Bantu, Sudanic, and other migrants from West and Northeastern Africa arrived in the Congo River Basin between 2000 B.C. and A.D. 500. The territory that is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely diverse, with more than 200 ethnic groups that trace their histories to many communal organizations and kingdoms. The Kingdom of Kongo, for example, ruled the area around the mouth of the Congo River from the 14th to 19th centuries. Meanwhile, the Kingdoms of Luba and Lunda, located to the south and east, were also notable political groupings in the territory and ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century. European prospectors in the Congo Basin invaded and splintered these kingdoms in the late 1800’s, sponsored by King LEOPOLD II of Belgium, and the kingdoms were eventually forced to grant Leopold the rights to the Congo territory as his private property. During this period, known as the Congo Free State, the king's private colonial military forced the local population to produce rubber. From 1885 to 1908, millions of Congolese people died as a result of disease, inhumane treatment, and exploitation. International condemnation finally forced LEOPOLD to cede the land to the state of Belgium, creating the Belgian Congo.
The Republic of the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in 1960, but its early years were marred by instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name to MOBUTU Sese Seko and the country's name to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years, using sham elections and brute force. In 1994, a massive inflow of refugees from conflict in neighboring Rwanda and Burundi sparked ethnic strife and civil war. A rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA toppled the MOBUTU regime in 1997. KABILA renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 1998, another insurrection -- again backed by Rwanda and Uganda -- challenged the KABILA regime, but troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe helped quell the uprising.
In 2001, KABILA was assassinated, and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In 2002, the new president negotiated the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying the eastern DRC; the remaining warring parties subsequently signed the Pretoria Accord to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. KABILA was elected as president in 2006 and 2011. The DRC constitution barred him from running for a third term, so in 2016, the DRC Government delayed national elections for two years. This fueled significant civil and political unrest, with sporadic street protests and exacerbation of tensions in the eastern DRC regions.
The results of the 2018 elections were disputed, but opposition candidate Felix TSHISEKEDI, son of long-time opposition leader Etienne TSHISEKEDI, was announced as the election winner. This was the first transfer of power to an opposition candidate without significant violence or a coup since 1960. In December 2023, the DRC held its fourth electoral cycle since independence; TSHISEKEDI was proclaimed the winner despite some allegations of fraud, with his Sacred Union alliance retaining a large parliamentary majority.
The DRC continues to experience violence -- particularly in the East -- perpetrated by more than 100 armed groups active in the region, including the March 23 (M23) rebel group, the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF, or ISIS-DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and assorted local militias known as Mai Mai militias. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) has operated in the region since 1999 and is the largest and most expensive UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
" + "text": "
Bantu, Sudanic, and other migrants from West and Northeastern Africa arrived in the Congo River Basin between 2000 B.C. and A.D. 500. The territory that is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo has more than 200 ethnic groups that trace their histories to many communal organizations and kingdoms. The Kingdom of Kongo, for example, ruled the area around the mouth of the Congo River from the 14th to 19th centuries. Meanwhile, the Kingdoms of Luba and Lunda, located to the south and east, were also notable political groupings in the territory and ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century. European prospectors in the Congo Basin invaded and splintered these kingdoms in the late 1800’s, sponsored by King LEOPOLD II of Belgium, and the kingdoms were eventually forced to grant Leopold the rights to the Congo territory as his private property. During this period, known as the Congo Free State, the king's private colonial military forced the local population to produce rubber. From 1885 to 1908, millions of Congolese people died as a result of disease and inhumane treatment. International condemnation finally forced LEOPOLD to cede the land to the state of Belgium, creating the Belgian Congo.
The Republic of the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in 1960, but its early years were marred by instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name to MOBUTU Sese Seko and the country's name to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years, using sham elections and brute force. In 1994, a massive inflow of refugees from conflict in neighboring Rwanda and Burundi sparked ethnic strife and civil war. A rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA toppled the MOBUTU regime in 1997. KABILA renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 1998, another insurrection -- again backed by Rwanda and Uganda -- challenged the KABILA regime, but troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe helped quell the uprising.
In 2001, KABILA was assassinated, and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In 2002, the new president negotiated the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying the eastern DRC; the remaining warring parties subsequently signed the Pretoria Accord to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. KABILA was elected as president in 2006 and 2011. The DRC constitution barred him from running for a third term, so in 2016, the DRC Government delayed national elections for two years. This fueled significant civil and political unrest, with sporadic street protests and exacerbation of tensions in the eastern DRC regions.
The results of the 2018 elections were disputed, but opposition candidate Felix TSHISEKEDI, son of long-time opposition leader Etienne TSHISEKEDI, was announced as the election winner. This was the first transfer of power to an opposition candidate without significant violence or a coup since 1960. In December 2023, the DRC held its fourth electoral cycle since independence; TSHISEKEDI was proclaimed the winner despite some allegations of fraud, with his Sacred Union alliance retaining a large parliamentary majority.
The DRC continues to experience violence -- particularly in the East -- perpetrated by more than 100 armed groups active in the region, including the March 23 (M23) rebel group, the ISIS-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF, or ISIS-DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and assorted local militias known as Mai Mai militias. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) has operated in the region since 1999 and is the largest and most expensive UN peacekeeping mission in the world.
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -1143,9 +1143,6 @@ "text": ".cd" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "21,102,720 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "23.2% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 79ab4717..95639528 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -1137,9 +1137,6 @@ "text": ".cm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "12.42 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "46% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 2ab79515..0074ea53 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -966,9 +966,6 @@ "text": ".km" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "221,400 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "27% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index dd065330..e718d795 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -698,10 +698,10 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$1,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$1,100 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$1,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$1,100 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { "text": "$1,100 (2021 est.)" @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.114 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "1.849 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -905,8 +905,8 @@ "note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars" }, "Debt - external": { - "Debt - external 2022": { - "text": "$552.586 million (2022 est.)" + "Debt - external 2023": { + "text": "$776.149 million (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars" }, @@ -1024,9 +1024,6 @@ "text": ".cf" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "605,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "11% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 236d9266..6a6203d3 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -1008,9 +1008,6 @@ "text": ".cv" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "413,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "70% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index a7ff0359..cdd0cff7 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -1012,9 +1012,6 @@ "text": ".dj" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "759,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "69% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 3171f9a5..fccbd233 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends last Thursday in October" + "text": "+1hr, begins last Friday in April; ends last Friday in October" }, "etymology": { "text": "from the Arabic \"al-Qahira,\" meaning \"the victorious\"" @@ -1167,9 +1167,6 @@ "text": ".eg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "79.2 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "72% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 563d755a..f6526b88 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -999,9 +999,6 @@ "text": ".gq" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "864,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "54% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 01b75d90..1f8fe83f 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -938,9 +938,6 @@ "text": ".er" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "792,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "22% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index c67187d1..92d9eed4 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -1143,9 +1143,6 @@ "text": ".et" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "20.4 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "17% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 5ee7ca25..a9f2ecb6 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -1011,9 +1011,6 @@ "text": ".gm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "858,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "33% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 9d991ed1..a3c2f52c 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -1061,9 +1061,6 @@ "text": ".ga" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.656 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "72% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 6a96dc18..b18175b5 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -1089,9 +1089,6 @@ "text": ".gh" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "22.44 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "68% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index bde4ee7d..e0a73acc 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -1034,9 +1034,6 @@ "text": ".gn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.9 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 3db529a4..ab4d46f7 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated economic capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan" + "text": "Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative and economic capital); note - the US Embassy is in Abidjan" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "6 49 N, 5 16 W" @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "Yamoussoukro is named after Queen YAMOUSSOU, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix \"-kro\" meaning \"town\" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled shouting \"min-chan m’bidjan,\" which in the Ebrie language means: \"I return from cutting leaves\"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response" + "text": "formerly a village named N'Gokro, Yamoussoukro is named after Queen YAMOUSSOU, who ruled during the early 20th century; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled shouting \"min-chan m’bidjan,\" which in the Ebrie language means: \"I return from cutting leaves\"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -1125,9 +1125,6 @@ "text": ".ci" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "12.15 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "45% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 21dd44ea..9aa22ae3 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -1125,9 +1125,6 @@ "text": ".ke" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "15.37 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "29% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 90052d6e..2312b0f8 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -1033,9 +1033,6 @@ "text": ".lr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.768 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "34% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 4dc9bbc0..991d1ea0 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge’ d’Affaires Thomas HINES (since August 2024)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Thomas HINES (since August 2024)" }, "embassy": { "text": "254 Kingsway Avenue, Maseru" @@ -1065,9 +1065,6 @@ "text": ".ls" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.104 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "48% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index d2fe3d70..f8994c82 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -977,9 +977,6 @@ "text": ".ly" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3,095,400 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "46.2% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index de509674..4855f97f 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -1051,9 +1051,6 @@ "text": ".mg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.8 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "20% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index c39638b5..8e13b47f 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -1065,9 +1065,6 @@ "text": ".mw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.8 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "24% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 855eb16a..2d468955 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -1066,9 +1066,6 @@ "text": ".ml" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "7.48 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "34% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 0aa43529..7818f7ab 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Puneet TALWAR (since 4 October 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Aimee CUTRONA (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170" @@ -1147,9 +1147,6 @@ "text": ".ma" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "32.56 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "88% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 1a59ebfe..d850de8c 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (since 2 December 2019)" + "text": "President Dharam GOKHOOL (since 7 December 2024)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 23 January 2017)" + "text": "Prime Minister Navin RAMGOOLAM (since 13 November 2024)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -1027,9 +1027,6 @@ "text": ".mu" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "884,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "68% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 0035d9a7..76a4afe0 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -1067,9 +1067,6 @@ "text": ".mr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.714 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "59% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 4217a2b1..c260282e 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -557,10 +557,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015)" + "text": "President Daniel Francisco CHAPO (since 15 January 2025)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Adriano MALEIANE (since 3 March 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Maria Benvinda Delfina LEVI (since 17 January 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" @@ -1094,9 +1094,6 @@ "text": ".mz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.44 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "17% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 7eaefac1..2953b382 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -1079,9 +1079,6 @@ "text": ".ne" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.5 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "22% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index ef89d9e5..00d98d9d 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -1135,9 +1135,6 @@ "text": ".ng" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "115.5 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "55% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index b70629a8..93f181e6 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -937,9 +937,6 @@ "text": ".ss" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "869,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "7.9% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 16556770..637b08d3 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -978,9 +978,6 @@ "text": ".gw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "735,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index c2b6b291..036744db 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "
Rwanda -- a small and centralized country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil -- has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes region for centuries. A Rwandan kingdom increasingly dominated the region from the mid-18th century onward, with the Tutsi monarchs gradually extending the power of the royal court into peripheral areas and expanding their borders through military conquest. While the current ethnic labels Hutu and Tutsi predate colonial rule, their flexibility and importance have varied significantly over time and often manifested more as a hierarchical class distinction than an ethnic or cultural distinction. The majority Hutu and minority Tutsi have long shared a common language and culture, and intermarriage was frequent. The Rwandan royal court centered on the Tutsi king (mwami), who relied on an extensive network of political, cultural, and economic relationships. Social categories became more rigid during the reign of RWABUGIRI (1860-1895), who focused on aggressive expansion and solidifying Rwanda’s bureaucratic structures. German colonial conquest began in the late 1890s, but the territory was ceded to Belgian forces in 1916 during World War I. Both European nations quickly realized the benefits of ruling through the already centralized Rwandan Tutsi kingdom. Colonial rule reinforced existing trends toward autocratic and exclusionary rule, leading to the elimination of traditional positions of authority for Hutus and a calcification of ethnic identities. Belgian administrators significantly increased requirements for communal labor and instituted harsh taxes, increasing frustration and inequality. Changing political attitudes in Belgium contributed to colonial and Catholic officials shifting their support from Tutsi to Hutu leaders in the years leading up to independence.
Newly mobilized political parties and simmering resentment of minority rule exploded in 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, when Hutus overthrew the Tutsi king. Thousands of Tutsis were killed over the next several years, and some 150,000 were driven into exile in neighboring countries. Army Chief of Staff Juvenal HABYARIMANA seized power in a coup in 1973 and ruled Rwanda as a single-party state for two decades. HABYARIMANA increasingly discriminated against Tutsis, and extremist Hutu factions gained prominence after multiple parties were introduced in the early 1990s. The children of Tutsi exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and began a civil war in 1990. The civil war exacerbated ethnic tensions and culminated in the shooting down of HABYARIMANA’s private jet in 1994. The event sparked a state-orchestrated genocide in which Rwandans killed more than 800,000 of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later that same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003, formalizing President Paul KAGAME’s de facto role as head of government. KAGAME was formally elected in 2010, and again in 2017 after changing the constitution to allow him to run for a third term.
" + "text": "Rwanda -- a small and centralized country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil -- has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes region for centuries. A Rwandan kingdom increasingly dominated the region from the mid-18th century onward, with the Tutsi monarchs gradually extending the power of the royal court into peripheral areas and expanding their borders through military conquest. While the current ethnic labels Hutu and Tutsi predate colonial rule, their flexibility and importance have varied significantly over time and often manifested more as a hierarchical class distinction than an ethnic or cultural distinction. The majority Hutu and minority Tutsi have long shared a common language and culture, and intermarriage was frequent.
The Rwandan royal court centered on the Tutsi king (mwami), who relied on an extensive network of political, cultural, and economic relationships. Social categories became more rigid during the reign of RWABUGIRI (1860-1895), who focused on aggressive expansion and solidifying Rwanda’s bureaucratic structures. German colonial conquest began in the late 1890s, but the territory was ceded to Belgian forces in 1916 during World War I. Both European nations quickly realized the benefits of ruling through the already centralized Rwandan Tutsi kingdom. Colonial rule reinforced existing trends toward autocratic and exclusionary rule, leading to the elimination of traditional positions of authority for Hutus. Belgian administrators significantly increased requirements for communal labor and instituted harsh taxes, which fed the population's frustration. Changing political attitudes in Belgium contributed to colonial and Catholic officials shifting their support from Tutsi to Hutu leaders in the years leading up to independence.
Simmering resentment of minority rule exploded in 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, when Hutus overthrew the Tutsi king. Thousands of Tutsis were killed over the next several years, and some 150,000 were driven into exile in neighboring countries. Army Chief of Staff Juvenal HABYARIMANA seized power in a coup in 1973 and ruled Rwanda as a single-party state for two decades. HABYARIMANA increasingly discriminated against Tutsis, and extremist Hutu factions gained prominence after multiple parties were introduced in the early 1990s. The children of Tutsi exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and began a civil war in 1990. The civil war exacerbated ethnic tensions and culminated in the shooting down of HABYARIMANA’s private jet in 1994. The event sparked a state-orchestrated genocide in which Rwandans killed more than 800,000 of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later the same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003, formalizing President Paul KAGAME’s de facto role as head of government. KAGAME was formally elected in 2010, and again in 2017 after changing the constitution to allow him to run for a third term.
" } }, "Geography": { @@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$3,000 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$3,100 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { "text": "$2,900 (2022 est.)" @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.283 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "5.259 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "3.93% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "3.67% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "3.56% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -957,8 +957,8 @@ "note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars" }, "Debt - external": { - "Debt - external 2022": { - "text": "$4.254 billion (2022 est.)" + "Debt - external 2023": { + "text": "$6.087 billion (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars" }, @@ -1105,9 +1105,6 @@ "text": ".rw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.9 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "30% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 6524050a..e7954b27 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -981,9 +981,6 @@ "text": ".sc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "90,200 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "82% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 348b453e..0887de14 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -1162,9 +1162,6 @@ "text": ".za" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "42.48 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "72% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index dd18c351..67d4829b 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -1078,9 +1078,6 @@ "text": ".sn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "9.86 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "58% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index cbd32515..bfe748e9 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -571,9 +571,6 @@ "text": ".sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2,287 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "37.6% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index f2013558..7ffe3455 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -1012,9 +1012,6 @@ "text": ".sl" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1,047,499 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "12.7% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index bdcfce42..3f48a428 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -956,9 +956,6 @@ "text": ".so" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.465 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "14.5% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 2d2d4cde..a63d4760 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -1018,9 +1018,6 @@ "text": ".sd" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "13.248 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "28.8% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index f314eadb..68c34008 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -1064,9 +1064,6 @@ "text": ".tg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.01 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index f3267b7f..a1eb26bf 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -990,9 +990,6 @@ "text": ".st" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "112,200 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "51% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index ea64c47d..c2efee3e 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -1112,9 +1112,6 @@ "text": ".tn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "9.48 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index e6742a90..d855b528 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -1119,9 +1119,6 @@ "text": ".tz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "20.48 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "32% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 8724ffde..4c7235e0 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -1070,9 +1070,6 @@ "text": ".ug" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.6 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "10% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 95f4ee3b..c89be8a9 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -1037,9 +1037,6 @@ "text": ".bf" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.84 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "22% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 7447830f..eecda8af 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -499,10 +499,7 @@ "text": "22 34 S, 17 05 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" + "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "etymology": { "text": "may derive from the Afrikaans word \"wind-hoek\" meaning \"windy corner\"" @@ -1089,9 +1086,6 @@ "text": ".na" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.325 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "53% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 194f439e..5f1031d6 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -1045,9 +1045,6 @@ "text": ".sz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "708,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "59% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 029191c5..5e1c5ab0 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -1069,9 +1069,6 @@ "text": ".zm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.99 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "21% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 78ea3248..24391907 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -1102,9 +1102,6 @@ "text": ".zw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.6 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/antarctica/ay.json b/antarctica/ay.json index 01cdfd8e..e9f0fcca 100644 --- a/antarctica/ay.json +++ b/antarctica/ay.json @@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ "text": ".aq" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4,400 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index c4fb769d..81467013 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -682,9 +682,6 @@ "text": ".as" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "18,135 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "40.3% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index f59efc55..ad07db7a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -510,13 +510,13 @@ "text": "35 16 S, 149 08 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+10 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April" }, "time zone note": { - "text": "Australia has four time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30)" + "text": "Australia has six time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+11)" }, "etymology": { "text": "the name is claimed to derive from either Kambera or Camberry, which are names corrupted from the original native designation for the area \"Nganbra\" or \"Nganbira\"" @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Caroline KENNEDY (since 25 July 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Erika OLSON (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory 2600" @@ -1146,9 +1146,6 @@ "text": ".au" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "24.96 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index 816140e4..1386b56d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -955,9 +955,6 @@ "text": ".sb" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "255,600 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "36% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 7e71f47f..18ec2ffc 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ "text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia" }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities & Regional Development" + "text": "non-self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities & Regional Development" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ "text": ".cc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "80 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "13.4% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index 7b836b42..6a7ef262 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -713,9 +713,6 @@ "text": ".mp" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "12,299 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "25.1% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 4797b3fb..d2394831 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -725,9 +725,6 @@ "text": ".ck" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "11,382 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "64.8% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 80c9f470..1c228b5c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1023,9 +1023,6 @@ "text": ".fj" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "809,600 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "88% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 98701fd2..ae8e8678 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -591,13 +591,13 @@ }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { - "text": "$437.922 million (2023 est.)" + "text": "$437.759 million (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": { - "text": "$434.514 million (2022 est.)" + "text": "$434.352 million (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { - "text": "$437.922 million (2021 est.)" + "text": "$437.759 million (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, @@ -615,10 +615,10 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$3,800 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$3,900 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$3,800 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$3,900 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { "text": "$3,900 (2021 est.)" @@ -844,9 +844,6 @@ "text": ".fm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "44,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "40% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index fe5cea36..4d06d7a6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -815,9 +815,6 @@ "text": ".pf" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "218,100 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "72.7% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index 1ba10c85..ecf34a41 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -768,9 +768,6 @@ "text": ".gu" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "136,850 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "80.5% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 534d85b8..cc28a5b3 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -936,9 +936,6 @@ "text": ".ki" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "70,200 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "54% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index de01c37f..bba13501 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "self-descriptive name for the main locus of population" + "text": "Flying Fish Cove was named after a British explorer's ship in 1886" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -352,9 +352,6 @@ "text": ".cx" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1,139 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "78.6% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 8b70c638..99343848 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -836,9 +836,6 @@ "text": ".nc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "237,800 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "82% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index cbc0bc6c..191864db 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ "text": ".nu" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1,512 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79.6% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index 2301c6bf..e82a6498 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -370,9 +370,6 @@ "text": ".nf" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "806 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "46.1% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 449eca9a..a6602fd8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -976,9 +976,6 @@ "text": ".vu" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "211,200 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "66% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index 846b19e9..82a1bb74 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "By 1000 B.C., Micronesian and Polynesian settlers inhabited Nauru, and the island was divided among 12 clans. Nauru developed in relative isolation because ocean currents made landfall on the island difficult. As a result, the Nauruan language does not clearly resemble any other in the Pacific region. In 1798, a British mariner was the first European to spot the island and by 1830, European whalers used Nauru as a supply stop, trading firearms for food. A civil war in 1878 reduced the population by more than a third. Germany forcibly annexed Nauru in 1888 by holding the 12 chiefs under house arrest until they consented to the annexation. Phosphate was discovered in 1900 and was heavily mined, although Nauru and Nauruans earned about one tenth of one percent of the profits from the phosphate deposits..sx; note - IANA has designated .sx for Sint Maarten, but has not yet assigned it to a sponsoring organization
" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "39,089 (2022)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "89.5% (2022)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index a178e9e0..2564b3eb 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -683,13 +683,13 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$7,300 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$7,500 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$7,000 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$7,300 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { - "text": "$6,900 (2021 est.)" + "text": "$7,100 (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.264 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "3.167 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "26.18% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "26.15% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "20.62% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -908,8 +908,8 @@ "note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars" }, "Debt - external": { - "Debt - external 2022": { - "text": "$6.106 billion (2022 est.)" + "Debt - external 2023": { + "text": "$7.251 billion (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars" }, @@ -1037,9 +1037,6 @@ "text": ".ni" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.933 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "57% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 56c5e47b..ea72746c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -670,22 +670,22 @@ }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { - "text": "$159.867 billion (2023 est.)" + "text": "$159.908 billion (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": { - "text": "$148.968 billion (2022 est.)" + "text": "$148.891 billion (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { - "text": "$134.436 billion (2021 est.)" + "text": "$134.415 billion (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, "Real GDP growth rate": { "Real GDP growth rate 2023": { - "text": "7.32% (2023 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP growth rate 2022": { - "text": "10.81% (2022 est.)" + "text": "10.77% (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP growth rate 2021": { "text": "15.84% (2021 est.)" @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$35,800 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$35,900 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { "text": "$33,800 (2022 est.)" @@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$83.382 billion (2023 est.)", + "text": "$83.318 billion (2023 est.)", "note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { @@ -734,34 +734,34 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.4% (2023 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2023 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.1% (2023 est.)" + "text": "27.8% (2023 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "67.3% (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "46.1% (2022 est.)" + "text": "46.7% (2023 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.8% (2022 est.)" + "text": "12.2% (2023 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.5% (2022 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (2023 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "11.7% (2022 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2023 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.9% (2022 est.)" + "text": "46.5% (2023 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-48% (2022 est.)" + "text": "-43.1% (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection" }, @@ -773,11 +773,11 @@ "text": "construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "13.06% (2023 est.)", + "text": "12.82% (2023 est.)", "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.096 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "2.107 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ "note": "note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "21.5% (2019 est.)", + "text": "21.8% (2021 est.)", "note": "note: % of population with income below national poverty line" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { @@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "0.64% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "0.62% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "0.69% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -1071,9 +1071,6 @@ "text": ".pa" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.992 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "68% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index b507d421..ac46c563 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -501,9 +501,6 @@ "text": ".mf; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "19,284 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "48.5% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index ee83bca9..206c1c9b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.154 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "1.172 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -898,9 +898,6 @@ "text": ".pr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2,564,100 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "77.7% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 786684e5..88512b83 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { - "text": "$1.438 billion (2023 est.)" + "text": "$1.422 billion (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": { "text": "$1.39 billion (2022 est.)" @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ }, "Real GDP growth rate": { "Real GDP growth rate 2023": { - "text": "3.43% (2023 est.)" + "text": "2.28% (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP growth rate 2022": { "text": "10.52% (2022 est.)" @@ -635,18 +635,18 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$30,100 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$30,400 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$29,200 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$29,800 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { - "text": "$26,400 (2021 est.)" + "text": "$26,900 (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.077 billion (2023 est.)", + "text": "$1.055 billion (2023 est.)", "note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { @@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ "text": "1.4% (2023 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.8% (2023 est.)" + "text": "20.2% (2023 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.9% (2023 est.)" + "text": "66.2% (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data" }, @@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "3.48% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "3.46% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "3.83% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -896,9 +896,6 @@ "text": ".kn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "37,920 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index d130d51c..3f23fa3c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -976,9 +976,6 @@ "text": ".lc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "140,400 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index 6bae9d1a..e466c658 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -462,9 +462,6 @@ "text": ".bl; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "7,077 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "71.3% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 3b46fb9d..634e4502 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -996,9 +996,6 @@ "text": ".tt" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.185 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index bf36929a..c8735d34 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -388,6 +388,9 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + }, "etymology": { "text": "named after Sir Francis COCKBURN, who served as governor of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844" } @@ -755,9 +758,6 @@ "text": ".tc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "37,008 (2022)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93.5% (2022)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 24dac071..582fdb79 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -730,9 +730,6 @@ "text": ".cw
" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "111,956 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "68.1% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 6af98de5..289b1625 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -928,9 +928,6 @@ "text": ".vc" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "85,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "85% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index ea3a6759..61ca6ca7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -704,9 +704,6 @@ "text": ".vg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "24,087 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "77.7% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 0a91130f..9d0d7b05 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -706,9 +706,6 @@ "text": ".vi" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "67,508 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "64.8% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 62f9de54..c045035c 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1089,9 +1089,6 @@ "text": ".kg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.07 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index ab06cc76..0d0f680e 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Daniel N. ROSENBLUM (since 14 November 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Deborah ROBINSON (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Avenue, No. 3, Astana 010010" @@ -1155,9 +1155,6 @@ "text": ".kz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "17.29 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 18649050..1b3c9b1c 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -1204,9 +1204,6 @@ "text": ".ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain \".su\" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "132 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "88% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 80fc9aac..c3f9967d 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -1097,9 +1097,6 @@ "text": ".tj" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3,009,054 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "30.4% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 34370f4c..d55a183e 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -1029,9 +1029,6 @@ "text": ".tm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1,563,023 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "25.3% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 31ba3c0d..7d4f07e9 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -1122,9 +1122,6 @@ "text": ".uz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "26.18 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "77% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 6073a3ac..02c05aca 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -1093,9 +1093,6 @@ "text": ".mm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "23.76 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "44% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 5763e459..c92aeb53 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -987,9 +987,6 @@ "text": ".bn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "441,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "98% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index c00c039a..3a2a276d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -1077,9 +1077,6 @@ "text": ".kh" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "10.2 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "60% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 89b5f0d0..40ec80f3 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Nicholas BURNS (since 2 April 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Sarah M. BERAN (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "55 Anjialou Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600" @@ -1169,9 +1169,6 @@ "text": ".cn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.022 billion (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "73% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 5c35aec4..4b0c05d8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -927,9 +927,6 @@ "text": ".hk" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "6.975 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index b0f76b30..8880c270 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -1145,9 +1145,6 @@ "text": ".id" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "167.4 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "62% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 6adfed71..c6979b03 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Rahm EMANUEL (since 25 March 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Katherine E. (Kemy) MONAHAN (since 15 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420" @@ -1139,9 +1139,6 @@ "text": ".jp" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "99.6 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 75df5221..028c09a9 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "15.837 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "15.966 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 3a5e9d19..aae585bc 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Philip S. GOLDBERG (since 29 July 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Joseph (Joe) YUN (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "188 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul" @@ -1112,9 +1112,6 @@ "text": ".kr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "50.96 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "98% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index a4a71bc4..757932f9 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -1067,9 +1067,6 @@ "text": ".la" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.588 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "62% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 832113b0..97f2939e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -811,9 +811,6 @@ "text": ".mo" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "607,200 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "88% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index d3eed215..a2d8d9ca 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -1083,9 +1083,6 @@ "text": ".mn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.772 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "84% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index add92cd6..4deff061 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -1107,9 +1107,6 @@ "text": ".my" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "32.98 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "97% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 884f9ccf..3713da4e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -1041,9 +1041,6 @@ "text": ".pg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.168 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "32% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 48c45e4f..756fbaf0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -1148,9 +1148,6 @@ "text": ".ph" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "58.3 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "53% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 00bfb22d..ed97fefe 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.619 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "3.615 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -1052,9 +1052,6 @@ "text": ".sg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.369 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 0372b7f3..90829e68 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -1168,9 +1168,6 @@ "text": ".th" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "61.2 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "85% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index b9f5aa3e..ef5cc44c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -995,9 +995,6 @@ "text": ".tl" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "507,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "39% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 17288b62..2023cd81 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -905,9 +905,6 @@ "text": ".tw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "21.6 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "90% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 4cdf4724..9c1deea1 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -1116,9 +1116,6 @@ "text": ".vn" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "71.78 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "74% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 909bdf13..acd69b17 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -1092,9 +1092,6 @@ "text": ".al" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.291 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 9f7ae412..7aeb0e52 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -839,9 +839,6 @@ "text": ".ad" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "74,260 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "94% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index fb852c19..e55b1805 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Victoria Reggie KENNEDY (since 12 January 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Kami A. WITMER (since 20 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Boltzmanngasse 16, 1090, Vienna" @@ -1120,9 +1120,6 @@ "text": ".at" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8.277 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 016966b8..9f158fe3 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ "text": "King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Alexander DE CROO (since 1 October 2020)" + "text": "Prime Minister Bart DE WEVER (since 3 February 2025)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch" @@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael ADLER (since 15 March 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Tim RICHARDSON (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Regent, B-1000 Brussels" @@ -1138,9 +1138,6 @@ "text": ".be" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "10.92 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index dd323d1d..8675dc11 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -1091,9 +1091,6 @@ "text": ".ba" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.508 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "76% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index eb8bc0eb..59826c17 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -1136,9 +1136,6 @@ "text": ".by" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8.352 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index d20ce0e9..56502980 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kenneth MERTEN (since 7 April 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires H. Martin McDOWELL (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "16, Kozyak Street, Sofia 1408" @@ -1131,9 +1131,6 @@ "text": ".bg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.175 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "75% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index e5dfeb24..9c838052 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -1062,9 +1062,6 @@ "text": ".cy" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "809,900 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index b2a5587d..94bdbee2 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Alan LEVENTHAL (since 1 July 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Jennifer Hall GODFREY (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Kobenhavn 0" @@ -1096,9 +1096,6 @@ "text": ".dk" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.841 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "99% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 82dc805b..84145c05 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mark GITENSTEIN (since 24 January 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Norman Thatcher SCHARPF (since 17 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Zinnerstraat - 13 - Rue Zinner, B-1000 Brussels" @@ -695,9 +695,6 @@ "text": ".eu; note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "389,063,826 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index 67727265..3b69a115 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Claire D. CRONIN (since 10 February 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Michael CLAUSEN (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4" @@ -1103,9 +1103,6 @@ "text": ".ie" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.75 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "95% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index e35f1c12..f972c5a8 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador George P. KENT (since 21 February 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Matthew E. WALL (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn" @@ -1077,9 +1077,6 @@ "text": ".ee" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.183 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 8baf25e7..7243bc16 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bijan SABET (since 15 February 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Christy AGOR (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Trziste 15, 118 01 Praha 1 - Mala Strana" @@ -1144,9 +1144,6 @@ "text": ".cz" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "9.13 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index bf2de82b..8ca035c7 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -1116,9 +1116,6 @@ "note": "note - Aland Islands assigned .ax" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5.115 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 89851e27..859f3a40 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ "text": ".fo" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "51,728 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "97.6% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 495e0143..2ad580ac 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Denise Campbell BAUER (since 5 February 2022); note - also accredited to Monaco" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires David R. McCAWLEY (since January 2025); note - also accredited to Monaco" }, "embassy": { "text": "2 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris" @@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, advanced and diversified EU economy and euro user; strong tourism, aircraft manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors; high public debt; ongoing pension reform efforts; transitioning to a green economy via \"France 2030\" strategy" + "text": "high-income, advanced EU economy and eurozone member; strong tourism, aircraft manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors; high public debt; ongoing pension reform efforts; transitioning to a green economy via \"France 2030\" strategy
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1203,9 +1203,6 @@ "text": "metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "55.9 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index eef8544a..4d42db81 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -625,9 +625,6 @@ "text": ".gi" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "31,152 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "94.4% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 9dd73ccc..f1b0e2d5 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -608,9 +608,6 @@ "text": ".gg" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "55,069 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "86.6% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 734fb824..5fff06ae 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "leading diversified, export-driven, core EU and eurozone economy; key automotive, chemical, engineering, finance, and green energy industries; growth stalled by energy crisis; tight labor market with falling working-age population; fiscal rebalancing with phaseout of energy price supports" + "text": "leading export-driven, core EU and eurozone economy; key automotive, chemical, engineering, finance, and green energy industries; growth stalled by energy crisis and declining exports; tight labor market with falling working-age population; fiscal rebalancing with phaseout of energy price supports
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1149,9 +1149,6 @@ "text": ".de" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "75.53 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index cafe63fe..23cfcb8f 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador George James TSUNIS (since 10 May 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Maria OLSON (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "91 Vasillisis Sophias Avenue, 10160 Athens" @@ -1103,9 +1103,6 @@ "text": ".gr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "7.8 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index fbb583e3..dafe86fd 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Nathalie RAYES (since 25 January 2024)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Trey LYONS (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Ulica Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb" @@ -1109,9 +1109,6 @@ "text": ".hr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3.321 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "81% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index a4b50cfc..3a2f2e1f 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David PRESSMAN (since 14 September 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires David HOLMES (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest" @@ -1126,9 +1126,6 @@ "text": ".hu" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8.633 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "89% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index d0d08ba5..b87b62ad 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carrin F. PATMAN (since 6 October 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Erin SAWYER (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Engjateigur 7, 105 Reykjavik" @@ -1020,9 +1020,6 @@ "text": ".is" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "370,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 726d196f..870f553d 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jack MARKELL (since September 2023); note - also accredited to San Marino" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Shawn CROWLEY (since January 2025); note - also accredited to San Marino" }, "embassy": { "text": "via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187 Roma" @@ -1147,9 +1147,6 @@ "text": ".it" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "44.25 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "75% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index c2655afa..46be2a94 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -659,9 +659,6 @@ "text": ".je" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "96,038 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index 585c0823..0383daa5 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jeffrey M. HOVENIER (since 10 January 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Anu PRATTIPATI (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Arberia/Dragodan, Rr. 4 KORRIKU Nr. 25, Pristina" @@ -913,9 +913,6 @@ "note": " " }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1,756,300 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 0905c66c..e78da9e9 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -1067,9 +1067,6 @@ "text": ".lv" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.729 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index e5fe422f..45158dc4 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -1090,9 +1090,6 @@ "text": ".lt" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.436 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index d782c70c..bb32facf 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -1113,9 +1113,6 @@ "text": ".sk" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.806 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "89% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index eec73630..17175dce 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$7.365 billion (2022 est.)", + "text": "$7.362 billion (2022 est.)", "note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { @@ -721,9 +721,6 @@ "text": ".li" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "37,440 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index cd763db0..ad0bf0f4 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Thomas M. BARRETT (since 10 February 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Michael KONSTANTINO (since 19 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City" @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ "text": "[352] 46-14-01" }, "email address and website": { - "text": "Luxembourgconsular@state.govhigh-income, non-EU European economy; global financial center and dominant service sector; sluggish growth from stringent monetary policy, reduced business investment, low productivity and participation rates; fiscal austerity in face of high public debt
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1141,9 +1141,6 @@ "text": ".uk" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "64.99 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "97% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 239f0974..e72162de 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "lower-middle-income, non-EU, Eastern European economy; key wheat and corn exporter; gradual recovery after 30% GDP contraction at start of war; damage to infrastructure and agriculture balanced by consumer and business resilience; international aid has stabilized foreign exchange reserves, allowing managed currency float; continued progress on anti-corruption reforms" + "text": "lower-middle-income, non-EU, Eastern European economy; key wheat and corn exporter; gradual recovery after 30% GDP contraction at start of war; damage to infrastructure and agriculture balanced by consumer and business resilience in western Ukraine; international aid has stabilized foreign exchange reserves, allowing managed currency float; continued progress on anti-corruption reforms
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1136,9 +1136,6 @@ "text": ".ua" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "34,596,356 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index d107b8bf..7deb8b89 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -414,9 +414,6 @@ "text": ".va" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "383 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "75% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index b076ac7e..215c2acb 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -1059,9 +1059,6 @@ "text": ".ae" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "9.4 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 7c311bbb..111b31e2 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mark LIBBY (since 18 January 2024)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Hugo GUEVAR (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "111 Azadlig Avenue, AZ1007 Baku" @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "oil-based economy; macroeconomic instabilities due to demand shocks; recent state bailout of largest lender; potential economic gains from Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; negatively impacted by COVID-19; investing in human capital to diversify and retain younger generation" + "text": "upper-middle income, oil-dependent Caucasus economy; minimal economic diversification and dominance of state-owned enterprises; growth and fiscal consolidation supported by oil revenues, but risks remain from demand shocks; potential economic gains from Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire; education investments to diversify and retain human capital
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.473 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "5.537 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "3.87% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "2.64% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "5.01% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ "note": "note: central government debt as a % of GDP" }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.42% (of GDP) (2021 est.)", + "text": "15.45% (of GDP) (2022 est.)", "note": "note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP" }, "Current account balance": { @@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ "note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars" }, "Debt - external": { - "Debt - external 2022": { - "text": "$12.319 billion (2022 est.)" + "Debt - external 2023": { + "text": "$12.574 billion (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars" }, @@ -1076,9 +1076,6 @@ "text": ".az" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8.6 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 8643215a..d2dc2aae 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "EEU-and CIS-member state but seeking more EU and US trade; business-friendly growth environments; stable monetary regime but vulnerable demand economy; key copper and gold exporter; persistent unemployment; large diaspora and remittances" + "text": "upper-middle income, fast-growing Caucasus economy; stable fiscal and monetary regime but vulnerable to geopolitical shocks; economic and energy ties to Russia but seeking more EU and US trade; key copper and gold exporter; business-friendly and anti-corruption reforms; persistent unemployment; influx of migrants from Ukraine war easing
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1088,9 +1088,6 @@ "text": ".am" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.212 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 0f0cc64c..adfac2f2 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -1058,9 +1058,6 @@ "text": ".bh" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "1.5 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index b313a1b2..e01891c1 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1093,9 +1093,6 @@ "text": ".ge" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.888 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "76% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 8e7a9fc8..073491e0 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -733,9 +733,6 @@ "text": ".ps; note - IANA has designated .ps for the Gaza Strip, same as the West Bank" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3,602,452 (2020 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "75% (2020 est.)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index c9e1d285..27bde80d 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -1078,9 +1078,6 @@ "text": ".ir" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "69.52 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 170981ee..fc4e348a 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael HERZOG (since 1 December 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Yechiel (Michael) LEITER (since 20 January 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3514 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jacob J. LEW (since 5 November 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Stephanie L. HALLETT (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "14 David Flusser Street, Jerusalem, 9378322" @@ -1087,9 +1087,6 @@ "text": ".il" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8.01 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "90% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 95d6f8d2..1c6bb961 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Elizabeth TRUDEAU (since 7 December 2024)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Daniel Rubinstein (since 28 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Al-Kindi Street, International Zone, Baghdad; note - consulate in Al Basrah closed as of 28 September 2018" @@ -712,13 +712,13 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$12,600 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$12,700 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$13,300 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$13,400 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { - "text": "$12,600 (2021 est.)" + "text": "$12,700 (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, @@ -727,15 +727,15 @@ "note": "note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { + "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023": { + "text": "4.36% (2023 est.)" + }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022": { "text": "4.99% (2022 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021": { "text": "6.04% (2021 est.)" }, - "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020": { - "text": "0.57% (2020 est.)" - }, "note": "note: annual % change based on consumer prices" }, "Credit ratings": { @@ -764,22 +764,22 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "40.3% (2021 est.)" + "text": "31.8% (2022 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.7% (2021 est.)" + "text": "15.7% (2022 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.1% (2021 est.)" + "text": "9.7% (2022 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "11.3% (2021 est.)" + "text": "12.6% (2022 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.3% (2021 est.)" + "text": "44.6% (2022 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-24.2% (2021 est.)" + "text": "-24.3% (2022 est.)" }, "note": "note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection" }, @@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "11.812 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "11.744 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ }, "Remittances": { "Remittances 2023": { - "text": "0.35% of GDP (2023 est.)" + "text": "0.46% of GDP (2023 est.)" }, "Remittances 2022": { "text": "0.38% of GDP (2022 est.)" @@ -865,27 +865,27 @@ "note": "note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP" }, "Current account balance": { + "Current account balance 2023": { + "text": "$28.375 billion (2023 est.)" + }, "Current account balance 2022": { "text": "$58.01 billion (2022 est.)" }, "Current account balance 2021": { "text": "$24.565 billion (2021 est.)" }, - "Current account balance 2020": { - "text": "-$6.306 billion (2020 est.)" - }, "note": "note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars" }, "Exports": { + "Exports 2023": { + "text": "$107.852 billion (2023 est.)" + }, "Exports 2022": { "text": "$127.079 billion (2022 est.)" }, "Exports 2021": { "text": "$78.261 billion (2021 est.)" }, - "Exports 2020": { - "text": "$50.666 billion (2020 est.)" - }, "note": "note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars" }, "Exports - partners": { @@ -897,15 +897,15 @@ "note": "note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars" }, "Imports": { + "Imports 2023": { + "text": "$81.179 billion (2023 est.)" + }, "Imports 2022": { "text": "$69.162 billion (2022 est.)" }, "Imports 2021": { "text": "$50.707 billion (2021 est.)" }, - "Imports 2020": { - "text": "$54.865 billion (2020 est.)" - }, "note": "note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars" }, "Imports - partners": { @@ -929,8 +929,8 @@ "note": "note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars" }, "Debt - external": { - "Debt - external 2022": { - "text": "$15.065 billion (2022 est.)" + "Debt - external 2023": { + "text": "$16.092 billion (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: present value of external debt in current US dollars" }, @@ -1068,9 +1068,6 @@ "text": ".iq" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "21.56 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "49% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 6d7aeb01..08b0f108 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Yael LEMPERT (since 3 September 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Rohit (Ro) NEPAL (since 22 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman" @@ -1123,9 +1123,6 @@ "text": ".jo" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "9.13 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 7413da5b..42d4f868 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -1017,9 +1017,6 @@ "text": ".kw" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.3 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 67c85a3a..64e527cf 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -1047,9 +1047,6 @@ "text": ".lb" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.872 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 68bc0a13..fd1c1a16 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -1058,9 +1058,6 @@ "text": ".om" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "4.32 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 9ac33e09..d14528fa 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -1045,9 +1045,6 @@ "text": ".qa" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "2.7 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 1bf08de7..4054ef80 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -695,13 +695,13 @@ }, "Real GDP per capita": { "Real GDP per capita 2023": { - "text": "$49,600 (2023 est.)" + "text": "$55,100 (2023 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2022": { - "text": "$50,700 (2022 est.)" + "text": "$57,400 (2022 est.)" }, "Real GDP per capita 2021": { - "text": "$47,800 (2021 est.)" + "text": "$55,800 (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: data in 2021 dollars" }, @@ -774,11 +774,11 @@ "text": "crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.51% (2023 est.)", + "text": "-6.23% (2023 est.)", "note": "note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "16.934 million (2023 est.)", + "text": "15.553 million (2023 est.)", "note": "note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work" }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -1050,9 +1050,6 @@ "text": ".sa" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "36 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 3a87c104..b4ed9136 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -1009,9 +1009,6 @@ "text": ".sy" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8,492,468 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "46.6% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index f42834ea..85ae3e71 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ "text": "1480 Sokak No. 1, Cukurambar Mahallesi, 06530 Cankaya, Ankara" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "7000 Ankara Place, Washington DC 20512-7000" + "text": "7000 Ankara Place, Washington, DC 20512-7000" }, "telephone": { "text": "[90] (312) 294-0000" @@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "upper middle-income, diversified Middle Eastern economy; heightened inflation and currency depreciation triggered by expansionary monetary and fiscal policy ahead of 2023 elections, now being reversed; industrializing economy that maintains large agricultural base" + "text": "upper-middle-income, diversified Middle Eastern economy; industrializing economy that maintains large agricultural base; key energy, tourism, and construction sectors; high inflation, interest rates, and foreign debt pose risk to financial stability
" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { @@ -1140,9 +1140,6 @@ "text": ".tr" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "68.85 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "81% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 6b0a9782..6eb34dbf 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -806,9 +806,6 @@ "text": ".ps; note - IANA has designated .ps for the West Bank, same as Gaza Strip" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "3,938,199 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "80% (2021 est.)" }, diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index d596b185..699da404 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -1061,9 +1061,6 @@ "text": ".ye" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "8,229,624 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "26.6% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 1eacf6ef..c67426dc 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -897,9 +897,6 @@ "text": ".bm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "64,000 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 9b9efb62..282ce89e 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ "text": "Canada has six time zones" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the city lies on the south bank of the Ottawa River, from which it derives its name; the river name comes from the Algonquin word \"adawe\" meaning \"to trade\" and refers to the indigenous peoples who used the river as a trade highway" + "text": "the city lies on the south bank of the Ottawa River, from which it derives its name; the river name comes from the Algonquin word \"adawe\" meaning \"to trade\" " } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David L. COHEN (since December 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Marybeth TURNER (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8" @@ -1157,9 +1157,6 @@ "text": ".ca" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "35.34 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 114ebe63..88e84d39 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -830,9 +830,6 @@ "text": ".gl" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "38,920 (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "69.5% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 6481336f..015374d1 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ken SALAZAR (since 14 September 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Mark Coolidge JOHNSON (since January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, 06500 Mexico, CDMX" @@ -1220,9 +1220,6 @@ "text": ".mx" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "98.8 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "76% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index fb5aff83..29fd08f9 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -619,9 +619,6 @@ "text": ".pm" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "5,099 (2022 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "88.7% (2022 est.)" } diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 55412e00..20128136 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ "text": "UTC-5 (during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - no DST for Hawaii and most of Arizona" }, "time zone note": { "text": "the 50 United States cover six time zones" @@ -1123,9 +1123,6 @@ "text": ".us" }, "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "312.8 million (2021 est.)" - }, "percent of population": { "text": "92% (2021 est.)" } diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 0f99dc67..a4c02d3b 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marc Robert STANLEY (since 24 January 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Abigail L. DRESSEL (since 17 January 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "