Kenyan military forces intervened in Somalia in October 2011 to combat the al Qaida-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group, which had conducted numerous cross-border attacks into Kenya; in November 2011, the UN and the African Union invited Kenya to incorporate the force into the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); Kenyan forces were formally integrated into AMISOM in February 2012; as of 2022, they consisted of approximately 3,600 troops and were responsible for AMISOM’s Sector 2 comprising Lower and Middle Jubba (see Appendix-T for additional details on al-Shabaab)
" + "text": "Kenyan military forces intervened in Somalia in October 2011 to combat the al Qaida-affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group, which had conducted numerous cross-border attacks into Kenya; in November 2011, the UN and the African Union invited Kenya to incorporate the force into the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); Kenyan forces were formally integrated into AMISOM in February 2012; as of 2022, they consisted of approximately 3,600 troops and were responsible for AMISOM’s Sector 2 comprising Lower and Middle Jubba (see Appendix-T for additional details on al-Shabaab) (2022)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 307f29d4..9fec38fe 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ "text": "8.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2.66 million (2018)" + "text": "1.653 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "55.57 (2019 est.)" + "text": "33 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index ab0eb930..b946a0ad 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ "text": "11.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population" + "text": "0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -999,10 +999,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,562,648 (2020)" + "text": "1,562,648 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "72.94 (2020 est.)" + "text": "73 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index e8150300..d478ea3b 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6.02 million (2018)" + "text": "2.922 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91.48 (2019)" + "text": "43 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "in April 2019, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces launched an offensive to seize the capital, Tripoli, from the UN-recognized GNU (formerly known as the Government of National Accord or GNA); the GNU and its local supporting militia forces forced the LNA to withdraw by June 2020; at the signing of a UN-sponsored ceasefire in October 2020, GNU and LNA forces were separated by a line of control running roughly from the coastal city of Sirte south to the vicinity of Al Jufra and Brak; as of 2022, this line had grown increasingly fortified
outside actors have played a large role in the fighting in Libya on both sides:
as of 2022, GNU forces were backed militarily by Qatar and Turkey; Turkey has been the chief supporter; it signed a security agreement with the GNU in 2019, and Turkey’s aid was assessed as vital in turning back the LNA offensive in 2019-2020; Turkey’s support has included air defense, unmanned aerial vehicles (aka drones), equipment, weapons, training, and military personnel, including advisors, technicians, and equipment operators; in addition, Turkey has provided as many as 5,000 mercenary fighters from Syria
as of 2022, LNA forces (aka Libyan Arab Armed Forces, LAAF) have received varying amounts of military support from Chad, Egypt, France, Jordan, Russia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE); Russia, Sudan, and the UAE have been the most active; Russia has provided equipment, weapons, aircraft, and air defense support, as well as an estimated 5,000 Russian mercenaries/private military contractors and Russian-sponsored Syrian mercenary fighters; Sudan reportedly provided at least 1,000 troops from its Rapid Support Forces in 2019-2020 and more than 1,000 Sudanese mercenaries were present in Libya as of late 2021; the UAE provided equipment, supplies, weapons, and air support, including air strikes from manned and unmanned aircraft; meanwhile, Egypt has provided arms, supplies, and training, as well as facilitated both Emirati and Russian operations in Libya by allowing them to use the country’s western bases and to transport arms over the border
as of late 2021, it was estimated that as many as 20,000 third-country nationals were involved in military operations in Libya, despite the confidence building measure of the October 2020 ceasefire that called for all foreign forces to leave the country by early 2021; in addition to the military and proxy forces provided by Russia, Sudan, and Turkey, foreign fighters from Libya’s neighbors (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia, as well as Sudan) have travelled to Libya since the civil war began in 2011 to support various armed groups, including those aligned with the GNU and the LNA, as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham and Al Qa’ida terrorist group affiliates operating in Libya; most of these fighters arrived as individuals, but rebel groups from Chad and Sudan were also reportedly involved in the fighting
" + "text": "in April 2019, Libyan National Army (LNA) forces launched an offensive to seize the capital, Tripoli, from the UN-recognized GNA; the GNA and its local supporting militia forces forced the LNA to withdraw by June 2020; at the signing of a UN-mediated ceasefire in October 2020, the two sides were separated by a line of control running roughly from the coastal city of Sirte south to the vicinity of Al Jufra and Brak; as of 2022, this line had grown increasingly fortified
outside actors have played a large role in the fighting in Libya on both sides:
GNU forces were backed militarily by Qatar and Turkey; Turkey signed a security agreement with the GNA in 2019, and Turkey’s aid was assessed as vital in turning back the LNA offensive in 2019-2020; Turkey’s support included air defense, unmanned aerial vehicles (aka drones), equipment, weapons, training, and military personnel, including advisors, technicians, and equipment operators; in addition, Turkey provided mercenary fighters from Syria
LNA forces (aka Libyan Arab Armed Forces, LAAF) has received varying amounts of military support from Chad, Egypt, France, Jordan, Russia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE); Russia, Sudan, and the UAE had been the most active; Russia provided equipment, weapons, aircraft, and air defense support, as well as Russian mercenaries/private military contractors and Russian-sponsored Syrian mercenary fighters; Sudan reportedly provided troops from its Rapid Support Forces in 2019-2020, and Sudanese mercenaries were present in Libya as of late 2021; the UAE provided equipment, supplies, weapons, and air support, including air strikes from manned and unmanned aircraft; Egypt provided arms, supplies, and training, as well as facilitated both Emirati and Russian operations in Libya by allowing them to use the country’s western bases and to transport arms over the border
as of late 2021, it was estimated that as many as 20,000 third-country nationals were involved in military operations in Libya, despite the confidence building measure of the October 2020 ceasefire that called for all foreign forces to leave the country by early 2021; in addition to the foreign military and proxy forces, foreign fighters from Libya’s neighbors (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia, as well as Sudan) have travelled to Libya since the civil war began in 2011 to support various armed groups, including those aligned with the GNA/GNU and the LNA, as well as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham and Al Qa’ida terrorist group affiliates operating in Libya; most of these fighters arrived as individuals, but rebel groups from Chad and Sudan were also reportedly involved in the fighting
(2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 13178bbe..55e8df61 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "3.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.2 beds/1,000 population" @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:as of 2022, the country’s primary security partner was India, and Indian naval vessels often patrol Mauritian waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US; the MPF’s chief security concerns are piracy and narcotics trafficking
the paramilitary Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison
" diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index c87f79bc..a4b5874d 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR [Ibrahima Moctar SARR]Long referred to as Nubia, modern-day Sudan was the site of the Kingdom of Kerma (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.) until it was absorbed into the New Kingdom of Egypt. By the 11th century B.C., the Kingdom of Kush gained independence from Egypt; it lasted in various forms until the middle of the 4th century A.D. After the fall of Kush, the Nubians formed three Christian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia. The latter two endured until around 1500. Between the 14th and 15th centuries much of Sudan was settled by Arab nomads, and between the 16th–19th centuries it underwent extensive Islamization. Following Egyptian occupation early in the 19th century, the British established an Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - nominally a condominium, but in effect a British colony.
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since Sudan gained independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. The 30-year reign of President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR, following months of nationwide protests, ended with the military forcing him out in April 2019. In July 2019, the country’s Transitional Military Council signed an agreement with the Forces for Freedom and Change (an umbrella group of civilian actors) to form a transitional government under a Constitutional Declaration. Economist and former international civil servant Abdalla HAMDOUK al-Kinani was selected to serve as prime minister of a civilian-led transitional government, which was to have guided the country to credible democratic elections in late 2022. In October 2021, the Sudanese military organized a takeover that ousted Prime Minister HAMDOUK and his government and replaced civilian members of the Sovereign Council (Sudan’s collective Head of State) with individuals selected by the military. HAMDOUK was briefly reinstated in November 2021, but resigned in January 2022.
As of March 2022, General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman, the Chair of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, serves as de facto head of state and government. He presides over a Sovereign Council consisting of military leaders, former armed opposition group representatives, and civilians appointed by the military. A cabinet of acting ministers handles day-to-day administration. These acting ministers are either senior civil servants (some appointed by former Prime Minister HAMDOUK and some selected by the military) or hold-over ministers from Prime Minister HAMDOUK’s former cabinet who were appointed by former armed opposition groups that the military allowed to remain in their positions. The UN, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development are currently facilitating a Sudanese-led political process intended to enable Sudanese civilian and military stakeholders to agree on the framework for a new civilian-led transitional government.
During most of the second half of the 20th century, Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of the largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern portion of the country. The first civil war ended in 1972, but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04, and the final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011, but Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries.
In the 21st century, Sudan faced conflict in Darfur, Southern Kordofan, and Blue Nile starting in 2003. Together, these conflicts displaced more than 3 million people; while some repatriation has taken place, about 2.28 million IDPs remained in Sudan as of December 2020. Sudan also faces refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
" + "text": "
Long referred to as Nubia, modern-day Sudan was the site of the Kingdom of Kerma (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.) until it was absorbed into the New Kingdom of Egypt. By the 11th century B.C., the Kingdom of Kush gained independence from Egypt; it lasted in various forms until the middle of the 4th century A.D. After the fall of Kush, the Nubians formed three Christian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia. The latter two endured until around 1500. Between the 14th and 15th centuries much of Sudan was settled by Arab nomads, and between the 16th–19th centuries it underwent extensive Islamization. Following Egyptian occupation early in the 19th century, the British established an Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - nominally a condominium, but in effect a British colony.
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since Sudan gained independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. The 30-year reign of President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR, following months of nationwide protests, ended with the military forcing him out in April 2019. In July 2019, the country’s Transitional Military Council signed an agreement with the Forces for Freedom and Change (an umbrella group of civilian actors) to form a transitional government under a Constitutional Declaration. Economist and former international civil servant Abdalla HAMDOUK al-Kinani was selected to serve as prime minister of a civilian-led transitional government, which was to have guided the country to credible democratic elections in late 2022. In October 2021, the Sudanese military organized a takeover that ousted Prime Minister HAMDOUK and his government and replaced civilian members of the Sovereign Council (Sudan’s collective Head of State) with individuals selected by the military. HAMDOUK was briefly reinstated in November 2021, but resigned in January 2022.
As of March 2022, General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman, the Chair of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, serves as de facto head of state and government. He presides over a Sovereign Council consisting of military leaders, former armed opposition group representatives, and civilians appointed by the military. A cabinet of acting ministers handles day-to-day administration. These acting ministers are either senior civil servants (some appointed by former Prime Minister HAMDOUK and some selected by the military) or hold-over ministers from Prime Minister HAMDOUK’s former cabinet who were appointed by former armed opposition groups that the military allowed to remain in their positions. The UN, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development are currently facilitating a Sudanese-led political process intended to enable Sudanese civilian and military stakeholders to agree on the framework for a new civilian-led transitional government.
During most of the second half of the 20th century, Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of the largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern portion of the country. The first civil war ended in 1972, but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04, and the final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011, but Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries.
In the 21st century, Sudan faced conflict in Darfur, Southern Kordofan, and Blue Nile starting in 2003. Together, these conflicts displaced more than 3 million people; while some repatriation has taken place, about 2.28 million IDPs remained in Sudan as of December 2020. Sudan also faces refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -587,10 +587,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "
Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (de facto); note – the 2019 Constitutional Declaration established a collective chief of state the \"Sovereign Council,\" which was chaired by al-BURHAN; on 25 October 2021, al-BURHAN dissolved the Sovereign Council but subsequently reinstated it on 11 November 2021 replacing its civilian members (previously selected by the umbrella civilian coalition the Forces for Freedom and Change) with civilians of the military’s choosing; the Sovereign Council currently consists of five military appointed civilians, five generals, and three representatives selected by former armed opposition groups
" + "text": "Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (de facto); note – the 2019 Constitutional Declaration established a collective chief of state the \"Sovereign Council,\" which was chaired by al-BURHAN; on 25 October 2021, al-BURHAN dissolved the Sovereign Council but subsequently reinstated it on 11 November 2021 replacing its civilian members (previously selected by the umbrella civilian coalition the Forces for Freedom and Change) with civilians of the military’s choosing; the Sovereign Council currently consists of five military appointed civilians, five generals, and three representatives selected by former armed opposition groups" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (de facto); note –the 2019 Constitutional Declaration calls for the appointment of a civilian Prime Minister; Prime Minister Abdallah HAMDOUK (since August 2019, ousted by military in October 2021 and then reinstated November 2021) resigned on 2 January 2022; he has not been replaced and Gen. BURHAN has effectively assumed his role" + "text": "Sovereign Council Chair and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman (de facto); note – the 2019 Constitutional Declaration calls for the appointment of a civilian Prime Minister; Prime Minister Abdallah HAMDOUK (since August 2019, ousted by military in October 2021 and then reinstated November 2021) resigned on 2 January 2022; he has not been replaced and Gen. BURHAN has effectively assumed his role" }, "cabinet": { "text": "most members of the Council of Ministers were forced from office in October 2021 by the military and subsequently resigned in November 2021; the military allowed a handful of ministers appointed by former armed opposition groups to retain their posts; at present, most of the members of the Council are senior civil servants serving in an acting minister capacity appointed either by Prime Minister HAMDOUK prior to his resignation or by the military" @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Jalal al-DIGAIR]the effects of Sudan's ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; civil unrest in eastern Sudan has hampered efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia; as of early 2019, more than 590,000 Sudanese refugees are being hosted in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan; Sudan, in turn, is hosting more than 975,000 refugees and asylum seekers, including more than 845,000 from South Sudan; Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan
" + "text": "ethnic and rebel militia fighting in Sudan since the mid-20th century have impacted most neighboring states; the Dafur conflict has repeatedly impacted Sudan's relations with Chad; after briefly severing diplomatic relations, Chad-Sudan normalized relations and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force to deter cross-border banditry and violence; Chad subsequently played a constructive role in attempting to resolve the Dafur conflict; civil unrest in eastern Sudan has hampered efforts to demarcate and police the porous boundary with Ethiopia and Eritrea; as of early 2019, more than 590,000 Sudanese refugees are being hosted in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan; Sudan, in turn, is hosting more than 975,000 refugees and asylum seekers, including more than 845,000 from South Sudan; Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; Sudan and Ethiopia both claim the Al-Fashaga region and conflict broke out there in 2018; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; the South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { @@ -1218,10 +1218,10 @@ }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; traffickers exploit homeless children and unaccompanied migrant children from West and Central Africa in forced labor for begging, public transportation, large markets, and in sex trafficking; business owners, informal mining operators, community members, and farmers exploit children in brick-making factories, gold mining, collecting medical waste, street vending, and agriculture; children are exposed to threats, physical and sexual abuse, and hazardous working conditions; criminal groups exploit Sudanese women and girls from rural areas in domestic work and in sex trafficking; Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a semi-autonomous paramilitary branch of the government, recruited child soldiers; Eritrean, Ethiopian, and other Africans refugees at government encampments risk exploitation" + "text": "Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; traffickers exploit homeless children and unaccompanied migrant children from West and Central Africa in forced labor for begging, public transportation, large markets, and in sex trafficking; business owners, informal mining operators, community members, and farmers exploit children in brick-making factories, gold mining, collecting medical waste, street vending, and agriculture; children are exposed to threats, physical and sexual abuse, and hazardous working conditions; criminal groups exploit Sudanese women and girls from rural areas in domestic work and in sex trafficking; Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, a semi-autonomous paramilitary branch of the government, have been accused of recruiting child soldiers, which they deny; Eritrean, Ethiopian, and other Africans refugees at government encampments risk exploitation" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities prosecuted more suspected traffickers and launched an awareness campaign; the government streamlined its national anti-trafficking mechanism and focused resources on the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking; a national action plan was drafted, finalized, and approved; Sudanese Armed Forces officials launched a unit for child protection efforts in conflict areas and trained more than 5,000 members of its military on child protection issues; however, the Rapid Support Forces, a semi-autonomous paramilitary branch of the government, recruited child soldiers; the government has not developed a system to identify, demobilize, and rehabilitate victims; officials’ denial of trafficking, smuggling, and kidnapping for ransom impeded anti-trafficking efforts; investigations and convictions of trafficking crimes decreased; Sudan was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3; Sudan remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year (2020)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Sudan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; authorities prosecuted more suspected traffickers and launched an awareness campaign; the government streamlined its national anti-trafficking mechanism and focused resources on the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking; a national action plan was drafted, finalized, and approved; Sudanese Armed Forces officials launched a unit for child protection efforts in conflict areas and trained more than 5,000 members of its military on child protection issues; however, the Rapid Support Forces, a semi-autonomous paramilitary branch of the government, is reported to have recruited child soldiers and government authorities have acknowledged there are child soldiers among demobilizing forces covered under the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement; the government has not developed a system to identify, demobilize, and rehabilitate victims; officials’ denial of trafficking, smuggling, and kidnapping for ransom impeded anti-trafficking efforts; investigations and convictions of trafficking crimes decreased; Sudan was granted a waiver per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3; Sudan remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the third consecutive year (2020)" } } } diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 7d84166d..dd5f686a 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "5.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "11,734 km (2081)" + "text": "11,734 km (2018)" }, "paved": { "text": "1,794 km (2018)" @@ -1153,8 +1153,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (2021)", - "note": "note - the Gendarmerie falls under the Ministry of Defense but also reports to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection on many matters involving law enforcement and internal security" + "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (2022)", + "note": "note - the Gendarmerie falls under the Ministry of the Armed Forces but also reports to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection on many matters involving law enforcement and internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ "text": "730 (plus about 300 police) Mali (MINUSMA) (Feb 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the first Togolese Army unit was created in 1963, while the Air Force was established in 1964; the Navy was not established until 1976; since its creation, the Togolese military has a history of interfering in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a large military crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds; over the past decade, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize; over the same period, the military has increased its role in UN peacekeeping activities and as of 2021, more than 10% of the Army was deployed on peacekeeping missions; Togolese police have also been deployed on peacekeeping operations, and Togo maintains a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome; the Navy and Air Force have increasingly focused on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea
" + "text": "the first Togolese Army unit was created in 1963, while the Air Force was established in 1964; the Navy was not established until 1976; since its creation, the Togolese military has a history of interfering in the country’s politics with assassinations, coups, influence, and a large military crackdown in 2005 that killed hundreds; over the past decade, it has made some efforts to reform and professionalize, as well as increase its role in UN peacekeeping activities; Togolese police have also been deployed on peacekeeping operations, and Togo maintains a regional peacekeeping training center for military and police in Lome; the Navy and Air Force have increasingly focused on combating piracy and smuggling in the Gulf of Guinea (2022)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the 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 2021, there were 34 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea region; although a significant decrease from the total number of 81 incidents in 2020, it included the one hijacking and three of five 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 2021, 57 crew members were kidnapped in seven separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, representing 100% of kidnappings worldwide; Nigerian pirates in particular 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 (2022-001 - Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 4 January 2022, 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\"" diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 5b3779be..63c29589 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ "text": "5.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" @@ -973,10 +973,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "165,761 (2019)" + "text": "174,203 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "77.08 (2019)" + "text": "79 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 941ada01..28871ff7 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -997,10 +997,10 @@ }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Tunisia has one of the most sophisticated telecom infrastructures in North Africa; penetration rates for mobile and Internet services are among the highest in the region; government program of regulation and infrastructure projects aims to improve Internet connectivity to underserved areas; operators built extensive LTE infrastructure in 2019, and are developing 5G networks and services; Chinese company Huawei invested in LTE network; operator planning nano-satellite launches in 2023; Internet censorship abolished, though concerns of government surveillance remain; legislation passed in 2017 supporting e-commerce and active e-government; importer of integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment from China (2020)" + "text": "Tunisia has one of the most sophisticated telecom infrastructures in North Africa; penetration rates for mobile and Internet services are among the highest in the region; government program of regulation and infrastructure projects aims to improve Internet connectivity to underserved areas; operators built extensive LTE infrastructure in 2019, and continue to discuss plans for future 5G networks and services; People’s Republic of China (PRC) company Huawei sold equipment to operators for Tunisia’s LTE networks; one operator has signed an agreement to pursue nano-satellite launches in 2023; Internet censorship abolished, though concerns of government surveillance remain; legislation passed in 2017 supporting e-commerce and active e-government; importer of some integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment (including radio, television, and communications transmitters) from the PRC (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a surge in subscribership; fixed-line is nearly 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 126 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a surge in subscribership; fixed-line is nearly 14.1 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 132 telephones per 100 persons (2022)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 216; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-4, Didon, HANNIBAL System and Trapani-Kelibia submarine cable systems that provides links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2020)" @@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments" }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2019)" + "text": "2 state-owned TV stations; 10 private TV stations broadcast locally; satellite TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations; several dozen private radio stations and community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tn" @@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiennes, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Tunisia Air Force; Ministry of Interior: National Police, National Guard (2021)", + "text": "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armées Tunisiennes, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Tunisia Air Force; Ministry of Interior: National Police, National Guard (2022)", "note": "note - the National Police has primary responsibility for law enforcement in the major cities, while the National Guard (gendarmerie) oversees border security and patrols smaller towns and rural areas" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1143,17 +1143,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 35,000 active personnel (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 National Guard (2021)" + "text": "approximately 35,000 active personnel (25,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 National Guard (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory includes mostly older or secondhand US and European equipment; since 2010, the Netherlands and US are the leading suppliers of arms to Tunisia (2021)" + "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory includes mostly older or secondhand US and European equipment; since 2010, the Netherlands and US are the leading suppliers of arms to Tunisia (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "men 20-23 years of age for compulsory service, 1-year service obligation; individuals engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed their programs; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service; women may volunteer (2021)", + "text": "men 20-23 years of age for compulsory service, 1-year service obligation; individuals engaged in higher education or vocational training programs prior to their military drafting are allowed to delay service until they have completed their programs; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service; women may volunteer (2022)", "note": "note(s) - as of 2021, approximately 20-25,000 active military personnel were conscripts; women have been allowed in the service since 1975 as volunteers only, although as recently as 2018, the Tunisian Government has discussed the possibility of conscripting women; as of 2018, women constituted less than 7% of the military and served in all three services" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Tunisian military’s primary operational areas of focus were counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency, and border security; it was conducting counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations against al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State of ash-Sham (ISIS)-linked militants who have been fighting a low-intensity insurgency, mostly in the mountainous region along the border with Algeria, particularly the Chaambi Mountains near the city of Kasserine; the military maintained the lead role for security in this area and also routinely conducted joint operations with Algerian security forces against these groups, as well to counter smuggling and trafficking activities; the military in recent years also has increased its role in securing the southern border against militant activity, smuggling, and trafficking from war-torn Libya; since 2015, Tunisia has constructed a complex structure of berms, trenches, and water-filled moats, complemented by electronic surveillance equipment such as motion detectors, ground surveillance radars, and infrared sensors along the 220-kilometer border with Libya; in the remote southern areas of the border with Libya, buffer/exclusion zones have also been established where the military has the lead for counter-terrorism efforts; outside of these border areas, the Ministry of Interior has the lead responsibility for counter-terrorism in Tunisia, particularly for urban areas; the National Police Anti-Terrorism Brigade (BAT) and the National Guard Special Unit have the lead for MOI counterterrorism operations
Tunisia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
as of 2022, the Tunisian military’s primary operational areas of focus were counter-terrorism, counterinsurgency, and border security; it was conducting counter-terrorism and counterinsurgency operations against al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State of ash-Sham (ISIS)-linked militants who have been fighting a low-intensity insurgency, mostly in the mountainous region along the border with Algeria, particularly the Chaambi Mountains near the city of Kasserine; the military maintained the lead role for security in this area and also routinely conducted joint operations with Algerian security forces against these groups, as well to counter smuggling and trafficking activities; the military in recent years also has increased its role in securing the southern border against militant activity, smuggling, and trafficking from war-torn Libya; since 2015, Tunisia has constructed a complex structure of berms, trenches, and water-filled moats, complemented by electronic surveillance equipment such as motion detectors, ground surveillance radars, and infrared sensors along the 220-kilometer border with Libya; in the remote southern areas of the border with Libya, buffer/exclusion zones have also been established where the military has the lead for counter-terrorism efforts; outside of these border areas, the Ministry of Interior has the lead responsibility for counter-terrorism in Tunisia, particularly for urban areas; the National Police Anti-Terrorism Brigade (BAT) and the National Guard Special Unit have the lead for MOI counterterrorism operations
Tunisia has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
significant transit country for illicit drugs in East Africa; international drug-trafficking organizations and courier networks transit through Tanzania to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Southwest Asia; produces cannabis products and khat for domestic consumption and regional and international distribution; traffickers influence politicians, law enforcement, and others in positions of power with money
" + "text": "significant transit country for illicit drugs in East Africa; international drug-trafficking organizations and courier networks transit through Tanzania to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine from Southwest Asia; produces cannabis products and khat for domestic consumption and regional and international distribution; traffickers influence politicians, law enforcement, and others in positions of power with money
(2021)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 65922465..edbad156 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "0.15 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population" @@ -1162,8 +1162,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Forces, Air Forces, Marine Forces, Special Forces Command, Reserve Force (2021)", - "note": "note - in 2018, President MUSEVENI created a volunteer force of Local Defense Units under the military to beef up local security in designated parts of the country" + "text": "Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Forces, Air Forces, Marine Forces, Special Forces Command, Reserve Force (2022)", + "note": "note(s) - the Special Forces Command is a separate branch within the UPDF; it evolved from the former Presidential Guard Brigade and continues to have presidential protection duties in addition to its conventional missions, such as counterinsurgency; in 2018, President MUSEVENI created a volunteer force of Local Defense Units under the military to beef up local security in designated parts of the country" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1193,10 +1193,10 @@ "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military duty (men and women); 9-year service obligation (2021)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "6,800 Somalia (6,200 AMISOM; 620 UNSOM); 250 Equatorial Guinea (2022)" + "text": "6,800 Somalia (6,200 AMISOM; 620 UNSOM); 250 Equatorial Guinea (training mission) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UPDF, which is constitutionally granted seats in parliament, is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and the NRM to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates
as of 2022, the UPDF was conducting operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (including cross-border operations) against a Congo-based (and formerly based in western Uganda) Ugandan rebel group, the Allied Democratic Front (ADF), which was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US State Department in March 2021 as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC; see Appendix T); in addition, elements of the UPDF were deployed in the northeast region of Karamoja against cattle rustlers and criminal gangs
beginning in 2012, the UPDF led regional efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a small, violent group of Ugandan origin that conducted widespread attacks against civilians in much of Central Africa; the UPDF withdrew from the mission in 2017 after declaring that the LRA no longer posed a security threat
Uganda intervened in the South Sudan civil war in 2013-2016 and UPDF forces have clashed with South Sudanese forces along the border as recently as 2020
the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (“KAR”) in 1902, which participated in both world wars; the UPDF was established in 1995
the UPDF, which is constitutionally granted seats in parliament, is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and the NRM to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates
as of 2022, the UPDF was conducting operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (including cross-border operations) against a Congo-based (and formerly based in western Uganda) Ugandan rebel group, the Allied Democratic Front (ADF), which was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US State Department in March 2021 as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (ISIS-DRC; see Appendix T); in addition, elements of the UPDF were deployed in the northeast region of Karamoja against cattle rustlers and criminal gangs
beginning in 2012, the UPDF led regional efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a small, violent group of Ugandan origin that conducted widespread attacks against civilians in much of Central Africa; the UPDF withdrew from the mission in 2017 after declaring that the LRA no longer posed a security threat
Uganda intervened in the South Sudan civil war in 2013-2016 and UPDF forces have clashed with South Sudanese forces along the border as recently as 2020
the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (“KAR”) in 1902, which participated in both world wars; the UPDF was established in 1995
the Zambian Defense Force (ZDF) traces its roots to the Northern Rhodesia Regiment, which was raised by the British colonial government to fight in World War II; the ZDF was established in 1964 from units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland armed forces; it participated in a number of regional conflicts during the 1970s and 1980s; Zambia actively supported independence movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
" + "text": "the Zambian Defense Force (ZDF) traces its roots to the Northern Rhodesia Regiment, which was raised by the British colonial government to fight in World War II; the ZDF was established in 1964 from units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland armed forces; it participated in a number of regional conflicts during the 1970s and 1980s; Zambia actively supported independence movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 33f2f7fe..46921d1e 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "7.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" @@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2021)" + "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { @@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 30,000 active duty troops, including about 4,000 serving in the Air Force (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 30,000 active duty troops, including about 4,000 Air Force personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the ZDF inventory is comprised mostly of older Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; since the early 2000s, Zimbabwe has been under an arms embargo from the European Union, as well as targeted sanctions from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US (2021)" @@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (18-24 for officer cadets; 18-30 for technical/specialist personnel); no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); internal security is a key current responsibility, and the military continues to play an active role in the country’s politics since the coup of 2017 (2021)" + "text": "the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); internal security is a key current responsibility, and the military continues to play an active role in the country’s politics since the coup of 2017 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index a2d8796e..4f3df006 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ "text": "9.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.13 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments" }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as ABC Australia, a TV service that broadcasts in the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available" + "text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as ABC Australia, a TV service that broadcasts in the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2022)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".au" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index 652c78c9..10f660c6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "20,474 (2004)" + "text": "20,474 (2004 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "36 (2004)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index f18c268f..b43c2035 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -875,10 +875,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "23,114 (2018)" + "text": "22,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20.74 (2019 est.)" + "text": "19 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 1b9f41d1..ecbccba7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ "Current Health Expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { "text": "urban: NA" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index a18329d7..819e7b79 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -266,9 +266,6 @@ "Current Health Expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { "text": "urban: NA" @@ -841,10 +838,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "260,277 (2019)" + "text": "260,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "96.02 (2019 est.)" + "text": "91 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 4b44575c..35758ff2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -1038,10 +1038,11 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VPMW)) (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VPMW)) (2022)", + "note": "note - the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force also has external security responsibilities" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the separate British and French police forces were unified in 1980 under Ni-Vanuatu officers as the New Hebrides Constabulary; the force retained some British and French officers as advisors; the Constabulary was subsequently renamed the Vanuatu Police Force later in 1980
as of 2021, the Vanuatu Mobile Force had received training and other support from Australia, China, France, New Zealand, and the US
" + "text": "the separate British and French police forces were unified in 1980 under Ni-Vanuatu officers as the New Hebrides Constabulary; the force retained some British and French officers as advisors; the Constabulary was subsequently renamed the Vanuatu Police Force later in 1980Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014
" + "text": "Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index ff416b58..fad520c5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tuvaluan 86.8%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 5.6%, Tuvaluan/other 6.7%, other 0.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { "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%, Church of Jesus Christ 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ "text": "24% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + "text": "1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -891,10 +891,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Australia provides support to the Tuvalu Police Force, including donations of patrol boats
" + "text": "Australia provides support to the Tuvalu Police Force, including donations of patrol boats (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 418436b6..22a459d1 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ "text": "6.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.35 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "0.6 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -946,10 +946,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "124,211 (2018)" + "text": "69,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "63.58 (2019)" + "text": "35 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index c58566fc..30391731 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ "text": "4.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -979,16 +979,16 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) has approximately 200 active personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 200 active personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2021)" + "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both males and females; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18-23 years of age for voluntary military service for both males and females; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, 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
(2022)" + "text": "has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, 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 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 8f306de1..971d7f4d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ "text": "6.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations" + "text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bb" @@ -1043,13 +1043,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 600 active personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 600 active personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Netherlands provide the BDF's major equipment inventory (maritime patrol boats) (2021)" + "text": "the Netherlands provide the BDF's major equipment inventory (maritime patrol boats) (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "voluntary service only (men and women); 17 years, 9 months to 17 years, 11 months with letter of consent from a parent or guardian, or be in the age range of 18-25 years at the start of recruit training; citizens of Barbados by descent or naturalization (2021)" + "text": "voluntary service only (men and women); 17 years, 9 months to 17 years, 11 months with letter of consent from a parent or guardian, or be in the age range of 18-25 years at the start of recruit training; citizens of Barbados by descent or naturalization (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Barbados has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security; the RSS is headquartered in Barbados
(2022)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 0efe0452..72390b3f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ "text": "5.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "1.94 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1029,16 +1029,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) has approximately 1,500 total personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 1,500 total personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "most of the RBDF's major equipment inventory is supplied by the Netherlands (2021)" + "text": "most of the RBDF's major equipment inventory is supplied by the Netherlands (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female service; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female service; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the RBDF was established in 1980; its primary responsibilities are disaster relief, maritime security, and counter-narcotics operations; it is a naval force, but includes a lightly-armed marine infantry/commando squadron for base and internal security, as well as a few light non-combat aircraft; the maritime element has coastal patrol craft and patrol boats; the RBDF maintains training relationships with the UK and the US
(2022)" + "text": "the RBDF was established in 1980; its primary responsibilities are disaster relief, maritime security, and counter-narcotics operations; it is a naval force, but includes a lightly-armed marine infantry/commando squadron for base and internal security, as well as a few light non-combat aircraft; the maritime element has coastal patrol craft and patrol boats; the RBDF maintains training relationships with the UK and the US (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index b4b3543a..e0a32d71 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ "text": "6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "1.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ "text": "the BDF was established in 1978 from the disbanded Police Special Force and the Belize Volunteer Guard to assist the resident British forces with the defense of Belize against Guatemala; the BDF traces its history back to the Prince Regent Royal Honduras Militia, a volunteer force established in 1817
the British Army has maintained a presence in Belize since its independence; as of 2022, the presence consisted of a small training support unit that provides jungle training to troops from the UK and international partners
" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 0865c5ab..e00e058c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "7.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.89 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3.3 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2019)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index fce0eb1c..909b6013 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -1136,13 +1136,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel (approximately 40,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "limited available information; estimated 50,000 active personnel (approximately 40,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the Cuban military inventory is comprised of ageing Russian and Soviet-era equipment; the last recorded arms delivery to Cuba was by Russia in 2004; in 2019, Russia approved a loan for approximately $43-50 million for Cuba's purchase of spare parts and armored vehicles (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and volunteer (men and women) military service; 2-year service obligation for men (2021)" + "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and volunteer (men and women) military service; 2-year service obligation for men (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the FAR has a large role in the Cuban economy through several military owned and operated conglomerates, including such sectors as banking, hotels, industry, retail, transportation, and tourism (2022)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index fa4f6b25..eadbdc1b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ "text": "5.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "1.1 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 7719c4ce..9ba2c861 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ "text": "5.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.53 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.45 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index c77c7da8..dfde89b0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ "text": "7.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.57 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "2.87 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ }, "Judicial branch": { "highest courts": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges and 16 substitutes judges organized into Constitutional, Civil, Penal, and Administrative Conflict Chambers)" + "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 15 judges, including its president, and 15 substitute judges organized into Constitutional, Civil, Penal, and Administrative Conflict Chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of both the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly, and the Bar Association; judges elected for 9-year terms, with renewal of one-third of membership every 3 years; consecutive reelection is allowed" @@ -1159,21 +1159,21 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 21,000 active troops (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021)", + "text": "approximately 21,000 active troops (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)", "note": "note - in 2021, El Salvador announced intentions to double the size of the military, although no time frame was given" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAES is dependent on a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US; since 2010, the FAES has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Chile, Israel, Spain, and the US (2021)" + "text": "the FAES is dependent on a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US; since 2010, the FAES has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Chile, Israel, Spain, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2021)", + "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2016, women made up about 6% of the active duty military" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "175 Mali (MINUSMA) (Jan 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the National Civilian Police (Ministry of Justice and Public Security) is responsible for maintaining public security, while the Ministry of Defense is responsible for maintaining national security; the constitution separates public security and military functions, but allows the president to use the armed forces in exceptional circumstances to maintain internal peace and public security; in November 2019, President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security; as of 2022, a considerable portion of the Army was deployed in support of the National Police
" + "text": "the National Civilian Police (Ministry of Justice and Public Security) is responsible for maintaining public security, while the Ministry of Defense is responsible for maintaining national security; the constitution separates public security and military functions, but allows the president to use the armed forces in exceptional circumstances to maintain internal peace and public security; in November 2019, President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security; as of 2022, a considerable portion of the Army was deployed in support of the National Police (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 2f70514a..4e96b039 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ "text": "5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -973,10 +973,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Grenada Police Force (under the Ministry of National Security) includes a Coast Guard and a paramilitary Special Services Unit (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts, 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": "Grenada joined the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) in 1985; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts, 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 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 4feec62b..68a859cb 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "6.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.24 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "last held on 16 June 2019 (next to be held on June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNE 53, VAMOS 16, UCN 12, VALOR 9, BIEN 8, FCN-NACION 8, SEMILLA 7, TODOS 7, VIVA 7, CREO 6, PHG 6, VICTORIA 4, Winaq 4, PC 3, PU 3, URNG 3, PAN 2, MLP 1, PODEMOS 1; composition - men 129, women 31, percent of women 19.4%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNE 52, VAMOS 17, UCN 12, VALOR 9, BIEN 8, FCN-NACION 8, SEMILLA 7, TODOS 7, VIVA 7, CREO 6, PHG 6, VICTORIA 4, Winaq 4, PC 3, PU 3, URNG 3, PAN 2, MLP 1, PODEMOS 1; composition - men 129, women 31, percent of women 19.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bienestar Nacional or BIEN [Alfonso PORTILLO and Evelyn MORATAYA]since the 2000s, the Guatemalan Government has used the Army to support the National Civil Police (PNC; under the Ministry of Government) in internal security operations (as permitted by the constitution) to combat organized crime, gang violence, and narco-trafficking
the military held power during most of the country’s 36-year civil war (1960-1996) and conducted a campaign of widespread violence and repression, particularly against the country’s majority indigenous population; more than 200,000 people were estimated to have been killed or disappeared during the conflict
(2022)" + "text": "since the 2000s, the Guatemalan Government has used the Army to support the National Civil Police (PNC; under the Ministry of Government) in internal security operations (as permitted by the constitution) to combat organized crime, gang violence, and narco-traffickingaccording to the Haitian Government, the mission of the reconstituted armed forces will focus on patrolling the border with the Dominican Republic, combating smuggling, and executing recovery efforts after natural disasters
the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) operated in Haiti from 2004 until 2017; its mission was to help restore stability after President Bertrand ARISTIDE fled the country, including assisting with the political process, strengthening government institutions, and promoting and protecting human rights; following the completion of MINUSTAH’s mandate in 2017, a smaller peacekeeping mission, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), operated until 2019; its mission was to assist with the further development and strengthening of the national police, as well as Haiti’s justice and prison systems, and to promote and protect human rights; in 2019, the UN established the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) with the political mission of advising the Haiti Government in elections, governance, and security; as of 2021, BINUH continued to operate
" + "text": "according to the Haitian Government, the mission of the reconstituted armed forces will focus on patrolling the border with the Dominican Republic, combating smuggling, and executing recovery efforts after natural disasters
the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) operated in Haiti from 2004 until 2017; its mission was to help restore stability after President Bertrand ARISTIDE fled the country, including assisting with the political process, strengthening government institutions, and promoting and protecting human rights; following the completion of MINUSTAH’s mandate in 2017, a smaller peacekeeping mission, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), operated until 2019; its mission was to assist with the further development and strengthening of the national police, as well as Haiti’s justice and prison systems, and to promote and protect human rights; in 2019, the UN established the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) with the political mission of advising the Haiti Government in elections, governance, and security; BINUH's current mandate ends in July 2022 unless extended
as of 2022, the JDF’s primary missions were maritime/border and internal security, including support to police operations to combat crime and violence
" + "text": "as of 2022, the JDF’s primary missions were maritime/border and internal security, including support to police operations to combat crime and violence" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index f1a90c77..060484f2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,000 (2018)" + "text": "5,000 (2018 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "100.7 (2019 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 07570e12..67d970f9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "8.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.98 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.67 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies, representing the country's 15 departments and 2 autonomous regions, and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote; 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 statutory seats, current 91; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies, representing the country's 15 departments and 2 autonomous regions, and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote; up to 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 7 November 2021 (next to be held on 1 November 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 75, PLC 9, ALN 2, APRE 1, CCN 1, PLI 1, YATAMA 1; composition - men 46, women 45, percent of women 49.4%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 75, PLC 9, ALN 2, APRE 1, CCN 1, PLI 1, YATAMA 1; composition - men 44, women 47, percent of women 51.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1004,10 +1004,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,788,430 (2019)" + "text": "5,976,479 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "88.43 (2019 est.)" + "text": "90 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1147,16 +1147,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Nicaraguan military's inventory includes mostly second-hand Russian/Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2021)" + "text": "the Nicaraguan military's inventory includes mostly second-hand Russian/Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2021)" + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the modern Army of Nicaragua was created in 1979 as the Sandinista Popular Army (1979-1984); prior to 1979, the military was known as the National Guard, which was organized and trained by the US in the 1920s and 1930s; the first commander of the National Guard, Anastasio SOMOZA García, seized power in 1937 and ran the country as a military dictator until his assassination in 1956; his sons ran the country either directly or through figureheads until the Sandinistas came to power in 1979; the defeated National Guard was disbanded by the Sandinistas" + "text": "the modern Army of Nicaragua was created in 1979 as the Sandinista Popular Army (1979-1984); prior to 1979, the military was known as the National Guard, which was organized and trained by the US in the 1920s and 1930s; the first commander of the National Guard, Anastasio SOMOZA García, seized power in 1937 and ran the country as a military dictator until his assassination in 1956; his sons ran the country either directly or through figureheads until the Sandinistas came to power in 1979; the defeated National Guard was disbanded by the Sandinistas (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index c291cb56..e18a8407 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "7.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.57 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "1.63 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -1013,10 +1013,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,599,010 (2019)" + "text": "5,825,677 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "131.85 (2019 est.)" + "text": "135 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ "text": "Panama's security forces are lightly armed; Canada, Italy and the US have provided equipment to the security forces since 2010 (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Panama created a paramilitary National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Panamá) in the 1950s from the former National Police (established 1904); the National Guard subsequently evolved into more of a military force with some police responsibilities; it seized power in a coup in 1968 and military officers ran the country until 1989; in 1983, the National Guard was renamed the Panama Defense Force (PDF); the PDF was disbanded after the 1989 US invasion and the current national police forces were formed in 1990; the armed forces were officially abolished under the 1994 Constitution
" + "text": "Panama created a paramilitary National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Panamá) in the 1950s from the former National Police (established 1904); the National Guard subsequently evolved into more of a military force with some police responsibilities; it seized power in a coup in 1968 and military officers ran the country until 1989; in 1983, the National Guard was renamed the Panama Defense Force (PDF); the PDF was disbanded after the 1989 US invasion and the current national police forces were formed in 1990; the armed forces were officially abolished under the 1994 Constitution (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 57e9c7f8..5f1e8ad2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "68,840 (2017)" + "text": "68,840 (2017 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "195.54 (2019)" + "text": "195.54 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index b1efe958..666bb014 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -855,10 +855,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,371,970 (2019)" + "text": "3,483,570 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "114.95 (2019 est.)" + "text": "122 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index cbf9d2ac..91ec58a9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ "text": "5.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.68 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + "text": "2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -861,10 +861,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "76,878 (2018)" + "text": "78,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "147.71 (2019)" + "text": "147 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments" }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the government operates a national TV network that broadcasts on 2 channels; cable subscription services provide access to local and international channels; the government operates a national radio network; a mix of government-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate roughly 15 radio stations" + "text": "the government operates a national TV network that broadcasts on 2 channels; cable subscription services provide access to local and international channels; the government operates a national radio network; a mix of government-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate roughly 15 radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kn" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 3b29b46f..de161bca 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -905,10 +905,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "184,944 (2018)" + "text": "203,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "97.65 (2019)" + "text": "111 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ "note": "note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments" }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations" + "text": "3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lc" @@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Saint Lucia has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security
(2022)" + "text": "Saint Lucia has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index dd7db983..618f335f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ "text": "7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.17 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Army/Land Forces (Trinidad and Tobago Regiment), Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves; Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) (2021)", + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Army/Land Forces (Trinidad and Tobago Regiment), Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves; Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) (2022)", "note": "note - the Ministry of National Security oversees defense, immigration, and the police" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1057,17 +1057,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 4,500 TTDF personnel; approximately 7,000 TTPS personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 4,500 TTDF personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the TTDF's ground force inventory includes only light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly second-hand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US (2021)" + "text": "the TTDF's ground force inventory includes only light weapons, while the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly second-hand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women; some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2021)", + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women; some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2017, women comprised about 14% of the active military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2021, the primary responsibilities for the TTDF were conducting border and maritime security, providing disaster relief, and countering narcotics trafficking in support of law enforcement
" + "text": "the primary responsibilities for the TTDF are conducting border and maritime security, providing disaster relief, and countering narcotics trafficking in support of law enforcement (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 888d2ef1..53f51915 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -853,10 +853,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Curaçao Militia (CURMIL) (2021)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Curaçao Militia (CURMIL) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) provides maritime security" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy; the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) provides maritime security (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index fa9c218f..9e70ba32 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ "text": "4.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.66 physicians/1,000 population" + "text": "0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -856,10 +856,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "102,700 (2019)" + "text": "97,059 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "92.87 (2019)" + "text": "87 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index faacd7ca..015eb9df 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1089,11 +1089,11 @@ } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "3566 km gas (2018), 16 km oil (2013)" + "text": "4195 km gas (2022), 16 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "424 km (2018)" + "text": "424 km (2022)" }, "broad gauge": { "text": "424 km (2018) 1.520-m gauge" @@ -1101,11 +1101,11 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "34,000 km (2018)" + "text": "34,000 km (2022)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "600 km (2010)" + "text": "576 km (2022)" }, "Ports and terminals": { "lake port(s)": { @@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; State Border Service; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (2022)" + "text": "Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (GKNB): Border Service (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { @@ -1135,16 +1135,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Kyrgyz Armed Forces have approximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense; 1,000 National Guard) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 12,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense; 1,000 National Guard) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kyrgyz Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; Kyrgyzstan relies on donations of military equipment, which come mostly from Russia under a 2013 agreement between Bishkek and Moscow (2021)" + "text": "the Kyrgyz Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; Kyrgyzstan relies on donations of military equipment, which come mostly from Russia under a 2013 agreement between Bishkek and Moscow (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2021)" + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force" + "text": "Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 7a5d02a8..0b94d096 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "2.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6.1 beds/1,000 population (2014)" @@ -1118,29 +1118,29 @@ "text": "3 (2021)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "658 km condensate, 15,256 km gas (2017), 8,013 km oil (2017), 1,095 km refined products, 1,975 km water (2016) (2017)" + "text": "658 km condensate, 15,429 km gas (2020), 8,020 km oil (2020), 1,095 km refined products, 1,975 km water (2017) (2020)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "16,614 km (2017)" + "text": "16,636 km (2020)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "16,614 km (2017) 1.520-m gauge (4,200 km electrified)" + "text": "16,636 km (2020) 1.520-m gauge (4,237 km electrified)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "95,409 km (2017)" + "text": "95,767 km (2021)" }, "paved": { - "text": "81,814 km (2017)" + "text": "83,813 km (2021)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "13,595 km (2017)" + "text": "12,354 km (2021)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "4,000 km (2010) (on the Ertis (Irtysh) River (80%) and Syr Darya (Syrdariya) River)" + "text": "43,983 km (2020) (on the Ertis (Irtysh) River (80%) and Syr Darya (Syrdariya) River)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { @@ -1181,16 +1181,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 40,000 active duty personnel (25,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 40,000 active duty personnel (25,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Naval Forces; 12,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading supplier of weapons systems (2021)" + "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading supplier of weapons systems (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "all men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for at least one year (2021)" + "text": "all men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for at least one year (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force" + "text": "Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "
a transit country for Afghan opiates destined for Russia and Europe; increase in clandestine laboratories producing synthetic drugs; Synthetic drugs also trafficked from Southeast Asia, China, Russia, and Europe, and precursor chemicals shipped from Russia
" + "text": "synthetic drugs dominate the local illicit drug market, smuggled from Southeast Asia, China, Russia and Europe; however the number of domestic clandestine laboratories producing synthetic drugs continues to increase. Kazakhstan remains a transit country for Afghan heroin destined for Russia and Europe.
" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 135bb57a..a57560c6 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ "text": "5.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + "text": "3.82 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "7.1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 30 March 2022, Russia has reported a total of 17,823,648 cases of COVID-19 or 12,213.46 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 368,377 cumulative deaths or a rate of 252.42 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 54.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 6 June 2022, Russia has reported a total of 18,355,200 cases of COVID-19 or 12,577.7 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 379,584 cumulative deaths or a rate of 260.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 55.58% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 30 March 2022, Russia has reported a total of 17,823,648 cases of COVID-19 or 12,213.46 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 368,377 cumulative deaths or a rate of 252.42 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 54.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 6 June 2022, Russia has reported a total of 18,355,200 cases of COVID-19 or 12,577.7 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 379,584 cumulative deaths or a rate of 260.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 55.58% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')
oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'
republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm', Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol', Zabaykal'sk [Transbaikal] (Chita)
federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]
autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", + "text": "46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')
oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl
republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)
autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)
krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol, Zabaykalsk [Transbaikal] (Chita)
federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]
autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", "note": "note 1: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)as of 2021, Turkmenistan continued to pursue a nationalist and isolationist security policy and has declined to participate in post-Soviet military groupings such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization military alliance (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO); however, in September 2020, it participated in a Russian-led multinational military exercise held in southern Russia’s Astrakhan region alongside Russian, Chinese, Pakistani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Mongolian, Syrian, Iranian, Egyptian, Belarusian, Turkish, Armenian, and Azerbaijani contingents
as of 2021, Turkmenistan was trying to improve its naval capabilities on the Caspian Sea by expanding ship building capabilities and adding larger vessels to the Navy’s inventory; in 2018, it opened its first naval shipyard and in August 2021, the Navy commissioned its largest warship, a corvette that was jointly constructed with Turkey
" + "text": "as of 2022, Turkmenistan continued to pursue a nationalist and isolationist security policy and has declined to participate in post-Soviet military groupings such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization military alliance (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO); however, in September 2020, it participated in a Russian-led multinational military exercise held in southern Russia’s Astrakhan region alongside Russian, Chinese, Pakistani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Mongolian, Syrian, Iranian, Egyptian, Belarusian, Turkish, Armenian, and Azerbaijani contingents
as of 2022, Turkmenistan continued efforts to improve its naval capabilities on the Caspian Sea, including expanding ship building capabilities and adding larger vessels to the Navy’s inventory; in 2018, it opened its first naval shipyard and in August 2021, the Navy commissioned its largest warship, a corvette that was jointly constructed with Turkey
" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index d8417fe3..e89a83a7 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Troops, Border Guards, Security Service (2021)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Troops, Border Guards (2022)", "note": "note - the National Guard, also under the Ministry of Defense, ensures public order and security of diplomatic missions, radio and television broadcasting, and other state entities" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1116,16 +1116,16 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 total active troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 60,000 total active troops, including 10-15,000 Air Force (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms, followed by China (2021)" + "text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms, followed by China (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation for males (conscripts have the option of paying for a shorter service of one month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27); Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions (2021)" + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation for males (conscripts have the option of paying for a shorter service of one month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27); Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Uzbek armed forces were established in January 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the newly-established Ministry for Defense Affairs assumed jurisdiction over all former Soviet ground, air, and air defense units, formations, and installations then deployed on its soil; the building hosting the headquarters for the ex-Soviet Turkestan Military District became the headquarters for the Uzbek armed forces; all former Soviet troops departed Uzbekistan by 1995; as of 2021, Uzbekistan continued to maintain bilateral defense ties with Russia based on a 2005 mutual security agreement
as of 2021, Uzbekistan was not part of the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is comprised of former Soviet Republics; Uzbekistan joined in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012
" + "text": "the Uzbek armed forces were established in January 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the newly-established Ministry for Defense Affairs assumed jurisdiction over all former Soviet ground, air, and air defense units, formations, and installations then deployed on its soil; the building hosting the headquarters for the ex-Soviet Turkestan Military District became the headquarters for the Uzbek armed forces; all former Soviet troops departed Uzbekistan by 1995; as of 2022, Uzbekistan continued to maintain bilateral defense ties with Russia based on a 2005 mutual security agreement
as of 2022, Uzbekistan was not part of the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is comprised of former Soviet Republics; Uzbekistan joined in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012
" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index ab57efc0..65d54e19 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Burma, colonized by Britain in the 19th century and granted independence post-World War II, contains ethnic Burman and scores of other ethnic and religious minority groups that have all 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 (ASSK) won in a landslide. The junta placed ASSK under house arrest for much of the next 20 years, until November 2010. In 2007, rising fuel prices in Burma led pro-democracy 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 (USDP) 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 ceasefires with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), amended courts, expanded civil liberties, brought ASSK into government in 2012, and permitted the NLD in 2015 to take power after a sweeping electoral win. However, Burma’s first credibly elected civilian government, with ASSK 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 U.S. Department of State determined constituted genocide, 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 (MAH) to launch a coup in February 2021 that has left Burma reeling with the return to authoritarian rule, the detention of ASSK and thousands of pro-democracy actors, and renewed brutal repression against protestors, widespread violence, and economic decline.
Burma, colonized by Britain in the 19th century and granted independence post-World War II, contains ethnic Burman and scores of other ethnic and religious minority groups that have all 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 (ASSK) won in a landslide. The junta placed ASSK under house arrest for much of the next 20 years, until November 2010. In 2007, rising fuel prices in Burma led pro-democracy 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 (USDP) 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 ceasefires with ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), amended courts, expanded civil liberties, brought ASSK into government in 2012, and permitted the NLD in 2015 to take power after a sweeping electoral win. However, Burma’s first credibly elected civilian government, with ASSK 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 genocide, 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 (MAH) to launch a coup in February 2021 that has left Burma reeling with the return to authoritarian rule, the detention of ASSK and thousands of pro-democracy actors, and renewed brutal repression against protestors, widespread violence, and economic decline.
Since the coup and subsequent crackdown, lawmakers elected in the November 2020 election and members of parliament ousted by the military have formed a shadow National Unity Government (NUG). Members of the NUG include representatives from the NLD, ethnic minority groups, civil society, and other minor parties. In May 2021, the NUG announced the formation of an an armed wing called the People's Defense Force, and in September announced the start of an insurgency against the military junta that has continued into 2022.
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "4.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.74 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "a major source of illicit methamphetamine and opiates; illicit import of precursor chemicals from China increased production and trafficking of synthetic drugs; second-largest opium poppy cultivator in Asia, with an estimated 20,200 hectares grown in 2019; “Yaba,” a tablet containing methamphetamine, caffeine, and other stimulants, is produced in Burma and trafficked regionally; ethnic armed organizations, military-affiliated militias, and transnational criminal organizations oversee billion dollar a drug production and trafficking industry; drugs produced in Burma are trafficked beyond Southeast Asia to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan; not a major source or transit country for drugs entering the United States
" + "text": "
a major source of illicit methamphetamine and opiates; illicit import of precursor chemicals from China increased production and trafficking of synthetic drugs; second-largest opium poppy cultivator in Asia, with an estimated 20,200 hectares grown in 2019; “Yaba,” a tablet containing methamphetamine, caffeine, and other stimulants, is produced in Burma and trafficked regionally; ethnic armed organizations, military-affiliated militias, and transnational criminal organizations oversee billion dollar a drug production and trafficking industry; drugs produced in Burma are trafficked beyond Southeast Asia to Australia, New Zealand, and Japan; not a major source or transit country for drugs entering the United States
(2021)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index e47f9c8f..a98fdec2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "
manufacture of methamphetamine expanding due to transnational crime syndicates moving from China to evade the law; drugs destined for Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea and the rest of East and South-East Asia
" + "text": "manufacture of methamphetamine expanding due to transnational crime syndicates moving from China to evade the law; drugs destined for Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea and the rest of East and South-East Asia
(2021)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index ce1e4377..2caed101 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ "text": "5.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.23 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ "soil contact diseases": { "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 30 March 2022, China has reported a total of 899,803 cases of COVID-19 or 61.15 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 13,062 cumulative deaths or a rate 0.88 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 88.32% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 6 June 2022, China has reported a total of 3,392,315 cases of COVID-19 or 230.57 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 17,551 cumulative deaths or a rate 1.19 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 89.36% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.2% (2016)" @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ "soil contact diseases": { "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 30 March 2022, China has reported a total of 899,803 cases of COVID-19 or 61.15 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 13,062 cumulative deaths or a rate 0.88 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 88.32% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 6 June 2022, China has reported a total of 3,392,315 cases of COVID-19 or 230.57 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 17,551 cumulative deaths or a rate 1.19 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 89.36% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1155,22 +1155,22 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "50,000 km (2018) 1.435-m gauge (100,000 km electrified); 104,0000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed" + "text": "150,000 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (100,000 km electrified); 104,0000 traditional, 40,000 high-speed" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "45.2 million km (2017)" + "text": "45.2 million km (2020)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4.578 million km (2017) (includes 168000 km of expressways)" + "text": "4.578 million km (2020) (includes 168000 km of expressways)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "622,000 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "27,700 km (2011) (navigable waterways)" + "text": "27,700 km (2020) (navigable waterways)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { @@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "a major source of precursor chemicals, new psychoactive substances (NPS), and synthetic drugs, including fentanyl precursors and methamphetamine; PRC criminal organizations and organizations from Mexico and Southeast Asia traffic illicit drugs within the PRC as well as to international markets; significant illicit drug consumption of methamphetamine and ketamine; a major destination and transit country for heroin produced in neighboring countries; the PRC remains a major source of NPS sold in North America and Europe
" + "text": "
a major source of precursor chemicals, new psychoactive substances (NPS), and synthetic drugs, including fentanyl precursors and methamphetamine; PRC criminal organizations, transnational crime, and organizations from Mexico and Southeast Asia traffic licit precursor chemical components and illicit finished drugs within the PRC as well as to international markets; significant illicit drug consumption of methamphetamine and ketamine; a major destination and transit country for heroin produced in neighboring countries; the PRC remains a major source of NPS sold in North America and Europe
(2021)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index bb805135..8b8cd3d7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" + "text": "2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.9 beds/1,000 population (2020)" @@ -967,10 +967,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,107 km (2017)" + "text": "2,193 km (2021)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,107 km (2017)" + "text": "2,193 km (2021)" } }, "Merchant marine": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 3c5a21ae..cebfebf5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "2.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 30 March 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,005,646 cases of COVID-19 or 2,195.66 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 154,882 cumulative deaths or a rate 56.62 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 71.01% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 6 June 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,057,142 cases of COVID-19 or 2,214.5 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 156,622 cumulative deaths or a rate 57.26 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 3 June 2022, 72.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.9% (2016)" @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 30 March 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,005,646 cases of COVID-19 or 2,195.66 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 154,882 cumulative deaths or a rate 56.62 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 71.01% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 6 June 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,057,142 cases of COVID-19 or 2,214.5 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 156,622 cumulative deaths or a rate 57.26 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 3 June 2022, 72.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 4a170e6e..caa9c62f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ "text": "10.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "13 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Japan has reported a total of 6,452,108 cases of COVID-19 or 5,101.43 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 27,913 cumulative deaths or a rate of 22.07 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 81.29% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Japan has reported a total of 8,945,784 cases of COVID-19 or 7,073 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,752 cumulative deaths or a rate of 24.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 82.2% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.3% (2016)" @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Japan has reported a total of 6,452,108 cases of COVID-19 or 5,101.43 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 27,913 cumulative deaths or a rate of 22.07 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 81.29% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Japan has reported a total of 8,945,784 cases of COVID-19 or 7,073 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,752 cumulative deaths or a rate of 24.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 82.2% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 5dad5495..d1e9f94d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "8.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.36 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "12.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 30 March 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 12,774,956 cases of COVID-19 or 24,917.41 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 15,855 cumulative deaths or a rate of 30.92 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 87.61% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 30 March 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 18,168,708 cases of COVID-19 or 35,437.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 24,279 cumulative deaths or a rate of 47.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 87.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.7% (2016)" @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 30 March 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 12,774,956 cases of COVID-19 or 24,917.41 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 15,855 cumulative deaths or a rate of 30.92 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 87.61% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 30 March 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 18,168,708 cases of COVID-19 or 35,437.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 24,279 cumulative deaths or a rate of 47.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 87.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index b9110854..9da008b4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "2.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "0.35 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,362,183 (2020)" + "text": "4.1 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "60.84 (2020 est.)" + "text": "56 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 3aed68ac..a5031e2a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -248,9 +248,6 @@ "Current Health Expenditure": { "text": "NA" }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -822,10 +819,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,181,194 (2018)" + "text": "2.793 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "345.3 (2018 est.)" + "text": "430 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index d2e7b908..d4fe047a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.86 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "3.85 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1013,10 +1013,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,363,919 (2020)" + "text": "4,363,919 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "133.1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "133 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index b2fa14be..df4bad2d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.54 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + "text": "1.54 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1012,10 +1012,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "43,723,600 (2020)" + "text": "43,723,600 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135.1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "135 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 5df62ea5..f9c1d49d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "2.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -977,10 +977,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.018 million (2018)" + "text": "4.818 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47.62 (2019 est.)" + "text": "54 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index b154eb9d..49fe1866 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ "text": "4.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.6 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "0.77 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2014)" @@ -1038,10 +1038,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "16,732,200 (2019)" + "text": "149,579,406 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "154.76 (2019 est.)" + "text": "137 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index f527053a..ac28d71f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ "text": "4.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.29 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "2.46 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 62a19f3e..24fb03e6 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ "text": "3.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.81 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.95 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF): Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF); Office of the Prime Minister: Royal Thai Police; Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC; oversees counter-insurgency operations, as well as countering terrorism, narcotics and weapons trafficking, and other internal security duties; primarily run by the Army) (2021)", + "text": "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF): Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF); Office of the Prime Minister: Royal Thai Police; Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC; oversees counter-insurgency operations, as well as countering terrorism, narcotics and weapons trafficking, and other internal security duties; primarily run by the Army) (2022)", "note": "note(s) - official paramilitary forces in Thailand include the Thai Rangers (Thahan Phran or \"Hunter Soldiers\") under the Army; the Paramilitary Marines under the Navy; the Border Patrol Police (BPP) under the Royal Thai Police; the Volunteer Defense Corps (VDC or O So) and National Defense Volunteers (NDV), both under the Ministry of Interior; there are also several government-backed volunteer militias created to provide village security against insurgents in the deep south or to assist the ISOC" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index d37b06f8..0721d24f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ "text": "7.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.72 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.76 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Sanitation facility access": { "improved: urban": { @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Joint Headquarters with Land, Air, Naval, Service Support, and Education/Training components; National Police (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2021)" + "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Joint Headquarters with Land, Air, Naval, Service Support, and Education/Training components; National Police (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "
since achieving independence, Timor-Leste has received security assistance from or has made defense cooperation arrangements with Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, the UN, and the US; some F-FDTL personnel train with the Indonesian military and the two countries maintain a joint Border Security Task Force to jointly monitor and patrol the border, particularly the Oecussi exclave area where smuggling and trafficking are prevalent
the F-FDTL is a small force comprised of 2 infantry battalions and operates fewer than 10 patrol boats; it does not have any combat aircraft
" + "text": "since achieving independence, Timor-Leste has received security assistance from or has made defense cooperation arrangements with Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, the UN, and the US; some F-FDTL personnel train with the Indonesian military and the two countries maintain a joint Border Security Task Force to jointly monitor and patrol the border, particularly the Oecussi exclave area where smuggling and trafficking are prevalent (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index a4b7a186..1556fc18 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -990,8 +990,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force; Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime) (2021)", - "note": "note - the Armed Forces also have Military Police and Armed Forces Reserve commands" + "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force; Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1022,7 +1021,7 @@ "note": "note - as of 2021, women made up about 15% of the active duty military" }, "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 (2021)" + "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 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 9aed1b80..d525f7bd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security Ministry; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2021)", + "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security Ministry; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2022)", "note": "note(s) - the Public Security Ministry is responsible for internal security and controls the national police, a special national security investigative agency, and other internal security units; the Vietnam Coast Guard was established in 1998 as the Vietnam Marine Police and renamed in 2013; Vietnam officially established a maritime self-defense force (civilian militia) in 2010 after the National Assembly passed the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces in 2009; the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (VFRS), established in 2013, is responsible for patrolling, monitoring for fishing violations, and carrying out fishery inspections; it is armed, allowed to use force if necessary, and works in tandem with the Vietnam Coast Guard" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (females eligible for conscription, but in practice only males are drafted); conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 2 years (Army, Air Defense) and 3 years (Navy and Air Force) (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the PAVN is the military arm of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and responsible to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest party organ on military policy; the CMC is led by the CPV General Secretary
as of 2021, Vietnam maintained a security policy of non-alignment, but noted in 2019 that it would consider developing appropriate defense and security relations with other countries depending on circumstances
Ireland, Iceland, and the UK dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "32,421 (Ukraine) (as of 26 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "107 (mid-year 2021)" } diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 2f67c8dc..f7f2d4de 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ "text": "6.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.48 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1172,6 +1172,9 @@ "text": "Russia and Estonia in May 2005 signed a technical border agreement, but Russia in June 2005 recalled its signature after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Estonia implements strict Schengen border rules with Russia
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "39,802 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "71,873 (mid-year 2021); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old" } diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 6406ac7d..40772b10 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "7.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "4.15 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1166,6 +1166,9 @@ "text": "none
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "361,560 (Ukraine) (as of 1 June 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,498 (mid-year 2021)" } diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index a61da36a..60327bd3 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ "text": "9.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "4.64 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 26,196 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,416 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index c43eb4a3..8ab6aa36 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ "text": "11.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5.9 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ "text": "(2019 est.) <500" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 30 March 2022, France has reported a total of 24,527,949 cases of COVID-19 or 37,712.47 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 138,802 cumulative deaths or a rate 213.41 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 80.09% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 6 June 2022, France has reported a total of 28,733,287 cases of COVID-19 or 44,178.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 145,123 cumulative deaths or a rate 223.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 2 June 2022, 80.7% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.6% (2016)" @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ } }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 30 March 2022, France has reported a total of 24,527,949 cases of COVID-19 or 37,712.47 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 138,802 cumulative deaths or a rate 213.41 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 80.09% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 6 June 2022, France has reported a total of 28,733,287 cases of COVID-19 or 44,178.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 145,123 cumulative deaths or a rate 223.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 2 June 2022, 80.7% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "37,744 (Afghanistan), 23,980 (Sri Lanka), 23,510 (Syria), 21,070 (Sudan), 19,007 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 16,995 (Russia), 15,090 (Guinea), 14,296 (Serbia and Kosovo), 13,180 (Turkey), 10,849 (Cambodia), 9,328 (Iraq) 8,519 (China), 8,338 (Cote d'Ivoire), 8,218 (Eritrea), 7,628 (Vietnam), 6,947 (Bangladesh), 6,649 (Somalia), 6,642 (Albania), 6,371 (Laos), 6,074 (Mauritania), 5,908 (Mali) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "37,744 (Afghanistan), 23,980 (Sri Lanka), 23,510 (Syria), 21,070 (Sudan), 19,007 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 16,995 (Russia), 15,090 (Guinea), 14,296 (Serbia and Kosovo), 13,180 (Turkey), 10,849 (Cambodia), 9,328 (Iraq) 8,519 (China), 8,338 (Cote d'Ivoire), 8,218 (Eritrea), 7,628 (Vietnam), 6,947 (Bangladesh), 6,649 (Somalia), 6,642 (Albania), 6,371 (Laos), 6,074 (Mauritania), 5,908 (Mali) (mid-year 2021); 43,300 (Ukraine) (as of 27 April 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,094 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index c9db1be2..53bc1d13 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "11.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.44 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "616,325 (Syria), 152,677 (Afghanistan), 147,400 (Iraq), 62,152 (Eritrea), 45,704 (Iran), 34,465 (Turkey), 29,137 (Somalia), 9,329 (Russia), 9,323 (Nigeria), 8,600 (Pakistan), 7,503 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,057 (Ethiopia) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "616,325 (Syria), 152,677 (Afghanistan), 147,400 (Iraq), 62,152 (Eritrea), 45,704 (Iran), 34,465 (Turkey), 29,137 (Somalia), 9,329 (Russia), 9,323 (Nigeria), 8,600 (Pakistan), 7,503 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,057 (Ethiopia) (mid-year 2021); 780,000 (Ukraine) (as of 22 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "26,980 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index ba1a1022..ea46ec80 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "7.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "6.31 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.2 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 13,400 (Ukraine) (as of 22 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "5,552 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index e2887478..cebfb5f1 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ "text": "7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1201,6 +1201,9 @@ "text": "dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement; since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piranski Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "13,375 (Ukraine) (as of 31 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,910 (mid-year 2021)" }, diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index 6140cf60..dbf6c3d1 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "6.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.41 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "6.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "7 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "682,594 (Ukraine) (as of 29 May 2022)" + "text": "698,420 (border crossings from Ukraine as of 1 June 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "130 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 4f0c166e..89629df9 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ "text": "8.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.08 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "4.14 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.8 beds/1,000 population (2019)" diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 96752240..cbde093e 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ "text": "8.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3.95 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Italy has reported a total of 14,496,579 cases of COVID-19 or 24,306.19 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 159,054 cumulative deaths or a rate of 266.68 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 84.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Italy has reported a total of 17,505,973 cases of COVID-19 or 29,352 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 166,949 cumulative deaths or a rate of 279.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 84.1% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.9% (2016)" @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Italy has reported a total of 14,496,579 cases of COVID-19 or 24,306.19 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 159,054 cumulative deaths or a rate of 266.68 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 84.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Italy has reported a total of 17,505,973 cases of COVID-19 or 29,352 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 166,949 cumulative deaths or a rate of 279.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 June 2022, 84.1% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1210,12 +1210,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 125,907 (Ukraine) (as of 31 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,000 (mid-year 2021)" }, - "note": "note: 609,060 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2022)" + "note": "note: 609,960 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2022)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index f87f1be4..60227ee9 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ "text": "6.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1000,10 +1000,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,051,359 (2020)" + "text": "2,051,359 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "108.8 (2020 est.)" + "text": "109 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1180,6 +1180,9 @@ "text": "Russia demands better Latvian treatment of ethnic Russians in Latvia; boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania; the Latvian parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over oil exploration rights; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Latvia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules with Russia
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "23,382 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "209,168 (mid-year 2021); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem" } diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 20619f79..851ec0cc 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "6.35 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "5.08 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1011,10 +1011,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,742,427 (2020)" + "text": "3,671,995 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "174.2 (2020 est.)" + "text": "135 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1197,6 +1197,9 @@ "text": "Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as a EU member state having an external border with a non-EU member, to strict Schengen border rules; boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania; as of January 2007, ground demarcation of the boundary with Belarus was complete and mapped with final ratification documents in preparation
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "53,913 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,721 (mid-year 2021)" } diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 2ed90754..ffb94dc6 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.42 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "3.57 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5.7 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "461,164 (Ukraine) (as of 29 May 2022)" + "text": "466,264 (border crossings from Ukraine as of 31 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,532 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index 149ea72a..870603ed 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -757,10 +757,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "48,904 (2020)" + "text": "48,887 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128.3 (2020 est.)" + "text": "128 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 9ee6a6c2..ce3256f6 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -961,10 +961,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "890,000 (2020)" + "text": "890,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "142.2 (2020 est.)" + "text": "142 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1117,6 +1117,9 @@ "text": "none
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "5,300 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "194 (mid-year 2021)" } diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index af05d080..e8ebd0d0 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ "text": "6.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5.7 beds/1,000 population (2014)" @@ -986,10 +986,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,420,383 (2020)" + "text": "3,420,383 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "84.79 (2020 est.)" + "text": "85 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "479,513 (Ukraine) (as of 29 May 2022)" + "text": "483,306 (border crossings from Ukraine as of 1 June 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,372 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index f94b7aaf..f7db3f86 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "8.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,080,089 (2020)" + "text": "1,080,089 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "172 (2020 est.)" @@ -1187,6 +1187,9 @@ "text": "Kosovo ratified the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro in March 2018, but the actual demarcation has not been completed
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "7,355 (Ukraine) (as of 30 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "458 (mid-year 2021)" }, diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 85e1153f..23848df2 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -990,10 +990,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,921,010 (2019)" + "text": "1,862,138 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "92.2 (2019 est.)" + "text": "89 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 4aa0c308..7e5b469a 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -758,10 +758,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "35,485 (2020)" + "text": "35,485 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "90.43 (2020 est.)" + "text": "90 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index ccc88805..f785469d 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -970,10 +970,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "634,386 (2020)" + "text": "633,123 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "139.94 (2020 est.)" + "text": "143 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 74378d61..41392332 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "10.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.08 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.2 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -996,10 +996,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,914,852 (2019)" + "text": "21.415 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "127.29 (2019 est.)" + "text": "125 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "37,792 (Syria), 14,787 (Eritrea), 8,368 (Somalia), 6,636 (Iraq), 5,346 (Iran) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "37,792 (Syria), 14,787 (Eritrea), 8,368 (Somalia), 6,636 (Iraq), 5,346 (Iran) (mid-year 2021); 60,020 (Ukraine) (as of 23 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,087 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 0fb0375a..a2a4738f 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ "text": "10.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.92 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "5.04 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -978,10 +978,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,775,830 (2019)" + "text": "5,825,584 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107.38 (2019 est.)" + "text": "107 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 16,708 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "4,154 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index ba144478..fedf1f07 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "6.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "3.77 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1027,10 +1027,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "48,392,900 (2019)" + "text": "49,350,724 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "127.73 (2019 est.)" + "text": "130 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 3,627,178 (as of 29 May 2022)" + "text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 3,690,089 (border crossings from Ukraine as of 1 June 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,389 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 0e4e268d..b9b249a7 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "9.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "5.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -993,10 +993,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11,909,800 (2019)" + "text": "11,854,999 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "116.46 (2019 est.)" + "text": "116 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1189,6 +1189,9 @@ "text": "Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "39,884 (Ukraine) (as of 31 May 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "45 (mid-year 2021)" } diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index cd2888b0..0425f437 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -1023,10 +1023,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "8,453,890 (2019)" + "text": "8,260,758 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "96.37 (2019)" + "text": "120 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 8,507 (Ukraine) (includes Kosovo; as of 1 June 2022)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021)" diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 1c15241e..be4ddaf7 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -1005,10 +1005,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "22.671 million (2019)" + "text": "22.592 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "117.08 (2019)" + "text": "117 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "989,357 (Ukraine) (as of 27 May 2022)" + "text": "587,219 (border crossings from Ukraine as of 1 June 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "314 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index cff23cf2..4ce062c3 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ "text": "8.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "3.28 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1156,6 +1156,9 @@ "text": "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piran Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led Slovenia to lift its objections to Croatia joining the EU; in June 2017 the arbitration panel issued a ruling on the border that Croatia has not implemented; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "6,937 (Ukraine) (as of 1 June 2022)" + }, "stateless persons": { "text": "10 (2020)" }, diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index b89177dd..99c5c5c5 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -822,10 +822,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38,750 (2019)" + "text": "39,000 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "114.4 (2019 est.)" + "text": "115 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 865bf2a6..ca04cfb3 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "9.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.44 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 30 March 2022, Spain has reported a total of 11,508,309 cases of COVID-19 or 24,313.69 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 102,218 cumulative deaths or a rate of 215.95 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 87.99% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 6 June 2022, Spain has reported a total of 12,403,245 cases of COVID-19 or 26,204.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 106,797 cumulative deaths or a rate of 225.6 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 88.22% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.8% (2016)" @@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 30 March 2022, Spain has reported a total of 11,508,309 cases of COVID-19 or 24,313.69 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 102,218 cumulative deaths or a rate of 215.95 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 87.99% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 6 June 2022, Spain has reported a total of 12,403,245 cases of COVID-19 or 26,204.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 106,797 cumulative deaths or a rate of 225.6 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 88.22% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021)" + "text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 109,541 (Ukraine) (as of 24 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "6,.92 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index ee53290f..64dc30d9 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "10.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "7.09 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020)" + "text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 39,592 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "50,098 (mid-year 2021); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 69806185..2ef93e8f 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Swiss 69.3%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovo 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.6% (2019 est.)", + "text": "Swiss 69.2%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.5%, French 2.1%, Kosovo 1.1%, Turkish 1%, other 16.7% (2020 est.)", "note": "note: data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth" }, "Languages": { @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 1.6%, none 29.5%, unspecified 0.8% (2019 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.4%, other 1.5%, none 29.4%, unspecified 1.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ "text": "11.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.38 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.6 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021)" + "text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 50,103 (Ukraine) (as of 25 May 2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "684 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index f904eba5..19466b37 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "10.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 30 March 2022, the UK has reported a total of 20,986,175 cases of COVID-19 or 30,913.84 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 164,974 cumulative deaths or a rate of 243.02 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 77.39% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 6 June 2022, the UK has reported a total of 22,305,897 cases of COVID-19 or 32,857.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 178,749 cumulative deaths or a rate of 263.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 31 May 2022, 78.42% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.8% (2016)" @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 30 March 2022, the UK has reported a total of 20,986,175 cases of COVID-19 or 30,913.84 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 164,974 cumulative deaths or a rate of 243.02 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 77.39% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 6 June 2022, the UK has reported a total of 22,305,897 cases of COVID-19 or 32,857.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 178,749 cumulative deaths or a rate of 263.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 31 May 2022, 78.42% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2021)", + "text": "United Kingdom Armed Forces (aka British Armed Forces, aka Her Majesty's Armed Forces): British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2022)", "note": "note - in 2021 the UK formed a joint service Space Command staffed by Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel, as well as civilians and key members of the commercial sector to manage space operations, training, and capabilities; in 2019, the UK formed the Strategic Command (formerly Joint Forces Command) to develop and manage the British military's medical services, training and education, defense intelligence, and information systems across the land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains; national-level special forces (UK Special Forces, UKSF) also fall under Strategic Command; in addition, the command manages joint overseas operations" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1171,8 +1171,8 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 155,000 total active troops (85,000 Army, including about 4,000 Gurkhas; 35,000 Navy, including about 7,000 Royal Marines; 35,000 Air Force) (2021)", - "note": "note - as of 2021, the military also had approximately 40-45,000 reserves on active duty" + "text": "approximately 153,000 regular forces (81,000 Army; 34,000 Navy, including about 7,000 Royal Marines; 38,000 Air Force) (2022)", + "note": "note - the military also had approximately 40-45,000 reserves and other personnel on active duty" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of the British military is comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of armaments to the UK since 2010; the UK defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers (2021)" @@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ "note": "note - NATO troop deployment numbers in eastern Europe are as of February 2022; in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including the UK, have sent additional troops and equipment to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UK 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 1949in 2010, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations; the CJEF has no standing forces, but would be available at short notice for UK-French bilateral, NATO, EU, UN, or other operations; combined training exercises began in 2011; as of 2020, the CJEF was assessed as having full operating capacity with the ability to rapidly deploy over 10,000 personnel capable of high intensity operations, peacekeeping, disaster relief, and humanitarian assistance
in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from Baltic and Scandinavian countries able to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; its principal geographic area of interest is the High North, North Atlantic, and Baltic Sea regions, where the JEF can complement national capabilities or NATO’s deterrence posture, although it is designed to be flexible and prepared to respond to humanitarian crises further afield; the JEF consists of 10 countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK) and was declared operational in 2018; most of the forces in the pool are British, and the UK provides the most rapidly deployable units as well as the command and control elements
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.
A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.
Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the unrecognized Russian proxy republics, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and also supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 29 May, approximately 6.8 million people had fled Ukraine, and nearly 8.03 million people were internally displaced as of 3 May. More than 8,760 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 26 May.
" + "text": "
Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.
A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.
Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the unrecognized Russian proxy republics, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.
On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and also supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 1 June, approximately 6.98 million people had fled Ukraine, and more than 7.13 million people were internally displaced as of 30 May. At least 8,900 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 29 May.
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -1165,7 +1165,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Ukraine (Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, ZSU): Ground Forces (Sukhoputni Viys’ka), Naval Forces (Viys’kovo-Mors’ki Syly, VMS), Air Forces (Povitryani Syly, PS), Air Assault Forces (Desantno-shturmovi Viyska, DShV), Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF), Territorial Defense Forces (Reserves); Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (includes Maritime Border Guard) (2021)" + "text": "Armed Forces of Ukraine (Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, ZSU): Ground Forces (Sukhoputni Viys’ka), Naval Forces (Viys’kovo-Mors’ki Syly, VMS), Air Forces (Povitryani Syly, PS), Air Assault Forces (Desantno-shturmovi Viyska, DShV), Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (UASOF), Territorial Defense Forces (Reserves); Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (includes Maritime Border Guard) (2022)", + "note": "note - in the event that martial law is declared, all National Guard units, with certain exceptions such as those tasked with providing for diplomatic security of embassies and consulates, would come under the command of the Ministry of Defense as auxiliary forces to the Armed Forces" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { @@ -1185,7 +1186,7 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 200,000 active troops (125,000 Army; 25,000 Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 2,000 Special Operations Forces; 10,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force); approximately 50,000 National Guard (2021)
as of 2021, the UAE was closely aligned with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on regional security issues; it hosted a multi-service French military base, which included the French naval command for the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); the UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the US and, as of 2021, hosted about 3,500 US troops, mostly air and naval personnel
in 2015, UAE intervened militarily in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition in support of the Republic of Yemen Government with an estimated 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); as of 2021, UAE had recruited, trained, and equipped an estimated 150-200,000 Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units
the UAE's military traces its origins to the establishment of the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1951, a joint UK-Abu Dhabi organization modeled after Jordan’s Arab Legion, which became the Abu Dhabi Defense Force in 1965; the modern Emirati armed forces were formed in 1976
Local border forces struggle to control the illegal transit of goods and people across the porous, undemarcated Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian borders.
Armenia-Azerbaijan: The dispute over the break-away Nagorno-Karabakh region and the Armenian military occupation of surrounding lands in Azerbaijan remains the primary focus of regional instability. Residents have evacuated the former Soviet-era small ethnic enclaves in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan-Georgia: A joint boundary commission agrees on most of the alignment, leaving only small areas at certain crossing points in dispute. Consequently, the two states have yet to agree on a delimitation or demarcation of their common boundary. One area of contention is where the international boundary should run through the 6th-13th Century David-Gareja monastery complex.
Azerbaijan-Iran: None identified
Azerbaijan-Russia: Russia complains of cross-border smuggling.
Azerbaijan-Turkey: None identified
Caspian Sea (Maritime Boundary): Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified the Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea. Bilateral talks continue with Turkmenistan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian.
as of 2022, Bahrain hosted the US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT; established 1983), which included the US 5th Fleet, several subordinate naval task forces, and the Combined Maritime Forces (established 2002), a coalition of more than 30 nations providing maritime security for regional shipping lanes; in 2018, the UK opened a naval support base in Bahrain
in addition to the US and UK, Bahrain maintains close security ties to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; both Saudi Arabia and the UAE sent forces to Bahrain to assist with internal security following the 2011 uprising; in 2015, Bahrain joined the Saudi Arabia-led military action to try to restore the Government of Yemen that was ousted by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, supplying a few hundred troops and combat aircraft
Bahrain has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia
" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "19,690 (Ukraine) (as of 22 May 2022)" + }, "IDPs": { "text": "304,000 (displaced in the 1990s as a result of armed conflict in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; displaced in 2008 by fighting between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia) (2019)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 10fc47c3..e45e5b36 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.71 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2019)" diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index a12aeb06..1d8cfaa0 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,156,746 cases of COVID-19 or 8,520.65 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 140,109 cumulative deaths or a rate 166.81 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 75.12% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,232,731 cases of COVID-19 or 8,611.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 141,331 cumulative deaths or a rate 168.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 75.9% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.8% (2016)" @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,156,746 cases of COVID-19 or 8,520.65 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 140,109 cumulative deaths or a rate 166.81 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 75.12% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,232,731 cases of COVID-19 or 8,611.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 141,331 cumulative deaths or a rate 168.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 75.9% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 18a6dd20..5c809a3a 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ "text": "7.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.63 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "3.63 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -1182,17 +1182,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 173,000 active personnel (130,000 Ground Forces; 9,000 Naval; 34,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 173,000 active personnel (130,000 Ground Forces; 9,000 Naval; 34,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the US; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of arms to Israel; Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2021)" + "text": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the US; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of arms to Israel; Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; Jews and Druze can be conscripted; Christians, Circassians, and Muslims may volunteer; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript liability 48 months for officers, 32 months for other ranks, 24 for women; conscript service obligation - 32 months for enlisted men and about 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation), 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9-year service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women) (2022)", + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; Jews and Druze can be conscripted; Christians, Circassians, and Muslims may volunteer; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript liability 48 months for officers, 32 months for men of other ranks, 24 for women; conscript service obligation - 32 months for enlisted men and about 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation), 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9-year service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women) (2022)", "note": "note(s) - women have served in the Israeli military since its establishment in 1948; as of 2021, women made up about 35% of IDF personnel; more than 90% of military specialties, including combat specialties, were open to women and more than 3,000 women were serving in combat units; the IDF's first mixed-gender infantry unit, the Caracal Battalion, was established in 2004; as of 2021, conscripts comprised about 70% of the IDF ground forces" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; as of February 2022, UNDOF consisted of about 1,100 personnelas of 2022 and since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian, Iranian-backed militia and Hizballah forces, and some Syrian Government military positions; over the same period, the IDF has carried out numerous strikes against Hizballah in Lebanon in response to attacks on Israeli territory; Israel fought a month-long war in Lebanon with Hizballah in 2006 (see Appendix-T for details on Hizballah)
as of 2022, the IDF also conducted frequent operations against the HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups operating out of the Gaza Strip; since seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, HAMAS has claimed responsibility for numerous rocket attacks into Israel and organized protests at the border between Gaza and Israel, resulting in violent clashes, casualties, and reprisal military actions by the IDF; HAMAS and Israel fought an 11-day conflict in May of 2021, which ended in an informal truce; sporadic clashes continued into 2022, including incendiary balloon attacks from Palestinian territory and retaliatory IDF strikes; PIJ has conducted numerous attacks on Israel since the 1980s, including a barrage of mortar and rocket strikes in February 2020 (see Appendix-T for more details on HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad)
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
as of 2022 and since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian, Iranian-backed militia and Hizballah forces, and some Syrian Government military positions; over the same period, the IDF has carried out numerous strikes against Hizballah in Lebanon in response to attacks on Israeli territory; Israel fought a month-long war in Lebanon with Hizballah in 2006 (see Appendix-T for details on Hizballah)
as of 2022, the IDF also conducted frequent operations against the HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups operating out of the Gaza Strip; since seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, HAMAS has claimed responsibility for numerous rocket attacks into Israel and organized protests at the border between Gaza and Israel, resulting in violent clashes, casualties, and reprisal military actions by the IDF; HAMAS and Israel fought an 11-day conflict in May of 2021, which ended in an informal truce; sporadic clashes continued into 2022, including incendiary balloon attacks from Palestinian territory and retaliatory IDF strikes; PIJ has conducted numerous attacks on Israel since the 1980s, including a barrage of mortar and rocket strikes in February 2020 (see Appendix-T for more details on HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad)
Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
as of 2022, Iraqi security forces (ISF) continued to conduct counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group, particularly in northern and western Iraq; Kurdish Security Forces (KSF, aka Peshmerga) also conducted operations against ISIS
the KSF were formally recognized as a legitimate Iraqi military force under the country’s constitution and have operated jointly with the Iraqi military against ISIS militants, but they also operate outside of Iraqi military command structure; in late 2021, the ISF and the KSF signed an agreement to establish a Joint Force Brigade that would provide security in a disputed area known as the Kurdish Coordination Line (KCL); the KSF/Peshmerga report to the Kurdistan Regional Government or Kurdistan Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan parties instead of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
Popular Mobilization Commission and Affiliated Forces (PMF or PMC), also known as Popular Mobilization Units (PMU, or al-Hashd al-Sha’abi in Arabic), tribal militia units have fought alongside the Iraqi military against ISIS since 2014, but the majority of these forces continue to largely ignore the 2016 Law of the Popular Mobilization Authority, which mandated that armed militias must be regulated in a fashion similar to Iraq’s other security forces and act under the Iraqi Government’s direct control; the Iraqi prime minister legally commands the PMF, but many of the militia units take orders from associated political parties and/or other government officials, including some with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two that have been designated as terrorist organizations by the US; the PMF/PMU is an umbrella organization comprised of many different militias, the majority of which are Shia; there are typically three types of Shia militia:
--militias backed by Iran; they are considered the most active and capable, and include such groups as the Badr Organization, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Kataib Hizballah
--militias affiliated with Shia political parties, but not aligned with Iran, such as Moqtada al-SADR's Saray al-Salam (Peace Brigades)
--militias not connected with political parties, but affiliated with the Najaf-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-SISTANI (Iraq’s supreme Shia cleric), such as the Hawza militias
other PMF/PMU militias include Tribal Mobilization militias, or Hashd al-Asha’iri, which are composed of fighters from Sunni tribes; some of these militias take orders from the ISF and local authorities while others respond to orders from the larger Shia PMU militias; still other militias include Yazidi and Christian militias and the Turkmen brigades; the links of these forces to the PMU is not always clear-cut and may be loosely based on financial, legal, or political incentives
at the request of the Iraqi government, NATO agreed to establish an advisory, training and capacity-building mission in Iraq in October 2018 to help Iraqi forces in their fight against ISIS; as of 2022, the NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) had about 500 troops
(2022)" + "text": "- as of 2022, Iraqi security forces (ISF) continued to conduct counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group, particularly in northern and western Iraq; Kurdish Security Forces (KSF, aka Peshmerga) also conducted operations against ISIS
- the KSF were formally recognized as a legitimate Iraqi military force under the country’s constitution and have operated jointly with the Iraqi military against ISIS militants, but they also operate outside of Iraqi military command structure; since 2021, the ISF and the KSF have conducted joint counter-ISIS operations in an area known as the Kurdish Coordination Line (KCL), a swath of disputed territory in northern Iraq claimed by both the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central Iraqi Government; the KSF/Peshmerga report to the Kurdistan Regional Government or Kurdistan Democratic Party and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan parties instead of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
- Popular Mobilization Commission and Affiliated Forces (PMF or PMC), also known as Popular Mobilization Units (PMU, or al-Hashd al-Sha’abi in Arabic), tribal militia units have fought alongside the Iraqi military against ISIS since 2014, but the majority of these forces continue to largely ignore the 2016 Law of the Popular Mobilization Authority, which mandated that armed militias must be regulated in a fashion similar to Iraq’s other security forces and act under the Iraqi Government’s direct control; the Iraqi prime minister legally commands the PMF, but many of the militia units take orders from associated political parties and/or other government officials, including some with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and some that have been designated as terrorist organizations by the US; the PMF/PMU is an umbrella organization comprised of many different militias, the majority of which are Shia; there are typically three types of Shia militia:
--militias backed by Iran; they are considered the most active and capable, and include such groups as the Badr Organization, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Kataib Hizballah
--militias affiliated with Shia political parties, but not aligned with Iran, such as Moqtada al-SADR's Saray al-Salam (Peace Brigades)
--militias not connected with political parties, but affiliated with the Najaf-based Grand Ayatollah Ali al-SISTANI (Iraq’s supreme Shia cleric), such as the Hawza militias
other PMF/PMU militias include Tribal Mobilization militias, or Hashd al-Asha’iri, which are composed of fighters from Sunni tribes; some of these militias take orders from the ISF and local authorities while others respond to orders from the larger Shia PMU militias; still other militias include Yazidi and Christian militias and the Turkmen brigades; the links of these forces to the PMU is not always clear-cut and may be loosely based on financial, legal, or political incentives
- at the request of the Iraqi government, NATO agreed to establish an advisory, training and capacity-building mission in Iraq in October 2018 to help Iraqi forces in their fight against ISIS; as of 2022, the NATO Mission Iraq (NMI) had about 500 troops; in December 2021, the task force that leads the defeat ISIS mission in Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), transitioned from a combat role to an advise, assist, and enable role
(2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 4eeeefe7..251c3e34 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "7.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.66 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ "text": "(2020 est.) <100" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 30 March 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,692,485 cases of COVID-19 or 16,587.89 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,031 cumulative deaths or a rate of 137.51 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 45.91% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 6 June 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,697,271 cases of COVID-19 or 16,634.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,068 cumulative deaths or a rate of 137.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 May 2022, 46.65% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.5% (2016)" @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ } }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 30 March 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,692,485 cases of COVID-19 or 16,587.89 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,031 cumulative deaths or a rate of 137.51 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 45.91% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 6 June 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,697,271 cases of COVID-19 or 16,634.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,068 cumulative deaths or a rate of 137.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 May 2022, 46.65% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1159,20 +1159,20 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 90,000 active JAF personnel (77,000 Army; 500 Navy; 12,500 Air Force); approximately 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2021)" + "text": "approximately 90,000 active JAF personnel (77,000 Army; 500 Navy; 12,500 Air Force); approximately 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, some Gulf States, Russia, and the US; since 2010, the Netherlands and the US are the leading suppliers (2021)" + "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported equipment from Europe, some Gulf States, Russia, and the US; since 2010, the Netherlands and the US are the leading suppliers (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male military service (women can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF); initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription abolished in 1991; however, in 2020, Jordan announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service for jobless men aged between 25 and 29 with 12 months of service, made up of 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training; in 2019, announced a voluntary 4-month National Military Service program for men and women aged between 18-25 years who have been unemployed for at least 6 months; service would include 1 month for military training with the remaining 3 months dedicated to vocational training in the sectors of construction and tourism (2021)", + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male military service (women can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF); initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription abolished in 1991; however, in 2020, Jordan announced the reinstatement of compulsory military service for jobless men aged between 25 and 29 with 12 months of service, made up of 3 months of military training and 9 months of professional and technical training; in 2019, announced a voluntary 4-month National Military Service program for men and women aged between 18-25 years who have been unemployed for at least 6 months; service would include 1 month for military training with the remaining 3 months dedicated to vocational training in the sectors of construction and tourism (2022)", "note": "note - most women serve in the medical service; outside the medical service, women comprised about 1.5% of the military as of 2019; the Jordanian Government intended to raise this to 3%" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "330 Mali (MINUSMA) (Feb 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Jordanian military traces its origins back to the Arab Legion, which was formed under the British protectorate of Transjordan in the 1920s
due largely to its proximity to regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the presence of major terrorist organizations in both of those countries, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the highest priorities of Jordan’s military and security services in 2022 included securing its borders and the potential for domestic terrorist attacks; the terrorist group Hizballah and Iranian-backed militia forces were operating in southwestern Syria near Jordan’s border while fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group continued operating in both Iraq and Syria; ISIS fighters included Jordanian nationals, some of whom have returned to Jordan; meanwhile, individuals and groups sympathetic to Palestine have planned and conducted terrorist attacks in Jordan
Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994
the Jordanian military traces its origins back to the Arab Legion, which was formed under the British protectorate of Transjordan in the 1920s
due largely to its proximity to regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the presence of major terrorist organizations in both of those countries, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the highest priorities of Jordan’s military and security services in 2022 included securing its borders and the potential for domestic terrorist attacks; the terrorist group Hizballah and Iranian-backed militia forces were operating in southwestern Syria near Jordan’s border while fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group continued operating in both Iraq and Syria; ISIS fighters included Jordanian nationals, some of whom have returned to Jordan; meanwhile, individuals and groups sympathetic to Palestine have planned and conducted terrorist attacks in Jordan
Jordan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994
as of 2022, the Lebanese military faced multiple challenges, including securing the border with war-torn Syria from infiltrations of militants linked to the Islamic State and al-Qa’ida terrorist groups and maintaining stability along its volatile border with Israel, where the Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based militant group Hizballah conducted a war with Israel in 2006 and tensions remained high, including occasional armed skirmishes; in 2021, the military also faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties undercut its ability to fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces may disintegrate
the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities; accompany and support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as they deploy throughout the south of Lebanon; and extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had about 10,000 personnel deployed in the country as of 2022
the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) have a longstanding security relationship with the British military going back to the 18th century; as of 2022, the SAF and the British maintained a joint training base in Oman and exercised together regularly; in 2017, Oman and the British signed an agreement allowing the British military the use of facilities at Al Duqm Port; in 2019, the US obtained access to the port
" + "text": "the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) have a longstanding security relationship with the British military going back to the 18th century; as of 2022, the SAF and the British maintained a joint training base in Oman and exercised together regularly; in 2017, Oman and the British signed an agreement allowing the British military the use of facilities at Al Duqm Port; in 2019, the US obtained access to the port (2022)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2022-003 Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea-Threats to US and International Shipping from Iran) effective 28 February 2022, which states in part that \"heightened military activities and increased political tensions in this region continue to present risk to commercial shipping...there is a continued possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take actions against US and partner interests in the region\"; Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel has been established to provide escorts for commercial shipping transiting the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman
" diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 219867a0..14e96e70 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -967,10 +967,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,917,570 (2019)" + "text": "3,798,514 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "138.33 (2019)" + "text": "132 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1103,17 +1103,17 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 3,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 3,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe; in the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases; since 2010, France and the US are the top suppliers (2021)" + "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe; in the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases; since 2010, France and the US are the top suppliers (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "conscription for males aged 18-35 introduced in 2013; compulsory service times range from 4-12 months, depending on the cadets educational and professional circumstances; since 2018, women have been permitted to serve in the armed forces, including as uniformed officers and pilots (2021)", + "text": "conscription for males aged 18-35 introduced in 2013; compulsory service times range from 4-12 months, depending on the cadets educational and professional circumstances; since 2018, women have been permitted to serve in the armed forces, including as uniformed officers and pilots (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2020, the military incorporated about 2,000 conscripts annually" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Qatar hosted more than 8,000 US military forces and the regional headquarters for the US Central Command (CENTCOM; established 1983) at various military facilities, including the large Al Udeid Air Base; Qatar also hosted as many as 5,000 Turkish military forces at two bases established in 2014 and 2019pro-ASAD elements operating in Syria have included Lebanese Hezbollah, Iranian, Iranian-backed Shia militia, and Russian forces; since early in the civil war, the ASAD government has relied on Lebanese Hezbollah (see Appendix T for further information), as well as Iran and Iranian-backed forces, for combat operations and to hold territory; Iran has provided military advisors and combat troops from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (including the Qods Force; see Appendix T for further information), as well as intelligence, logistical, material, technical, and financial support; it has funded, trained, equipped, and led Shia militia/paramilitary units comprised of both Syrian and non-Syrian personnel, primarily from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan; Russia intervened at the request of the ASAD government in 2015 and has since provided air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment; Iranian and Russian support has also included assisting Syria in combating the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS; see Appendix T) terrorist group
Turkey intervened militarily in 2016 to combat Kurdish militants and ISIS, support select Syrian opposition forces, and establish a buffer along portions of its border with Syria; as of 2022, Turkey continued to maintain a considerable military presence in northern Syria; it has armed and trained militia/proxy forces, such as the Syrian National Army, which was formed in late 2017 of Syrian Arab and Turkmen rebel factions in the Halab (Aleppo) province and northwestern Syria
the US and some regional and European states have at times backed Syrian opposition forces militarily and/or conducted military operations, primarily against ISIS; the US has operated in Syria since 2015 with ground forces and air strikes; as of 2022, the majority the ground forces were deployed in the Eastern Syria Security Area (ESSA, which includes parts of Hasakah and Dayr az Zawr provinces east of the Euphrates River) in support of operations by the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, while the remainder were in southeast Syria around Tanf supporting counter-ISIS operations by the Jaysh Mughawir al-Thawra (MaT, or Revolutionary Commando Army) Syrian opposition force; the US has also conducted air strikes against Syrian military targets in response to Syrian Government use of chemical weapons against opposition forces and civilians; in addition, France, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UK have provided forms of military assistance to opposition forces and/or conducted operations against ISIS, including air strikes
Israel has conducted hundreds of military air strikes in Syria, mostly targeting Hezbollah, Iranian, and/or Iranian-backed militia targets
the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are an anti-ASAD regime coalition of forces composed primarily of Kurdish, Sunni Arab, and Syriac Christian fighters; it is dominated and led by Kurdish forces, particularly the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia; the SDF began to receive US support in 2015 and as of 2022 was the main local US partner in its counter-ISIS campaign; the SDF has internal security, anti-terror, and commando units; Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization (see Appendix T)
the ISIS terrorist group (see Appendix T) lost its last territorial stronghold to SDF forces in 2019, but continued to maintain a low-level insurgency as of 2022; in addition, the SDF held about 10,000 captured suspected ISIS fighters in detention facilities across northern Syria, including 2,000 from countries other than Iraq and Syria
as of 2022, the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly known as al-Nusrah Front) terrorist organization (see Appendix T) was the dominant militant group in northwest Syria and asserted considerable influence and control over the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Iblib de-escalation zone
" + "text": "the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; as of February 2022, UNDOF consisted of about 1,100 personnelpro-ASAD elements operating in Syria have included Lebanese Hezbollah, Iranian, Iranian-backed Shia militia, and Russian forces; since early in the civil war, the ASAD government has relied on Lebanese Hezbollah (see Appendix T for further information), as well as Iran and Iranian-backed forces, for combat operations and to hold territory; Iran has provided military advisors and combat troops from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (including the Qods Force; see Appendix T for further information), as well as intelligence, logistical, material, technical, and financial support; it has funded, trained, equipped, and led Shia militia/paramilitary units comprised of both Syrian and non-Syrian personnel, primarily from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan; Russia intervened at the request of the ASAD government in 2015 and has since provided air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment; Iranian and Russian support has also included assisting Syria in combating the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS; see Appendix T) terrorist group
Turkey intervened militarily in 2016 to combat Kurdish militants and ISIS, support select Syrian opposition forces, and establish a buffer along portions of its border with Syria; as of 2022, Turkey continued to maintain a considerable military presence in northern Syria; it has armed and trained militia/proxy forces, such as the Syrian National Army, which was formed in late 2017 of Syrian Arab and Turkmen rebel factions in the Halab (Aleppo) province and northwestern Syria
the US and some regional and European states have at times backed Syrian opposition forces militarily and/or conducted military operations, primarily against ISIS; the US has operated in Syria since 2015 with ground forces and air strikes; as of 2022, the majority the ground forces were deployed in the Eastern Syria Security Area (ESSA, which includes parts of Hasakah and Dayr az Zawr provinces east of the Euphrates River) in support of operations by the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, while the remainder were in southeast Syria around Tanf supporting counter-ISIS operations by the Jaysh Mughawir al-Thawra (MaT, or Revolutionary Commando Army) Syrian opposition force; the US has also conducted air strikes against Syrian military targets in response to Syrian Government use of chemical weapons against opposition forces and civilians; in addition, France, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UK have provided forms of military assistance to opposition forces and/or conducted operations against ISIS, including air strikes
Israel has conducted hundreds of military air strikes in Syria against Syrian military, Hezbollah, Iranian, and/or Iranian-backed militia targets
the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are an anti-ASAD regime coalition of forces composed primarily of Kurdish, Sunni Arab, and Syriac Christian fighters; it is dominated and led by Kurdish forces, particularly the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia; the SDF began to receive US support in 2015 and as of 2022 was the main local US partner in its counter-ISIS campaign; the SDF has internal security, anti-terror, and commando units; Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization (see Appendix T)
the ISIS terrorist group (see Appendix T) lost its last territorial stronghold to SDF forces in 2019, but continued to maintain a low-level insurgency as of 2022; in addition, the SDF held about 10,000 captured suspected ISIS fighters in detention facilities across northern Syria, including 2,000 from countries other than Iraq and Syria
as of 2022, the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly known as al-Nusrah Front) terrorist organization (see Appendix T) was the dominant militant group in northwest Syria and asserted considerable influence and control over the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Iblib de-escalation zone
(2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "source country for amphetamine tablets destined for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Libya and Sudan" + "text": "source country for amphetamine tablets destined for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Libya, Sudan , and other countries in the Gulf, Mediterranean region, and Europe " } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 284257e1..dcae5c28 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ "text": "4.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 30 March 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 14,831,231 cases of COVID-19 or 17,585.24 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 97,924 cumulative deaths or a rate of 116.10 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 67.94% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 6 June 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 15,073,722 cases of COVID-19 or 17,872.76 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 98,969 cumulative deaths or a rate of 117.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 31 May 2022, 68.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32.1% (2016)" @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Covid-19 (2020)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 30 March 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 14,831,231 cases of COVID-19 or 17,585.24 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 97,924 cumulative deaths or a rate of 116.10 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 67.94% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 6 June 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 15,073,722 cases of COVID-19 or 17,872.76 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 98,969 cumulative deaths or a rate of 117.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 31 May 2022, 68.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri); Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie of the Turkish Republic (aka Gendarmerie General Command), Turkish Coast Guard Command (2021)", + "text": "Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri); Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie of the Turkish Republic (aka Gendarmerie General Command), Turkish Coast Guard Command, National Police (2022)", "note": "note(s) - the Gendarmerie is responsible for the maintenance of the public order in areas that fall outside the jurisdiction of police forces (generally in rural areas); in wartime, the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard would be placed under the operational control of the Land Forces and Naval Forces, respectively" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1206,11 +1206,11 @@ "note": "note - as of 2019, women made up about .3% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "est. 200 (Azerbaijan; monitoring cease-fire, clearing mines); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-35,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 100 Lebanon (UNIFIL); est. 3-5,000 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia (training mission); est. 10-20,000 Syria (2021-2022)", - "note": "note(s) - between 2016 and 2020, Turkey conducted four major military campaigns in northern Syria; Turkey also has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including large operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018, and smaller-scale incursions in 2021 and early 2022; in 2020, Turkey deployed an undetermined number of Turkish military troops and an estimated 3,500-5,000 Syrian fighters to Libya to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)in 2015, a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states intervened militarily in Yemen in support of the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) against the separatist Huthis; as of early 2022, the conflict had become largely stalemated, but the coalition (consisting largely of Saudi forces), ROYG forces, and the Huthis continued to engage in fighting, mostly with air and missile forces, although heavy ground fighting was also taking place over the key oil-rich province of Marib; the Saudis have conducted numerous air strikes in northern Yemen, while the Huthis have launched attacks into Saudi territory with ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles armed with explosives; Saudi Arabia also has raised and equipped paramilitary/militia security forces in Yemen based largely on tribal or regional affiliation to deploy along the Saudi-Yemen border, especially the areas bordering the governorates of Saada and Al-Jawf; in April 2022, the warring parties agreed to a two-month cease-fire
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intervened in Yemen in 2015 as part of the Saudi-led coalition with about 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); as of 2021, UAE had recruited, trained, and equipped an estimated 150-200,000 Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units
" + "text": "in 2015, a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states intervened militarily in Yemen in support of the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) against the separatist Huthis; as of early 2022, the conflict had become largely stalemated, but the coalition (consisting largely of Saudi forces), ROYG forces, and the Huthis continued to engage in fighting, mostly with air and missile forces, although some ground fighting was also taking place over the key oil-rich province of Marib; the Saudis have conducted numerous air strikes in northern Yemen, while the Huthis have launched attacks into Saudi territory with ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles armed with explosives; Saudi Arabia also has raised and equipped paramilitary/militia security forces in Yemen based largely on tribal or regional affiliation to deploy along the Saudi-Yemen border, especially the areas bordering the governorates of Saada and Al-Jawf; in April 2022, the warring parties agreed to a two-month cease-fire
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) intervened in Yemen in 2015 as part of the Saudi-led coalition with about 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); as of 2021, UAE had recruited, trained, and equipped an estimated 150-200,000 Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units
" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued Maritime Advisory 2022-003 (Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and Indian Ocean-Violence Due to Regional Conflict and Piracy) effective 28 February 2022, which states in part the \"Conflict in Yemen continues to pose potential risk to US flagged commercial vessels transiting the southern Red Sea, Bab al Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden. Threats may come from a variety of different sources including, but not limited to, missiles, rockets, projectiles, mines, small arms, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned surface vessels, or waterborne improvised explosive devices. These threat vectors continue to pose a direct or collateral risk to US flagged commercial vessels operating in the region. Additionally, piracy poses a threat in the Gulf of Aden, Western Arabian Sea, and Western Indian Ocean.\"
" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 938a892e..f7b827c7 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ "text": "10.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2019)" @@ -1116,14 +1116,14 @@ "text": "26 (2021)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "840,000 km oil and gas (2017)" + "text": "840,000 km oil and gas (2020)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "77,932 km (2014) note: 129 km electrified (2021)" + "text": "49,422 km (2021) note: 129 km electrified (2021)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "77,932 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "49,422 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -1193,14 +1193,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 70,000 total active personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2021)", + "text": "approximately 70,000 total active personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2022)", "note": "note - the Army also has 19,000 part-time, volunteer soldiers in the Reserve Force, including about 5,500 Rangers" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; since 2010, the leading supplier is the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2021)" + "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; since 2010, the leading supplier is the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2021)", + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2022)", "note": "note(s) - Canada opened up all military occupations to women in 2001; in 2020, women comprised about 16% of the CAF" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 49bdb3eb..2058ca32 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ "text": "5.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.43 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 5,651,553 cases of COVID-19 or 4,383.33 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 322,761 cumulative deaths or a rate of 250.33 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 65.70% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 5,782,405 cases of COVID-19 or 4,484.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 324,966 cumulative deaths or a rate of 252 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 20 May 2022, 66.68% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.9% (2016)" @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 30 March 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 5,651,553 cases of COVID-19 or 4,383.33 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 322,761 cumulative deaths or a rate of 250.33 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 65.70% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 6 June 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 5,782,405 cases of COVID-19 or 4,484.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 324,966 cumulative deaths or a rate of 252 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 20 May 2022, 66.68% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1071,10 +1071,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "120,481,969 (2020)" + "text": "122,898,392 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "93.45 (2020 est.)" + "text": "95 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1239,10 +1239,10 @@ "text": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) (approximately $13.4 billion)" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 2effd2d5..6f7d3f1a 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ "text": "16.8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Space Force; US Coast Guard (administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy); National Guard (Army National Guard and Air National Guard) (2021)", + "text": "United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Space Force; US Coast Guard (administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy); National Guard (Army National Guard and Air National Guard) (2022)", "note": "note - the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard are reserve components of their services and operate in part under state authority" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/oceans/oo.json b/oceans/oo.json index 26f602a8..faed46ea 100644 --- a/oceans/oo.json +++ b/oceans/oo.json @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "the Southern Ocean is 4,000 to 5,000-m deep over most of its extent with only limited areas of shallow water; the Antarctic continental shelf is generally narrow and unusually deep, its edge lying at depths of 400 to 800 m (the global mean is 133 m); the Antarctic icepack grows from an average minimum of 2.6 million sq km in March to about 18.8 million sq km in September, better than a sixfold increase in area
major surface currents: the cold, clockwise-flowing Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift; 21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward around the continent and is the world's largest and strongest ocean current, transporting 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers; it is also the only current that flows all the way around the planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; the cold Antarctic Coastal Current (East Wind Drift) is the southernmost current in the world, flowing westward and parallel to the Antarctic coastline
" }, "Volume": { - "Ocean volume": { + "ocean volume": { "text": "71.8 million cu km" }, - "Percent of World Ocean total volume": { + "percent of World Ocean total volume": { "text": "5.4%" } }, diff --git a/oceans/xo.json b/oceans/xo.json index fa1278c8..7239b2b7 100644 --- a/oceans/xo.json +++ b/oceans/xo.json @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "surface dominated by a major gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean and a unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge
major surface currents: the counterclockwise Indian Ocean Gyre comprised of the southward flowing warm Agulhas and East Madagascar Currents in the west, the eastward flowing South Indian Current in the south, the northward flowing cold West Australian Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north; a distinctive annual reversal of surface currents occurs in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and clockwise currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and counterclockwise currents
" }, "Volume": { - "Ocean volume": { + "ocean volume": { "text": "264 million cu km" }, - "Percent of World Ocean total volume": { + "percent of World Ocean total volume": { "text": "19.8%" } }, diff --git a/oceans/xq.json b/oceans/xq.json index dd498103..c8af820c 100644 --- a/oceans/xq.json +++ b/oceans/xq.json @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that, on average, is about 3 m thick, although pressure ridges may be three times that thickness; the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)
major surface currents: two major, slow-moving, wind-driven currents (drift streams) dominate: a clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyre in the western part of the Arctic Ocean and a nearly straight line Transpolar Drift Stream that moves eastward across the ocean from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard); sea ice that lies close to the center of the gyre can complete a 360 degree circle in about 2 years, while ice on the gyre periphery will complete the same circle in about 7-8 years; sea ice in the Transpolar Drift crosses the ocean in about 3 years
" }, "Volume": { - "Ocean volume": { + "ocean volume": { "text": "18.75 million cu km" }, - "Percent of World Ocean total volume": { + "percent of World Ocean total volume": { "text": "1.4%" } }, diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index 91567205..5bd0d329 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "surface usually covered with sea ice in Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and coastal portions of the Baltic Sea from October to June; surface dominated by two large gyres (broad, circular systems of currents), one in the northern Atlantic and another in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin
major surface currents: clockwise North Atlantic Gyre consists of the northward flowing, warm Gulf Stream in the west, the eastward flowing North Atlantic Current in the north, the southward flowing cold Canary Current in the east, and the westward flowing North Equatorial Current in the south; the counterclockwise South Atlantic Gyre composed of the southward flowing warm Brazil Current in the west, the eastward flowing South Atlantic Current in the south, the northward flowing cold Benguela Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north
" }, "Volume": { - "Ocean volume": { + "ocean volume": { "text": "310,410,900 cu km" }, - "Percent of World Ocean total volume": { + "percent of World Ocean total volume": { "text": "23.3%" } }, diff --git a/oceans/zn.json b/oceans/zn.json index 611ede9b..902a1a58 100644 --- a/oceans/zn.json +++ b/oceans/zn.json @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "surface dominated by two large gyres (broad, circular systems of currents), one in the northern Pacific and another in the southern Pacific; in the northern Pacific, sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea ice from Antarctica reaches its northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is dissected by deep trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest at 10,924 m
major surface currents: clockwise North Pacific Gyre formed by the warm northward flowing Kuroshio Current in the west, the eastward flowing North Pacific Current in the north, the southward flowing cold California Current in the east, and the westward flowing North Equatorial Current in the south; the counterclockwise South Pacific Gyre composed of the southward flowing warm East Australian Current in the west, the eastward flowing South Pacific Current in the south, the northward flowing cold Peru (Humbolt) Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north
" }, "Volume": { - "Ocean volume": { + "ocean volume": { "text": "669.88 million cu km" }, - "Percent of World Ocean total volume": { + "percent of World Ocean total volume": { "text": "50.1%" } }, diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 458e3a3b..00197316 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ "text": "9.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.06 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "1,400 (2020 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 30 March 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,028,730 cases of COVID-19 or 19,976.93 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 127,943 cumulative deaths or 283.08 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 89.69% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 6 June 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,230,573 cases of COVID-19 or 20,423.53 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 128,889 cumulative deaths or 285.18 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 55.2% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.3% (2016)" @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ } }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 30 March 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,028,730 cases of COVID-19 or 19,976.93 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 127,943 cumulative deaths or 283.08 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 89.69% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 6 June 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,230,573 cases of COVID-19 or 20,423.53 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 128,889 cumulative deaths or 285.18 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 55.2% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "counterfeiting, drug trafficking, and other smuggling offenses along the border; some money laundering organizations in the Tri-Border Area may have links to the terrorist organization Hizballah; a large producer of chemical precursors
" + "text": "counterfeiting, drug trafficking, and other smuggling offenses along the northern border; some money laundering organizations in the Tri-Border Area may have links to the terrorist organization Hizballah; a large producer of chemical precursors
" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 3cb9a656..61971b7a 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ "text": "6.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "1.03 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ "text": "Bolivia has a small naval force for patrolling some 5,000 miles of navigable rivers to combat narcotics trafficking and smuggling, provide disaster relief, and deliver supplies to remote rural areas, as well as for maintaining a presence on Lake Titicaca; the Navy also exists in part to cultivate a maritime tradition and as a reminder of Bolivia’s desire to regain the access to the Pacific Ocean that the country lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-1884); every year on 23 March, the Navy participates in parades and government ceremonies commemorating the Día Del Mar (Day of the Sea) holiday that remembers the loss
" + "text": "Bolivia has a small naval force for patrolling some 5,000 miles of navigable rivers to combat narcotics trafficking and smuggling, provide disaster relief, and deliver supplies to remote rural areas, as well as for maintaining a presence on Lake Titicaca; the Navy also exists in part to cultivate a maritime tradition and as a reminder of Bolivia’s desire to regain the access to the Pacific Ocean that the country lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879-1884); every year on 23 March, the Navy participates in parades and government ceremonies commemorating the Día Del Mar (Day of the Sea) holiday that remembers the loss (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 491c30e4..f4de0c42 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ "text": "9.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 30 March 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 29,852,341 cases of COVID-19 or 14,044.23 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 658,956 cumulative deaths or a rate 310.01 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 84.62% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 6 June 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 31,060,017 cases of COVID-19 or 14,612.39 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 666,801 cumulative deaths or a rate 313.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 5 June 2022, 86.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.1% (2016)" @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 30 March 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 29,852,341 cases of COVID-19 or 14,044.23 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 658,956 cumulative deaths or a rate 310.01 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 84.62% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 6 June 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 31,060,017 cases of COVID-19 or 14,612.39 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 666,801 cumulative deaths or a rate 313.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 5 June 2022, 86.02% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one third of either house of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by simple majority vote by more than half of the state legislative assemblies; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote by both houses in each of two readings; constitutional provisions affecting the federal form of government, separation of powers, suffrage, or individual rights and guarantees cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2020 (2021)" + "text": "proposed by at least one third of either house of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by simple majority vote by more than half of the state legislative assemblies; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote by both houses in each of two readings; constitutional provisions affecting the federal form of government, separation of powers, suffrage, or individual rights and guarantees cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2021 (2021)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Avante [Luis TIBE] (formerly Labor Party of Brazil or PTdoB)(2021)" + "text": "Brazil is one of the largest mobile and broadband markets in Latin America with healthy competition and pricing; national 5G rollout planned for 2022; countrywide network spectrum auction held in November 2021; large fixed-line broadband market with focus on fiber; landing point for submarine cables and investment into terrestrial fiber cables to neighboring countries; Internet penetration has increased, access varies along geographic and socio-economic lines; government provides free WiFi in urban public spaces; pioneer in the region for M-commerce; major importer of integrated circuits from South Korea and China, and broadcasting equipment from China
(2021)" }, "domestic": { "text": "fixed-line connections stand at roughly 14 per 100 persons; less-expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major impetus broadening telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 97 per 100 persons (2020)" @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $35.6 billion)" @@ -1245,10 +1245,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Brazilian Armed Forces have approximately 360,000 active personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 360,000 active personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, the US and several European countries are the leading suppliers of military equipment to Brazil; Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2021)" + "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, the US and several European countries are the leading suppliers of military equipment to Brazil; Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men (women exempted); only 5-10% of those inducted are required to serve; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service (2022)", @@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "
a significant transit and destination country for cocaine; most of the cocaine that entering Brazil is destined for domestic use or transits to Europe via West Africa; substantial and growing domestic drug consumption problem; second-largest consumer of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine-derivative products
" + "text": "a significant transit and destination country for cocaine; most of the cocaine enters Brazil from neighboring producing countries Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru then goes to West Africa and Europe, but an increasing percentage feeds substantial domestic drug consumption; second-largest consumer of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine-derivative products in the world
" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 8e6a0d5a..ff4b1992 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ "text": "9.3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.59 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held on 25 October 2020 approved forming a convention to draft a new constitution, and on 15-16 May 2021, a referendum was held to elect members to the convention" + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held on 25 October 2020 approved forming a convention to draft a new constitution, and on 15-16 May 2021, a referendum was held to elect members to the convention; the convention will finalize in July 2022, and Chileans will vote on the new constitution in a 4 September referendum " }, "amendments": { "text": "proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, the Constitutional Tribunal, electoral justice, the Council of National Security, or the constitutional amendment process, requires at least two-third majority vote by both houses of Congress and approval by the president; the president can opt to hold a referendum when Congress and the president disagree on an amendment; amended many times, last in 2020" @@ -572,12 +572,12 @@ "text": "the Chilean Army was founded in 1810, but traces its origins back to the Army of the Kingdom of Chile, which was established by the Spanish Crown in the early 1600s; the Navy traces its origins to 1817; it was first led by a British officer and its first ships were largely crewed by American, British, and Irish sailors; by the 1880s, the Chilean Navy was one of the most powerful in the Americas, and included the world’s first protected cruiser (a ship with an armored deck to protect vital machine spaces); Chile's military aviation was inaugurated in 1913 with the creation of a military aviation school
" + "text": "the Chilean Army was founded in 1810, but traces its origins back to the Army of the Kingdom of Chile, which was established by the Spanish Crown in the early 1600s; the Navy traces its origins to 1817; it was first led by a British officer and its first ships were largely crewed by American, British, and Irish sailors; by the 1880s, the Chilean Navy was one of the most powerful in the Americas, and included the world’s first protected cruiser (a ship with an armored deck to protect vital machine spaces); Chile's military aviation was inaugurated in 1913 with the creation of a military aviation school (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 498009ba..8d5d395d 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ "text": "7.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.19 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.33 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2018)" @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 30 March 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,083,939 cases of COVID-19 or 11,956.74 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 139,585 cumulative deaths or a rate 274.32 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 81.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 6 June 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,103,455 cases of COVID-19 or 11,995.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 139,854 cumulative deaths or a rate 274.85 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 13 May 2022, 82.35% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.3% (2016)" @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 30 March 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,083,939 cases of COVID-19 or 11,956.74 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 139,585 cumulative deaths or a rate 274.32 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 81.8% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 6 June 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,103,455 cases of COVID-19 or 11,995.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 139,854 cumulative deaths or a rate 274.85 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 13 May 2022, 82.35% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -584,21 +584,21 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 27 May 2018 with a runoff held on 17 June 2018 (next to be held on 29 May 2022); note - political reform in 2015 eliminated presidential reelection" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 29 May 2022 with a runoff to be held on 19 June 2022 (next to be held on 31 May 2026); note - political reform in 2015 eliminated presidential reelection" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (188 seats; 162 members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote, 2 members elected in a special nationwide constituency for Afro-Colombians, 1 member elected by Colombians residing abroad, 1 member elected in a special nationwide constituency for the indigenous communities, 5 members of the Commons political party for two legislative terms only: 2018-2022 and 2022-2026 as per the 2016 peace accord, 16 seats for rural conflict victims for two legislative terms only: 2022-2026 and 2026-2030, and 1 seat reserved for the runner-up vice presidential candidate in the recent election; all members serve four-year terms)
" + "text": "bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of:Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (188 seats; 162 members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote, 2 members elected in a special nationwide constituency for Afro-Colombians, 1 member elected by Colombians residing abroad, 1 member elected in a special nationwide constituency for the indigenous communities, 5 members of the Commons political party for two legislative terms only: 2018-2022 and 2022-2026 as per the 2016 peace accord, 16 seats for rural conflict victims for two legislative terms only: 2022-2026 and 2026-2030, and 1 seat reserved for the runner-up vice presidential candidate in the recent election; all members serve 4-year terms)
" }, "elections": { - "text": "border conflicts with Peru dominated the military’s focus until the late 1990s; as of 2022, border security remained a priority, but in more recent years, security challenges have shifted towards counterinsurgency and counter-narcotics operations, particularly in the northern border area where violence and other criminal activity related to terrorism, insurgency, and narco-trafficking in Colombia, as well as refugees from Venezuela, has spilled over the border; troop deployments along the border with Colombia were scaled back following the 2016 signing of a peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist group (see Appendix T), but recent violence associated with FARC dissidents to the agreement have led Ecuador and Colombia to reinforce their shared border; since 2012, the Ecuadorian Government has also expanded the military’s role in general public security and counter-narcotics operations, in part due to rising violence, police corruption, and police ineffectiveness
the military has had a large role in Ecuador’s political history; it ruled the country from 1963-1966 and 1972-1979, and supported a dictatorship in 1970-1972; during the 1980s, the military remained loyal to the civilian government, but civilian-military relations were at times tenuous, and the military had considerable autonomy from civilian oversight; it was involved in coup attempts in 2000 and 2010
" + "text": "
border conflicts with Peru dominated the military’s focus until the late 1990s; as of 2022, border security remained a priority, but in more recent years, security challenges have shifted towards counterinsurgency and counter-narcotics operations, particularly in the northern border area where violence and other criminal activity related to terrorism, insurgency, and narco-trafficking in Colombia, as well as refugees from Venezuela, has spilled over the border; troop deployments along the border with Colombia were scaled back following the 2016 signing of a peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) terrorist group (see Appendix T), but recent violence associated with FARC dissidents to the agreement have led Ecuador and Colombia to reinforce their shared border; since 2012, the Ecuadorian Government has also expanded the military’s role in general public security and counter-narcotics operations, in part due to rising violence, police corruption, and police ineffectiveness
the military has had a large role in Ecuador’s political history; it ruled the country from 1963-1966 and 1972-1979, and supported a dictatorship in 1970-1972; during the 1980s, the military remained loyal to the civilian government, but civilian-military relations were at times tenuous, and the military had considerable autonomy from civilian oversight; it was involved in coup attempts in 2000 and 2010
" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters of Ecuador as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; there has been a slight decrease with four attacks reported in 2021 and five in 2020; one ship was boarded while underway and two ships were fired upon" diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 54a8bc40..5a62547c 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ "text": "4.9% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.8 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.42 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -570,13 +570,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; 40 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency and 25 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - all by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (70 seats; 40 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituencies, 25 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - all by closed-list proportional representation vote, 2 non-elected ministers, 2 non-elected parliamentary secretaries, and the speaker; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 2 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PPP/C 50.69%, APNU-AFC 47.34%, LJP 0.58%, ANUG 0.5%, TNM 0.05%, other 0.84%; seats by party - PPP/C 33, APNU-AFC 31, LJP-ANUG-TNM 1; composition - men 43, women 22, percent of women 33.8%; note - the initial results were declared invalid and a partial recount was conducted from 6 May to 8 June 2020, in which PPP/C was declared the winner" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PPP/C 50.69%, APNU-AFC 47.34%, LJP 0.58%, ANUG 0.5%, TNM 0.05%, other 0.84%; seats by party - PPP/C 33, APNU-AFC 31, LJP-ANUG-TNM 1; composition (elected and non-elected) - men 45, women 25, percent of women 35.7%; note - the initial results were declared invalid and a partial recount was conducted from 6 May to 8 June 2020, in which PPP/C was declared the winner" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1110,13 +1110,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 4,000 active personnel (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 4,000 active personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force's limited inventory is mostly comprised of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2021)" + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force's limited inventory is mostly comprised of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the Guyana Defense Force was established in 1965; its primary missions are defense of the country, assisting civil authorities with law and order as needed, and contributing to the economic development of the country; the GDF’s ground force officers are trained at the British Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, while coast guard officers receive training the British Royal Naval College (2022)" diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index b8302972..a2ac8df0 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "9.7% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.82 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -567,13 +567,13 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in 10 multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in 10 multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote, using the D'Hondt method, to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 25 May 2020 (next to be held in May 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - VHP 41.1%, NDP 29.4%, ABOP 17.6%, NPS 7.8%, other 3.9%; seats by party - VHP 21, NDP 15, ABOP 9, NPS 4, other 2; composition - men 35, women 16, percent of women 31.4%" + "text": "percent of vote by party - VHP 41.1%, NDP 29.4%, ABOP 17.6%, NPS 7.8%, other 3.9%; seats by party - VHP 21, NDP 15, ABOP 9, NPS 4, other 2; composition - men 36, women 15, percent of women 29.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1129,13 +1129,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 2,000 total personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 2,000 total personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older, foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from several countries, including the US (2021)" + "text": "the Suriname Army has a limited inventory comprised of a mix of older, foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from several countries, including the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "key missions for the National Leger include border control and supporting domestic security; the military police has direct responsibility for immigration control at the country’s ports of entry; in addition, the military assists the police in combating crime, particularly narco-trafficking, including joint military and police patrols, as well as joint special security teams (2022)" diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 2b9c004c..535e65e3 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "7.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.05 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,761,850 (2019)" + "text": "7,865,050 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "110.18 (2019 est.)" + "text": "110 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1109,13 +1109,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "78,811 km (2017)" + "text": "78,811 km (2020)" }, "paved": { - "text": "8,573 km (2017)" + "text": "8,573 km (2020)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "70,238 km (2017)" + "text": "70,238 km (2020)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -1158,13 +1158,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Armed Forces of Paraguay have approximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "the Armed Forces of Paraguay have approximately 15,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,500 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "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 several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Taiwan, and the US (2021)" + "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 several countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Taiwan, and the US (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (conscripts also serve in the National Police); volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2021)", + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy (conscripts also serve in the National Police); volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2021, women made up about 6% of the active military" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index d35abd6e..091babec 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ "text": "5.2% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + "text": "1.37 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 30 March 2022, Peru has reported a total of 3,545,628 cases of COVID-19 or 10,753.49 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 212,157 cumulative deaths or a rate of 643.45 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 85.08% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 6 June 2022, Peru has reported a total of 3,581,524 cases of COVID-19 or 10,862.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 213,205 cumulative deaths or a rate of 646.6 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 88.04% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" @@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 30 March 2022, Peru has reported a total of 3,545,628 cases of COVID-19 or 10,753.49 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 212,157 cumulative deaths or a rate of 643.45 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 85.08% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 6 June 2022, Peru has reported a total of 3,581,524 cases of COVID-19 or 10,862.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 213,205 cumulative deaths or a rate of 646.6 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 June 2022, 88.04% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1055,10 +1055,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38,915,400 (2018)" + "text": "44 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123.76 (2019 est.)" + "text": "133 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1230,13 +1230,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 95,000 active personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 95,000 active personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Peruvian military's inventory is a mix of mostly older equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the US; since 2010, Peru has received military equipment from more than a dozen countries, led by Russia and South Korea (2021)" + "text": "the Peruvian military's inventory is a mix of mostly older equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the US; since 2010, Peru has received military equipment from more than a dozen countries, led by Russia and South Korea (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service (12 months); no conscription (abolished in 1999) (2021)", + "text": "18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service (12 months); no conscription (abolished in 1999) (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2019, women made up about 10% of the active duty military" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 854e24fc..5447d01e 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ "text": "9.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "5.08 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + "text": "4.94 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1161,20 +1161,20 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 22,000 active personnel (14,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 22,000 active personnel (14,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the inventory of the Armed Forces of Uruguay includes a wide variety of older or second-hand equipment; since 2010, it has imported limited amounts of military hardware from about 10 countries with Spain as the leading supplier (2021)" + "text": "the inventory of the Armed Forces of Uruguay includes a wide variety of older or second-hand equipment; since 2010, it has imported limited amounts of military hardware from about 10 countries with Spain as the leading supplier (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2021)", + "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2017, women comprised about 19% of the active military" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "830 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 210 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (Feb 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2021, the military had some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security; in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018
" + "text": "the military has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security; in 2020, the military deployed more than 1,000 troops to assist the National Police in securing the land border with Brazil and the riverine border with Argentina as part of a border control law passed in 2018 (2022)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 54240e82..c71e1295 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ "Current Health Expenditure": { "text": "5.4% (2019)" }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.73 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" }, @@ -579,7 +582,7 @@ "text": "last held on 6 December 2020 (next to be held in December 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - GPP (pro-government) 69.32%, Democratic Alliance (opposition coalition) 17.68%, other 13%; seats by party - GPP 253, Democratic Alliance 18, indigenous peoples 3, other 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - GPP (pro-government) 69.32%, Democratic Alliance (opposition coalition) 17.68%, other 13%; seats by party - GPP 253, Democratic Alliance 18, indigenous peoples 3, other 3; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1135,7 +1138,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes a joint-service Aerospace Defense Command (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral, CODAI), Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB)the world’s largest producer of illicit opiates but it is not a major supplier to the United States; 215,000 hectares (ha) of opium poppy cultivated in Afghanistan in 2019; also produces methamphetamine and cannabis products; one of the highest domestic substance abuse rates in the world
(2018)" + "text": "the world’s largest producer of illicit opiates but it is not a major supplier to the United States; 215,000 hectares (ha) of opium poppy cultivated in Afghanistan in 2020; also produces methamphetamine and cannabis products; one of the highest domestic substance abuse rates in the world
(2022)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index d25c281c..ce9c9cca 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ "text": "2.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 30 March 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,951,432 cases of COVID-19 or 1,184.91 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,120 cumulative deaths or a rate of 16.78 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 76.69% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 6 June 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,953,700 cases of COVID-19 or 1,186.29 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,131 cumulative deaths or a rate of 17.68 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 77.59% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "3.6% (2016)" @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 30 March 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,951,432 cases of COVID-19 or 1,184.91 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,120 cumulative deaths or a rate of 16.78 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 76.69% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 6 June 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,953,700 cases of COVID-19 or 1,186.29 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,131 cumulative deaths or a rate of 17.68 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 June 2022, 77.59% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Food insecurity": { "severe localized food insecurity": { @@ -1219,19 +1219,19 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 165,000 total active personnel (135,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 165,000 total active personnel (135,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "much of the military's inventory is comprised of Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment, with a smaller mix from a variety of other suppliers; since 2010, China is the leading provider of arms to Bangladesh; as of 2022, Bangladesh was undertaking a large defense modernization program, with a focus on naval acquisitions (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi nationality and 10th grade education required; officers: 17-21 years of age, Bangladeshi nationality, and 12th grade education required (2021)" + "text": "16-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi nationality and 10th grade education required; officers: 17-21 years of age, Bangladeshi nationality, and 12th grade education required (2022)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "Bangladesh has been one of the leading contributors to UN peacekeeping missions since it joined the UN in 1974; as of early 2022, it had approximately 6,400 personnel deployed, including about 5,800 troops, including: 1,375 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,625 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 175 police); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,100 Mali (MINUSMA; plus about 280 police); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the military’s chief areas of focus were border, economic exclusion zone, and domestic security; the Army maintained a large domestic security presence in the Chittagong Hills area where it conducted counterinsurgency operations against tribal guerrillas from the 1970s until the late 1990s; since 2009, the military has been in a force-wide expansion and modernization program known as Forces Goal 2030
" + "text": "the military’s chief areas of focus are border, economic exclusion zone, and domestic security; the Army maintains a large domestic security presence in the Chittagong Hills area where it conducted counterinsurgency operations against tribal guerrillas from the 1970s until the late 1990s; since 2009, the military has been in a force-wide expansion and modernization program known as Forces Goal 2030
(2022)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; there were no attacks reported in 2021 as opposed to four ships that were boarded in 2020" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 2d0ed455..fd428e0e 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ "text": "3.6% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.42 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.5 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -1005,13 +1005,13 @@ "note": "note - the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) agency is responsible for internal security; the Army is responsible for external threats but also has responsibility for some internal security functions, including conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army has an estimated 8,000 personnel (2021)" + "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army has an estimated 8,000 personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "India has provided most of the Royal Bhutan Army's equipment (2021)" + "text": "India has provided most of the Royal Bhutan Army's equipment (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period; in 2021, the Royal Bhutan Army graduated from a year-long training course the first batch of 150 women to be allowed to serve in combat roles; previously, women were allowed to serve in medical and other non-combat roles (2021)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period; in 2021, the Royal Bhutan Army graduated from a year-long training course the first batch of 150 women to be allowed to serve in combat roles; previously, women were allowed to serve in medical and other non-combat roles (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan (2022)" diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index b3f384b5..ce4deb21 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ "text": "4.1% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.23 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1178,10 +1178,10 @@ "text": "approximately 240,000 total personnel (170,000 Army; 40,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 11,000 Special Task Force (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Sri Lankan military inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment; since 2010, China, India, and the US have been the leading suppliers of arms to Sri Lanka (2021)" + "text": "the Sri Lankan military inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment; since 2010, China, India, and the US have been the leading suppliers of arms to Sri Lanka (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); no conscription (2021)" + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); no conscription (2022)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (Feb 2022)" diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index f4bf7bb9..596d8ab4 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ "text": "3% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.74 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -1245,19 +1245,19 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 1.45 million active personnel (est. 1.25 million Army; 65,000 Navy; 140,000 Air Force; 12,000 Coast Guard) (2021)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 1.45 million active personnel (est. 1.25 million Army; 65,000 Navy; 140,000 Air Force; 12,000 Coast Guard) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian- and Soviet-origin equipment along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms; since 2010, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to India; other key suppliers included France, Israel, and the US; India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, missile, and naval weapons systems for both indigenous use and export (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as Air Force pilots, and under consideration for Army and Navy combat roles (currently can fly naval reconnaissance aircraft) (2021)" + "text": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as Air Force pilots, and under consideration for Army and Navy combat roles (currently can fly naval reconnaissance aircraft) (2022)" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "1,900 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,400 South Sudan (UNMISS) (Jan 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan; the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the world’s longest disputed international borders, resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; meanwhile, India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (the First Kashmir War of 1947 and the 1999 Kargil Conflict); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and revised in 2018, although the border, known as the Line of Control, remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area at least three times between 1985 and 1995; a cease-fire went into effect in 2003, but as of 2022, both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness
" + "text": "as of 2022, the Indian Armed Forces were chiefly focused on China and Pakistan; the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the world’s longest disputed international borders, resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; meanwhile, India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (the First Kashmir War of 1947 and the 1999 Kargil Conflict); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area at least three times between 1985 and 1995; despite a cease-fire, as of 2022 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "source and transit point for illicit narcotics and precursor chemicals bound for Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America; in 2020 India exported over $19 billion of illegal pharmaceutical drugs; illegal opium poppy growing in the the Northeast; traffickers retool commercial chemical factories to produce large volumes of ephedrine, methamphetamine, and other drugs illicitly
" + "text": "
source and transit point for illicit narcotics and precursor chemicals bound for Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America; in 2020 India exported over $19 billion of illegal pharmaceutical drugs; illegal opium poppy growing in the Northeast; traffickers retool commercial chemical factories to produce large volumes of ephedrine, methamphetamine, and other drugs illicitly
" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 97576317..e4aa5d24 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ "text": "8% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.56 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "2.05 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population" @@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "717,708 (2020)" + "text": "717,708 (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132.8 (2020 est.)" + "text": "133 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ "text": "93 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "93 km (2018) - 60 km in Male; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu" + "text": "93 km (2018) - 60 km in Malée; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu" }, "note": "note: island roads are mainly compacted coral" }, @@ -1051,13 +1051,13 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has approximately 2,500 personnel (2021)" + "text": "approximately 2,500 personnel (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "India has provided most of the equipment in the MNDF's inventory (2021)" + "text": "India has provided most of the equipment in the MNDF's inventory (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2021)" + "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2022)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "the MNDF is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the country's exclusive economic zone (2022)" diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index c4c9c6fc..d8405b7e 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ "text": "4.5% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.75 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "0.85 physicians/1,000 population (2020)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" @@ -1006,10 +1006,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "39,178,451 (2018)" + "text": "38.213 million (2020 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130.6 (2019)" + "text": "131 (2020 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1143,13 +1143,13 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel) (2021)" + "text": "approximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; since 2010, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Italy, and Russia (2021)" + "text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; since 2010, Nepal has received limited amounts of newer hardware from several countries, including China, Italy, and Russia (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (including women); no conscription (2021)", + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (including women); no conscription (2022)", "note": "note - as of 2020, women comprised about 5% of the active duty military" }, "Military deployments": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 5e5312b8..d76e08b9 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ "text": "3.4% (2019)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.98 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + "text": "1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Pakistan; as of 30 March 2022, Pakistan has reported a total of 1,524,355 cases of COVID-19 or 690.09 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,347 cumulative deaths or a rate of 13.73 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 March 2022, 56.87% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
the military has carried out three coups since Pakistan's independence in 1947 and as of 2022 remained a dominant force in the country’s political arena; its chief external focus was on the perceived threat from India, but over the past 15 years, the military also has increased its role in internal security missions, including counterinsurgency and counterterrorism; it is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003 and revised in 2018, although the border, known as the Line of Control, remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; a cease-fire went into effect in 2003, but as of 2022 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness
Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
the military has carried out three coups since Pakistan's independence in 1947 and as of 2022 remained a dominant force in the country’s political arena; its chief external focus was on the perceived threat from India, as well as implications of the fall of the government in Kabul, but over the past 15 years, the military also has increased its role in internal security missions, including counterinsurgency and counterterrorism; it is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; despite a cease-fire, as of 2022 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness
Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments
minor cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis with 1,400 of poppy cultivated 2016; one of the world’s top transit corridors for opiates and cannabis products along with Afghanistan and Iran; precursor chemicals also pass through Pakistan as a major transit point for global distribution
" + "text": "
minor cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis with 1,400 hectares of poppy cultivated 2016; one of the world’s top transit corridors for opiates and cannabis products along with Afghanistan and Iran; precursor chemicals also pass through Pakistan as a major transit point for global distribution
" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index fa7009e3..15e33deb 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ "text": "680,000 (2020 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 30 March 2022, 483,556,595 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,132,461 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 29 March 2022, 64.4% of the World population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 6 June 2022, 529,410,287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,296,771 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 6 June 2022, 65.7% of the World population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ } }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 30 March 2022, 483,556,595 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,132,461 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 29 March 2022, 64.4% of the World population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 6 June 2022, 529,410,287 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,296,771 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 6 June 2022, 65.7% of the World population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" }, "Major lakes (area sq km)": { "text": "top ten largest natural lakes: Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 374,000 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,100 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 62,940 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,600 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,750 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,000 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,328 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,500 sq km; Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 22,490 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,568 sq km