military functions, such as territorial defense and international peacekeeping; the KSF’s first international mission was the deployment of a small force to Kuwait in 2021 

the NATO-led KFOR has operated in the country as a peace support force since 1999; in addition to assisting in the development of the KSF, KFOR is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment and ensuring freedom of movement for all citizens; as of 2025, it had approximately 4,700 troops from more than 30 countries (2025)" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 13e0db39..18499571 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.6 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.14% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.27% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.68 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "largest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.76 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.61 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "49.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Christopher ROBINSON (since 21 February 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Julia JACOBY (since December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "1 Samnera Velsa Street (former Remtes), Riga LV-1510" @@ -1100,10 +1100,10 @@ "text": "approximately 9,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Latvian military's inventory consists of a mix of European and US weapons and equipment (2024)" + "text": "the Latvian military's inventory consists of European and US armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12 months mandatory military service for men 18-27 years of age (2024)", + "text": "mandatory military service for all men 18-24; men and women 18-27 may volunteer for military service; service length 11 months in the Armed Forces or National Guard, or 5 years in the National Guard as a whole, with a minimum of 21 days of individual training and a maximum of 7 days of collective training each year (2026)", "note": "note 1: conscription was reintroduced in 2024

note 2: as of 2024, women comprised about 16.5% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 4eb29e5e..2eb7934b 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.9 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.05% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.71% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "15.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, as well as the western port of Klaipeda" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.62 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.22 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.6 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ "text": "1.1% (2021 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.8% (2024 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ "text": "approximately 20,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US weapons and equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly European and US armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "19-26 years of age for conscripted military service for men; 9-month service obligation;  18-38 for voluntary service for men and women; 18-60 for the National Defense Volunteer Services (2025)", diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 5d30b955..54572c64 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.3 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.08% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.07% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.18 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.77 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "47.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.2% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Radovan JAVORČÍK (since 18 January 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Andrej DROBA (since 16 December 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1128,14 +1128,13 @@ "text": "approximately 17,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Soviet-era platforms; in recent years it has imported limited quantities of more modern, NATO-compatible equipment, particularly from Italy and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern/NATO-compatible armaments from suppliers such as Germany and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2004 (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2021, women made up nearly 13% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "minimum age is 18 for voluntary service for men and women; citizens 18-65 can volunteer for the military reserves (2026)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "240 Cyprus (UNFICYP); up to 150 Latvia (NATO) (2024)" + "text": "200 Cyprus (UNFICYP); up to 150 Latvia (NATO)  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Slovak military is responsible for external defense and fulfilling Slovakia’s commitments to European and international security; Slovakia has been a member of both the EU and NATO since 2004; a key focus of the Slovak military is fulfilling the country’s security responsibilities to NATO, including modernizing and acquiring NATO-compatible equipment, participating in training exercises, and providing forces for security missions such as NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic States; since 2022, Slovakia has hosted a multinational NATO ground force battlegroup as part of the NATO effort to boost the defenses of Eastern Europe since the Russian invasion of Ukraine; Slovakia also contributes to EU and UN peacekeeping missions

the Slovak Air Force has only a handful of fighter aircraft and is assisted by NATO’s air policing mission over Slovakia, which includes fighter aircraft from Czechia and Poland; in 2022, Slovakia signed a defense agreement with the US that allows the US to use two Slovak military air bases (2025)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index 2430c355..bb6ed29f 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -61,22 +61,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 10.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 10.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 21.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 21.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "41.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "36.3% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "25.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "31.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.4 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.69% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.68% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.24 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.75 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.75 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)" @@ -299,22 +299,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.3% (2022 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { - "text": "arable land: 10.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "arable land: 10.8% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent crops": { "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 21.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 21.5% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "41.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "36.3% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "25.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "31.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 44e8453c..8fd958a4 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.4 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.52% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.26% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.66 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "10.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the south, on or near the border with France" @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ "text": "approximately 900 active military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of Western origin equipment (2024)" + "text": "the Luxembourg Army has a small mix of Western origin equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 1969) (2025)", diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 1d91c3c3..fcfadbee 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.6 years" @@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.58% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.57% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.06 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.26 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.61 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.61 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "67% (2023 est.)" + "text": "68.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1097,10 +1097,10 @@ "text": "approximately 6,500 Moldovan Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is limited and almost entirely comprised of Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, it has received donated equipment from Western European nations and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is limited and almost entirely comprised of Soviet-era equipment; in recent years, it has received small amounts of donated equipment from some Western European nations and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 12-month service obligation (2024)", + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 12-month service obligation; conscientious objectors can perform non-military service in public institutions for a longer period (up to 24 months) (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up about 23% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 4a07e95a..f87d5c40 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.5 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.44% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.46% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.29 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south and southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.89 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.88 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ "text": "3.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.6% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1135,10 +1135,10 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is small and consists largely of Soviet-era equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, along with a limited but growing mix of imported Western systems (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is small and consists largely of Soviet-era equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, along with a limited but growing mix of imported Western systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2024)", + "text": "18-30 for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2006 (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up over 11% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 3e349f45..6e9a4d9a 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ "note": "note: data represent mother tongue; minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where at least 20% of the population are speakers, with Albanian co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities, Turkish in Centar Zupa and Plasnica, Romani in Suto Orizari, Aromanian in Krusevo, Serbian in Cucer Sandevo" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Macedonian Orthodox 46.1%, Muslim 32.2%, other Christian 13.8%, other and non-believers 0.5%, unspecified 7.4% (2021 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox 46.1%, Islam 32.2%, Christian 13.2%, Other 7.2%; less than 1%: atheist, Catholic, other religions, not specified, Protestant (2021 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "39.4 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.62 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ "text": "0.9% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.1% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ "text": "approximately 6,000 active military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet-era and increasing amounts of modern equipment from countries such as Turkey, the UK, and the US, with more on order (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Russian/Soviet-era armaments and growing quantities of more modern equipment from countries such as Türkiye, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2007 (2024)", diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 943d5411..890be74a 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "56.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "57.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "55 years" @@ -169,16 +169,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.71% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.76% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.46 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.36 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "11.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the second most densely populated country in the world (after Macau); its entire population lives on 2 sq km (0.8 sq mi)" @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.76 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.76 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -747,9 +747,6 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; Prince’s Company of Carabiniers (Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince, Police Department (Direction de la Sûreté Publique), Fire and Emergency Service (Corps des Sapeurs-pompiers de Monaco) (2025)", "note": "note: the primary responsibility for the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince is guarding the palace; the Police maintain public order" }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince is staffed by French nationals (2024)" - }, "Military - note": { "text": "by treaty, France is responsible for defending the independence and sovereignty of Monaco" } diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 5f09c721..03b44c1e 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.4 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.51% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.65% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.67 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.65 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands" @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.18 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.57 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ "text": "0.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "63.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Somers FARKAS (since November 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Somers FARKAS (since 26 November 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Ta' Qali National Park, Attard, ATD 4000" @@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "red, white" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

Adopted in 1988, Malta’s coat of arms has a shield displaying the national flag, with olive and palm branches on each side symbolizing peace. On top of the shield is a golden crown in the shape of a fortification with five turrets, representing Malta's forts. The white ribbon below the shield displays the name Repubblika ta' Malta (Republic of Malta).

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"L-Innu Malti\" (The Hymn of Malta)" @@ -1076,7 +1079,7 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 active Armed Forces of Malta (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a small inventory that consists of equipment from a mix of European countries, particularly Italy, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military has a small inventory of armaments from a mix of European countries, particularly Italy, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index b0c3bd99..82fb4d34 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.9 years" @@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.62 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.5% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Netherlands (Dutch) Armed Forces (Nederlandse Krijgsmacht): Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Military Constabulary) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard are civilian in nature but managed by the Royal Netherlands Navy

note 2: the core missions of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are border security, security and surveillance, and international and military police tasks; it has 21 brigades based in eight Dutch provinces, plus Curaçao in the Caribbean, a special missions security brigade, and separate security platoons to guard and protect domestic sites that are most likely to be the targets of attacks, such as government buildings

note 3: the Netherlands (or National) Police maintain internal security and report to the Ministry of Justice and Security, which oversees law enforcement organizations, as do the justice ministries in Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten" + "note": "note 1: the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard are civilian in nature but managed by the Royal Netherlands Navy

note 2: the core missions of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee are border security, security and surveillance, and international and military police tasks

note 3: the Netherlands (or National) Police maintain internal security and report to the Ministry of Justice and Security, which oversees law enforcement organizations, as do the justice ministries in Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2025": { @@ -1220,8 +1220,7 @@ "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and modern European- and US-sourced equipment; the Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems; it also participates with the US and other European countries on joint development and production of advanced weapons systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997; must be a citizen of the Netherlands (2024)", - "note": "note: in 2023, women made up about 14% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997 (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "350 Lithuania (NATO); 150 Romania (NATO); approximately 800 deployed to Dutch territories in the Caribbean (2025)", diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index ea8862e8..1438378b 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.1 years" @@ -180,16 +180,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.59% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.57% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.35 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.57 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.77 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1170,11 +1170,11 @@ "text": "approximately 27,000 active military personnel; approximately 40,000 Home Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of modern, imported Western European and US, as well as domestically produced weapons systems and equipment; in 2024, the Norwegian Government announced a new long-term defense plan which would double defense spending by the mid-2030s with priorities placed in such areas as the acquisition of air defenses and naval capabilities; Norway has a defense industry with a focus in niche capabilities and participates in joint development and production of weapons systems with other European countries (2025)" + "text": "the military has an inventory of modern, domestically produced and imported Western European and US armaments; Norway's defense industry participates in joint development and production of weapons systems with other European countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service for men and women; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women volunteers; 12-19 month service obligation; conscripts first serve 12 months between the ages of 19 and 28, and then up to 4-5 refresher training periods until age 35, 44, 55, or 60 depending on rank and function (2024)", - "note": "note 1: Norway has had compulsory military service since 1907; individuals conscripted each year are selected from a larger cohort who are evaluated through online assessments and physical tests

note 2: Norway was the first NATO country to allow women to serve in all combat arms branches of the military (1985); it also has an all-female special operations unit known as Jegertroppen (The Hunter Troop), which was established in 2014; as of 2023, women comprised about 20% of the military's full-time personnel

note 3: beginning in 1995, the military began offering Icelandic citizens the opportunity to apply for admission to officer schools in Norway with an associated education and service contract under special reasons and based on recommendations from Icelandic authorities; as early as 1996, Norway and Iceland entered into a cooperation agreement on the voluntary participation of Icelandic personnel in Norwegian force contributions in foreign operations" + "text": "17 (men) or 18 (women) for voluntary military service; all Norwegian citizens 19-44 are subject to selective compulsory military service; 19-month service obligation for those selected (12 months plus 4-5 refresher training periods) (2025)", + "note": "note 1: Norway has had compulsory military service since 1907; individuals conscripted each year are selected from a larger cohort who are evaluated through online assessments and physical tests

note 2: Norway was the first NATO country to allow women to serve in all combat arms branches of the military (1985); it also has an all-female special operations unit known as Jegertroppen (The Hunter Troop), which was established in 2014" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "around 100 Lithuania (NATO); Norway also deploys air and naval assets in support of other NATO operations (2025)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 5f5415fd..26635af7 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.5 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.98% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.56 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.32 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.33 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.64 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.65 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ "text": "0.7% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "58.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -716,6 +716,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "white, red" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

Poland’s coat of arms was designed in 1927 by noted Polish graphic artist and educator Zygmunt Kaminski. The white crowned eagle is the national symbol, and white and red are the national colors, with white representing purity and truth and red symbolizing courage and the blood shed for freedom.

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"Mazurek Dabrowskiego\" (Dabrowski's Mazurka)" @@ -1208,8 +1211,7 @@ "note": "note: a new national defense law in 2022 set a goal to double the size of Poland’s armed forces to 300,000 personnel, including 250,000 professional soldiers and 50,000 territorials" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of some Soviet-era and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible weapons systems; in recent years, the leading suppliers of armaments have included several European countries, South Korea, and the US; Poland has a domestic defense sector that produces or provides upgrades to a wide variety of weapons systems, particularly ground systems such as tanks and other armored vehicles; it also cooperates with the European and US defense sectors (2024)", - "note": "note: in late 2018, Poland announced a 7-year (through 2026) approximately $50 billion defense modernization plan that would include such items as 5th generation combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, helicopters, submarines, frigates, and improved cyber security; in 2022-2023, it signed large military weapons contracts with South Korea, the UK, and the US" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of some Soviet-era and a growing amount of more modern, NATO-compatible weapons systems; in recent years, significant suppliers of armaments have included Finland, South Korea, and the US; Poland has a domestic defense sector that produces or provides upgrades to various weapons systems, particularly ground systems such as tanks and other armored vehicles; it also cooperates with the European and US defense sectors (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; professional soldiers serve on a permanent basis (for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months (2025)", diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index c637c580..60e061b3 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ "text": "Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 79.7%, Protestant 2.2%, other Christian 2.5%, other non-Christian, 1.1%, none 14.5% (2021 est.)", + "text": "Catholic 68.1%, not applicable 12.9%, no religion 12.0%, no response 2.2%, Protestant 1.8%, other 1.0%; less than 1%: other Christians, Orthodox, Muslim (2021 est.)", "note": "note: data represent population 15 years of age and older" }, "Age structure": { @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44.3 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.14% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.11% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.03 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.92 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "concentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "0.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1142,15 +1142,13 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly European- and US-origin weapons systems along with a smaller mix of domestically produced equipment; in recent years, leading foreign suppliers have included Germany and the US; Portugal's defense industry is noted for its shipbuilding (2024)", - "note": "note: in 2023, Portugal announced a modernization program that included the acquisition of land, naval, air, cyber security, and space capabilities, as well as emerging disruptive technologies" + "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly European- and US-origin weapons systems along with smaller amounts of domestically produced equipment; Portugal's defense industry is noted for its shipbuilding (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary or contract military service; no compulsory military service (abolished 2004) but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; contract service lasts for an initial period of 2-6 years, and can be extended to a maximum of 20 years of service; initial voluntary military service lasts 12 months; reserve obligation to age 35 (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women made up about 14% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary or contract military service for men and women (upper age limit varies by military branch, position, role); no compulsory military service (abolished 2004) but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; contract service lasts for an initial period of 2-6 years, and can be extended to a maximum of 20 years of service; initial voluntary military service lasts 12 months; reserve obligation to age 35 (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "the Portuguese Armed Forces have more than 1,100 military personnel deployed around the world engaged in missions supporting the EU, NATO, the UN, and partner nations; key deployments include 225 troops in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), approximately 200 in Lithuania (NATO), and approximately 150 in Romania (NATO); it also participates in NATO air policing and maritime patrolling operations (2024)" + "text": "the Portuguese Armed Forces have more than 1,100 military personnel deployed around the world engaged in missions supporting the EU, NATO, the UN, and partner nations; key deployments include 225 troops in the Central African Republic under the UN and about 350 troops supporting NATO's forward presence in Lithuania and Romania; it also participates in NATO air policing and maritime patrolling operations (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Portuguese military is responsible for external defense, humanitarian operations, and fulfilling Portugal’s commitments to European and international security; maritime security has long been a key component of the military's portfolio, and Portugal has one of the world's oldest navies

Portugal was one of the original signers of the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949 establishing NATO, and the Alliance forms a key pillar of Portugal’s defense policy; Portugal is also a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy, and it regularly participates in a variety of EU and NATO, as well as UN deployments around the world; the military’s largest commitments include air, ground, and naval forces under NATO-led missions and standing task forces in the Baltics, Eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean Sea; the military also participates in exercises with NATO partners (2025)" @@ -1167,7 +1165,7 @@ "text": "largely focuses on the acquisition and operation of satellites; researches and develops a range of space-related technologies with an emphasis on small satellites for remote sensing (RS), navigational, science/technology, and telecommunications, as well as satellite launch services; space program is integrated with the ESA and involved in a variety of ESA and EU space programs; works with the space agencies and industries of a range of countries, including Algeria, Angola, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Morocco, South Korea, and the US; also cooperates with international organizations and projects such as the Europe South Observatory and the Square Kilometer Array; one of the objectives of the country's national space strategy is to expand its commercial space sector (2025)" }, "Key space-program milestones": { - "text": "1993 - first technology demonstrator microsatellite (PoSat-1) launched on a European rocket

2000 - joined the ESA

2020 - launched strategic plan for space development (Portugal Space 2030), which included building a spaceport, developing a reusable rocket/satellite launch vehicle, growing the country's domestic commercial space sector, and establishing an Earth observation/remote sensing satellite constellation

2024 - first Portuguese communications satellite (PoSat-2) launched by US as part of a planned constellation of 12 ocean-monitoring/maritime communication satellites" + "text": "1993 - first technology demonstrator microsatellite (PoSat-1) launched on a European rocket

2000 - joined the ESA

2020 - launched strategic plan for space development (Portugal Space 2030), which included building a spaceport, developing a reusable rocket/satellite launch vehicle, growing the country's domestic commercial space sector, and establishing an Earth observation/remote sensing satellite constellation

2024 - first Portuguese communications satellite (PoSat-2) launched by US as part of a planned constellation of 12 ocean-monitoring/maritime communication satellites

2026 - signed US-led Artemis Accords outlining best practices for responsible space exploration" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 772a47f0..d6c38e51 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -137,8 +137,7 @@ "note": "note: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)", - "note": "note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census" + "text": "Serbian Orthodox 81.1%, unknown 5.3%, Islam 4.2%, Catholic 3.9%, no response 2.5%, atheist 1.1%; less than 1%: other Christians, Protestant, agnostic (2022)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "42.4 years" @@ -177,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.61% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.72 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.66 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +249,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.71 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.71 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "1% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1143,7 +1142,7 @@ "text": "approximately 25,000 active-duty Armed Forces (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other, including Serbian Guard) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced, Russian/Soviet-era, and Yugoslav equipment and weapons systems; in recent years, it has purchased some weapons systems from China, such as anti-aircraft missiles and armed aerial drones (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet/Cold War-era and some more modern weapons systems from suppliers such as China, France, and Russia; Serbia has a defense industry focused on armored vehicles, artillery systems, and munitions (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 2011 (2025)", diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 78a48541..f2abeff1 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "45.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44 years" @@ -188,16 +188,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.94% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.86% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and the population distribution is fairly even throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "54.8% (2023)" + "text": "56% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1236,19 +1236,21 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 70,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" + "text": "approximately 70,000 active Armed Forces (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2025, the Romanian Government announced plans to increase the size of the Armed Forces by 35,000 personnel by 2030" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the military's inventory includes a considerable amount of Soviet-era and older domestically produced weapons systems, although in recent years Romania has launched an effort to acquire more modern and NATO-standard equipment from European countries and the US, including aircraft and armored vehicles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; all military inductees contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36; conscription ended in 2006 (2023)" + "text": "typically 18-35 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory service ended in 2007 (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2025, the Romanian Government approved a voluntary service plan for citizens aged 18 to 35  to apply for a four-month basic military training programme, open to both men and women who have not completed active military service or not already in reserve; participants would subsequently be registered as reservists" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "up to 120 Poland (NATO); Romania also has small numbers of military personnel deployed on other international missions under the EU, NATO, and UN (2024)" + "text": "470 Bosnia Herzegovina (EUFOR); 200 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO); up to 120 Poland (NATO); Romania also has small numbers of military personnel deployed on other international missions under the EU, NATO, and UN (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Romanian Armed Forces are responsible for territorial defense, fulfilling the country's commitments to European security, and contributing to multinational peacekeeping operations; the military has a variety of concerns, including Russian aggression against Ukraine, Russia's activities in the Black Sea and in Moldova, cyber attacks, hybrid threats, and terrorism; a key focus for the military is equipment modernization

Romania joined NATO in 2004, and its membership forms a key pillar of the country’s defense policy; it hosts a NATO multinational divisional headquarters (Multinational Division Southeast) and a French-led ground force battlegroup as part of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence initiative in the southeastern part of the Alliance, which came about in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine; NATO allies have also sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014 because of aggressive Russian activity in the Black Sea region; the Romanian military trains with NATO and its member states and has participated in NATO- and EU-led multinational missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Poland; it also participates in UN peacekeeping missions (2024)" + "text": "the Romanian Armed Forces are responsible for territorial defense, fulfilling the country's commitments to European security, and contributing to multinational peacekeeping operations; the military has a variety of concerns, including Russian aggression against Ukraine, Russia's activities in the Black Sea and in Moldova, cyber attacks, hybrid threats, and terrorism; a key focus for the military is equipment modernization

Romania joined NATO in 2004, and its membership forms a key pillar of the country’s defense policy; it hosts a NATO multinational divisional headquarters (Multinational Division Southeast) and a French-led ground force battlegroup as part of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence initiative in the southeastern part of the Alliance, which came about in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine; NATO allies have also sent detachments of fighters to augment the Romanian Air Force since 2014 because of aggressive Russian activity in the Black Sea region; the Romanian military trains with NATO and its member states and has participated in NATO- and EU-led multinational missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Poland; it also participates in UN peacekeeping missions (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index bde81485..76c8378f 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "45 years" @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.16% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.52 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest are less dense " @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "47.2% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1162,11 +1162,11 @@ "text": "approximately 6,000 active military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet-era and smaller quantities of more modern, mostly Western equipment; in recent years, Slovenia has begun a modernization program and imported growing amounts of NATO-standard European and US equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet/Cold War-era and smaller quantities of more modern, mostly Western equipment; Slovenia is in the midst of a modernization program to replace its Soviet-era equipment with NATO-standard European and US systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; must be a citizen of the Republic of Slovenia; recruits sign up for 3-, 5-, or 10-year service contracts; conscription abolished in 2003 (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; recruits sign up for 3-, 5-, or 10-year service contracts; no conscription (2026)", + "note": "note: as of 2025, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "110 Kosovo (NATO); up to 200 Slovakia (NATO) (2025)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index ab8d7666..218a0c1b 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "46.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "44.5 years" @@ -160,16 +160,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.57% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.55% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.74 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ "text": "total: 0% of population (2022 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "47.7% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index fbf06293..8ae60efe 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "47.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "45.7 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.12% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.12% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.16 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.98 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.3 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.32 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.64 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.65 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.2% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1224,18 +1224,18 @@ "text": "approximately 120,000 active-duty military personnel; approximately 80,000 Guardia Civil (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of weapons and equipment that were produced domestically, co-produced with or imported from other EU countries, or purchased from the US; in recent years, leading suppliers have included France, Germany, and the US; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of weapons and equipment that were produced domestically, co-produced with or imported from other European countries, or acquired from the US; key suppliers of major armaments include Germany and the US; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24-36 month initial obligation; women allowed to serve in all branches, including combat units; no conscription (abolished 2001), but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2024)", - "note": "note 1: as of 2024, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: the military recruits foreign nationals with residency in Spain from countries of its former empire, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (upper age limits depend on branch of service, roles, specialties, etc); 24-36 month initial obligation; no conscription, but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; 18-58 for the voluntary reserves (2026)", + "note": "note 1: as of 2024, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel; they serve in all branches, including combat arms

note 2: the military recruits foreign nationals with residency in Spain from countries of its former empire, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "Spain has up to 3,000 military personnel deployed on 17 missions supporting the EU, NATO, and the UN on four continents, as well as naval missions in the Mediterranean and the seas off the Horn of Africa; its largest deployments are up to 700 troops in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and about 1,700 personnel in Eastern Europe supporting NATO missions in Latvia, Romania, and Slovakia (2025)", "note": " " }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Spanish military has a wide range of responsibilities, including protecting the country’s national interests, sovereignty, and territory, providing support during natural disasters, and fulfilling Spain’s responsibilities to European and international security; it maintains garrisons in the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla, conducts operations worldwide, and participates in a variety of EU-, NATO-, and UN-led missions; Spain joined NATO in 1982 and is fully integrated into the NATO structure; it routinely conducts exercises with NATO (and EU) partners, and hosts one of NATO’s two combined air operations centers 

the Spanish military has a rich history going back to the 13th century; the Army has an infantry regiment, formed in the 13th century, that is considered the oldest still active military unit in the Western world; the Marine Corps, which traces its roots back to 1537, is the oldest naval infantry force in the World; Spain created a Spanish Legion for foreigners in 1920, but early on the Legion was primarily filled by native Spaniards due to difficulties in recruiting foreigners, and most of its foreign members were from the Republic of Cuba; it was modeled after the French Foreign Legion and its purpose was to provide a corps of professional troops to fight in Spain's colonial campaigns in North Africa; in more recent years, it has been used in NATO peacekeeping deployments; today’s Legion includes a mix of native Spaniards and foreigners with Spanish residency (2025)" + "text": "the Spanish military has a wide range of responsibilities, including protecting the country’s national interests, sovereignty, and territory, providing support during natural disasters, and fulfilling Spain’s responsibilities to European and international security; it maintains garrisons in the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla, conducts operations worldwide, and participates in a variety of EU-, NATO-, and UN-led missions; Spain joined NATO in 1982 and is fully integrated into the NATO structure; it routinely conducts exercises with NATO (and EU) partners, and hosts one of NATO’s two combined air operations centers 

the Spanish military's history goes back to the 13th century; the Army has an infantry regiment, formed in the 13th century, that is considered the oldest still active military unit in the Western world; the Marine Corps, which traces its roots back to 1537, is the oldest naval infantry force in the world; Spain created a Spanish Legion for foreigners in 1920, but early on the Legion was primarily filled by native Spaniards due to difficulties in recruiting foreigners, and most of its foreign members were from the Republic of Cuba; it was modeled after the French Foreign Legion and its purpose was to provide a corps of professional troops to fight in Spain's colonial campaigns in North Africa; in more recent years, it has been used in NATO peacekeeping deployments; today’s Legion includes a mix of native Spaniards and foreigners with Spanish residency (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 3948b6b4..16b9a167 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "41.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.1 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.51% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.51% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.63 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.67 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.66 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.8 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.8 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "53.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53.6% (2023 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ "note": "note 1: SAF personnel are divided into continuously serving (full-time) and temporary service troops (part-timers who serve periodically and have another main employer or attend school); additional personnel have signed service agreements with the SAF and mostly serve in the Home Guard

note 2: in 2021, Sweden announced plans that increase the total size of the armed forces to about 100,000 personnel by 2030" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SAF's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems, including from Finland, Germany, and the US; Sweden has a defense industry that produces a range of air, land, and naval systems, including armored vehicles, combat aircraft, and submarines; it also produces weapons systems jointly with other countries  (2024)" + "text": "the SAF's inventory is comprised of mostly domestically produced armaments alongside smaller amounts of imported Western systems; Sweden's defense industry produces a range of air, land, and naval systems, including armored vehicles, combat aircraft, and submarines; it also produces weapons systems jointly with other countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-47 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; service obligation: 7-15 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in January 2018; conscription is selective, includes both men and women (age 18), and requires 6-15 months of service (2024)", diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 1dd01ee7..98dbbb5a 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "43.5 years" @@ -181,16 +181,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.75% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.72% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.01 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.61 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.78 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "57.5% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Karin KELLER-SUTTER (since 1 January 2025)" + "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Guy PARMELIN (since 1 January 2026)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Karin KELLER-SUTTER (since 1 January 2025)" + "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Guy PARMELIN (since 1 January 2026)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year term" @@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Bradford BELL (since January 2025) note - also accredited to Liechtenstein" + "text": "Ambassador Callista GINGRICH (since 23 October 2025) note - also accredited to Liechtenstein" }, "embassy": { "text": "Sulgeneckstrasse 19, CH-3007 Bern" @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Swiss Armed Forces (aka Swiss Army or Schweizer Armee); Army (aka Land Forces), Swiss Air Force  (2025)", + "text": "Swiss Armed Forces (aka Swiss Army or Schweizer Armee); Army (aka Land Forces), Swiss Air Force (2025)", "note": "note: the federal police maintain internal security and report to the Federal Department of Justice and Police" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ "note": "note: the strength figures include professional cadre (approximately 20,000 personnel), people awaiting or participating in mandatory annual training, and people who have already completed their training service obligation" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported European and US weapons systems; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported European and US weapons systems; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; every Swiss male has to serve at least 245 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by six 19-day intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2024)", diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 4d0bb965..22d27c21 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "40.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "40.1 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.45% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.76 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.25 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern Northern Ireland, centered on Belfast" @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.8 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.8 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "50.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.7% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 18": { @@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ "note": "note: the military also maintains approximately 40-45,000 reserves and other personnel on active duty" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of the British military is comprised mostly of domestically produced weapons and equipment, with a smaller mix of some imported Western weapons systems, particularly from the US; the UK defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers; it also cooperates with other European countries and the US in the research and development of weapons systems (2025)" + "text": "the British military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced armaments and imported Western weapons systems, particularly from the US; the UK defense industry is capable of producing air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers; it also cooperates with other European countries, as well as Australia and the US, in the research and development of weapons systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "some variations by service, but generally 16-36 years of age for enlisted (with parental consent under 18) and 18-29 for officers; minimum length of service 4 years; women serve in all military services including combat roles; conscription abolished in 1963 (2024)", diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 15636738..fbafe52f 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "44.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.4 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.38% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.42% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "18.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.61 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "36.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; notable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa", @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.22 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.22 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.59 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.59 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,9 +348,6 @@ "text": "8% (2025 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "61.6% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "5.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" @@ -1212,7 +1209,7 @@ "note": "note: following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, President ZELENSKY announced a general mobilization of the country; prior to the invasion, Ukraine had approximately 200,000 active Armed Forces troops, approximately 50,000 National Guard, and approximately 40,000 State Border Guard" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "prior to the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian military was equipped largely with Russian-origin and Soviet-era weapons systems; since the invasion, it has received considerable quantities of weapons, including Soviet-era and more modern Western systems, from European countries and the US; Ukraine also has a growing inventory of domestically produced weapons and equipment (2024)" + "text": "prior to the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian military was equipped largely with Russian-origin and Soviet-era weapons systems; since the invasion, it has received considerable quantities of weapons, including Soviet-era and more modern Western systems, from European countries and the US; Ukraine also has a growing inventory of domestically produced armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 25 years of age for conscription for men; 18-24 months service obligation (2025)", diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 551f4291..146bcfad 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ "note": "note: the Swiss Guard Corps has protected the Pope and his residence since 1506" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps: 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be a single Roman Catholic male with Swiss citizenship who has completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain a certificate of good conduct; qualified candidates must apply to serve; the service contract is between 2 and 25 years (2024)" + "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps: 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be a single Roman Catholic male with Swiss citizenship who has completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain a certificate of good conduct; qualified candidates must apply to serve; the service contract is between 2 and 25 years (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of Italy" diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 30a880b4..b9cf9334 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "38.1 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.65 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates -- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah -- are home to nearly 85% of the population" @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.78 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "72.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "67.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ "text": "approximately 65,000 active Armed Forces (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of a wide variety of mostly modern imported weapons and equipment, and a small, but expanding amount of domestically-produced items; major foreign suppliers have included China, France, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, and the US; the UAE has a  growing domestic defense industry which produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, naval vessels, precision munitions, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones (2024)" + "text": "the military is equipped with mostly modern imported armaments, and a smaller amount of domestically produced weapons; foreign suppliers have included China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Türkiye, and the US; the UAE's domestic defense industry produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, naval vessels, precision munitions, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones for both internal use and export (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory national service for men (compulsory service initiated in 2014); 18-40 for voluntary service; 36-month service obligation for men without a secondary education and 11 months for secondary school graduates; women may volunteer for national service (11-month service obligation regardless of education) (2025)", diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 49f958cc..d0cd23a0 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "32.8 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.43% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.13 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.44 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the country, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly light and evenly distributed population" @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.79 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ "text": "3% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59.7% (2019 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1035,10 +1035,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "11,111,300 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (2022 est.)" + "text": "110 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1114,10 +1114,10 @@ "text": "information varies widely; estimated 100,000 active Armed Forces personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "Baku has been actively upgrading the military's inventory for over a decade with equipment acquisitions from several sources, including Belarus, China, Israel, Russia, and Turkey; while most of the military's equipment was once Soviet-era material, it now fields quantities of advanced equipment, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, tanks, and UAVs (2024)" + "text": "Baku has been actively upgrading the military's inventory for over a decade with equipment acquisitions from several sources, including Belarus, China, Israel, Russia, and Türkiye; while most of the military's equipment was once Soviet-era material, it now fields quantities of modern armaments, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, air defense systems, fighter aircraft, tanks, and UAVs (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18-35 years of age for voluntary/contractual service for men and women; 18 months service for conscripts, 36 months for voluntary/contractual service (2023)" + "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18-35 years of age voluntary/contractual service for men (18-40 for women volunteers); 18 months service for conscripts, 36 months for voluntary/contractual service (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Azerbaijani military was established in 1991, although its origins go back to 1918; much of the military’s original equipment was acquired from former Soviet military forces that departed Azerbaijan by 1992; territorial defense is the military’s primary focus, particularly with regards to neighboring Armenia; a secondary focus is guarding against Iran; Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in open conflicts over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave in 1991-94 and 2020; tensions continued following the 2020 conflict, and Azerbaijan seized the entire enclave in 2023 

key bilateral security relationships include Israel, Russia, and Turkiye; Azerbaijan's ties with Turkiye have included weapons transfers, technical advice, bilateral training exercises, and military support during its conflicts with Armenia; Azerbaijan is not part of NATO but has had a cooperative relationship with it dating back to when it joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and has provided troops to NATO-led missions in Kosovo (1999-2008) and Afghanistan (2002-2014) (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 2fba316d..1bbe0833 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "39.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.6 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.42% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.45% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second-largest city in the country" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.65 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.66 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.8 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.8 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ "text": "2.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "61.5% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1050,10 +1050,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3.96 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "3,959,450 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135 (2022 est.)" + "text": "135 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ "text": "the military's inventory includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; in recent years however, Armenia has looked to other countries besides Russia to provide military hardware, including France and India (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 for voluntary (men and women), contract (men and women) or compulsory (men) military service; contract military service is 3-12 months or 3 or 5 years; conscripts serve 24 months; men under the age of 36, who have not previously served as contract servicemen and are registered in the reserve, as well as women, regardless of whether they are registered in the reserve can be enrolled in contractual military service; all citizens aged 27 to 50 are registered in the military reserve and may be called to serve if mobilization is declared (2024)", + "text": "18-27 for voluntary (men and women), contract (men and women) or compulsory (men) military service; contract military service is 3-12 months or up to 5 years; conscripts serve 24 months; all citizens aged 27-50 are registered in the military reserve and may be called to serve if mobilization is declared (2025)", "note": "note: in 2023, Armenia approved six-month voluntary service for women, after which they have the option to switch to a five-year contract; previously, women served on a contract basis; as of 2021, women made up about 10% of the active-duty military" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 0556aba6..a61fcf4b 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 74.2%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Baha'i) 25.8% (2020 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 74.2%, other 25.9% (2020 est)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "33.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.6 years" @@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.82% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.86 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.65 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.81 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.81 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "43.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth A. LITCHFIELD (since September 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Stephanie HALLETT (since 19 December 2025); Chargé d’Affaires Elizabeth A. LITCHFIELD" }, "embassy": { "text": "Building 979, Road 3119, Block 331, Zinj District, P.O. Box 26431, Manama" @@ -1006,10 +1006,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2.42 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "2,415,720 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "145 (2022 est.)" + "text": "160 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF): Royal Bahraini Army (includes the Royal Guard), Royal Bahraini Navy, Royal Bahraini Air Force

Ministry of Interior: National Guard, Special Security Forces Command (SSFC), Coast Guard
(2025)", + "text": "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF): Royal Bahraini Army (includes the Royal Guard), Royal Bahraini Navy, Royal Bahraini Air Force

Ministry of Interior: National Guard, Special Security Forces Command (SSFC), Coast Guard (2025)", "note": "note 1: the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy 

note 2: the Ministry of Interior is responsible for internal security and oversees police and specialized security units responsible for maintaining internal order; the National Guard's primary mission is to guard critical infrastructure such as the airport and oil fields and is a back-up to the police; the Guard is under the Ministry of Interior but reports directly to the king" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1100,13 +1100,13 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 10,000 active Bahrain Defense Force; approximately 3,000 National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a mix of equipment acquired from a wide variety of suppliers; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier of arms to Bahrain (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older US armaments alongside smaller quantities from other countries, such as France, Germany, Turkey, and the UK (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-55 to voluntarily join the reserves; no compulsory service (2024)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-55 to voluntarily join the reserves (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the BDF (established 1968) is responsible for territorial defense and support to internal security; its primary concern is Iran, both the conventional military threat and Tehran's support to regional terrorist groups; the BDF participates in multinational exercises and has conducted small deployments outside of the country; in 2015, for example, Bahrain joined the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen, supplying a few hundred troops and combat aircraft

Bahrain’s closest security partners are Saudi Arabia and the US; Bahraini leaders have said that the security ties of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are “indivisible”; Saudi Arabia sent forces to Bahrain to assist with internal security following the 2011 uprising; Bahrain hosts the US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT; established 1983), which includes the US 5th Fleet and the Combined Maritime Forces (established 2002), a coalition of more than 30 nations providing maritime security for regional shipping lanes; in 2003, the US granted Bahrain Major Non-NATO Ally status, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; Bahrain also has close security ties with the UK, which maintains a naval support facility there

Bahrain hosts the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Unified Maritime Operations Center and is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region (2025)" + "text": "

the BDF (established 1968) is responsible for territorial defense and support to internal security; its primary concern is Iran, both the conventional military threat and Tehran's support to regional terrorist groups; the BDF participates in multinational exercises and has conducted small deployments outside of the country; in 2015, for example, Bahrain joined the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen, supplying a few hundred troops and combat aircraft

Bahrain’s closest security partners are Saudi Arabia and the US; Bahraini leaders have said that the security ties of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are “indivisible”; Saudi Arabia sent forces to Bahrain to assist with internal security following the 2011 uprising; Bahrain hosts the US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT; established 1983), which includes the US 5th Fleet and the Combined Maritime Forces (established 2002), a coalition of more than 30 nations providing maritime security for regional shipping lanes; Bahrain also has close security ties with the UK, which maintains a naval support facility there

Bahrain hosts the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Unified Maritime Operations Center and is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 21321099..4c890e8e 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.9 years" @@ -172,16 +172,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.5% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.45% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.74 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.89 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "settlement concentrated in the central valley, particularly in the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "2.1% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "67.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.3% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Alan S. Purcell (since 16 July 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Alan S. PURCELL (since 16 July 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "29 Georgian-American Friendship Avenue, Didi Dighomi, Tbilisi, 0131" @@ -1163,11 +1163,11 @@ "text": "the Georgia Defense Forces are authorized up to 37,000 personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the majority of the military's inventory consists of Soviet-era weapons and equipment, some of which has been upgraded; it has smaller quantities of mostly secondhand material from such countries as Israel, Turkey, and the US, as well as some domestically produced equipment; Georgia has a small defense industry which produces such items as small arms and light armored vehicles (2024)" + "text": "the majority of the military's inventory consists of Soviet-era weapons and equipment, some of which has been upgraded; it has smaller quantities of mostly secondhand material from such countries as Israel, Poland, Türkiye, and the US, as well as some domestically produced equipment; Georgia has a small defense industry which produces such items as small arms and light armored vehicles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription was abolished in 2016, but reinstated in 2017 for men 18-27 years of age; conscript service obligation is up to 11 months (six months of service in a combat unit; or eight months of service in another security organization; or 11 months of service in junior command positions and predetermined specialties  (2024)", - "note": "note 1: approximately 6-7,000 individuals are called up annually for conscription for service; conscripts serve in the Defense Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the Ministry of Corrections

note 2: as of 2022, women made up about 8% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription was abolished in 2016, but reinstated in 2017 for men 18-27 years of age; conscript service obligation is up to 11 months depending on the assigned ministry, job specialty, and if the service is carried out in a combat unit (2025)", + "note": "note: conscripts serve in the Defense Forces, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the Ministry of Corrections" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Defense Forces of Georgia (DFG) are responsible for protecting the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the country; the DFG also provides units for multinational military operations abroad and supports the Border Police in border protection and civil authorities in counter-terrorist operations, if requested; it is focused primarily on Russia, which maintains military bases and troops in occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia; a five-day conflict with Russian forces in 2008 resulted in the defeat and expulsion of Georgian forces from the breakaway regions 

Georgia is not a member of NATO but has had a relationship with the Alliance since 1992 and declared its aspiration to join in 2002; the military is working to make itself more compatible with NATO and has participated in multinational exercises and security operations abroad with NATO, such as Afghanistan, where it was one of the top non-NATO contributors, and Kosovo; the DFG has also contributed troops to EU and UN missions (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 7f153166..e08bb3b1 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.3 years" @@ -156,16 +156,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.02% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.96% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "26.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.77 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north" @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.26 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.14 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.58 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.52 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ "note": "note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.4% (2023 est.)", + "text": "62.4% (2020 est.)", "note": "note: data includes Gaza and the West Bank" }, "Child marriage": { @@ -700,12 +700,12 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.15 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "4,148,420 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "78 (2021 est.)" + "text": "77 (2023 est.)" }, - "note": "note: entry includes the West Bank and the Gaza Strip" + "note": "note: entry includes the West Bank and the Gaza Strip" }, "Broadcast media": { "text": "1 TV station and about 10 radio stations; satellite TV accessible" @@ -734,16 +734,14 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "HAMAS maintains security forces inside Gaza in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades; the military wing ostensibly reports to the HAMAS Political Bureau but operates with considerable autonomy; there are several other militant groups operating in the Gaza Strip, most notably the Al-Quds Brigades of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are usually but not always beholden to HAMAS's authority (2024)" + "text": "HAMAS maintains security forces inside Gaza in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades; the military wing ostensibly reports to the HAMAS Political Bureau but operates with considerable autonomy; there are several other militant groups operating in the Gaza Strip, most notably the Al-Quds Brigades of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are usually but not always beholden to HAMAS's authority (2025)", + "note": "note: HAMAS is a US designated Foreign Terrorist Organization; see Terrorist Organizations under References" }, "Military expenditures": { "text": "not available" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "prior to the start of the 2023-2025 conflict with Israel, the military wing of HAMAS was estimated to have 20-30,000 fighters (2024)" - }, - "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military wing is armed with light weapons, including an inventory of rocket, anti-tank, anti-aircraft, indirect fire (typically mortars), and armed UAV capabilities; HAMAS acquires its weapons through smuggling or local construction and receives significant military support from Iran (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index ab89666b..1cd6566b 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.6 years" @@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.88% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.87% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.42 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-15.52 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density" @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.91 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.93 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.74 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ "text": "4.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "70.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "69.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1143,11 +1143,11 @@ "text": "information varies; up to 600,000 total active armed forces personnel; estimated 400,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces); up to estimated 190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (100-150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5,000 Qods Force); estimated 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin (US equipment acquired prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979); it also has some military equipment from North Korea, including midget submarines and ballistic missiles; in recent years, Iran has received some newer equipment from Russia; Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs (2024)" + "text": "the Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian/Soviet, and US origin (US equipment acquired prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979); it also has some military equipment from North Korea such as midget submarines and ballistic missiles; in recent years, Iran has received some newer equipment from Russia; Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "military service is compulsory for all Iranian men 18-19 to approximately age 40; 16 for voluntary military service (may be as low as 15 for the Basij); conscript military service obligation is up to 24 months, depending on the location of service (soldiers serving in places of high security risk and deprived areas serve shorter terms); women exempted from military service (2023)", - "note": "note: conscripts serve in the Artesh, IRGC, and Law Enforcement, while Navy and Air/Air Defense Force personnel are primarily volunteers" + "text": "16 for voluntary military service for men; military service is compulsory for all Iranian men at age 18 or 19 years of age; compulsory service obligation 14-21 months, depending on the location of service; women exempted from conscription but may volunteer (2025)", + "note": "note: conscripts may serve in the Artesh, IRGC, or Law Enforcement" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "note: Iran maintained a military presence in Syria and recruited, trained, and funded thousands of Syrian and foreign fighters to support the ASAD regime during the Syrian civil war (2011-December 2024)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index b028e99b..ec59a8e2 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.6 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.58% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.89 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.89 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated, with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.92 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.89 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.42 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.41 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.7% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.4% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1146,11 +1146,10 @@ "text": "approximately 170,000 active-duty Defense Forces (130,000 Ground Forces; 10,000 Naval; 30,000 Air Force); more than 400,000 reserves (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically produced or imported from Europe and the US; the US has been the leading supplier of arms in recent years; Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2024)" + "text": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically produced or imported from Europe and the US; the US has been the leading supplier of arms in recent years; Israel's defense industry can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; Jews and Druze can be conscripted; Christians, Circassians, and Muslims may volunteer; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation is 32 months for enlisted men and about 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation); officers serve 48 months; Air Force pilots commit to 9 years of service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women) (2024)", - "note": "note: the IDF recruits foreign Jews and non-Jews with a minimum of one Jewish grandparent, as well as converts to Judaism; each year the IDF brings in about 800-1,000 foreign recruits from around the world" + "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service; 18 months service for men, 12 months for women; 18-21 years of age for compulsory military service for men and women; Jews and Druze can be conscripted; Christians, Circassians, and Muslims may volunteer; conscript service obligation is up to 36 months for enlisted personnel (depending on sex, marital status, and military occupation); officers serve 48 months; Air Force pilots commit to 9 years of service (2024)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the IDF is responsible for external defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities; its primary operational focuses include the threat posed by Iran, instability in Syria, and terrorist organizations, including HAMAS, Hizballah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad; since its creation from armed Jewish militias during the First Arab-Israeli War in 1948-49, the IDF, particularly the Ground Force, has been guided by a requirement to rapidly mobilize and defend the country’s territory from numerically superior neighboring countries; the active-duty military is backed up by a large force of trained reserves--approximately 300-400,000 personnel--that can be mobilized rapidly 

Israel’s primary security partner is the US; consistent with a 10-year (2019-2028) Memorandum of Understanding, the US annually provides over $3 billion in military financing and cooperative military programs, such as missile defense; the US also provides Israel access to US-produced military weapons systems including advanced fighter aircraft; Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; UNDOF consists of about 1,300 total personnel (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 86bf5098..b6a5f2c5 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "22.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22 years" @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.99% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.94% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.86 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.1 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.03 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.51 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.48 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ "text": "3.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.3% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1041,10 +1041,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45.7 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "46.1 million (2024 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "98 (2022 est.)" + "text": "100 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force

Office of the Prime Minister: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS); Popular Mobilization Committee (PMC)

Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Provincial Police; Ministry of Oil: Energy Police Directorate (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Iraqi military and associated security forces are collectively known as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF); the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) includes the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF)

note 2: the PMC includes the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a collection of more than 60 militias of widely varied sizes and political interests; the Iraqi Government funds the PMF and it is mandated by law to act under government control, but many of the militia units take orders from individual government officials and/or associated political parties; some militias have ties to Iran and some have been designated as terrorist organizations by the US

note 3: the federal constitution provides the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) the right to maintain its own military and security forces, known as the Kurdish Security Forces (KSF); some forces, such as the Regional Guard Brigades, are unified under the KRG's Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, but the two main Kurdish political parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), also maintain their own military forces, police, emergency response, and internal security/intelligence services" + "note": "note 1: the Iraqi military and associated security forces are collectively known as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF); the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS) includes the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF)

note 2: the Iraqi Government funds the PMF, and it is mandated by law to act under government control but many of the militia units take orders from individual government officials and/or associated political parties; some militias have ties to Iran and some have been designated as terrorist organizations by the US (see Terrorism Reference)

note 3: the federal constitution provides the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) the right to maintain its own military and security forces, known as the Kurdish Security Forces (KSF); some forces, such as the Regional Guard Brigades, are unified under the KRG's Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, but the two main Kurdish political parties, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), also maintain their own military forces, police, emergency response, and internal security/intelligence services" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1143,11 +1143,10 @@ "text": "estimated 200,000 active armed forces personnel under the Ministry of Defense (Army, Aviation Command, Air/Air Defense, Navy, Special Forces); approximately 20-25,000 National-Level Security Forces

Ministry of Peshmerga: estimated 150,000 active personnel

Popular Mobilization Forces: estimated 200,000 militia (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Iraqi military's inventory includes a mix of equipment from a wide variety of sources, including China, several European countries, South Africa, South Korea, Russia, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the Iraqi military's inventory includes a mix of European, Russian, Soviet-era, and US armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note: service in the armed forces was mandatory in Iraq from 1935 up until 2003; in 2021, the Iraqi cabinet approved a draft law to reinstate compulsory military service and referred the proposed law to the Iraqi parliament; as of 2023, the proposed law had been shelved" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are primarily focused on internal and border security; they are actively conducting counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group, particularly in northern and western Iraq; the operations include securing the border with Syria; the Kurdish Security Forces, as well as are also active in conducting operations against ISIS 

two international military task forces operate in Iraq to assist the country's security forces at the request of the Iraqi Government; in 2018, NATO established an advisory, training and capacity-building mission for the Iraqi military known as the NATO Mission Iraq (NMI); in December 2021, the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) transitioned from a combat role to an advise, assist, and enable role (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 5125d64f..308f644a 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.5 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.78% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.68% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.9 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-10.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.87 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.83 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.39 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.37 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate James HOLTSNIDER (since October 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador James HOLTSNIDER (since 7 December 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman" @@ -1178,17 +1178,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 100,000 active-duty Armed Forces (85,000 Army; 14,000 Air Force; 1,000 Navy) (2025)" + "text": "approximately 100,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment, much of it older or secondhand, from China, Europe, some Gulf States, Russia, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment provided by China, some European countries, select Gulf States, Russia, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women); initial service term is 24 months, with option to reenlist for up to 18 years; conscription was abolished in 1991, but in 2020 Jordan announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service for jobless men aged between 25 and 29 with 12 months of service, made up of 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training; in 2019, Jordan announced a voluntary 4-month National Military Service program for men and women aged between 18-25 years who have been unemployed for at least 6 months; service would include 1 month for military training with the remaining 3 months dedicated to vocational training in the sectors of construction and tourism (2023)", - "note": "note: women comprised about 3% of the military as of 2023" + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; initial service term is 24 months; selective compulsory military service (3 months) for men turning 18 will be reinstated in 2026; compulsory military service for jobless men aged 25-29 was reinstated in 2020 (12 months; 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training) (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "Jordan has about 200 police deployed to the MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2024)" + "text": "140 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) are responsible for territorial defense and border security and have a supporting role for internal security; key areas of concern include regional conflict and instability and unconventional threats, such as terrorism and weapons smuggling; the JAF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises, UN peacekeeping missions, and have taken part in regional military operations alongside international forces in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen

the US is a key security partner, and Jordan is one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the region; it cooperates with the US on a number of issues, including border security, arms transfers, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism; Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index b2e83c4a..2293caf0 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.1 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.07% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.36 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.08 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.07 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -326,9 +326,6 @@ "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "2.8% (2023 est.)" }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.6% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "6.4% of GDP (2024 est.)" @@ -1053,10 +1050,10 @@ "text": "approximately 17,000 active Kuwait Armed Forces; approximately 7,000 National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of weapons from a wide variety of sources, including Western Europe, Russia, and particularly the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of armaments from Western Europe, Russia, and particularly the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-55 years of age for voluntary military service; Kuwait reintroduced 12-month mandatory service for men aged 18-35 in May 2017 after having suspended conscription in 2001; mandatory service is divided in two phases – 4 months for training and 8 months for military service; women were allowed to volunteer in 2021 (2023)", + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month compulsory service for men aged 18-35; mandatory service is divided into two phases – 4 months for training and 8 months for military service (2025)", "note": "note: the National Guard is restricted to citizens, but in 2018, the Army began allowing non-Kuwaitis to join on contract or as non-commissioned officers; that same year, it also began allowing stateless people (Bidoon) to join" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 0b4b487a..df7c4030 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.6 years" @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.77% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.23 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-18.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, particularly in and around the capital of Beirut" @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.2 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.07 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ "text": "5.1% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "red, white, green" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

 Lebanon has had many coats of arms since declaring independence in 1943, but none were officially adopted. The current version is a variation of the national flag. Red stands for the blood shed for liberation, and white for peace, purity, and mountain snow. The cedar tree is the national symbol, embodying eternity, steadiness, happiness, and prosperity.

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"Kulluna lil-watan\" (All of Us, For Our Country!)" @@ -1100,11 +1103,10 @@ "text": "approximately 70,000 active Lebanese Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the LAF inventory includes a wide mix of mostly older equipment from a diverse array of countries, including the US; the country's economic crisis has limited military procurement efforts (2024)" + "text": "the LAF's inventory is comprised of mostly older or secondhand equipment from an array of countries, such as France, Germany, Russia, and especially the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-25 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)", - "note": "note: women were allowed to volunteer for military service in the 1980s; as of 2023, they comprised about 5% of the active duty military" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are defense against external attack, border security, protecting the country’s territorial waters, and assisting with internal security and development projects

the LAF’s domestic security responsibilities include countering narcotics trafficking and smuggling, managing protests, conducting search and rescue, and intervening to prevent violence between rival political factions; in recent years, the military has faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties have undercut its ability to train and fully pay and supply personnel; the UN, as well as individual countries such as France, Qatar, and the US have provided financial assistance 

the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the southern part of the country since 1978; it has approximately 10,500 personnel assigned and includes a maritime task force; the terrorist group Hizballah maintains thousands of fighters and militia in Lebanon, primarily in the south (see Terrorist Organizations in References) (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 50c6b0d1..4f4f4a08 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.1 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.75% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.65 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.17 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely populated" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.64 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.61 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.29 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "11.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "55.8% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1124,13 +1124,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 40,000 active Sultan's Armed Forces (25,000 Army, 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 5,000 Royal Guard) (2025)" + "text": "approximately 40,000 active Sultan's Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly the UK and the US; other suppliers have included China, EU countries, South Africa, and Turkey (2024)" + "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of older and some more modern weapons systems from a variety of suppliers, particularly the UK and the US; other suppliers have included China, EU countries, South Africa, and Türkiye (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 for voluntary military service for men and women (women have been allowed to serve since 2011); no conscription (2023)" + "text": "18-25 for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", + "note": "note:  women have served since 2011" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) are responsible for defending the country, ensuring internal security, and protecting the monarchy; it trains with foreign partners such as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, the UK, and the US; the SAF has a security relationship with the British military going back to the 18th century; today, the SAF and the British maintain a joint training base in Oman, and the British military uses the facilities at Al Duqm Port; in 2019, the US obtained access to the port, expanding on previous military cooperation agreements in 2014, 2010, and 1980; Oman also allows other nations to use some of its maritime facilities, including China; the SAF is part of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region

Oman's naval forces conduct maritime security operations along the country’s long coastline, including patrolling, ensuring freedom of navigation in the key naval chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, and countering piracy and smuggling; Oman participates in the US-led, multinational Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), which operates multinational task forces conducting maritime security in regional waters (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index b0fe3a8b..0f2425d7 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.7 years" @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.71% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.57% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.19 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "1.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.42 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula" @@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.94 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ "text": "2.3% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "64.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1068,10 +1068,11 @@ "text": "approximately 15,000 active-duty Qatar Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe; in the 2010s, Qatar embarked on a military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases; in recent years, major suppliers have included France, Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US; Qatar is one of the world's largest arms importers (2024)" + "text": "the Qatari military's inventory is a mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from Türkiye, the US, and various European countries, including France, Germany, and Italy (2025)", + "note": "note: in the 2010s, Qatar embarked on a military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "conscription for men aged 18-35 introduced in 2013; compulsory service times range from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances; since 2018, women have been permitted to serve as volunteers in the armed forces, including as uniformed officers and pilots (2023)", + "text": "typically 18-30 for voluntary service for men and women; compulsory military service for men 18-35; compulsory service is from 4-12 months, depending on educational and professional circumstances (2025)", "note": "note: the military incorporates about 2,000 conscripts annually and recruits foreign contract soldiers to overcome manpower limitations" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 148c8d8b..0db0b6f1 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.4 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.6 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.68% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.72% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.41 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.51 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "6.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east through Riyadh in the interior to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.91 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "3.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "63.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "55.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF) are divided into two ministries:

Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes marines, special forces, naval aviation), Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard: Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)

Other security forces include: 

Ministry of Interior: Facilities Security Forces, Public Security Forces (police), General Directorate of Border Guard

State Security Presidency (SSP): General Directorate of Investigation (Mabahith), Special Security Forces, Special Emergency Forces (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the regular armed forces under the Ministry of Defense are responsible for external defense, although they can be called for domestic security duties if needed

note 2: the SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force comprised off tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud; it is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, guarding against military coups, defending strategic facilities and resources, and providing security for the cities of Mecca and Medina; it may also assist the regular armed forces in combat operations

note 3: the SAAF includes the Saudi Royal Guard Command, a unit which provides security and protection to the ruling family and other dignitaries" + "note": "note 1: the regular armed forces under the Ministry of Defense are responsible for external defense, although they can be called for domestic security duties if needed

note 2: the SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force comprised of tribal elements loyal to the House of Saud; it is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, guarding against military coups, defending strategic facilities and resources, and providing security for the cities of Mecca and Medina; it may also assist the regular armed forces in combat operations

note 3: the SAAF includes the Saudi Royal Guard Command, a unit which provides security and protection to the ruling family and other dignitaries" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1125,18 +1125,14 @@ "text": "approximately 250,000 active Saudi Armed Forces, including 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense and 125,000 in the National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons and equipment from Europe and the US; the US has been the largest supplier; major European suppliers have included France, Spain, and the UK; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2024)", + "text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, is comprised of imported modern armaments; major suppliers include Canada, China, France, Spain, the UK, and the US; Saudi Arabia is one of the world's largest importers of arms (2025)", "note": "note: the Saudi Navy is in the midst of a multi-year and multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernization program to purchase new frigates, corvettes, and other naval craft from such suppliers as Spain and the US" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "men (17-40) and women (21-40) may volunteer for military service; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note: in 2021, women were allowed to serve in the Army, Air Defense, Navy, Strategic Missile Force, medical services, and internal security forces up to the rank of non-commissioned officer" - }, - "Military deployments": { - "text": "continues to maintain a military presence in Yemen; has also established and supports several local militias, including the National Shield Forces in Aden and the Amajid Brigade in Abyan (2023)" + "text": "voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia's security concerns include border security, cyberattacks, instability and Houthi (Ansarallah) rebels in Yemen, international terrorism, maritime security, and regional rivals such as Iran and Turkey

Saudi Arabia has close security ties with the US; the SAAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and hosts US forces; the US has participated in a cooperative program to equip and train the SANG since 1973, and much of the equipment for both the regular forces and the SANG has been acquired from the US; Saudi Arabia also has defense relationships with China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members; it is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region; the force was established in 1982, and its leadership is based in Saudi Arabia

in 2015, Saudi Arabia led a military intervention into Yemen by a coalition of Arab states in support of the Republic of Yemen Government against the separatist Houthis (Ansarallah); Saudi forces from both the Ministry of Defense and the SANG participated in combat operations in Yemen; Saudi Arabia also raised and equipped paramilitary/militia security forces in Yemen--based largely on tribal or regional affiliation--to deploy along the Saudi-Yemen border (2025)" + "text": "Saudi Arabia's security concerns include border security, cyberattacks, instability in Yemen, international terrorism, maritime security, and regional rivals such as Iran and Turkey

Saudi Arabia has close security ties with the US; the SAAF conducts bilateral exercises with the US military and hosts US forces; the US has participated in a cooperative program to equip and train the SANG since 1973, and much of the equipment for both the regular forces and the SANG has been acquired from the US; Saudi Arabia also has defense relationships with China, France, India, Pakistan, the UK, and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members; it is a member of the Peninsula Shield Forces, a joint military force established by the GCC countries with the aim of maintaining security and stability in the region; the force was established in 1982, and its leadership is based in Saudi Arabia (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 87400f62..eec17ee3 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "24.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.6 years" @@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.67% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.63% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.97 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "16.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.69 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.64 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.31 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.28 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ "text": "0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.6% (2023 est.)" - }, "Literacy": { "total population": { "text": "94.4% (2021 est.)" @@ -459,7 +456,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential republic; highly authoritarian regime" + "text": "transitional presidential republic" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -508,7 +505,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "vacant; former President Bashar al-ASAD was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024; ASAD and his family flew to Moscow where they were granted political asylum" + "text": "Ahmad al-Shara'; former President Bashar al-ASAD was overthrown by Islamist rebels on 8 December 2024" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Muhammad al-BASHIR (since 8 December 2024)" @@ -1049,7 +1046,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "prior to the fall of the ASAD regime in December 2024, the SAF was inventory was comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military forces of Syria are equipped with Russian and Soviet-era armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "prior to the fall of the ASAD regime in December 2024, men 18-42 were obligated to perform military service; compulsory service obligation was up to 30 months; women were not conscripted but could volunteer to serve, including in combat arms (2024)" diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 75eaab34..674fd442 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "33.4 years" @@ -188,16 +188,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.59% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.56 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.19 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest, where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "19.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.92 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ "text": "1.5% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ "text": "approximately 495,000 active military personnel; approximately 150,000 Gendarmerie (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced, European (particularly from Germany), and US weapons and equipment, as well as some Chinese, Russian, and South Korean acquisitions; it is a mix of older and modern weapons systems; Türkiye has a defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones; Türkiye's defense industry also partners with other countries for defense production (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of domestically produced and mostly European (such as Germany, Italy, and Spain) or US armaments; other suppliers have included Russia and South Korea; Türkiye's defense industry produces a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use, including armored vehicles, naval vessels, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones; some of its domestically produced armaments are produced jointly with foreign partners or based on imported weapons systems and produced under license (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "mandatory military service for men at age 20; service can be delayed if in university or in certain professions (researchers, professionals, and athletic, or those with artistic talents have the right to postpone military service until the age of 35); 6-12 months service; women may volunteer (2023)", @@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ "note": "note: Turkey estimated to maintain several thousand military forces in both Iraq and Syria" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the responsibilities of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) include protecting the country's territory and sovereignty, participating in international peacekeeping operations, fulfilling Türkiye’s military commitments to NATO, providing disaster/humanitarian relief and assistance to domestic law enforcement if requested by civil authorities, and supporting the country's overall national security interests; it also has overall responsibility for the security of Türkiye’s borders

Türkiye is active in international peacekeeping and other military/security operations under NATO and the UN, as well as under bilateral agreements with some countries, such as Azerbaijan, Libya, Somalia, and Qatar; Türkiye has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts the headquarters for a NATO Land Command and a Rapid Deployment Corps, multiple airbases for NATO and US aircraft, NATO air/missile defense systems, and training centers; the TAF is the second-largest military in NATO behind the US

the military traces its history back to 200 B.C., although the modern TAF was formed following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the conclusion of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923); the TAF traditionally has been viewed as the “guardian” of Turkish politics, but its political role was diminished after the failed 2016 coup attempt; the military has a stake in Türkiye's economy through a holding company that is involved in the automotive, energy, finance, and logistics sectors, as well as iron and steel production (2025)" + "text": "the responsibilities of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) include protecting the country's territory and sovereignty, participating in international peacekeeping operations, fulfilling Türkiye’s military commitments to NATO, providing disaster/humanitarian relief and assistance to domestic law enforcement if requested by civil authorities, and supporting the country's overall national security interests; it also has overall responsibility for the security of Türkiye’s borders

Türkiye is active in international peacekeeping and other military/security operations under NATO and the UN, as well as under bilateral agreements with some countries, such as Azerbaijan, Libya, Somalia, and Qatar; Türkiye has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts the headquarters for a NATO Land Command and a Rapid Deployment Corps, multiple airbases for NATO and US aircraft, NATO air/missile defense systems, and training centers; the TAF is the second-largest military in NATO behind the US

the military traces its history back to 200 B.C., although the modern TAF was formed following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the conclusion of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923); the TAF traditionally has been viewed as the “guardian” of Turkish politics, but its political role was diminished after the failed 2016 coup attempt; the military has a stake in Türkiye's economy through a holding company that is involved in the automotive, defense, energy, finance, and logistics sectors, as well as iron and steel production (2025)" } }, "Space": { @@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ "text": "Turkish Space Agency (TUA; established 2018) (2025)" }, "Space launch site(s)": { - "text": "rocket test launch site on the Black Sea in Sinop Province; constructing a rocket launch facility in Somalia as of 2025 (2025)" + "text": "rocket test launch site on the Black Sea in Sinop Province; constructing a rocket launch facility in Somalia (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { "text": "has an ambitious national space program with a focus on satellites, satellite components, satellite launch capabilities, software development, ground station technologies, and building up the country’s space industries; manufactures and operates remote sensing and telecommunications satellites; in recent years has initiated a satellite/space launch vehicle (SLV) program with the goal of independently placing satellites into orbit and a probe on the Moon; works with more than 25 foreign space agencies and corporations, including those of Azerbaijan, China, France, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, and the US, as well as the ESA; has state-owned rocket and satellite development companies, including some under the Ministry of Defense; has a growing private space-industry sector, and the Turkish Government has pledged to increase the country's share of the global space market (2025)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 5a2b3090..b6516571 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "22 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.6 years" @@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.07% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.03% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.24 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone -- between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier -- and around Jerusalem" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "17.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.49 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.44 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.69 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.67 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "note": "note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.4% (2023 est.)", + "text": "62.4% (2020 est.)", "note": "note: data includes Gaza and the West Bank" }, "Child marriage": { @@ -792,9 +792,6 @@ "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the PA police and security forces have approximately 28,000 active personnel, including about 11,500 National Security Forces (2024)" }, - "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the security services are lightly equipped with small arms, light weapons, and wheeled vehicles (2024)" - }, "Military - note": { "text": "Palestinian Authority security forces maintain security control of 17.5% (called Area A) of the West Bank, as agreed by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in the Oslo Accords, although Israeli security forces frequently conducted security operations there; Israeli security forces maintain responsibility for the remaining 82.5% of the West Bank, including Area B (22.5%), where the Palestinian Authority has administrative control, and Area C (60%), where Israel maintains administrative control (2024)" } diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index cd30b5eb..3c8a3999 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "21.9 years" @@ -179,16 +179,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.78% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.07 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "44.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "49.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.82 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.65 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.37 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.78 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ "text": "40.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "60.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.9% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1063,7 +1063,8 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Yemeni Government forces have an inventory consisting primarily of Russian and Soviet-era weapons and equipment   Houthi forces are armed largely with weapons seized from the Yemeni Government stockpiles, smuggled in from Iran, and manufactured copies of Iranian designs and pre-war Yemeni Government weapons, such as Chinese and Russian missiles (2024)" + "text": "the Yemeni Government forces have an inventory consisting primarily of older foreign-supplied weapons systems, mostly of Russian or Soviet origin (2025)", + "note": "note: Houthi rebel forces are armed largely with weapons seized from the Yemeni Government stockpiles, smuggled in from Iran, and manufactured copies of Iranian designs and pre-war Yemeni Government weapons" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2001; 2-year service obligation (note - limited information since the start of the civil war in 2014) (2022)", @@ -1087,6 +1088,11 @@ "IDPs": { "text": "4,795,983 (2024 est.)" } + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Special Case; for more details, go to: https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-trafficking-in-persons-report/yemen/" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 2fcf5925..908e6bae 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "43.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.5 years" @@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.27% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.82 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "relatively even population distribution throughout" @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.92 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "47.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -809,10 +809,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "68,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "68,164 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (2021 est.)" + "text": "97 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ "text": "the Royal Bermuda Regiment has about 350 troops (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Regiment is equipped with small arms (2024)" + "text": "the Regiment is equipped with small arms (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "men and women who are Commonwealth citizens and 18-45 years of age can volunteer for the Bermuda Regiment; service is for a minimum period of three years and two months from the date of enlistment; after completing their initial service, soldiers in the Regiment can choose to extend their service (2025)" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 703c69f4..8845b1c6 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "42.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "41.4 years" @@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.71% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.73% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.12 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "vast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.77 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.7 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "51.6% (2021 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -705,6 +705,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "red, white" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

The current design of the Royal Coat of Arms of Canada was adopted in 1921 and references the four nations that helped found Canada. England is represented with royal lions, a union flag, and a rose, and Scotland with a royal lion, a unicorn, and a thistle. Ireland’s symbols include a harp and a shamrock, and France’s symbols are a royal fleur-de-lis and a royal flag. The maple leaves are the Canadian national symbol. A red circle displays the motto Desiderantes Meliorem Patriam (Desiring a Better Country), and a blue ribbon displays A Mari usque ad Mare (From Sea to Sea).

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"God Save the King\"" @@ -1111,10 +1114,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "36.5 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "37 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (2022 est.)" + "text": "94 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1193,7 +1196,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the CAF is comprised of both a Regular Force and a Reserve Force; the Reserve Force is comprised of the Primary Reserve, Canadian Rangers, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Supplementary Reserve; the Canadian Rangers are part of the Army Reserve Force and provide a limited presence in Canada's northern, coastal, and isolated areas for sovereignty, public safety, and surveillance roles 

note 2: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or \"Mounties\") is under the Department of Public Safety; the Coast Guard is under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" + "note": "note 1: the CAF is comprised of both a Regular Force and a Reserve Force; the Reserve Force is comprised of the Primary Reserve, Canadian Rangers, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Supplementary Reserve; the Canadian Rangers are part of the Army Reserve Force and provide a limited presence in Canada's northern, coastal, and isolated areas for sovereignty, public safety, and surveillance roles 

note 2: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or \"Mounties\") are under the Department of Public Safety; the Coast Guard is under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2025": { @@ -1216,14 +1219,14 @@ "text": "approximately 75,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2024)" + "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, the UK, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components; it also collaborates with the defense industries of allied countries such as the UK (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2023)", - "note": "note 1: Canada opened up all military occupations to women in 2001; women in 2023 comprised about 16% of the CAF

note 2: the CAF offers waivers to foreign nationals applying for military service only in exceptional cases — to individuals on international military exchanges, for example, or to candidates who have specialized skills in high demand" + "text": "17 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; service obligation 3-9 years depending on the position (2025)", + "note": "note 1: Canada opened up all military occupations to women in 2001; women in 2024 comprised about 16% of the CAF

note 2: the CAF offers waivers to foreign nationals applying for military service only in exceptional cases — to individuals on international military exchanges, for example, or to candidates who have specialized skills in high demand" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "the CAF has approximately 1,000 military personnel forward deployed for NATO air, land, and sea missions in the European theater, including a ground task force in Latvia; it also contributes smaller numbers of air, ground, and naval forces to a variety of other NATO and international missions (2024)", + "text": "approximately 2,000 Latvia (NATO); the CAF also has air and naval assets supporting NATO missions (2025)", "note": "note: in 2024, Canada announced plans to have a full 2,000-person brigade deployed to Latvia by 2026" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index a702c23c..63585f68 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { "text": "arable land: 0% (2022 est.)" @@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "99.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "99.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.9 years" @@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.05% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.32 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.29 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited" @@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.91 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "39.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "38.8% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "10.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "agricultural land: arable land": { "text": "arable land: 0% (2022 est.)" @@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ "text": "permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)" }, "agricultural land: permanent pasture": { - "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2022 est.)" + "text": "permanent pasture: 0.6% (2023 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0% (2022 est.)" + "text": "0% (2023 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "99.4% (2022 est.)" + "text": "99.4% (2023 est.)" } }, "Urbanization": { diff --git a/north-america/ip.json b/north-america/ip.json index 9c40de5c..db567a60 100644 --- a/north-america/ip.json +++ b/north-america/ip.json @@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 25cea1f9..fea9b113 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 78%, Protestant/evangelical Christian 11.2%, other 0.002%, unaffiliated (includes atheism) 10.6% (2020 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 77.7%, no religion 10.6%, other Evangelical Churches 7.5%, Jehovah Witness 1.2%; less than 1 percent: Pentecostal, Seventh Day Adventist, Historics, not specified, Latter Day Saints, other religions  (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.8 years" @@ -200,16 +200,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.72% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.81% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City" @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.79 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.85 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.88 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ "text": "4.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "56.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "53% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ "National color(s)": { "text": "green, white, red" }, + "National coat of arms": { + "text": "

Adopted in 1968, Mexico’s coat of arms is also used as the Seal of the United Mexican States. The Mexican Golden Eagle, a national symbol, is perched on a prickly pear cactus and eats a snake. Beneath the eagle, oak and laurel leaves are joined by a ribbon in the national colors. The image symbolizes the triumph of good over evil.

" + }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { "text": "\"Himno Nacional Mexicano\" (National Anthem of Mexico)" @@ -1288,11 +1291,10 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 260,000 active-duty Armed Forces; approximately 110,000 National Guard personnel (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons and equipment from a variety of mostly Western suppliers, particularly the US; a considerable portion of its inventory, such as ships and fighter aircraft, are older, secondhand items from the US; over the past decade, the Mexican military has made efforts to acquire more modern equipment; Mexico's defense industry produces some naval vessels and light armored vehicles, as well as small arms and other miscellaneous equipment (2023)" + "text": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from a variety of mostly Western suppliers, particularly the US; Mexico's defense industry produces light armored vehicles and some naval vessels, as well as small arms and other miscellaneous equipment (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age (16 with parental consent) for voluntary enlistment for men and women; 18 years of age for compulsory military service for men (selection for service determined by lottery); conscript service obligation is 12 months; those selected serve on Saturdays in a Batallón del Servicio Militar Nacional (National Military Service Battalion) composed entirely of 12-month Servicio Militar Nacional (SMN) conscripts; conscripts remain in reserve status until the age of 40; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; National Guard: single men and women 18-30 years of age may volunteer (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, women comprised about 10% of the active-duty Army, Air Force, and Navy, and about 14% of the National Guard" + "text": "18 years of age (16 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; men at age 18 subject to lottery-based 12-month compulsory military service  (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Mexican military is responsible for defending the independence, integrity, and sovereignty of Mexico, as well as providing for internal security, disaster response, humanitarian assistance, and socio-economic development; internal security duties are a key focus, particularly combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; the constitution was amended in 2019 to grant the president the authority to use the armed forces to protect internal and national security, and courts have upheld the legality of the armed forces’ role in law enforcement activities in support of civilian authorities through 2028; the military also provides security for strategic facilities, such as oil production infrastructure, and administers most of the country's land and sea ports and customs services, plus a state-owned development bank; in addition, President LÓPEZ OBRADOR placed the military in charge of a growing number of infrastructure projects, such as building and operating a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast (2025)" diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 8514504a..ed98acda 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "51.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "51.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "50.5 years" @@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.21% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.24% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.31 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.83 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island" @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.78 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.79 (2025 est.)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: total": { @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "64.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.2% (2020 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Bruno ANDRE (since September 2023)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of Territorial Council Bernard BRIAND (since 13 October 2020)" + "text": "President of Territorial Council Marc DIDIO (since 12 January 2026)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Le Cabinet du Préfet" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index ec9d9f9e..ca2e987c 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.9 years (2022 est.)" + "text": "39.5 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.8 years" @@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.67% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.45% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.75 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.76 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prairie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast, particularly around Anchorage, and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -273,10 +273,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.63 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.02 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "0.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1180,13 +1180,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 1.28 million active-duty Armed Forces (450,000 Army; 334,000 Navy; 317,000 Air Force; 10,000 Space Force; 168,000 Marine Corps); 42,000 Coast Guard) (2025)" + "text": "approximately 1.28 million active duty Armed Forces (450,000 Army; 334,000 Navy; 317,000 Air Force; 10,000 Space Force; 168,000 Marine Corps); 42,000 Coast Guard) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically produced weapons systems (some assembled with foreign components) along with a smaller mix of imported equipment from a variety of countries such as Germany and the UK; the US defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems; the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2024)" + "text": "the US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically produced weapons systems (some assembled with foreign components) along with a smaller mix of imported equipment from a variety of countries such as Germany and the UK; the US defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems; the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age (under 18 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; maximum enlistment age 35 (Army), 42 (Air Force/Space Force), 41 (Navy), 28 (Marines), 41 (Coast Guard); 8-year service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty depending on the particular military service  (2025)", + "text": "17 years of age (under 18 with parental consent) for voluntary service for men and women; maximum enlistment age 35 (Army), 42 (Air Force/Space Force), 41 (Navy), 28 (Marines), 41 (Coast Guard); 8-year initial service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty depending on the particular military service (2025)", "note": "note 1: the US military has been all-volunteer since 1973, but an act of Congress can reinstate the draft in case of a national emergency; males aged 18-25 must register with Selective Service

note 2: all military occupations and positions open to women; in 2022, women comprised 17.5% of the total US regular military personnel

note 3: non-citizens living permanently and legally in the US may join as enlisted personnel; they must have permission to work in the US, a high school diploma, and speak, read, and write English fluently; under the Compact of Free Association, citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands may volunteer" }, "Military deployments": { @@ -1205,10 +1205,10 @@ "text": "has 20 government and commercial spaceports licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration spread across 10 states (Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a large, comprehensive space program and is one of the world’s top space powers; builds, launches, and operates space launch vehicles (SLVs)/rockets and the full spectrum of spacecraft, including interplanetary probes, manned craft, reusable rockets, satellites, space stations, and space planes/shuttles; has an astronaut program and a corps of astronauts; researching and developing a broad range of other space-related technologies, including advanced telecommunications and optics, navigational aids, propulsion, and robotics; has launched orbital or lander probes to the Sun and all the planets in the solar system, as well as to asteroids and beyond the solar system; has dozens of international missions and projects, including with Canada, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the ESA; as of October 2025, nearly 60 countries had signed onto the US-led Artemis Accords to enhance the governance of civil exploration and use of outer space; the US commercial space industry is one of the world’s largest and is active across the spectrum of US government space programs; US commercial companies conduct the majority of NASA and US military space launches (2025)" + "text": "has a large, comprehensive space program and is one of the world’s top space powers; builds, launches, and operates space launch vehicles (SLVs)/rockets and the full spectrum of spacecraft, including interplanetary probes, manned craft, reusable rockets, satellites, space stations, and space planes/shuttles; has an astronaut program and a corps of astronauts; researching and developing a broad range of other space-related technologies, including advanced telecommunications and optics, navigational aids, propulsion, and robotics; has launched orbital or lander probes to the Sun and all the planets in the solar system, as well as to asteroids and beyond the solar system; has dozens of international missions and projects, including with Canada, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the ESA; as of January 2026, 60 countries had signed onto the US-led Artemis Accords to enhance the governance of civil exploration and use of outer space; the US commercial space industry is one of the world’s largest and is active across the spectrum of US government space programs; US commercial companies conduct the majority of NASA and US military space launches (2026)" }, "Key space-program milestones": { - "text": "1958-1963 - Project Mercury first manned space flights, Project Gemini longer-duration manned flights in preparation for Moon landings (1961-63)

1963-1971 - Project Apollo Moon landings (world's first manned landing on the Moon, 1969)

1964 - launched first successful Mars probe (Mariner)

1965-1979 - operated Skylab space station  

1977 - began launching Voyager probes to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond the solar system

1980s-2011 - operated Space Shuttle program (world’s first re-usable space orbiters)

1990 - launched Hubble Space Telescope

1993 - began participating in International Space Station project

2003 - launched surface rover vehicles (Spirit and Opportunity) to Mars 

2011 - launched orbital probe (Juno) to Jupiter 

2016 - launched OSIRIS-REx mission to retrieve asteroid sample (landed on asteroid Bennu in 2020 and returned with sample in 2023)

2017 - initiated Artemis lunar landing project

2019 - initiated Gateway lunar orbital station project

2021 - launched James Webb Space Telescope (ESA contributed launch vehicle and launch site); surface rover vehicle (Perseverance) with robot helicopter (Ingenuity) successfully landed on surface of Mars

2024 - successfully placed a commercial lander on the Moon and launched probe (Europa Clipper) to study Jupiter's Europa moon" + "text": "1958-1963 - Project Mercury first manned space flights

1961-1963 - Project Gemini (longer-duration manned flights in preparation for Moon landings)

1963-1971 - Project Apollo Moon landings (world's first manned landing on the Moon, 1969)

1964 - launched first successful Mars probe (Mariner)

1965-1979 - operated Skylab space station  

1977 - began launching Voyager probes to Jupiter, Saturn, and beyond the solar system

1980s-2011 - operated Space Shuttle program (world’s first re-usable space orbiters)

1990 - launched Hubble Space Telescope

1993 - began participating in International Space Station project

2003 - launched surface rover vehicles (Spirit and Opportunity) to Mars 

2011 - launched orbital probe (Juno) to Jupiter 

2016 - launched OSIRIS-REx mission to retrieve asteroid sample (landed on asteroid Bennu in 2020 and returned with sample in 2023)

2017 - initiated Artemis lunar landing project

2019 - initiated Gateway lunar orbital station project

2021 - launched James Webb Space Telescope (ESA contributed launch vehicle and launch site); surface rover vehicle (Perseverance) with robot helicopter (Ingenuity) successfully landed on surface of Mars

2024 - successfully placed a commercial lander on the Moon and launched probe (Europa Clipper) to study Jupiter's Europa moon" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/oceans/oo.json b/oceans/oo.json index 14d7157c..dcf7d58d 100644 --- a/oceans/oo.json +++ b/oceans/oo.json @@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ "text": "the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic, coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds" } }, + "People and Society": { + }, "Environment": { "Environmental issues": { "text": "natural and man-made changes to the ocean's physical, chemical, and biological systems " diff --git a/oceans/xo.json b/oceans/xo.json index 81762471..7bde5e1f 100644 --- a/oceans/xo.json +++ b/oceans/xo.json @@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/oceans/xq.json b/oceans/xq.json index 46a9a5e5..234d9150 100644 --- a/oceans/xq.json +++ b/oceans/xq.json @@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { "Transportation - note": { "text": "sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways" diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index 0044cd33..f970cc0f 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ }, "Economy": { }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { "Transportation - note": { "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of America coast of US" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index e5df0320..d3d62289 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.6 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "32.1 years" @@ -196,16 +196,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.79% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.26% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.47 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.94 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated" @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.04 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.69 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "2% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "48.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "49.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1122,10 +1122,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "62.7 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "62,709,200 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132 (2022 est.)" + "text": "140 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1221,14 +1221,14 @@ "text": "approximately 75,000 active-duty Armed Forces (45,000 Army; 15,000 Navy, including about 3,500 marines; 15,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of Argentina's armed forces is a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; in recent years, France and the US have been the leading suppliers of equipment; Argentina has an indigenous defense industry that produces air, land, and naval systems (2024)" + "text": "the inventory of Argentina's armed forces is a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; in recent years, France and the US have been the leading suppliers of equipment; Argentina has an indigenous defense industry that produces air, land, and naval systems (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription suspended in 1995; citizens can still be drafted in times of crisis, national emergency, or war, or if the Defense Ministry is unable to fill all vacancies to keep the military functional (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised nearly 20% of the active duty military" + "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription suspended in 1995; citizens can still be drafted in times of crisis, national emergency, or war, or if the Defense Ministry is unable to fill all vacancies to keep the military functional (2025)", + "note": "note 1: as of 2024, women comprised nearly 20% of the active-duty military

note 2: in 2025, the Argentine Government announced the creation of a Voluntary Military Service program for people aged 18–28 to be managed by the Ministries of Defense and Human Capital; the program's goals include to instill values like discipline  and patriotism while offering training in trades such as cooking, mechanics, and security, alongside opportunities to complete compulsory education" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "325 Cyprus (UNFICYP) (2024)" + "text": "230 Cyprus (UNFICYP) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Argentine military’s primary responsibilities are territorial defense and protecting the country’s sovereignty; duties also include border security, countering narcotics trafficking, and other internal missions, such as disaster response and infrastructure development; it conducts support operations and has bases in Antarctica to promote an active presence in areas of national territory that are sparsely populated; the military also participates in both bilateral and multinational training exercises and supports UN peacekeeping operations

Argentina participates in the Tripartite Command, an interagency security mechanism created by Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to exchange information and combat transnational threats, such as crime and terrorism, in the Tri-Border Area; in addition, Argentina and Chile have a joint peacekeeping force known as the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force, designed to be made available to the UN; Argentina has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the Army and Navy were both created in 1810 during the Argentine War of Independence, while the Air Force was established in 1945; the military conducted coups d'état in 1930, 1943, 1955, 1962, 1966, and 1976; the 1976 coup, aka the \"National Reorganization Process,\" marked the beginning of the so-called \"Dirty War,\" a period of state-sponsored terrorism that saw the deaths or disappearances of thousands of Argentinians; the defeat in the 1982 Falklands War led to the downfall of the military junta (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 61f6617b..92b3b8be 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.2 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.01% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.02 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a high-altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "22.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.2 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.13 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.07 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.04 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "text": "3.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "57.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.2% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1102,10 +1102,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "12,266,900 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "100 (2021 est.)" + "text": "98 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1181,11 +1181,11 @@ "text": "approximately 30-35,000 active-duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military is equipped with a mix of mostly older Brazilian, Chinese, European, and US equipment (2024)" + "text": "the military is equipped with a mix of mostly older Brazilian, Chinese, European, and US armaments (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "compulsory for all men between the ages of 18 and 22; men can volunteer from the age of 16, women from 18; service is for 12 months; Search and Rescue service can be substituted for citizens who have reached the age of compulsory military service; duration of this service is 24 months (2024)", - "note": "note 1: foreign nationals 18-22 residing in Bolivia may join the armed forces; joining speeds the process of acquiring Bolivian citizenship by naturalization

note 2: as of 2022, women comprised about 8% of the Bolivian military's personnel" + "text": "voluntary service for men and women 18-22 years of age; selective 12-month compulsory service for men, 18-22 (24 months of search and rescue service can be substituted for military service) (2025)", + "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised about 11% of the Bolivian military's personnel" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Bolivian Armed Forces (FAB) are responsible for territorial defense but also have some internal security duties, particularly counternarcotics and border security; the FAB shares responsibility for border enforcement with the National Police (PNB), and it may be called out to assist the PNB with maintaining public order in critical situations

land-locked Bolivia has a naval force for patrolling some 5,000 miles of navigable rivers to combat narcotics trafficking and smuggling, provide disaster relief, and deliver supplies to remote rural areas, as well as for maintaining a presence on Lake Titicaca; the Navy also exists in part to cultivate a maritime tradition and as a reminder of Bolivia’s defeat at the hands of Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-1883), and its desire to regain access to the Pacific Ocean; every year on 23 March, the Navy participates in parades and government ceremonies commemorating the Día Del Mar (Day of the Sea) holiday that remembers the loss (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index e4916da1..ae101ddb 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34 years" @@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.58% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.04 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people live along or near the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of São Paolo, Brasília, and Rio de Janeiro" @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.84 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ "text": "3.5% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "56.9% (2019 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -1162,10 +1162,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "213 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "213.295 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "99 (2022 est.)" + "text": "102 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1273,10 +1273,10 @@ "text": "approximately 360,000 active Armed Forces (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; Brazil's defense industry designs and manufactures equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2024)" + "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; Brazil's defense industry designs and manufactures equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men (women exempted); only 5-10% of those inducted are required to serve; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 (18 for women) years of age for voluntary service (2024)", + "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men (only 5-10% of those inducted are required to serve); compulsory service obligation is generally 12 months; 17-45 (18 for women) years of age for voluntary service (2025)", "note": "note: in 2024, women were reported to comprise approximately 10% of the Brazilian military" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 2bebc4f1..ee9dedb2 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "38.9 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "35.8 years" @@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.46% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.4 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north, including the Atacama Desert, and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.85 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.61 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "46.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "48.5% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -502,14 +502,14 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May; note - Punta Arenas observes DST throughout the year" }, "time zone note": { - "text": "Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Magallanes region, which does not use daylight savings time and remains at UTC-3 for the summer months; and Easter Island at UTC-5
" + "text": "Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Aysén and Magallanes regions, which do not use daylight savings time and remain at UTC-3 year-round; and Easter Island at UTC-5
" }, "etymology": { "text": "Santiago is named after Saint James, the patron saint of Spain (Santo Iago in Spanish); Valparaiso derives from the Spanish words valle (valley) and paraíso (paradise)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", + "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Antofagasta, Araucanía, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Aysén, Biobío, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Ríos, Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Ñuble, Región Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapacá, Valparaíso", "note": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" }, "Legal system": { @@ -557,10 +557,10 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a single 4-year term" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "16 December 2025, with a runoff to be held on 14 December 2025" + "text": "16 November 2025, with a runoff held on 14 December 2025" }, "election results": { - "text": "2025: percent of vote in first round - Jeannette Alejandra JARA Román (PCCh) 26.8%, José Antonio KAST (PLR) 23.9%, Franco Aldo PARISI Fernández (PDG) 19.7%, Johannes KAISER (PNL) 13.9%, Evelyn Rose MATTHEI Fornet (PL) 12.5%; other 3.2%; note - JARA and KAST will participate in a runoff election to be held 14 December 2025  

2021: Gabriel BORIC elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - José Antonio KAST (FSC) 27.9%; Gabriel BORIC (AD) 25.8%; Franco PARISI (PDG) 12.8%; Sebastian SICHEL (ChP+) 12.8%; Yasna PROVOSTE (New Social Pact) 11.6%; other 9.1%; percent of vote in second round - Gabriel BORIC 55.9%; Jose Antonio KAST 44.1%

2017: Sebastian PINERA Echenique elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique (independent) 36.6%; Alejandro GUILLIER (independent) 22.7%; Beatriz SANCHEZ (independent) 20.3%; Jose Antonio KAST (independent) 7.9%; Carolina GOIC (PDC) 5.9%; Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI (PRO) 5.7%; other 0.9%; percent of vote in second round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique 54.6%, Alejandro GUILLIER 45.4%" + "text": "2025: José Antonio KAST elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jeannette Alejandra JARA Román (PCCh) 26.8%, José Antonio KAST (PLR) 23.9%, Franco Aldo PARISI Fernández (PDG) 19.7%, Johannes KAISER (PNL) 13.9%, Evelyn Rose MATTHEI Fornet (PL) 12.5%; other 3.2%; percent of vote in second round - José Antonio KAST 58.2%, Jeannette Alejandra JARA Román 41.8%; note - KAST will take office 11 March 2026 

2021: Gabriel BORIC elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - José Antonio KAST (FSC) 27.9%; Gabriel BORIC (AD) 25.8%; Franco PARISI (PDG) 12.8%; Sebastian SICHEL (ChP+) 12.8%; Yasna PROVOSTE (New Social Pact) 11.6%; other 9.1%; percent of vote in second round - Gabriel BORIC 55.9%; Jose Antonio KAST 44.1%

2017: Sebastian PINERA Echenique elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique (independent) 36.6%; Alejandro GUILLIER (independent) 22.7%; Beatriz SANCHEZ (independent) 20.3%; Jose Antonio KAST (independent) 7.9%; Carolina GOIC (PDC) 5.9%; Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI (PRO) 5.7%; other 0.9%; percent of vote in second round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique 54.6%, Alejandro GUILLIER 45.4%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "18 November 2029 (a runoff, if needed, will take place in December 2029)" @@ -1095,10 +1095,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "26.7 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "26,710,700 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135 (2022 est.)" + "text": "133 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1200,11 +1200,11 @@ "text": "approximately 70,000 active Armed Forces (40,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 Carabineros (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Chilean military inventory is comprised of a broad mix of older foreign supplied weapons and equipment and some domestically produced systems; significant foreign suppliers have included Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry is active in the production of military aircraft, ships, and vehicles (2024)" + "text": "the Chilean military's inventory is comprised of a mix of mostly older foreign supplied armaments and some domestically produced weapons systems; significant foreign suppliers have included Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; Chile's defense industry is active in the production of military aircraft, ships, and vehicles (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 or 18 for voluntary military service for men and women; selective compulsory service (there are usually enough volunteers to make compulsory service unnecessary); service obligation is a minimum of 12 months for Army and 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised approximately 20% of the armed forces" + "text": "18-24 for voluntary military service for men and women (17 for men with parental permission); selective compulsory service for men 18-24 (there are usually enough volunteers to make compulsory service unnecessary); service obligation is a maximum of 24 months  (2025)", + "note": "note: as of 2024, women comprised approximately 21% of the armed forces" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Chilean military's responsibilities are territorial defense, ensuring the country’s sovereignty, assisting with disaster and humanitarian relief, and providing some internal security duties such as border security or maintaining public order if required; a key focus in recent years has been assisting with securing the border area with Bolivia and Peru; it trains regularly and participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises, as well as international peacekeeping operations 

Chile and Argentina have a joint peacekeeping force known as the Combined Southern Cross Peacekeeping Force (FPC), designed to be made available to the UN; the FPC is made up of air, ground, and naval components, as well as a combined logistics support unit

the Chilean Army was founded in 1810, but traces its origins back to the Army of the Kingdom of Chile, which was established by the Spanish Crown in the early 1600s; Chile's military aviation was inaugurated in 1913 with the creation of a military aviation school; the Navy traces its origins to 1817; it was first led by a British officer and the first ships were largely crewed by American, British, and Irish sailors; by the 1880s, the Chilean Navy was one of the most powerful in the Americas, and included the world’s first protected cruiser (a ship with an armored deck to protect vital machine spaces) (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index b0c0e567..971aef2c 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "33.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.5 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.54% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.96 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west, where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.95 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.94 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "3.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "50.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1117,10 +1117,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "87.4 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "87,365,900 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "156 (2022 est.)" + "text": "174 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1222,14 +1222,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 260,000 active Military Forces; approximately 150,000 National Police (2025)" + "text": "approximately 260,000 active Military Forces; approximately 150,000 National Police (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Canada, Germany, Israel, South Korea, and especially the US; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported armaments from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Canada, Germany, Israel, South Korea, and the US; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military (and police) service; conscript service obligation is 18 months or 12 months for those with a college degree; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2024)", - "note": "note: the Colombian military first incorporated women in 1976 in administrative positions; women were incorporated as non-commissioned officers in 1983 and officers in 2009; as of 2023, about 6,000 women served in the uniformed military while more than 30,000 served in the National Police" + "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military (and police) service; conscript service obligation is 18 months or 12 months for those with a college degree; conscripted soldiers reportedly include regular soldiers (conscripts without a high school degree), drafted high school graduates (bachilleres), and rural (campesino) soldiers who serve in their home regions (2025)", + "note": "note: women comprised a little more than 3% of the active military in 2024" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 337c5987..c177851d 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.94% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.91% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "17.42 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.17 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.08 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "4.9% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "55.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "45.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1068,10 +1068,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "18.2 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "18,165,600 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "97 (2022 est.)" + "text": "102 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1172,11 +1172,11 @@ "text": "approximately 40,000 active Ecuadorian Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a diverse mix of older and smaller quantities of more modern equipment derived from a variety of sources such as Brazil, China, France, Italy, Germany, Russia/Soviet-Union, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of mostly older and limited quantities of more modern equipment from a variety of sources such as Brazil, Chile, China, France, Italy, Germany, Russia/Soviet-Union, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for selective conscript military service for men, although conscription was suspended in 2008; 18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation (2023)", - "note": "note: in 2022, women made up an estimated 3-4% of the military" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 12-month service obligation; conscription abolished in 2008 (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2024, women made up about 5% of the active military" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military is responsible for preserving Ecuador’s national sovereignty and defending the integrity of the state; it also has some domestic security responsibilities and may complement police operations in maintaining public order if required; the military shares responsibility for border enforcement with the National Police; it participates in bilateral and multinational training exercises and has sent troops on UN peacekeeping missions; the military has defense ties to regional countries, such as Chile, Colombia, and Peru

border conflicts with Peru dominated the military’s focus until the late 1990s and border security remains a priority, but in more recent years, security challenges have included counterinsurgency and counternarcotics operations, particularly in the northern border area where violence and other criminal activity related to terrorism, insurgency, and narco-trafficking in Colombia, as well as refugees from Venezuela, have spilled over the border; the military has established a joint service task force for counterinsurgency and counternarcotics operations and boosted troop deployments along those borders; other missions include countering illegal mining, smuggling, and maritime piracy; since 2012, the Ecuadorian Government has expanded the military’s role in general public security and domestic crime operations, in part due to rising violence, police corruption, and police ineffectiveness; in 2024, Ecuador passed a constitutional amendment formally authorizing the military to participate in complementary security roles such as supporting law enforcement in high-risk areas, conducting joint operations against organized crime, and providing logistical assistance in maintaining public order 

the military ruled the country from 1963-1966 and 1972-1979, and supported a dictatorship in 1970-1972; during the 1980s, the military remained loyal to the civilian government, but civilian-military relations were at times tenuous, and the military had considerable autonomy from civilian oversight; it was involved in coup attempts in 2000 and 2010 (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index 70a64034..ed63c487 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ } }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "44.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "47.7% (2016 est.)" } }, "Environment": { @@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Alison BLAKE (since 23 July 2022)" + "text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Colin MARTIN-REYNOLDS (since 29 July 2025)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Executive Andy KEELING (since April 2021)" + "text": "Chief Executive Andrea Patricia CLAUSEN (since 1 April 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council elected by the Legislative Council" @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ "text": "4 years" }, "most recent election date": { - "text": "11/4/2021" + "text": "12/11/2025" }, "percentage of women in chamber": { "text": "25% note: does not include the speaker" @@ -501,10 +501,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,000 (2021 est.)" + "text": "6,420 (2022 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "160 (2021 est.)" + "text": "184 (2022 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 2fb99b67..7be3c437 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.3 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.7 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.2 years" @@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.32% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.35% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.68 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-6.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with notable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" @@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "20.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "23.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.05 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "9.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "59% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) is a unified force with ground, air, and coast guard components, as well as the Guyana National Reserve (2025)", + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) is a unified force with ground, air, and coast guard components, as well as the Guyana National Reserve (2026)", "note": "note: the Guyana Police Force under the Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1063,10 +1063,10 @@ "text": "approximately 3,500 active-duty Guyana Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of older or second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military has a limited inventory comprised mostly of older or secondhand platforms imported from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, India, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2024)" + "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) was established in 1965; its primary missions are territorial defense, maritime security, search and rescue, medical evacuation, aviation and engineering support, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, peace support operations, and community engagement; key areas of concern include illegal fishing, narcotics trafficking, piracy, porous borders, and threats from Venezuela over disputed territory; the GDF participates in both bilateral and multinational exercises and has relationships with Brazil, China, France, the UK, and the US

Guyana joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 2022; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 72696e1e..b7854c3f 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.07% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.04% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "29.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "29.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "37.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.91 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.9 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ "text": "6.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "52.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ "text": "approximately 2,000 National Army (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older weapons and equipment, largely originating from such suppliers as Brazil, the Netherlands, and India; France also provides material assistance (2024)" + "text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory of older or secondhand armaments originating from such suppliers as Brazil, France, the Netherlands, and India (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2024)" diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 7d127e1d..2bd8e649 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.6 years" @@ -178,16 +178,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.09% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.06% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.9 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "21.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.92 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.92 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "59.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "54.8% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -1159,17 +1159,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 15,000 active-duty Armed Forces (2025)" + "text": "approximately 15,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older or obsolescent equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; in recent years, the military has received small quantities of more modern equipment, such as light attack aircraft and secondhand helicopters (2025)" + "text": "the military's inventory is comprised of mostly older or obsolescent equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; in recent years, the military has received small quantities of more modern equipment, such as light attack aircraft from Brazil and secondhand helicopters from Taiwan (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; conscripts also serve in the National Police (2024)", - "note": "note: as of 2021, women made up about 6% of the active military" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; all men 18-25 are required to perform military service for at least 12 months (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": " the Paraguayan military is responsible for external defense and has a role in domestic security duties; it provides support for natural disasters and cooperates with the National Police and other internal security organizations in combating the Paraguayan People’s Army (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo or EPP) and transnational criminal organizations, largely narcotics traffickers; the EPP is a small, domestic criminal/guerrilla group operating in the rural northern part of the country along the border with Brazil; the activities of the EPP and its offshoots—Marsical López’s Army (EML) and the Armed Peasant Association (ACA)—have consisted largely of isolated attacks on remote police and army posts, or against ranchers and peasants accused of aiding Paraguayan security forces

the Paraguayan military has deployed small numbers of troops on UN peacekeeping missions and cooperates with neighboring countries, such as Argentina and Brazil, on security issues, particularly organized crime and narco-trafficking in what is known as the Tri-Border Area; Paraguay has not fought a war against a neighboring country since the Chaco War with Bolivia in the 1930s (2025)" + "text": "the Paraguayan military is responsible for external defense and has a role in domestic security duties; it provides support for natural disasters and cooperates with the National Police and other internal security organizations in combating the Paraguayan People’s Army (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo or EPP) and transnational criminal organizations, largely narcotics traffickers; the EPP is a small, domestic criminal/guerrilla group operating in the rural northern part of the country along the border with Brazil; the activities of the EPP and its offshoots—Marsical López’s Army (EML) and the Armed Peasant Association (ACA)—have consisted largely of isolated attacks on remote police and army posts, or against ranchers and peasants accused of aiding Paraguayan security forces

the Paraguayan military has deployed small numbers of troops on UN peacekeeping missions and cooperates with neighboring countries, such as Argentina and Brazil, on security issues, particularly organized crime and narco-trafficking in what is known as the Tri-Border Area; Paraguay has not fought a war against a neighboring country since the Chaco War with Bolivia in the 1930s (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index fdd2df94..4cda44e1 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 76%, Evangelical Christian 15.7%, no religion 5.1%, other religions 3.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 76%, Evangelical Christian 15.7%, no religion 5.1%, other religions 3.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.2 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.1 years" @@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.55% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.43 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the  west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjoining rainforest are sparsely populated" @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.12 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.05 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.04 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "2.7% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "52.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Joan PERKINS (since 18 April 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Bernardo NAVARRO; Chargé d’Affaires Joan PERKINS (since 18 April 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida La Encalada, Cuadra 17 s/n, Surco, Lima 33" @@ -1202,14 +1202,14 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 85,000 active-duty Armed Forces (50,000 Army; 25,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force); approximately 75,000 National Police (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military has a broad mix of mostly older but some more modern equipment from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the former Soviet Union, South Korea, and the US; some deliveries have been secondhand weapons systems; Peru has a small defense industry, including a shipyard that builds and upgrades naval vessels; it also has defense industrial cooperation agreements with several countries, including Russia, South Korea, Spain, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of mostly older or secondhand armaments originating from a range of countries, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, and the US; Peru has a small defense industry, including a shipyard that builds and upgrades naval vessels; it also has defense industrial cooperation agreements with several countries, including Russia, South Korea, Spain, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (12 months) (2024)", + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (12-24 months) (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2024, women made up about 11% of the active-duty military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "225 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "225 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Peruvian Armed Forces (FAP) are responsible for external defense in addition to some domestic security responsibilities in designated emergency areas and in exceptional circumstances; key areas of focus include counterinsurgency, counternarcotics, cyber defense, disaster relief, and maritime security operations; the FAP supported the police during anti-government protests in early 2023; it has contributed to UN missions since 1958 and has ties to regional militaries, particularly Colombia, as well as those of numerous other countries such as China, Russia, Spain, and the US; the FAP’s last external conflict was a brief border war with Ecuador in 1995

the Special Command of the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers (CE-VRAEM) is responsible for combating the remnants of the Shining Path terrorist group (aka Sendero Luminoso) and includes several thousand air, ground, naval, police, and special forces personnel; the FAP also provides aircraft, vehicles, and logistical support to the command (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 9e8ac005..9c23cbbd 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.5 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "37.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "34.9 years" @@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.26% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.06% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "9.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.27 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.86 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.62 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Lou RINALDI (since September 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador Lou RINALDI (since 30 September 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo 11200" @@ -1198,14 +1198,14 @@ "text": "approximately 23,000 active-duty Armed Forces (15,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a variety of mostly older or second-hand equipment originating from a wide range of suppliers, including Brazil, Canada, the former Czechoslovakia, Germany, Portugal, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Korea, Spain, and the US (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a variety of mostly older or secondhand equipment originating from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, South Korea, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for voluntary military service for men and women; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2025)", "note": "note: as of 2023, women comprised nearly 20% of the active military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "600 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2024)" + "text": "630 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 210 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons, border security, and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking; the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners; Uruguay traditionally has held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US; since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2025)" diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index c2aaed04..01574fc7 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.3 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30.3 years" @@ -190,16 +190,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.34% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.88% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.54 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "13.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas" @@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.18 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.16 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.06 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.05 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: total": { @@ -313,9 +313,6 @@ "text": "0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)" } }, - "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "51.5% (2023 est.)" - }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { "text": "0% of GDP (2023 est.)" @@ -508,10 +505,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Notification Statement: the United States does not recognize Nicolas MADURO Moros as president of Venezuela

President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013)" + "text": "Interim President Delcy Eloína RODRÍGUEZ Gómez (since 5 January 2026)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013)" + "text": "Interim President Delcy Eloína RODRÍGUEZ Gómez (since 5 January 2026)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -526,9 +523,9 @@ "text": "
2024: official results disputed; Nicolas MADURO Moros was declared the winner by the MADURO-controlled National Electoral Council; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 52%, Edmundo GONZÁLEZ Urrutia (Independent) 43.2%, Luis Eduardo MARTÍNEZ (AD) 1.2%, other 3.6%

2018: Nicolas MADURO Moros reelected president; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 67.9%, Henri FALCON (AP) 20.9%, Javier BERTUCCI 10.8%" }, "expected date of next election": { - "text": "2030" + "text": "unknown" }, - "note": "note 1: the president is both chief of state and head of government

note 2: the United States recognizes that Edmundo GONZÁLEZ won the most votes in the 28 July 2024 presidential election because of overwhelming evidence, including more than 80% of the tally sheets received directly from polling stations that indicated GONZÁLEZ received the most votes by an insurmountable margin" + "note": "note 1: the president is both chief of state and head of government

note 2: in January 2026, the United States removed Nicolas MADURO Moros from his position as leader; Interim President RODRÍGUEZ has been sworn in and is expected to remain during a transition period

note 3: the United States did not recognize Nicolas MADURO Moros as president of Venezuela; the United States recognized that Edmundo GONZÁLEZ won the most votes in the 28 July 2024 presidential election because of overwhelming evidence, including more than 80% of the tally sheets received directly from polling stations that indicated GONZÁLEZ received the most votes by an insurmountable margin" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -991,7 +988,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB), Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB), Presidential Honor Guard

Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace: Bolivarian National Police (Policía Nacional Bolivariana, PNB) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Bolivarian Militia and the Presidential Honor Guard are considered special/secondary components of the FANB; the Militia is composed of the Military Reserve and the Territorial Militia and is comprised of armed civilians who receive periodic training in exchange for a small stipend

note 2: the National Guard was made part of the FANB in 2007 and is responsible for maintaining public order, guarding the exterior of key government installations and prisons, conducting counter-narcotics operations, monitoring borders, and providing law enforcement in remote areas; it reports to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace

note 3: the PNB is a federal force created by Hugo CHAVEZ in 2008 as a “preventative police force,” separate from state and local ones; the PNB largely focuses on policing Caracas’ Libertador municipality, patrolling Caracas-area highways, railways, and metro system, and protecting diplomatic missions; the PNB includes the Special Action Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales, FAES), a paramilitary unit created by President MADURO to bolster internal security after the 2017 anti-government protests " + "note": "note 1: the Bolivarian Militia and the Presidential Honor Guard are considered special/secondary components of the FANB; the Militia is composed of the Military Reserve and the Territorial Militia and is comprised of armed civilians who receive periodic training in exchange for a small stipend

note 2: the National Guard was made part of the FANB in 2007 and is responsible for maintaining public order, guarding the exterior of key government installations and prisons, conducting counter-narcotics operations, monitoring borders, and providing law enforcement in remote areas; it reports to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior, Justice, and Peace

note 3: the PNB is a federal force created by Hugo CHAVEZ in 2008 as a “preventative police force,” separate from state and local ones; the PNB largely focuses on policing Caracas’ Libertador municipality, patrolling Caracas-area highways, railways, and metro system, and protecting diplomatic missions; the PNB includes the Special Action Forces (Fuerzas de Acciones Especiales, FAES), a paramilitary unit created by President MADURO to bolster internal security after the 2017 anti-government protests 

note 4: there are also pro-government armed groups known as colectivos operating in Caracas and other cities" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1014,14 +1011,13 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 125-150,000 active Armed Forces; estimated 200,000 Bolivarian Militia (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FANB inventory is comprised mostly of Russian/Soviet-era weapons and equipment; in recent years, it has acquired some material from China and Iran; it also has smaller quantities of older equipment from France, Germany, Spain, the UK, and the US (2024)", - "note": "note: the US prohibited the sale or transfer of military arms or technology to Venezuela in 2006" + "text": "the FANB inventory is a mix of mostly older and some more modern armaments from a variety of foreign suppliers, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Russia/former Soviet Union, Spain, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 (25 for women) for voluntary service; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months; 17-39 for Militia service; all citizens of military service age (18-50) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the armed forces (FANB) are responsible for ensuring Venezuela’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; they also have a domestic role, including assisting with maintaining internal security, conducting counter-narcotics missions, contributing to national socio-economic development, and providing disaster relief/humanitarian assistance; the military conducts internal security operations in large parts of the country and has been deployed against illegal armed groups operating in the Colombian border region and other areas to combat organized crime gangs involved in narcotics trafficking and illegal mining; it has ties with the militaries of China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia

the FANB has a role in the country’s economy and political sectors; military officers hold key positions in state-owned companies, government ministries, and funding agencies; the FANB runs corporation involved in agriculture, banking, communications, energy, insurance, mining, and transportation (2025)" + "text": "the armed forces (FANB) are responsible for ensuring Venezuela’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; they also have a domestic role, including assisting with maintaining internal security, conducting counter-narcotics missions, contributing to national socio-economic development, and providing disaster relief/humanitarian assistance; the military has been deployed against illegal armed groups operating in the Colombian border region and other areas to combat organized crime gangs involved in narcotics trafficking and illegal mining; it has ties with the militaries of China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia

the FANB has a role in the country’s economy and political sectors; military officers hold key positions in state-owned companies, government ministries, and funding agencies; the FANB runs corporation involved in agriculture, banking, communications, energy, insurance, mining, and transportation (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 4c6b6294..c3ef212f 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "18.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "20 years" @@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.22% (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.86% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "35.99 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "populations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populated" @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "101.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "42 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "109.7 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.43 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.89 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "2.16 (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.39 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "text": "18.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "70.3% (2023 est.)" + "text": "65.9% (2023 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -963,10 +963,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "23 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "23,027,100 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "57 (2021 est.)" + "text": "60 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ "text": "the Taliban claims to have 190,000 under the Ministry of Defense and 215,000 under the Ministry of Interior (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Taliban military/security forces are armed with weapons and equipment captured in 2021 from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, which was largely equipped with Russian/Soviet-era and US material (2024)" + "text": "the Taliban military and security forces are equipped with armaments captured in 2021 from the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, which were largely equipped with Russian/Soviet-era and US material (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "service is voluntary; there is no conscription (2023)", diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 5ece7014..a9fe25bb 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "27.8 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "28.7 years" @@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.89% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.91% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "19.45 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.05 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "28.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "22 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.07 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.01 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.1 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "text": "21.7% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "80.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "80.6% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -576,11 +576,12 @@ "text": "13 February 2023" }, "election results": { - "text": "President Mohammad SHAHABUDDIN Chuppi (AL) elected unopposed by the National Parliament; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister for a fifth term following the 7 January 2024 parliamentary election; note - Sheikh HASINA resigned and fled the country on 5 August 2024 following mass protests against her government in July and August 2024, and Mohammad YUNIS was appointed as interim Prime Minister on 8 August 2024" + "text": "President Mohammad SHAHABUDDIN Chuppi (AL) elected unopposed by the National Parliament; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister for a fifth term following the 7 January 2024 parliamentary election but fled the country on 5 August 2024 following mass protests against her government in July and August 2024; Mohammad YUNIS was appointed as interim Prime Minister on 8 August 2024" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2028" - } + }, + "note": "note: On August 5, 2024, former prime minister Sheikh HASINA fled the country as protesters stormed her official residence, and army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed to run Bangladesh; the President dissolved Parliament on 6 August and swore in Nobel laureate Muhammad YUNUS as interim prime minister on 8 August" }, "Legislative branch": { "expected date of next election": { @@ -624,7 +625,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Ambassador Tracey Ann JACOBSEN (since 11 January 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Brent CHRISTENSEN (since 12 January 2026)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka - 1212" @@ -1058,10 +1059,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "191 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "196.081 million (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "105 (2022 est.)" + "text": "108 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1140,7 +1141,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Armed Forces of Bangladesh (aka Bangladesh Defense Force): Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force

Ministry of Home Affairs: Bangladesh Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the Armed Forces of Bangladesh are jointly administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Armed Forces Division (AFD), both under the Prime Minister's Office; the AFD has ministerial status and parallel functions with MOD; the AFD is a joint coordinating headquarters for the three services and also functions as a joint command center during wartime; to coordinate policy, the prime minister and the president are advised by a six-member board, which includes the three service chiefs of staff, the principal staff officer of the AFD, and the military secretaries to the prime minister and president

note 2: the RAB, Ansars, and VDP are paramilitary organizations for internal security; the RAB is a joint task force comprised of Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Border Guards personnel seconded to the RAB; its mandate includes internal security, intelligence gathering related to criminal activities, and government-directed investigations" + "note": "note 1: the Armed Forces of Bangladesh are jointly administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Armed Forces Division (AFD), both under the Prime Minister's Office; the AFD has ministerial status and parallel functions with MOD

note 2: the RAB, Ansars, and VDP are paramilitary organizations for internal security; the RAB is a joint task force comprised of Police, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Border Guards personnel seconded to the RAB; its mandate includes internal security, intelligence gathering related to criminal activities, and government-directed investigations" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2024": { @@ -1163,14 +1164,13 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 170,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; in recent years, China has been the leading provider of arms to Bangladesh (2024)" + "text": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment, but in recent years suppliers have expanded to include Germany, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "generally 17-21 for voluntary military service; length of service varies by military service  (2024)" + "text": "varies by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "approximately 1,400 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,650 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 200 police); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 100 Mali (MINUSMA; plus about 150 police); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS); 500 Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)", - "note": "note: as of early 2024, Bangladesh had nearly 6,000 total military and police personnel deployed on UN missions" + "text": "approximately 1,400 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,700 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 200 police); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS); 500 Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military’s primary responsibility is external defense but it also has a domestic security role; following widespread domestic protests in September 2024, the Army was given law enforcement powers, including making arrests, conducting searches, and dispersing unlawful assemblies; the military has traditionally been a significant player in the country's politics and has commercial business interests in such areas as banking, food, hotels, manufacturing, real estate, and shipbuilding, and manages government infrastructure and construction projects

the military has a long history of participating in UN peacekeeping missions, which has provided operational experience and a source of funding; it runs an international institute for the training of peacekeepers; the military also conducts multinational and bilateral exercises with foreign partners, particularly India (2025)" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index bb007236..f73aca1e 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.7 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "31.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.1 years" @@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.95% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.93% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.3 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.75 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "23 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "24.6 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.86 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.85 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ "text": "8.7% (2023 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "62.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "62% (2022 est.)" }, "Education expenditure": { "Education expenditure (% GDP)": { @@ -966,10 +966,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "752,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "751,989 (2023 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "95 (2022 est.)" + "text": "100 (2024 est.)" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -1011,14 +1011,13 @@ "text": "estimated 7-8,000 active Royal Bhutan Army (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army is lightly armed; it has a small amount of heavy equipment, such as armored cars and helicopters, originating from India and Thailand (2024)" + "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army is lightly armed; it has a small amount of heavy equipment, such as armored cars and helicopters, originating from the former Soviet Union, India, and Thailand (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period  (2023)", - "note": "note: in 2021, the Royal Bhutan Army graduated from a year-long training course the first batch of 150 women to be allowed to serve in combat roles; previously, women were allowed to serve in medical and other non-combat roles" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; militia training is compulsory for men aged 20-25 over a 3-year period (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "190 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" + "text": "180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons; Bhutan's closest security partner is India; under the 2007 India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, both countries agreed to cooperate closely on issues relating to their national interests (2025)" diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index 23de2e9c..a755c829 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.1 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "34.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "32.2 years" @@ -170,16 +170,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.22% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.38 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the population is primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north" @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.13 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2.12 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.04 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.03 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ "text": "17.1% (2024 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "65.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ "text": "President Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE (since 23 September 2024)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Harini AMARASURIYA (since 24 September 2024)" + "text": "President Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE (since 23 September 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister" @@ -546,11 +546,12 @@ "text": "21 September 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE elected president; percent of vote after reallocation - Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE (JVP) 55.9%, Sajith PREMADASA (SJB) 44.1%

2022: Ranil WICKREMESINGHE elected president by Parliament on 20 July 2022; Parliament vote - WICKREMESINGHE (UNP) 134, Dullas ALAHAPPERUMA (SLPP) 82" + "text": "
2024: Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE elected president; percent of vote after reallocation - Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE (JVP) 55.9%, Sajith PREMADASA (SJB) 44.1%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2029" - } + }, + "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -1127,13 +1128,13 @@ "note": "note: the Sri Lankan military has been downsizing for several years; in 2025, the Sri Lankan Government announced its intent to decrease the size of the Army to 100,000, the Air Force to 18,000, and the Navy to 40,000 by 2030" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment with a smaller mix of material from countries such as India and the US, including donations; defense acquisitions have been limited over the past decade (2024)" + "text": "the military's armaments are mostly of Chinese, Indian, Russian/Soviet, and US origin (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)" + "text": "generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, although upper age limits may vary by branch of service, roles, specialties, etc; no conscription (2026)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (2024)" + "text": "120 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 130 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the military of Sri Lanka is responsible for external defense, maritime security, and maintaining internal security; it has sent small numbers of personnel on UN peacekeeping missions; from 1983 to 2009, the military fought against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a conflict that involved both guerrilla and conventional warfare, as well as acts of terrorism and human rights abuses, and cost the military nearly 30,000 killed; since the end of the war, a large portion of the Army reportedly remains deployed in the majority Tamil-populated northern and eastern provinces; the military over the past decade also has increased its role in a range of commercial sectors including agriculture, hotels, leisure, and restaurants

Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries conduct exercises together, and India trains approximately 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; in recent years, Sri Lanka has increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training (2025)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 18c1ad90..b650fcec 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.8 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "29.1 years" @@ -194,16 +194,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.72% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.72% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "15.91 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "30.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "30 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.03 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "2 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.97 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.95 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ "text": "31.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "72.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "72.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ "text": "president: 18 July 2022

vice president: 5 August 2022" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2022: Droupadi MURMU elected president; percent of electoral college vote - Droupadi MURMU (BJP) 64%, Yashwant SINHA (AITC) 35.9%; Jagdeep DHANKHAR elected vice president; percent of electoral college vote - Jagdeep DHANKHAR (BJP) 74.4%, Margaret ALVA (INC) 25.6%

2017: Ram Nath KOVIND elected president; percent of electoral college vote - Ram Nath KOVIND (BJP) 65.6%, Meira KUMAR (INC) 34.4%; Venkaiah NAIDU elected vice president; percent of electoral college vote - Venkaiah NAIDU (BJP) 67.9%, Gopal-krishna GANDHI 32.1%" + "text": "
2022: Droupadi MURMU elected president; percent of electoral college vote - Droupadi MURMU (BJP) 64%, Yashwant SINHA (AITC) 35.9%; Jagdeep DHANKHAR elected vice president; percent of electoral college vote - Jagdeep DHANKHAR (BJP) 74.4%, Margaret ALVA (INC) 25.6%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "president: July 2027

vice president: August 2027" @@ -1257,11 +1257,11 @@ "text": "information varies; approximately 1.5 million active Indian Armed Forces, including about 1.25 million in the Army (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "much of the military's inventory consists of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller, but growing mix of Western and domestically produced arms; Russia continues to be the leading provider of arms to India, although in recent years India has increased acquisitions from other suppliers, including France, Israel, and the US; India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, missile, and naval weapons systems for both domestic use and export; it also produces weapons systems under license (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically produced arms; Russia continues to be the leading provider of arms to India, although in recent years India has increased acquisitions from other suppliers, including France, Israel, the UK, and the US; India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, missile, and naval weapons systems for both domestic use and export; it also produces weapons systems under license (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "ages vary by service, but generally 16.5-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year contracts; at the end of their tenure, 25% would be retained for longer terms of service, while the remainder would be forced to leave the military, although some of those leaving would be eligible to serve in the Coast Guard, the Merchant Navy, civilian positions in the Ministry of Defense, and in the paramilitary forces of the Ministry of Home Affairs

note 2: as of 2023, women made up less than 1% of the Army, about 1% of the Air Force, and about 6% of the Navy 

note 3: the Indian military accepts citizens of Nepal and Bhutan; descendants of refugees from Tibet who arrived before 1962 and have resided permanently in India; peoples of Indian origin from nations such as Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India; eligible candidates from “friendly foreign nations” may apply to the Armed Forces Medical Services 

note 4: the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816), and the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; six regiments of Gurkhas (aka Gorkhas in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added" + "text": "ages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)", + "note": "note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year contracts; at the end of their tenure, 25% would be retained for longer terms of service, while the remainder would be forced to leave the military, although some of those leaving would be eligible to serve in the Coast Guard, the Merchant Navy, civilian positions in the Ministry of Defense, and in the paramilitary forces of the Ministry of Home Affairs

note 2: the Indian military accepts citizens of Nepal and Bhutan; descendants of refugees from Tibet who arrived before 1962 and have resided permanently in India; peoples of Indian origin from nations such as Burma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India; eligible candidates from “friendly foreign nations” may apply to the Armed Forces Medical Services 

note 3: the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816), and the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; six regiments of Gurkhas (aka Gorkhas in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "1,100 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,400 South Sudan (UNMISS); 600 Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)", diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 1eda2480..dfb4948d 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "32.4 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "31.3 years" @@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.2% (2024 est.)" + "text": "-0.24% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "14.77 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-12.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "about a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago" @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "27.3 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.83 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.83 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ "text": "14.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "71.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "68.4% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -540,11 +540,12 @@ "text": "9 September 2023, with runoff on 30 September 2023" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2023: Mohamed MUIZZU elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed MUIZZU (PNC) 46.1%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 39.1%, Ilyas LABEEB (DEMS) 7.1%, other 7.7%; percent of vote in the second round - Mohamed MUIZZU 54%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH 46%

2018: Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH elected president in first round; Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 58.3%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 41.7%" + "text": "
2023: Mohamed MUIZZU elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed MUIZZU (PNC) 46.1%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 39.1%, Ilyas LABEEB (DEMS) 7.1%, other 7.7%; percent of vote in the second round - Mohamed MUIZZU 54%, Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH 46%" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2028" - } + }, + "note": "note: the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hugo Yue-Ho YON (since 6 September 2023); note - Ambassador YON is the first resident US ambassador to the Republic of Maldives" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Chunnong SAEGER (since January 2026)" }, "embassy": { "text": "210 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka; note - as of early November 2023, the US has no consular or diplomatic offices in Maldives; the US Mission to Maldives operates from US Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka" @@ -1052,10 +1053,11 @@ "text": "approximately 3-4,000 active Defense Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Defense Force has a limited inventory consisting of a mix of mostly secondhand or donated equipment from suppliers such as Germany, India, Japan, Turkey, and the UK (2025)" + "text": "the Defense Force has a limited inventory consisting of mostly secondhand or donated equipment from suppliers such as Germany, India, Japan, Türkiye, and the UK (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription (2024)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription (2025)", + "note": "note: in 2025, the Maldives began allowing Maldivians 16-28 (under 18 with parental consent) who lacked access to further education after completing their secondary education or employment could join the Maldives National Service Program and be recruited to the Army or Police" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) is responsible for defending and safeguarding the Maldives' territorial integrity, economic exclusion zone, and people; it is also responsible for disaster relief, and if requested, assisting the Maldives Police Service in maintaining internal security and law and order; maritime security is its largest focus; the Indian Armed Forces have long been the MNDF's most important partner (2025)" diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index f3800951..b7e1e1ed 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the principality of Gorkha united many of the other principalities and states of the sub-Himalayan region into a Nepali Kingdom. Nepal retained its independence after the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of hereditary rule and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but it was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy.

A Maoist-led insurgency broke out in 1996. During the ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces, the monarchy dissolved the cabinet and parliament. In 2001, Crown Prince DIPENDRA first massacred the royal family and then shot himself. His brother GYANENDRA became king, and the monarchy reassumed absolute power the next year. A peace accord in 2006 led to the promulgation of an interim constitution in 2007. After a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president.

When the CA failed to draft a Supreme Court-mandated constitution, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. An interim government held elections in 2013, in which the Nepali Congress (NC) won the largest share of seats. In 2014, NC formed a coalition government with the second-place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML). Nepal's new constitution came into effect in 2015, at which point the CA became the Parliament and Khagda Prasad Sharma OLI the first post-constitution prime minister (2015-16). He resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion, and Parliament elected Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) leader Pushpa Kamal DAHAL as prime minister.

The parties headed by OLI and DAHAL ran in coalition and swept the parliamentary elections in 2017, and OLI was sworn in as prime minister in 2018. OLI's efforts to dissolve parliament and hold elections were declared unconstitutional in 2021, and the opposition-supported NC leader Sher Bahadur DEUBA was named prime minister. The NC won a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections in 2022, but DAHAL then broke with the ruling coalition and partnered with OLI and the CPN-UML to become prime minister. DAHAL's first cabinet lasted about two months, until OLI withdrew his support over disagreements about ministerial assignments. In early 2023, DAHAL survived a vote of confidence and formed a coalition with the NC to remain prime minister.

" + "text": "

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the principality of Gorkha united many of the other principalities and states of the sub-Himalayan region into a Nepali Kingdom. Nepal retained its independence after the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16, and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of hereditary rule and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but it was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy.

A Maoist-led insurgency broke out in 1996. During the ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces, the monarchy dissolved the cabinet and parliament. In 2001, Crown Prince DIPENDRA first massacred the royal family and then shot himself. His uncle GYANENDRA became king, and the monarchy reassumed absolute power the next year. A peace accord in 2006 led to the promulgation of an interim constitution in 2007. After a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president.

When the CA failed to draft a Supreme Court-mandated constitution, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. An interim government held elections in 2013, in which the Nepali Congress (NC) won the largest share of seats. In 2014, NC formed a coalition government with the second-place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML). Nepal's new constitution came into effect in 2015, at which point the CA became the Parliament and Khagda Prasad Sharma OLI the first post-constitution prime minister (2015-16). He resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion, and Parliament elected Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) leader Pushpa Kamal DAHAL as prime minister.

The parties headed by OLI and DAHAL ran in coalition and swept the parliamentary elections in 2017, and OLI was sworn in as prime minister in 2018. OLI's efforts to dissolve parliament and hold elections were declared unconstitutional in 2021, and the opposition-supported NC leader Sher Bahadur DEUBA was named prime minister. The NC won a majority of seats in the parliamentary elections in 2022, but DAHAL then broke with the ruling coalition and partnered with OLI and the CPN-UML to become prime minister. DAHAL's first cabinet lasted about two months, until OLI withdrew his support over disagreements about ministerial assignments. In early 2023, DAHAL survived a vote of confidence and formed a coalition with the NC to remain prime minister.

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ "note": "note: 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2021 national census; many in government and business also speak English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Hindu 81.2%, Buddhist 8.2%, Muslim 5.1%, Kirat 3.2%, Christian 1.8%, other 0.5% (2021 est.)" + "text": "Hindu 81.2%, Buddhist 8.2%, Muslim 5.1%, Kirat 3.2%, Christian 1.8%; less than 1%:  Prakriti, Bon, Jains, Sikh (2021 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.6 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "28.1 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "26.5 years" @@ -176,16 +176,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.66% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "16.66 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-4.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low" @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "25.2 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.85 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "0.9 (2024 est.)" + "text": "0.88 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ "text": "18.3% (2022 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "74.6% (2023 est.)" + "text": "75.1% (2022 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ "text": "9 March 2023" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2023: Ram Chandra POUDEL elected president; electoral college vote - Ram Chandra POUDEL (NC) 33,802, Subash Chandra NEMBANG (CPN-UML) 15,518

2018: Bidhya Devi BHANDARI reelected president; electoral vote - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 39,275, Kumari Laxmi RAI (NC) 11,730" + "text": "
2023: Ram Chandra POUDEL elected president; electoral college vote - Ram Chandra POUDEL (NC) 33,802, Subash Chandra NEMBANG (CPN-UML) 15,518" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "5 March 2026" @@ -1132,14 +1132,13 @@ "text": "approximately 95,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of mostly older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; in recent years, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Indonesia, Italy, and Russia (2023)" + "text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of mostly older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; in recent years, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Indonesia, Italy, and Russia (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023)", - "note": "note: as of 2023, about 7,000 women served in the Nepalese Armed Forces" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; upper age limit varies; no conscription  (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1240 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 400 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 225 Liberia (UNSMIL); 100 South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA); 1,725 (plus about 220 police) South Sudan (UNMISS); note - Nepal has over 6,000 total personnel deployed on 15 UN missions (2024)" + "text": "1240 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 440 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 875 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 225 Liberia (UNSMIL); 100 South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA); 1,750 (plus about 200 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Nepali Army is responsible for territorial defense, fulfilling Nepal's commitments to UN peacekeeping, and some domestic duties such as disaster relief/humanitarian assistance, social services, and nature conservation efforts; during the 10-year civil war that ended in 2006, it conducted counterinsurgency operations against Maoist guerrillas; the Army has a long history of supporting UN missions, having sent its first UN observers to Lebanon in 1958 and its first troop contingent to Egypt in 1974; as of 2025, 150,000 Nepali military personnel have deployed on over 40 UN missions; Nepal's key security partners are China, India, and the US

the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2025)" diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index d6aa95e0..5b846069 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ "note": "note: data represent population by mother tongue; English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Islam (official) 96.5% (Sunni 85-90%, Shia 10-15%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 3.5% (2020 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 96.4%, Hindu 1.6%, Christian 1.4%; less than 1%: scheduled castes, Qadiani/Ahmadi, other, Sikh. (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.9 years (2024 est.)" + "text": "23.2 years (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "22.8 years" @@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.86% (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.82% (2025 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.5 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "25.05 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "5.79 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" + "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated" @@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "51.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)" + "text": "50.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "56 deaths/1,000 live births" @@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.32 children born/woman (2024 est.)" + "text": "3.25 children born/woman (2025 est.)" }, "Gross reproduction rate": { - "text": "1.62 (2024 est.)" + "text": "1.59 (2025 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { "improved: urban": { @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ "text": "23.1% (2018 est.)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "63.5% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ "text": "9 March 2024" }, "election results": { - "text": "
2024: Asif Ali ZARDARI elected president; National Assembly vote - Asif Ali ZARDARI (PPP) 411 votes, Mehmood Khan ACHAKZALI (PMAP) 181 votes; Shehbaz SHARIF elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 201, Omar AYUB (PTI) 92

2018: Arif ALVI elected president; Electoral College vote - Arif ALVI (PTI) 352, Fazl-ur-REHMAN (MMA) 184, Aitzaz AHSAN (PPP) 124; Imran KHAN elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Imran KHAN (PTI) 176, Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 96" + "text": "
2024: Asif Ali ZARDARI elected president; National Assembly vote - Asif Ali ZARDARI (PPP) 411 votes, Mehmood Khan ACHAKZALI (PMAP) 181 votes; Shehbaz SHARIF elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 201, Omar AYUB (PTI) 92" }, "expected date of next election": { "text": "2029" @@ -1249,16 +1249,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 650,000 active Armed Forces (550,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2025)" + "text": "approximately 650,000 active Armed Forces (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory is a broad mix of mostly imported and some domestically produced weapons and equipment; most of its imported weapons are from China; other suppliers include France, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; Pakistan also has a large domestic defense industry, which produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, naval vessels (2024)" + "text": "the military's inventory is a mix of mostly imported and some domestically produced armaments; the majority of its imported weapons are from China; other suppliers include France, Russia, Türkiye, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; Pakistan also has a domestic defense industry, which produces or co-produces such items as armored vehicles, aircraft, missiles, naval vessels (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16 (or 17 depending on service) to 23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2023)" + "text": "16-28 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; lower and upper age limits vary by military branch, position, and role; personnel cannot be deployed for combat until age 18 (2025)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 290 South Sudan (UNMISS); 590 Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)" + "text": "1,400 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 300 MONUSCO; 300 South Sudan (UNMISS); 575 Sudan (UNISFA) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Pakistan military is responsible for external defense but also has a domestic security role; its chief external focus is India; the military is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and has for decades conducted operations against various internal militant groups; it is also one of the longest serving and largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions; China is its closest security partner

the military operates largely independently and without effective civilian oversight; it has ruled the country for more than 30 years since independence in 1947 and continues to play a significant role in Pakistan's political arena; it also has a large stake in the country’s economic sector and is involved in a diverse array of commercial activities, including banking, construction of public projects, employment services, energy and power generation, fertilizer, food, housing, real estate, and security services

Pakistan has fought four wars and several skirmishes with India; three of the wars have been over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, the status of which has been unsettled since the UK's 1947 withdrawal and the partition and independence of India and Pakistan; a fragile cease-fire was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the militarized Line of Control which serves as the border remains contested, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in the territory New Delhi controls; in the Spring of 2025, Indian held Pakistan responsible for a terrorist attack in India-controlled Kashmir and retaliated, sparking a brief cross-border conflict involving aircraft, artillery, drone, and missile strikes

the Kashmir dispute also includes the Siachen Glacier, located in the Karakoram Mountain Range, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area several times between 1985 and 1995; despite the 2003 cease-fire, both sides continue to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties are due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2025)" diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 291dfcc0..cfd23c3c 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ "text": "12.3% (2022)" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { - "text": "66.2% (2023 est.)" + "text": "63.8% (2024 est.)" }, "Child marriage": { "women married by age 15": { @@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 20 million active-duty military personnel worldwide (2025)", + "text": "approximately 20-21 million active-duty military personnel worldwide (2025)", "note": "note: the largest militaries in the world based on personnel numbers belong to China, India, the US, North Korea, and Russia" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {