last held on 13 February and 6 May 2011 (next originally scheduled on 13 December 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 125e013d..0e8a3c8a 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "22,098 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,867 (Central African Republic) (2021)" + "text": "22,098 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 27,755 (Central African Republic) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "304,430 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2021)" diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index ff887531..3b5baf16 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "213,133 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers), 206,346 (Central African Republic), 55,953 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 41,796 (Burundi) (2021)" + "text": "211,259 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers), 206,346 (Central African Republic), 55,953 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 40,601 (Burundi) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "5.268 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; conflict in Kasai region since 2016) (2020)" diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index ad603e4c..b45d7858 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -583,16 +583,16 @@ "text": "President SAHLE-WORK Zewde (since 25 October 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed (since 2 April 2018); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen (since 29 November 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed (since 4 October 2021); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen (since 29 November 2012)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); snap election held on 25 October 2018 due to resignation of President MULATA Teshome (next election postponed by Prime Minister ABIY due to the COVID-19 pandemic); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections" + "text": "president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election held on 21 June 2021 and 30 September 2021 (the scheduled 29 August 2020 election was postponed by Prime Minister ABIY due to the COVID-19 pandemic); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "SAHLE-WORK Zewde elected president; Parliament vote - 659 (unanimous)" + "text": "SAHLE-WORK Zewde elected president; Parliament vote - 659 (unanimous); ABIY Ahmed confirmed Prime Minister; House of Peoples' Representatives (4 October 2021)" }, "note": "note: SAHLE-WORK Zewde is the first female elected head of state in Ethiopia; she is currently the only female president in Africa. Former President Dr. Mulatu TESHOME resigned on 25 October 2018, one year ahead of finishing his six-year term." }, @@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "378,423 (South Sudan), 215,300 (Somalia), 146,771 (Eritrea), 45,924 (Sudan) (2021)" + "text": "378,423 (South Sudan), 215,300 (Somalia), 150,960 (Eritrea), 46,014 (Sudan) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1,990,168 (includes conflict- and climate-induced IDPs, excluding unverified estimates from the Amhara region; border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Somali and Oromia regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2021)" diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 851b5b68..191e8e28 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "274,499 (Somalia), 135,771 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 30,081 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,579 (Ethiopia), 7,108 (Burundi) (2021)" + "text": "274,499 (Somalia), 135,771 (South Sudan), 30,576 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 20,668 (Ethiopia), 7,160 (Burundi) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "190,000 (election-related violence, intercommunal violence, resource conflicts, al-Shabaab attacks in 2017 and 2018) (2020)" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 683cc49c..c9074965 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -1057,10 +1057,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "16,429 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,433 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021)" + "text": "16,766 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,262 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "245,483 (conflict between pro-QADHAFI and anti-QADHAFI forces in 2011; post-QADHAFI tribal clashes 2014) (2021)" + "text": "212,593 (conflict between pro-QADHAFI and anti-QADHAFI forces in 2011; post-QADHAFI tribal clashes 2014) (2021)" } } } diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index b38ecbf5..b91a51e8 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service (men and women); 2-year conscript service obligation (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "prior to the coups in August 2020 and May 2021, the Malian military had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960; two attempts failed (1976 and 1978), while three succeeded in overturning civilian rule (1968, 1991, and 2012); the military collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants; it has been since rebuilt, but continues to have limited capabilities and is heavily reliant on external assistancethe International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea remain a very high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2020, there were 98 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea region; although a 24% decrease from the total number of incidents in 2019, it included all three hijackings and 9 of 11 ships fired upon worldwide; while boarding and attempted boarding to steal valuables from ships and crews are the most common types of incidents, almost a third of all incidents involve a hijacking and/or kidnapping; in 2020, a record 130 crew members were kidnapped in 22 separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, representing 95% of kidnappings worldwide; approximately 51% of all incidents of piracy and armed robbery are taking place off Nigeria, which is a decrease from the 71% in 2019 and an indication pirates are traveling further to target vessels; Nigerian pirates are well armed and very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore; the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2021-002 - Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 9 January 2021, which states in part, \"Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom continue to serve as significant threats to US-flagged vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea.”
" @@ -1219,10 +1219,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "67,459 (Cameroon) (2021)" + "text": "68,574 (Cameroon) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "2,887,107 (northeast Nigeria; Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2021)" + "text": "3,024,199 (northeast Nigeria; Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2021)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index d92842e8..bea014de 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "296,762 (Sudan), 16,985 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2021)" + "text": "303,857 (Sudan), 16,985 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1,436,000 (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2020)" diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index d3b53855..c164f2dd 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,696 (Senegal) (2021)" + "text": "7,757 (Senegal) (2021)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 2eb0a4ae..5c5714f1 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -1111,14 +1111,14 @@ "text": "the RDF's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and older Western - mostly French and South African - equipment; Rwanda has received a limited supply of imports since 2010 from a variety of countries, including China, Israel, Russia, and Turkey (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1,370 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,125 Sudan (UNAMID); 2,750 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2021)", + "text": "1,390 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 2,775 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2021)", "note": "note - in mid-2021, Rwanda sent about 1,000 combat troops to Mozambique to assist the Mozambique Government in combating an insurgency" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the RDF is widely regarded as one of Africa’s best trained and most capable and professional military forces; as of August 2021, over 6,000 RDF personnel were deployed on missions in four African countries, including the Central African Republic, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Sudan
" + "text": "the RDF is widely regarded as one of Africa’s best trained and most capable and professional military forces; as of August 2021, over 5,000 RDF personnel were deployed on missions in the African countries of the Central African Republic, Mozambique, and South Sudan
" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index d3171b7d..de479e91 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, special forces, and a presidential security unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force (2020)" + "text": "Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, special forces, and a presidential security unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 9b0c2124..cea18fdc 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -1175,13 +1175,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police) (2020)" + "text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other, including administrative, logistics, military police) (2021)" }, "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 European, Israeli, and US-origin weapons systems; since 2010, Sweden is the largest supplier of weapons to the SANDF (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "1,050 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "950 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (Sep 2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2021)" diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 26e645bb..8ac824c2 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ "text": "the FAS inventory includes mostly older or second-hand equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the FAS has been undergoing a significant modernization program; since 2010, it has received newer equipment from nearly 15 countries, led by China, France, and Israel (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "750 Gambia; 1,000 Mali (MINUSMA) (Jan 2021)" + "text": "750 Gambia (ECOMIG); 1,000 Mali (MINUSMA) (2021)", + "note": "note - in 2021, Senegal also had over 700 police deployed on UN missions" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; 2-year service obligation; women have been accepted into military service since 2008 (2019)" @@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,196 (Mauritania) (2021)" + "text": "14,199 (Mauritania) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "8,400 (2020)" diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index a2ec2507..c4f28caf 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): combined ground, air, and maritime forces (2020)" + "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): combined ground, air, and maritime forces (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 109e95d3..a2ec0ab0 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2021, a significant portion of the SNA was comprised of militia forces that lacked the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; of the SNA’s approximately 13 brigades, the most effective were assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; in 2020, the Danab Brigade conducted most of the SNA’s offensive operations in Somalia and nearly all counterterrorism operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of early 2021, it numbered about 1,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops
AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; AMISOM's peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of late 2020, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; in February 2021, the UN Security Council AMISOM renewed AMISOM's mandate until December 2021 (note - in 2017, the Somali Government drafted a Somalia Transition Plan that called for the gradual transfer of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces by 2021)as of 2021, a significant portion of the SNA was comprised of militia forces that lacked the discipline, structure, weapons, and overall capabilities for effective military operations; of the SNA’s approximately 13 brigades, the most effective were assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; in 2020, the Danab Brigade conducted most of the SNA’s offensive operations in Somalia and nearly all counterterrorism operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; as of early 2021, it numbered about 1,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have 4,500-5,000 trained troops
AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; AMISOM's peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of 2021, AMISOM had about 20,000 military troops from six African countries deployed in Somalia; in February 2021, the UN Security Council AMISOM renewed AMISOM's mandate until December 2021 (note - in 2017, the Somali Government drafted a Somalia Transition Plan that called for the gradual transfer of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces by 2021)in October 2020, after almost a year of negotiations, Sudan’s transitional government and a broad alliance of armed rebel groups known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) signed a peace agreement; the SRF rebels had operated in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile provinces; under the agreement, SRF fighters are to be slowly incorporated into joint units with government security forces over a period of 39 months; however, two rebel groups – the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls territory in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces, are not part of the agreement; in March 2021, the Sudanese Government and the SPLM-N agreed to re-start peace talks
the Sudanese military and security forces reportedly control over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports
United Nations 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; UNISFA had about 3,800 personnel deployed as of August 2021in October 2020, after almost a year of negotiations, Sudan’s transitional government and a broad alliance of armed rebel groups known as the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) signed a peace agreement; the SRF rebels had operated in Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile provinces; under the agreement, SRF fighters are to be slowly incorporated into joint units with government security forces over a period of 39 months; however, two rebel groups – the Darfur-based Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), which controls territory in the South Kordofan and Blue Nile provinces, are not part of the agreement; in March 2021, the Sudanese Government and the SPLM-N agreed to re-start peace talks
the Sudanese military and security forces reportedly control over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports
Eswatini, a small, predominantly rural, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, suffers from severe poverty and the world’s highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. A weak and deteriorating economy, high unemployment, rapid population growth, and an uneven distribution of resources all combine to worsen already persistent poverty and food insecurity, especially in rural areas. Erratic weather (frequent droughts and intermittent heavy rains and flooding), overuse of small plots, the overgrazing of cattle, and outdated agricultural practices reduce crop yields and further degrade the environment, exacerbating Eswatini's poverty and subsistence problems. Eswatini's extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate – more than 28% of adults have the disease – compounds these issues. Agricultural production has declined due to HIV/AIDS, as the illness causes households to lose manpower and to sell livestock and other assets to pay for medicine and funerals.
Swazis, mainly men from the country’s rural south, have been migrating to South Africa to work in coal, and later gold, mines since the late 19th century. Although the number of miners abroad has never been high in absolute terms because of Eswatini's small population, the outflow has had important social and economic repercussions. The peak of mining employment in South Africa occurred during the 1980s. Cross-border movement has accelerated since the 1990s, as increasing unemployment has pushed more Swazis to look for work in South Africa (creating a \"brain drain\" in the health and educational sectors); southern Swazi men have continued to pursue mining, although the industry has downsized. Women now make up an increasing share of migrants and dominate cross-border trading in handicrafts, using the proceeds to purchase goods back in Eswatini. Much of today’s migration, however, is not work-related but focuses on visits to family and friends, tourism, and shopping.
" diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index e7706017..7bc426ea 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -566,13 +566,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (167 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote in 2 rounds if needed, and up to 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); 3 ex-officio members elected by National Assembly membership" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (167 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote in 2 rounds if needed, and up to 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); 3 ex-officio members elected by National Assembly membership" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 12 August 2021 (next to be held in 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UPND 53.9%, PF 38.1%, PNUP 0.6%, independent 7.4%; seats by party - UPND 82, PF 61, PNUP 1, independent 11; composition - men 135, women 20, percent of women 13.5%; 155 seats were filled with one seat left vacant; the election for Kaumbwe Constituency is scheduled for 21 October 2021" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UPND 53.9%, PF 38.1%, PNUP 0.6%, independent 7.4%; seats by party - UPND 82, PF 62, PNUP 1, independent 11; composition - men 136, women 20, percent of women 13.5%; 156 seats filled; " } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "63,279 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,615 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021)" + "text": "63,279 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 8,742 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2021)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/antarctica/bv.json b/antarctica/bv.json index 9a9d2e5d..feecaa59 100644 --- a/antarctica/bv.json +++ b/antarctica/bv.json @@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index ba873d73..c14e4f3d 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/antarctica/hm.json b/antarctica/hm.json index 7e42d16c..7a10ac0d 100644 --- a/antarctica/hm.json +++ b/antarctica/hm.json @@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index 37a132ec..b41f2b4d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index f29fa3d1..08c82e96 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police Force" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the maritime branch of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force operates patrol boats provided by Australia" + "text": "the maritime branch of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force operates patrol boats provided by Australia (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cr.json b/australia-oceania/cr.json index 1efab767..6ac5aedd 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cr.json @@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index d91270a4..b32e8edd 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ "note": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Mormon 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Church of Jesus Christ 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index acdedbe1..065ee858 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by Parliament for a 3-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 31 August 2018 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister endorsed by the president" + "text": "president elected by Parliament for a 3-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 October 2021 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister endorsed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jioji Konousi KONROTE reelected president (unopposed)" + "text": "Ratu Wiliame KATONIVERE elected president with 28 votes against 23 votes for Teimumu KEPA" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 696e40a1..179dffdf 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ "text": "English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God 0.7%), Mormon 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God 0.7%), Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing) (2021)" + "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 3c27a22a..235ea1e2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ "text": "I-Kiribati, English (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Mormon 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Christ of Jesus Christ 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index b49080b5..43bf684b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ "text": "Niuean (official) 46% (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Ekalesia Niue (Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society) 61.7%, Mormon 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 (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.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index fcb1bdc4..184cf6ef 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ "note": "note: shares sum to 124.1% due to multiple responses on the 2018 census" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Mormon 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)", + "text": "Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)", "note": "note: based on the 2018 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one religion" }, "Age structure": { @@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor-General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor-General Dame Cindy KIRO (since 21 October 2021)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Jacinda ARDERN (since 26 October 2017); Deputy Prime Minister Grant ROBERTSON (since 2 November 2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 75797126..cc124221 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ "note": "note: Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in Angaur" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Mormon 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index c06a6410..7f59ceee 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ "note": "note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 80.5% (United Church of Christ 47%, Assembly of God 16.2%, Bukot Nan Jesus 5.4%, Full Gospel 3.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 3%, Salvation Army 1.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, Meram in Jesus 1.2%, other Protestant 1.1%), Roman Catholic 8.5%, Mormon 7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 1.2%, none 1.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 80.5% (United Church of Christ 47%, Assembly of God 16.2%, Bukot Nan Jesus 5.4%, Full Gospel 3.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 3%, Salvation Army 1.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, Meram in Jesus 1.2%, other Protestant 1.1%), Roman Catholic 8.5%, Church of Jesus Christ 7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 1.2%, none 1.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police Department (MIPD) (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police Department (MIPD)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 56a2e849..607b492b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ "note": "note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 64.1% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 11.9%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.6%, other 4.3%), Mormon 18.6%, Roman Catholic 14.2%, other 2.4%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 64.1% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 11.9%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.6%, other 4.3%), Church of Jesus Christ 18.6%, Roman Catholic 14.2%, other 2.4%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index 5ed5bc44..8e51c275 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ "text": "Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 92.4% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.7%, Brethren 3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.8%, Assemblies of God .9%), Baha'i 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Mormon 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 92.4% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.7%, Brethren 3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.8%, Assemblies of God .9%), Baha'i 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Church of Jesus Christ 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/um.json b/australia-oceania/um.json index c57ddb0d..607428d5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/um.json +++ b/australia-oceania/um.json @@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index 43a6b172..7b7ced17 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 31b9cc83..a15f6433 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ "text": "Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Samoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Mormon 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Church of Jesus Christ 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 847553c2..1e837ece 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Barbados Defense Force: The Barbados Regiment, The Barbados Coast Guard (2021)" + "text": "Barbados Defense Force: The Barbados Regiment, The Barbados Coast Guard (2021)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index f1146878..bd6d26ee 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { "text": "Migration continues to transform Belize's population. About 16% of Belizeans live abroad, while immigrants constitute approximately 15% of Belize's population. Belizeans seeking job and educational opportunities have preferred to emigrate to the United States rather than former colonizer Great Britain because of the United States' closer proximity and stronger trade ties with Belize. Belizeans also emigrate to Canada, Mexico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries. The emigration of a large share of Creoles (Afro-Belizeans) and the influx of Central American immigrants, mainly Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, has changed Belize's ethnic composition. Mestizos have become the largest ethnic group, and Belize now has more native Spanish speakers than English or Creole speakers, despite English being the official language. In addition, Central American immigrants are establishing new communities in rural areas, which contrasts with the urbanization trend seen in neighboring countries. Recently, Chinese, European, and North American immigrants have become more frequent.
Immigration accounts for an increasing share of Belize's population growth rate, which is steadily falling due to fertility decline. Belize's declining birth rate and its increased life expectancy are creating an aging population. As the elderly population grows and nuclear families replace extended households, Belize's government will be challenged to balance a rising demand for pensions, social services, and healthcare for its senior citizens with the need to reduce poverty and social inequality and to improve sanitation.
" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json index 985b8321..51173d7a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json @@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 0c1e1fc7..584b0959 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Defence Force (ceremonial, civil defense duties), Montserrat Police Force (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Defence Force (ceremonial, civil defense duties), Montserrat Police Force" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index e9610296..294652cc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Police Department for local law enforcement, 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)) (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Police Department for local law enforcement, 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))" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 617687dd..e2d55b88 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -1119,24 +1119,24 @@ "note": "note - the PNP includes paramilitary special forces units for counterterrorism and counternarcotics missions; in addition to its 3 regionally-based border security brigades, SENAFRONT includes a special forces brigade, which is comprised of special forces, counternarcotics, maritime, and rapid reaction units" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2020": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military Expenditures 2019": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" + }, + "Military Expenditures 2018": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2016)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2015)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2014": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2013": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2013)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 20,000 National Police; 4,000 National Border Service; 3,000 National Air-Naval Service (2020)" + "text": "approximately 20,000 National Police; 4,000 National Border Service; 3,000 National Air-Naval Service (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "Panama's security forces are lightly armed; Canada, Italy and the US have provided equipment to the security forces since 2010 (2020)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 23a47468..c4a8f6df 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (under 18 with written parental permission); no conscription (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "St. Kitts joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1984; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, 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
" + "text": "St. Kitts joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1984; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, 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 (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 733a8b2d..63fef613 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -937,10 +937,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Special Services Unit (SSU) is the paramilitary arm of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Special Services Unit (SSU) is the paramilitary arm of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, and Saint Lucia) 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
" + "text": "the country has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, and Saint Lucia) 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 (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 691c9be8..9881b958 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -1202,21 +1202,21 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 800,000 total active duty troops (350,000 Ground Troops, including about 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 150,000 Aerospace Forces; 60,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; 90,000 other uniformed personnel (special operations forces, command and control, support, etc.); est. 200-250,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2020)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 850,000 total active duty troops (375,000 Ground Troops, including about 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; 90,000 other uniformed personnel (approximately 20,000 special operations forces, plus command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); est. 200-250,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems, although since 2010 Russia has imported limited amounts of military hardware from several countries, including Czechia, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey, and Ukraine; 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 (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "est. 3,000-5,000 Armenia; est. 1,500 Belarus; est. 7,000-10,000 Georgia; est. 100-200 Central African Republic; est. 500 Kyrgyzstan; est. 1,500-2,000 Moldova (Trannistria); est. 3,000-5,000 Syria; est. 5,000-7,000 Tajikistan; est. 25,000-30,000 Ukraine (including Crimea) (2020)", - "note": "note(s): since November 2020, Russia has deployed about 2,000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a truce agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan; fighting erupted between the two countries over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in September of 2020Various ethnic Burman and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century, and several minority ethnic groups continue to maintain independent armies and control territory within the country today, in opposition to governments that attempt to consolidate control. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma, removed its king, and incorporated all the groups within the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India with its capital at Calcutta until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, following major military campaigns on its territory during World War II, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. Since independence, successive Burmese governments have fought on-and-off conflicts with armed ethnic groups seeking autonomy in the country’s mountainous border regions.
Multiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing an unknown number of people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations - popularly referred to as the Saffron Revolution. In early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. The 2008 constitution reserves 25% of its seats to the military. Legislative elections held in November 2010, which the NLD boycotted and many in the international community considered flawed, saw the successor ruling junta's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the contested seats.
The national legislature convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN were former or current military officers, the government initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, signing a nationwide cease-fire with several of the country's ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, AUNG SAN SUU KYI was elected to the national legislature in April 2012 and became chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Burma served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014. In a flawed but largely credible national legislative election in November 2015 featuring more than 90 political parties, the NLD again won a landslide victory. Using its overwhelming majority in both houses of parliament, the NLD elected HTIN KYAW, AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s confidant and long-time NLD supporter, as president. The new legislature created the position of State Counsellor, according AUNG SAN SUU KYI a formal role in the government and making her the de facto head of state. Burma's first credibly elected civilian government after more than five decades of military dictatorship was sworn into office on 30 March 2016.
The years after the installation of a quasi-civilian government have been tumultuous and have seen Burma’s democratic advances unravel under military Commander-in-Chief Sr. General MIN Aung Hlaing. Attacks in October 2016 and August 2017 on security forces in northern Rakhine State by members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a Rohingya militant group, resulted in military crackdowns on the Rohingya population that reportedly caused thousands of deaths and human rights abuses. Following the August 2017 violence, over 740,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh as refugees. In November 2017, the US Department of State determined that the August 2017 violence constituted ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas. The UN has called for Burma to allow access to a Fact Finding Mission to investigate reports of human rights violations and abuses and to work with Bangladesh to facilitate repatriation of Rohingya refugees, and in September 2018 the International Criminal Court (ICC) determined it had jurisdiction to investigate reported human rights abuses against Rohingyas. Burma has rejected charges of ethnic cleansing and genocide, and has chosen not to work with the UN Fact Finding Mission or the ICC. In March 2018, President HTIN KYAW announced his voluntary retirement; NLD parliamentarian WIN MYINT was named by the parliament as his successor. In February 2019, the NLD announced it would establish a parliamentary committee to examine options for constitutional reform ahead of 2020 national elections. Another decisive victory by the NLD in November 2020 led the military to label the election fraudulent despite widespread international recognition that it was conducted fairly. The military launched a coup in February 2021 and placed AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest before the new NLD government could take office and returned the country to the era of brutal repression of protestors.
" + "text": "Burma, colonized by Britain in the 19th century and granted independence post-World War II, contains scores of ethnic Burman and ethnic minority groups that have resisted external efforts to consolidate control of the country throughout its history, extending to the several minority groups today that possess independent fighting forces and control pockets of territory. Burman and armed ethnic minorities fought off-and-on until military Gen. NE WIN seized power in 1962. He ruled Burma until 1988 when a military junta took control. In 1990, the junta permitted an election but then rejected the results when the main opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) and its leader AUNG SAN SUU KYI won in a landslide. The junta placed AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest for much of the next 20 years, until November 2010. In 2007, rising fuel prices in Burma led prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks to launch a \"Saffron Revolution\" consisting of large protests against the ruling junta, which violently suppressed the movement by killing an unknown number of participants and arresting thousands. The regime prevented new elections until it had drafted a constitution designed to preserve its control; it passed the new constitution in its 2008 referendum, days after Cyclone Nargis killed at least 138,000. The junta conducted an election in 2010, but the NLD boycotted the vote, and the military’s Union Solidarity and Development Party easily won; international observers denounced the election as flawed.
With former or current military officers installed in its most senior positions, Burma began a halting process of political and economic reforms. Officials freed prisoners, brokered minority group cease fires, amended courts, expanded liberties, brought AUNG SAN SUU KYI into government in 2012, and permitted the NLD in 2015 to sweep into power. However, Burma’s first credibly elected civilian government, with AUNG SAN SUU KYI as the de facto head of state, faced strong headwinds after five decades of military dictatorship. The NLD government drew international criticism for blocking investigations of Burma’s military for operations, which the US Department of State determined constituted ethnic cleansing, on its Rohingya population that killed thousands and forced more than 740,000 Rohingya to flee into neighboring Bangladesh. The military did not support an NLD pledge in 2019 to examine reforming the military’s 2008 constitution. When the 2020 elections resulted in further NLD gains, the military denounced them as fraudulent. This challenge led Commander-in-Chief Sr. General MIN AUNG HLAING to launch a coup in February 2021 that has left Burma reeling with the return to authoritarian rule, the detention of AUNG SAN SUU KYI, and a renewal of the brutal repression of protestors, widespread violence, and economic decline.
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the Singapore Straits saw 23 attacks against commercial vessels in 2020, vessels were boarded in 22 of the 23 incidents, one crew was injured, another taken hostage and two threatened during these incidents
" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json index e7105ccd..5bb804b7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json @@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json index 64b5e6c0..18d7c97c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json @@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index e07265a4..1f942a08 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -1106,13 +1106,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Papau New Guinea Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active duty troops, including a land element of about 2,500 (2020)" + "text": "the Papau New Guinea Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active duty troops, including a land element of about 2,500 (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the PNGDF has a limited inventory consisting of a diverse mix of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment; Papau New Guinea receives most of its military assistance from Australia; since 2010, it has also received equipment from China and New Zealand (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; graduation from grade 12 required (2013)" + "text": "16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; graduation from grade 12 required (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index b6bb9a3f..45651423 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have approximately 130,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 marines; 17,000 Air Force) (2020)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have approximately 130,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 8,000 marines; 17,000 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the US; since 2014, its top weapons suppliers are Indonesia, South Korea, and the US (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index c5561796..ef16dab1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -1087,13 +1087,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have approximately 60,000 active duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2020)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 active duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons; Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia and is also the largest importer of weapons; since 2010, the US is the chief supplier of arms to Singapore, followed by a diverse array of countries, including France, Germany, and Spain (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "maintains permanent training bases and detachments of military personnel in Australia, France, and the US (2020)" + "text": "maintains permanent training bases and detachments of military personnel in Australia, France, and the US (2021)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the Singapore Straits saw 23 attacks against commercial vessels in 2020, vessels were boarded in 22 of the 23 incidents, one crew was injured, another taken hostage and two threatened during these incidents" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index fa2f69e9..0ba87304 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Taiwan military has approximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2020)" + "text": "the Taiwan military has approximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy, including approximately 10,000 marines; 40,000 Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the US; Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of building and upgrading a range of weapons systems, including surface naval craft and submarines (2021)" @@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ "text": "starting with those born in 1994, males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); men born before December 1993 are required to complete compulsory service for 1 year (military or civil); men are subject to training recalls up to four times for periods not to exceed 20 days for 8 years after discharge; women may enlist, but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases; as part of its transition to an all-volunteer military in December 2018, the last cohort of one-year military conscripts completed their service obligations (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "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
" + "text": "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 (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index 04bf5b91..195bd2c9 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index c98a7ae5..1cb9a300 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "66 (2020)" }, - "note": "note: 83,369 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021)" + "note": "note: 83,696 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021)" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 1d0e3ab0..43c8f80d 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations of less than 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 19.8% (2019 est.)" + "text": "Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations of less than 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 19.8% (2019 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index 74706f82..2738c99c 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 293d9982..f1c3c88d 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -525,13 +525,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of:Governing Coalition:
Five Star Movement or M5S [Vito CRIMI, acting leader]
League or Lega [Matteo SALVINI]
Left-center-right opposition:
Democratic Party or PD [Enrico LETTA]
Forza Italia or FI [Silvio BERLUSCONI]
Brothers of Italy [Giorgia MELONI]
Free and Equal (Liberi e Uguali) or LeU [Pietro GRASSO]
More Europe or +EU [Emma BONINO]
Popular Civic List or CP [Beatrice LORENZIN]
Other parties and parliamentary groups:
Possible [Beatrice BRIGNONE]
Us with Italy [Raffaele FITTO]
South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER]
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (Partito Autonomista Trentino Tirolese) or PATT [Franco PANIZZA, secretary]
Article One or Art.1-MDP [Roberto SPERANZA]
Governing Coalition:
Five Star Movement or M5S [Vito CRIMI, acting leader]
League or Lega [Matteo SALVINI]
Left-center-right opposition:
Brothers of Italy or FdI [Giorgi MELONI]
Democratic Party or PD [Enrico LETTA]
Forza Italia or FI [Silvio BERLUSCONI]
Free and Equal (Liberi e Uguali) or LeU [Pietro GRASSO]
More Europe or +EU [Emma BONINO]
Popular Civic List or CP [Beatrice LORENZIN]
Other parties and parliamentary groups:
Article One or Art.1-MDP [Roberto SPERANZA]
Associative Movement of Italians Abroad or MAIE [Ricardo Antonio MERIO]
Possible [Beatrice BRIGNONE]
South American Union Italian Emigrants or USEI [Eugenion SANGREGORIO]
South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER]
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (Partito Autonomista Trentino Tirolese) or PATT [Franco PANIZZA, secretary]
Us with Italy [Raffaele FITTO]
Moldova is constitutionally neutral, but has maintained a relationship with NATO since 1992; bilateral cooperation started when Moldova joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994; Moldova has contributed small numbers of troops to NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) since 2014, and a civilian NATO liaison office was established in Moldova in 2017 at the request of the Moldovan Government to promote practical cooperation and facilitate support
" + "text": "Moldova is constitutionally neutral, but has maintained a relationship with NATO since 1992; bilateral cooperation started when Moldova joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994; Moldova has contributed small numbers of troops to NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) since 2014, and a civilian NATO liaison office was established in Moldova in 2017 at the request of the Moldovan Government to promote practical cooperation and facilitate support (2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 067d69e6..3e3a16f1 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM) has approximately 7,000 active duty personnel (2020)" + "text": "the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM) has approximately 7,500 active duty personnel (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of North Macedonia's Army consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, it has received small amounts of equipment from Ireland and Turkey (2020)" diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 89f4c93b..3f8e0f15 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ "text": "unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 8 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 February 2018 (next to be held in February 2023)" + "text": "last held on 11 February 2018 (next to be held on 28 February 2023)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - Priorite Monaco 57.7%, Horizon Monaco 26.1%, Union Monegasque 16.2%; seats by party - Priorite Monaco 21, Horizon Monaco 2, Union Monegasque 1; composition - men 16, women 8, percent of women 33.3%" @@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Interior: Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince’s Company of Carabiniers (Palace Guard)), Corps des Sapeurs-pompiers de Monaco (Fire and Emergency), Police Department (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Interior: Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince’s Company of Carabiniers (Palace Guard)), Corps des Sapeurs-pompiers de Monaco (Fire and Emergency), Police Department" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of France" diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index c01ca1d5..320f56b4 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 had 69 seats; an additional two seats were added in 2016 by the Constitutional Court to correct for mistakes made in the 2013 vote-counting process" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - an additional two seats were added in 2016 by the Constitutional Court to correct for mistakes made in the 2013 vote-counting process" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022); note - Prime Minister MUSCAT called for early elections amid corruption allegations" + "text": "last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held on 31 July 2022); note - Prime Minister MUSCAT called for early elections amid corruption allegations" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - PL 55%, PN 43.7%, other 1.3%; seats by party - PL 37 PN 30; note - PN was awarded two additional seats for a total of 30 in accordance with the proportionality provisions specified in the constitution; PD candidates ran under the PN list; composition - men 57, women 10, percent of women 14.9%" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 417fc3ec..96fe1e0c 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -548,13 +548,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of:since 1973, the Dutch Marine Corps has worked closely with the British Royal Marines, including jointly in the UK-Netherlands amphibious landing force
a Dutch Army airmobile infantry brigade and a mechanized infantry brigade have been integrated into the German Army since 2014 and 2016 respectively
since 1973, the Dutch Marine Corps has worked closely with the British Royal Marines, including jointly in the UK-Netherlands amphibious landing force
a Dutch Army airmobile infantry brigade and a mechanized infantry brigade have been integrated into the German Army since 2014 and 2016 respectively
percent of vote by party - Ap 26.3%, H 20.4%, SP 13.5%, FrP 11.6%, SV 7.6%, R 4.7%, V 4.6%, MDG 3.9%, KrF 3.8%, PF .2%; seats by party - Ap 48, H 36, SP 28, FrP 21, SV 13, V 8, R 8, KrF 3, MDG 3, PF 1
" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Ap 26.3%, H 20.5%, SP 13.6%, FrP 11.7%, SV 7.6%, R 4.7%, V 4.6%, MDG 3.9%, KrF 3.8%, PF 0.2%, other 3.1%; seats by party - Ap 48, H 36, SP 28, FrP 21, SV 13, R 8, V 8, , KrF 3, MDG 3, PF 1; composition (as of October 2021) men 93, women 76, percent of women 45%
" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ "note": "note - Norway was the first NATO country to allow females to serve in all combat arms branches of the military (1988); it also has an all-female commando unit known as Jegertroppen (The Hunter Troop), which was established in 2014" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949the Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; areas of cooperation include armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; NORDEFCO was established in 2009
" + "text": "Norway is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949the Norwegian Armed Forces cooperate closely with the militaries of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; areas of cooperation include armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; NORDEFCO was established in 2009
(2021)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index f72043a6..f6a16b89 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 85.9% (includes Roman Catholic 85.6% and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal), other 0.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon), unspecified 12.1% (2017 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 85.9% (includes Roman Catholic 85.6% and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal), other 0.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Church of Jesus Christ), unspecified 12.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 120,000 total active duty personnel (60,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force; 3,500 Special Forces; 25,000 Territorial Defense Forces; 7,500 joint service) (2020)", + "text": "approximately 120,000 total active duty personnel (approximately 60,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force; 3,500 Special Forces; 25,000 Territorial Defense Forces; 7,500 joint service) (2021)", "note": "note - in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military by 50,000 troops over the coming decade" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 1fba2e45..e63e9abc 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -552,10 +552,10 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; 226 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote and 4 members - 2 each in 2 constituencies representing Portuguese living abroad - directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) (e.g. 2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held 2023) (e.g. 2019)" + "text": "last held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held on 14 September 2023) (e.g. 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 36.4%, PSD 27.8%, B.E. 9.5%, CDU 6.5%, other 20.8%; seats by party - PS 108, PSD 79, B.E. 19, CDU 12, other 12; composition - men 158, women 72, percent of women 31.3% (e.g. 2019)" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 36.4%, PSD 27.8%, B.E. 9.5%, CDU 6.5%, other 20.8%; seats by party - PS 108, PSD 79, B.E. 19, CDU 12, other 12; composition (as of October 2021) - men 138, women 92, percent of women 40% (e.g. 2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index c6ff2016..2942178a 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" @@ -1132,17 +1132,17 @@ "text": "1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2016)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other) (2020)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other) (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, most of its weapons imports have come from Russia (2020)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (March 2021)" + "text": "200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Sep 2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished January 2011 (2021)" @@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "2,144 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: 795,629 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 5,255 migrants and asylum seekers as of May 2021" + "note": "note: 797,027 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 5,255 migrants and asylum seekers as of May 2021" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin moving to Western Europe on the Balkan route; economy vulnerable to money laundering" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index a3fd9d4d..65cf9a0a 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "275 (2020)" }, - "note": "note: 8,368 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021)" + "note": "note: 8,487 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2021)" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 131409d8..0436560d 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Slovenian Armed Forces have approximately 7,000 active duty troops (2020)" + "text": "the Slovenian Armed Forces have approximately 7,000 active duty troops (2021)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of the Slovenian Armed Forces is a mix of Soviet-era and limited quantities of more modern Western equipment; since 2010, it has received limited supplies of military equipment from Finland, France, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the US (2020)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 6cf0397e..246a3a25 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by list proportional representation vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 December 2019 (next to be held by December 2024)" + "text": "last held on 8 December 2019 (next to be held by 31 December 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - PDCS 33.3%, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 24.7% (RETE Movement 18.2%, Domani Motus Liberi 6.2%, other 0.3%), Free San Marino 16.5%, We for the Republic 13.1%, Future Republic 10.3%, I Elect for a New Republic 2%; seats by coalition/party - PDCS 21, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 15 (RETE Movement 11, Domani Motus Liberi 4), Free San Marino 10, We for the Republic 8, Future Republic 6; composition - men 42, women 18, percent of women 30%" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - PDCS 33.3%, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 24.7% (RETE Movement 18.2%, Domani Motus Liberi 6.2%, other 0.3%), Free San Marino 16.5%, We for the Republic 13.1%, Future Republic 10.3%, I Elect for a New Republic 2%; seats by coalition/party - PDCS 21, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 15 (RETE Movement 11, Domani Motus Liberi 4), Free San Marino 10, We for the Republic 8, Future Republic 6; composition (as of October 2021) - men 40, women 20, percent of women 33.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ "text": "No regular military forces; Voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari), which includes a Uniformed Militia (performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions) and Guard of the Great and General Council (defends the Captains Regent and the Great and General Council, participates in official ceremonies, cooperates with the maintenance of public order on special occasions, and performs guard duties during parliamentary sittings); the Police Corps includes the Gendarmerie, which is responsible for maintaining public order, protecting citizens and their property, and providing assistance during disasters (2021)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to service in the military (2012)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to service in the military (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of Italy" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 333f6676..52bf68da 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral General Courts or Las Cortes Generales consists of:Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s, and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15-24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group.
Argentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants (often providing needed low-skilled labor) after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. More than 7 million European immigrants are estimated to have arrived in Argentina between 1880 and 1930, when it adopted a more restrictive immigration policy. European immigration also began to wane in the 1930s because of the global depression. The inflow rebounded temporarily following WWII and resumed its decline in the 1950s when Argentina's military dictators tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration increased, however, supplying low-skilled workers escaping economic and political instability in their home countries. As of 2015, immigrants made up almost 5% of Argentina's population, the largest share in South America. Migration from neighboring countries accounted for approximately 80% of Argentina's immigrant population in 2015.
The first waves of highly skilled Argentine emigrant workers headed mainly to the United States and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s, driven by economic decline and repressive military dictatorships. The 2008 European economic crisis drove the return migration of some Argentinean and other Latin American nationals, as well as the immigration of Europeans to South America, where Argentina was a key recipient. In 2015, Argentina received the highest number of legal migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. The majority of its migrant inflow came from Paraguay and Bolivia.
" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 63db7d65..4f1ceba2 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 14.5%, Adventist 2.5%, Mormon 1.2%, agnostic 0.3%, atheist 0.8%, other 3.5%, none 6.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2018 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 14.5%, Adventist 2.5%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.2%, agnostic 0.3%, atheist 0.8%, other 3.5%, none 6.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2018 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { "text": "Bolivia ranks at or near the bottom among Latin American countries in several areas of health and development, including poverty, education, fertility, malnutrition, mortality, and life expectancy. On the positive side, more children are being vaccinated and more pregnant women are getting prenatal care and having skilled health practitioners attend their births.
Bolivia’s income inequality is the highest in Latin America and one of the highest in the world. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in Latin America, with girls and indigenous and rural children less likely to be literate or to complete primary school. The lack of access to education and family planning services helps to sustain Bolivia’s high fertility rate—approximately three children per woman. Bolivia’s lack of clean water and basic sanitation, especially in rural areas, contributes to health problems.
Between 7% and 16% of Bolivia’s population lives abroad (estimates vary in part because of illegal migration). Emigrants primarily seek jobs and better wages in Argentina (the principal destination), the US, and Spain. In recent years, more restrictive immigration policies in Europe and the US have increased the flow of Bolivian emigrants to neighboring countries. Fewer Bolivians migrated to Brazil in 2015 and 2016 because of its recession; increasing numbers have been going to Chile, mainly to work as miners.
" diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 6b80f71a..46fd73d8 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ "text": "1,742,927 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2021)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "8,137,396 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2021)" + "text": "8,154,542 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2021)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "11 (2020)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index d49298dd..bdc12ae3 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon, Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous, African American, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1% (2012 est.)", + "text": "Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Church of Jesus Christ, Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous, African American, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1% (2012 est.)", "note": "note: data represent persons at least 16 years of age from five Ecuadoran cities" }, "Demographic profile": { diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 9e8012bb..ee347d5d 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -1139,10 +1139,10 @@ "text": "the Paraguayan military forces inventory is comprised of mostly older equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; since 2010, Paraguay has acquired small quantities of mostly second-hand military equipment from Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Taiwan, and the US (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2016)" + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of late 2020, the armed forces were principally focused on the Paraguayan People's Army (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo, EPP), a Marxist-nationalist insurgent group operating in the rural northern part of the country" + "text": "as of 2021, the armed forces were principally focused on the Paraguayan People's Army (Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo, EPP), a Marxist-nationalist insurgent group operating in the rural northern part of the country" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index e395fdee..470025de 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ "election results": { "text": "Nepal became a member of the UN in 1955 and has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping operations since, sending its first military observers to a UN peacekeeping mission in 1958 and its first peacekeeping military contingent to Egypt in 1974
Nepal became a member of the UN in 1955 and has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping operations since, sending its first military observers to a UN peacekeeping mission in 1958 and its first peacekeeping military contingent to Egypt in 1974