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"Energy": {
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"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.4% (2019)"
"text": "99.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99.6% (2019)"
"text": "99.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "97% (2019)"
"text": "99.2% (2021)"
}
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},
"Energy": {
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"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 18 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "43% (2019)"
"text": "48.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "61% (2019)"
"text": "74.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "6% (2019)"
"text": "7.3% (2018)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59% (2019)"
"text": "73.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "71% (2019)"
"text": "93% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "29% (2019)"
"text": "24.9% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 8 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "33% (2019)"
"text": "41.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "58% (2019)"
"text": "66.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "9% (2019)"
"text": "17.9% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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"text": "approximately 7,000 active-duty troops; estimated 5,000 Republican Police (2022)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older or secondhand French, Soviet-era, and US equipment (2023)"
"text": "the FAB is equipped with a small mix of mostly older or secondhand French, Soviet-era, and US equipment; in recent years, France has provided it with limited amounts of newer military hardware such as armored vehicles and helicopters (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-35 years of age for voluntary and selective compulsory military service for men and women; a higher education diploma is required; conscript service is 18 months (2023)"

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"text": "$285.105 million (2018 est.)"
},
"Exports 2017": {
"text": "$270.686 million (2017 est.)"
"text": "$315 million (2017 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports."
},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 11 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "11% (2019)"
"text": "10.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "66% (2019)"
"text": "62.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2019)"
"text": "1.6% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "86,047 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
"text": "86,673 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "84,791 (some ethnic Tutsis remain displaced from intercommunal violence that broke out after the 1993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; violence since April 2015) (2022)"

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"text": "[1] (202) 652-1312"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 265-1937"
"text": "[1] (202) 578-0431"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>info@chadembassy.us<br><br>https://chadembassy.us/"
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 15 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "9% (2019)"
"text": "11.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "32% (2019)"
"text": "43.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2019)"
"text": "1.3% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "159,060 (Sudan) (includes refugees since 15 April 2023), 126,252 (Central African Republic), 26,552 (Cameroon), 20,951 (Nigeria) (2023)"
"text": "159,060 (Sudan) (includes refugees since 15 April 2023), 127,934 (Central African Republic), 26,552 (Cameroon), 20,974 (Nigeria) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "381,289 (majority are in the east) (2023)"

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"text": "President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 1997)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Clement MOUAMBA (since 2016); note - a constitutional referendum held in 2015 approved the change of the head of government from the president to the prime minister (2019)"
"text": "Prime Anatole Collinet MAKOSSO (since 12 May 2021)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 3 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "72% (2019)"
"text": "49.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "89% (2019)"
"text": "66.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "36% (2019)"
"text": "12.3% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "30,204 (Central African Republic), 27,445 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers)(2023)"
"text": "30,204 (Central African Republic), 22,413 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers)(2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "159,830 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2022)"

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"text": "Ministers of State appointed by the president"
},
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"text": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held in December 2023); prime minister appointed by the president"
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held on 20 December 2023); prime minister appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<p><em>2018:</em> Felix TSHISEKEDI elected president; percent of vote - Felix TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 38.6%, Martin FAYULU (Lamuka coalition) 34.8%, Emmanuel Ramazani SHADARY (PPRD) 23.9%, other 2.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities<br><br><em>2011:</em> Joseph KABILA reelected president; percent of vote - Joseph KABILA (PPRD) 49%, Etienne TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 32.3%, other 18.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities </p>"
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},
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"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 82 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "9% (2019)"
"text": "20.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "19% (2019)"
"text": "43.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "0.4% (2019)"
"text": "1% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "[1] (202) 387-3826"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "cs@cameroonembassyusa.org; mail@cameroonembassyusa.org<br><br>https://www.cameroonembassyusa.org/mainFolder/index.html"
"text": "cs@cameroonembassyusa.org<br><br>https://www.cameroonembassyusa.org/mainFolder/index.html"
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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 10 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "70% (2019)"
"text": "65.4% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98% (2019)"
"text": "94.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "32% (2019)"
"text": "24.8% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"text": "350,780 (Central African Republic), 115,847 (Nigeria) (2023)"
"text": "350,428 (Central African Republic), 116,183 (Nigeria) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "1.01 million (2023) (includes far north, northwest, and southwest)"

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"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote in 2 rounds for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24&nbsp;March 2019 (next to be held in 2024)"
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 March 2019 (next to be held in 2024)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2019</em>: AZALI Assoumani (CRC) elected president in first round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 60.8%, Ahamada MAHAMOUDOU (PJ) 14.6%, Mouigni Baraka Said SOILIHI (Independent) 5.6%, other 19%<br><br><em>2016:</em> AZALI Assoumani (CRC) elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed Ali SOILIHI (UPDC) 17.6%, Mouigni BARAKA (RDC) 15.1%, AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 15%, Fahmi Said IBRAHIM (PEC) 14.5%, other 37.8%; percent of vote in second round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 41.4%, Mohamed Ali SOILIHI (UPDC) 39.7%; Mouigni BARAKA (RDC) 19%"
"text": "<em>2019</em>: AZALI Assoumani (CRC) elected president in first round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 60.8%, Ahamada MAHAMOUDOU (PJ) 14.6%, Mouigni Baraka Said SOILIHI (independent) 5.6%, other 19%<br><br><em>2016:</em> AZALI Assoumani (CRC) elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed Ali SOILIHI (UPDC) 17.6%, Mouigni BARAKA (RDC) 15.1%, AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 15%, Fahmi Said IBRAHIM (PEC) 14.5%, other 37.8%; percent of vote in second round - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 41.4%, Mohamed Ali SOILIHI (UPDC) 39.7%; Mouigni BARAKA (RDC) 19%"
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},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "70% (2019)"
"text": "87.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "89% (2019)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "62% (2019)"
"text": "82.8% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "[1] (202) 332-9893"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>pc@usrcaembassy.org; centrafricwashington@yahoo.com<br><br>https://www.usrcaembassy.org/"
"text": "<br>centrafricwashington@yahoo.com<br><br>https://www.usrcaembassy.org/"
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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},
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"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 5 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "3% (2019)"
"text": "15.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "7% (2019)"
"text": "34.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "0.4% (2019)"
"text": "1.5% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"text": "6,632 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 15,335 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023) (2023)"
"text": "6,636 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 15,335 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "474,822 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2023)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "96% (2019)"
"text": "95.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99% (2019)"
"text": "94.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "89% (2019)"
"text": "96.8% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "42% (2019)"
"text": "65.4% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "54% (2019)"
"text": "73.4% (2019)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "1% (2019)"
"text": "36.5% (2021)"
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},
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},
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"general assessment": {
"text": "Djibouti remains one of the last bastions where the national telco has a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, internet, and broadband; despite the country benefiting from its location as a hub for international submarine cables, prices for telecom services remain relatively high, and out of reach for a number of customers, weighing on market advancement; the Djibouti government is aiming to sell a minority stake in the incumbent telco (retaining some control of decisions) while securing the financial backing and the management acumen of a foreign operator; this is part of a larger plan to modernize the country&rsquo;s economy more generally; the state expects to conduct a sale of up to 40% of the company to an international investor by the end 2022 (2022)"
"text": "Djibouti remains one of the last bastions where the national telco has a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, internet, and broadband; despite the country benefiting from its location as a hub for international submarine cables, prices for telecom services remain relatively high, and out of reach for a number of customers, weighing on market advancement; the Djibouti government is aiming to sell a minority stake in the incumbent telco (retaining some control of decisions) while securing the financial backing and the management acumen of a foreign operator; this is part of a larger plan to modernize the country&rsquo;s economy more generally; the state expects to conduct a sale of up to 40% of the company to an international investor (2023)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "about 2 per 100 fixed-line teledensity and nearly 44 per 100 mobile-cellular (2021)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
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},
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "70,021 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 52,446 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,970 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 21,105 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 15,585 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 10,025 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,815 (Iraq) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,802 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022); 255,565 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023), 147,401 (Syria), (2023)"
"text": "70,021 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 52,446 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 20,970 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 21,105 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 15,585 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 10,025 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,815 (Iraq) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,802 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022); 255,565 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023), 147,999 (Syria) (2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "10 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "67% (2019)"
"text": "66.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "75% (2019)"
"text": "90.3% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2019)"
"text": "47% (2020)"
}
},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 3 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "47% (2019)"
"text": "52.5% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "95% (2019)"
"text": "75.6% (2019)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "13% (2019)"
"text": "35.7% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "Eritrea&rsquo;s telecom sector operates under a state-owned monopoly for fixed and mobile services; as a result of such restrictions on competition, the country has the least developed telecommunications market in Africa; mobile penetration stands at only about 20%, while fixed-line internet use barely registers; this is exacerbated by the very low use of computers, with only about 4% of households having a computer, and most of these being in the capital, Asmara; the 3G network continues to rollout which provides basic internet access to the majority or Eritreans; investment in telecom infrastructure is still required to improve the quality of services; the government has embarked on a work program to do exactly that, specifically aimed at extending services to remote areas, improving the quality of services, and ensuring that more telecoms infrastructure is supported by solar power to compensate for the poor state of the electricity network; additional foreign investment in telecom infrastructure, as well as introduction of more competition, would help transform what remains a virtually untapped market (2022)"
"text": "Eritrea&rsquo;s telecom sector operates under a state-owned monopoly for fixed and mobile services; as a result of such restrictions on competition, the country has the least developed telecommunications market in Africa; mobile penetration stands at only about 20%, while fixed-line internet use barely registers; this is exacerbated by the very low use of computers, with only about 4% of households having a computer, and most of these being in the capital, Asmara; the 3G network continues to rollout which provides basic internet access to the majority of Eritreans; investment in telecom infrastructure is still required to improve the quality of services; the government has embarked on a work program to do exactly that, specifically aimed at extending services to remote areas, improving the quality of services, and ensuring that more telecoms infrastructure is supported by solar power to compensate for the poor state of the electricity network (2022)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line subscribership is less than 2 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is just over 50 per 100 (2021)"
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}
},
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"text": "government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2019)"
"text": "government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; 2 state-owned radio networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2023)"
},
"Internet country code": {
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 59 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "47% (2019)"
"text": "54.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "96% (2019)"
"text": "94.3% (2019)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "34% (2019)"
"text": "42.7% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "has been one of the last in Africa to allow its national telco a monopoly on all telecom services including fixed, mobile, internet and data communications; this has stifled innovation, restricted network expansion, and limited the scope of services on offer; the World Bank in early 2021 provided a $200 million loan to help develop the country&rsquo;s digital transformation, while the government has embarked on its 2020-2030 program as well as its Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, both aimed at making better use of digital technologies to promote socioeconomic development (2021)"
"text": "Ethio telecom is the major provider, but no longer has a complete monopoly on all telecom services; the World Bank in early 2021 provided a $200 million loan to help develop the country&rsquo;s digital transformation, while the government has embarked on its 2020-2030 program as well as its Digital Ethiopia 2025 strategy, both aimed at making better use of digital technologies to promote socioeconomic development (2023)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line subscriptions less than 1 per 100 while mobile-cellular stands at a little over 54 per 100 people (2021)"

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "49% (2019)"
"text": "63.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "69% (2019)"
"text": "82.5% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "16% (2019)"
"text": "31.2% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "92% (2019)"
"text": "91.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99% (2019)"
"text": "98.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "39% (2019)"
"text": "26.7% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 5 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "85% (2019)"
"text": "86.3% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "93% (2019)"
"text": "95.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "75% (2019)"
"text": "74% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 7 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "46% (2019)"
"text": "46.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "84% (2019)"
"text": "89.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "24% (2019)"
"text": "21.2% (2021)"
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},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); Vice President Ti&eacute;moko Meyliet KONE (since 19 April 2022); note - Vice President Ti&eacute;moko Meyliet KONE was appointed by President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA before a Congressional meeting on 19 April 2022"
"text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); Vice President Ti&eacute;moko Meyliet KONE (since 19 April 2022); note - Vice President Ti&eacute;moko Meyliet KONE appointed by President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA before a Congressional meeting on 19 April 2022"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Patrick ACHI (since 19 April 2022); note - Prime Minister ACHI resigned on 13 April 2022 and was reappointed by President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA before a Congressional meeting on 19 April 2022"
@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term ; election last held on 31 October 2020 (next to be held in 2025); vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president; note &ndash; because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution in 2016, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms"
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term; election last held on 31 October 2020 (next to be held in 2025); vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president; note &ndash; because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution in 2016, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<p><em>2020: </em>Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 94.3%, Kouadio Konan BERTIN (PDCI-RDA) 2.0%, other 3.7%</p> <p><em>2015: </em>Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (FPI) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1% </p>"
@ -960,14 +960,17 @@
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 6 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "76% (2019)"
"text": "71.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99% (2019)"
"text": "94.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "51% (2019)"
"text": "45.1% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "281,319 (Somalia), 157,402 (South Sudan), 55,805 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 21,847 (Ethiopia), 8,392 (Burundi), 5,756 (Sudan) (2023)"
"text": "281,319 (Somalia), 157,402 (South Sudan), 56,582 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 21,847 (Ethiopia), 8,392 (Burundi), 5,756 (Sudan) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "190,000 (election-related violence, intercommunal violence, resource conflicts, al-Shabaab attacks in 2017 and 2018) (2021)"

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "32,891 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) 10,953 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,488 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
"text": "33,121 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) 10,953 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,488 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "12,107 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,261 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
"text": "12,178 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,261 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "1.03 million (north Mozambique, violence between the government and an opposition group, violence associated with extremists groups in 2018, political violence 2019) (2022)"

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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2023)",
"text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN was formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management"
},
"Military expenditures": {
@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@
"text": "information varies; approximately 12,000 active FAN troops (8,000 Army; 200 Air Force; 4,000 Gendarmerie); approximately 3,000 National Guard (2022)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of older weapons; in recent years, it has received small amounts of mostly secondhand equipment and donations from several countries, particularly the US (2023)"
"text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of older weapons; in recent years, it has received small amounts of mostly secondhand equipment and donations from several countries, led by the US (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for selective compulsory or voluntary military service for unmarried men and women; 24-month service term (2023)"
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "181,239 (Nigeria), 66,5020 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
"text": "183,328 (Nigeria), 66,5020 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "376,809 (includes the regions of Diffa, Tillaberi, and Tahoua; unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2022)"

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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force; Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the NSCDC a paramilitary agency commissioned to assist the military in the management of threats to internal security, including attacks and natural disasters<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Office of the National Security Advisor is responsible for coordinating all security and enforcement agencies, including the Department of State Security (DSS), the NSCDC, the Ministry of Justice, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF); border security responsibilities are shared among the NPF, the DSS, the NSCDC, Customs, Immigration, and the Nigerian military<br><br><strong>note 3: </strong>some states have created local security forces in response to increased violence, insecurity, and criminality that have exceeded the response capacity of government security forces"
"text": "<p>Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police Force (NPF)</p> (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the NSCDC a paramilitary agency commissioned to assist the military in the management of threats to internal security, including attacks and natural disasters<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Office of the National Security Advisor is responsible for coordinating all security and enforcement agencies, including the Department of State Security (DSS), the NSCDC, the Ministry of Justice, and the NPF; border security responsibilities are shared among the NPF, the DSS, the NSCDC, Customs, Immigration, and the Nigerian military<br><br><strong>note 3: </strong>some states have created local security forces in response to increased violence, insecurity, and criminality that have exceeded the response capacity of government security forces"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@
"text": "information varies; approximately 135,000 active-duty armed forces personnel (100,000 Army; 20,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 15,000 Air Force); approximately 80,000 Security and Civil Defense Corps (2022)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; the military is undergoing a considerable modernization program, and in recent years has received equipment from some 20 countries with China, Russia, and the US as the leading suppliers; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2023)"
"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide variety of imported weapons systems of Chinese, European, Middle Eastern, Russian (including Soviet-era), and US origin; the military is undergoing a considerable modernization program, and in recent years has received equipment from nearly 20 countries with China and Russia as the leading suppliers; Nigeria is also developing a defense-industry capacity, including small arms, armored personnel vehicles, and small-scale naval production (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-26 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)"

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "139,912 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023), 11,455 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2023)"
"text": "139,912 (Sudan) (refugees since 15 April 2023), 11,503 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "2.23 million (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2023)"

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "28% (2019)"
"text": "35.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "56% (2019)"
"text": "60.5% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "7% (2019)"
"text": "15.8% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "76,379 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 48,788 (Burundi) (2023)"
"text": "77,467 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 48,788 (Burundi) (2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "9,500 (2022)"

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"text": "last held on 24 June 2023 (next to be held in 2028)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - n/a; seats by party - APC 68, SLPP 49, C4C 8, other 7; composition - NA"
"text": "percent of vote by party - n/a; seats by party - SLPP 81, APC 54; composition - men 94, women 41, percent of women 30.3%"
}
},
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},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "Sudan emerged as a poorer country when South Sudan separated from it in 2011; although Sudan has about four times the population of South Sudan, the latter benefits from its control of the majority of known oil reserves; the Sudanese economy has been affected by hyperinflation in recent years, partly the result of the loss of oil revenue but also due to domestic volatility and social unrest; the difficult economic conditions have meant that for several years telcos have reported revenue under hyper inflationary reporting standards; pressure on revenue has made it difficult for operators to invest in infrastructure upgrades, and so provide improved services to customers; despite this, the number of mobile subscribers increased 7.% in 20201, year-on-year; this level of growth is expected to have been maintained in 2022, though could slow from 2023 as the acute influences resulting the pandemic begin to wane; the country&rsquo;s poor fixed-line infrastructure has helped the development of mobile broadband services (2022)"
"text": "Sudan emerged as a poorer country when South Sudan separated from it in 2011; although Sudan has about four times the population of South Sudan, the latter benefits from its control of the majority of known oil reserves; the Sudanese economy has been affected by hyperinflation in recent years, partly the result of the loss of oil revenue but also due to domestic volatility and social unrest; the difficult economic conditions have meant that for several years telcos have reported revenue under hyper inflationary reporting standards; pressure on revenue has made it difficult for operators to invest in infrastructure upgrades, and so provide improved services to customers; despite this, the number of mobile subscribers increased 7% in 2021, year-on-year; this level of growth is expected to have been maintained in 2022, though could slow from 2023; the country&rsquo;s poor fixed-line infrastructure has helped the development of mobile broadband services (2023)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "teledensity fixed-line is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 37 telephones per 100 persons (2021)"
@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Following the establishment of Sudan&rsquo;s civilian-led transitional government in August 2019, government-owned broadcasters became increasingly independent from government and military control. Following the October 2021 military takeover, additional restrictions were imposed on these government-owned broadcasters, which now practice a heightened degree of self-censorship but still operate more independently than in the pre-2019 environment. (2022)"
"text": "Following the establishment of Sudan&rsquo;s transitional government in August 2019, government-owned broadcasters became increasingly independent from government and military control. Following the October 2021 military takeover, additional restrictions were imposed on these government-owned broadcasters, which now practice a heightened degree of self-censorship but still operate more independently than in the pre-2019 environment. (2022)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sd"
@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@
"text": "approximately 750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (East African Community stabilization force)<br><br>Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, reportedly providing as many as 40,000 troops during the peak of the war in 2016-17, mostly from the Rapid Support Forces; by 2021, Sudan had reduced the size of the force to about a brigade (approximately 2-3,000 troops) (2022)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "<p>the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is large and relatively well-equipped military; its primary focuses are internal security, border issues, and potential external threats from its neighbors; the SAF is often supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, heavy fighting broke out between the SAF and the paramilitary RSF; both the SAF and the RSF have some operational experience from internal security operations and Sudans years-long intervention in Yemen with the Saudi-led coalition; information on the organization of the SAF and the RSF varies; the SAF Army is estimated to have more than 10 infantry divisions, as well as divisions of mechanized, armored, and airborne/special forces, and several independent infantry brigades; the SAF Air Force has several squadrons of Chinese- and Russian-origin combat  aircraft, as well as multiple squadrons of combat helicopters, also largely of Russian origin; the Navy has a small force of coastal patrol boats; the RSF is a lightly-armed ground force reportedly organized into brigades of varying size and makeup   </p> <p>the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the Sudanese military and security forces have a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports</p> the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 2,800 personnel deployed as of early 2023<br><br>in addition, the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in December 2020; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; UNAMID withdrew the last of its personnel in June 2021<br><br>the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations; in September 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training (2023)"
"text": "<p>the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) is a large and relatively well-equipped military; its primary focuses are internal security, border issues, and potential external threats from its neighbors; the SAF is often supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, heavy fighting broke out between the SAF and the paramilitary RSF amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in some outlying areas; both the SAF and the RSF have some operational experience from internal security operations and Sudans years-long intervention in Yemen with the Saudi-led coalition; information on the organization of the SAF and the RSF varies; the SAF Army is estimated to have more than 10 infantry divisions, as well as divisions of mechanized, armored, and airborne/special forces, and several independent infantry brigades; the SAF Air Force has several squadrons of Chinese- and Russian-origin combat  aircraft, as well as multiple squadrons of combat helicopters, also largely of Russian origin; the Navy has a small force of coastal patrol boats; the RSF is a lightly-armed ground force reportedly organized into brigades of varying size and makeup   </p> <p>the Sudanese military has been a dominant force in the ruling of the country since its independence in 1956; in addition, the Sudanese military and security forces have a large role in the country's economy, reportedly controlling over 200 commercial companies, including businesses involved in gold mining, rubber production, agriculture, and meat exports</p> the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 2,800 personnel deployed as of early 2023<br><br>the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force that operated in the war-torn region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in December 2020; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations; in September 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training (2023)"
}
},
"Terrorism": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "8,395 (Ghana) (2023)"
"text": "8,450 (Ghana) (2023)"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "126,614 (Burundi), 82,612 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2023)"
"text": "126,614 (Burundi), 88,066 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2023)"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "875,848 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 487,201 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 69,533 (Somalia), 41,382 (Burundi), 32,871 (Eritrea), 23,457 (Rwanda), 7,787 (Ethiopia) (2023)"
"text": "882,765 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 491,893 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 69,535 (Somalia), 41,863 (Burundi), 32,871 (Eritrea), 23,457 (Rwanda), 7,787 (Ethiopia) (2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "67,000 (2022)"

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 16 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "22% (2019)"
"text": "18.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "69% (2019)"
"text": "67.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "2% (2019)"
"text": "4.7% (2014)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1191,7 +1194,7 @@
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "approximately 14,000 personnel (8,500 Army; 500 Air Force; 5,000 National Gendarmerie) (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in 2022, the Burkina Faso Government announced a special recruitment for up to 6,000 additional soldiers to assist with its fight against terrorist groups operating in the country; it also put out a recruitment call for up to 50,000 VDF volunteers (the VDF's original recruited strength was 15,000)<br><strong><br><br></strong>"
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in 2022, the Burkina Faso Government announced a special recruitment for up to 6,000 additional soldiers to assist with its fight against terrorist groups operating in the country; it also put out a recruitment call for up to 100,000 VDF volunteers (the VDF's original recruited strength was 15,000)<br><strong><br><br></strong>"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the FABF has a mix of mostly older or secondhand equipment from a mix of suppliers, including France, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, and the US (2023)"

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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security: Namibian Police Force (includes a paramilitary Special Field Force responsible for protecting borders and government installations) (2023)"
"text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Namibian Police Force has a paramilitary Special Field Force responsible for protecting borders and government installations; the Police Force is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
@ -1211,7 +1212,7 @@
"text": "information varies; approximately 12,500 personnel (11,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 500 Air Force) (2022)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the NDF's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern systems from a variety of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, and South Africa; it has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2022)"
"text": "the NDF's inventory consists of a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern systems from a variety of countries, including Brazil, China, Germany, India, and South Africa; in recent years, China has been the leading supplier; Namibia has a small defense industry that produces items such as armored personnel carriers (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-25 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)",
@ -1227,7 +1228,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "6,269 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
"text": "6,296 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)"
}
}
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "90% (2019)"
"text": "82.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98% (2019)"
"text": "94.5% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "87% (2019)"
"text": "79.1% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "54,288 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 7,866 (Burundi) (2023)"
"text": "55,753 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 7,866 (Burundi) (2023)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "11,756 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,907 (Mozambique) (2023)"
"text": "11,781 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,907 (Mozambique) (2023)"
}
},
"Trafficking in persons": {

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}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59% (2020)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60% (2020)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2020)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
"installed generating capacity": {
"text": "47,000 kW (2020 est.)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General David HURLEY (since 1 July 2019)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Acting Administrator Sarah VANDENBROEK (since 4 October 2022)"
"text": "Administrator Ms. Farzian ZAINAL (since 11 May 2023)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "NA"

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},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Sir Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Ms Tui DEWES (since October 2020)"
"text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Sir Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Ms. Tui DEWES (since October 2020)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Mark BROWN (since 1 October 2020)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.6% (2018)"
"text": "92.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100% (2018)"
"text": "96% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "99.2% (2018)"
"text": "86.7% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General David HURLEY (since 1 July 2019)"
"text": "King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia General David HURLEY (since 1 July 2019)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Acting Administrator Sarah VANDENBROEK (since 4 October 2022)"
"text": "Administrator Ms. Farzian ZAINAL (since 11 May 2023)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "NA"

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}
},
"Agricultural products": {
"text": "coconuts, taro, bananas, yams, tropical fruit, pineapples, mangoes/guavas, papayas, roots/tubers nes, pork"
"text": "coconuts, taro, bananas, yams, tropical fruit, pineapples, mangoes/guavas, papayas, roots/tubers, pork"
},
"Industries": {
"text": "food processing, building materials, auto parts"
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}
},
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"text": "American Samoa 21%, United States 13%, New Zealand 12%, Australia 10%, Tokelau 6%, Taiwan 5% (2019)"
"text": "US 20%, New Zealand 16%, American Samoa 11%, Brazil 8%, Australia 7% (2021)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "refined petroleum, fish, fruit juice, coconut oil, beer (2019)"
"text": "coconut oil, insulated wiring, refined petroleum, integrated circuits, sardines, air pumps, tuna, lemons, beer (2021)"
},
"Imports": {
"Imports 2021": {
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}
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "New Zealand 22%, China 16%, Singapore 13%, United States 10%, Australia 9%, South Korea 8%, Fiji 5% (2019)"
"text": "New Zealand 24%, China 19%, Singapore 11%, US 8%, Australia 7% (2021)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "refined petroleum, iron products, poultry meats, cars, insulated wiring (2019)"
"text": "refined petroleum, poultry meats, iron, lumber, processed fish, cars (2021)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "[1] (202) 362-5225"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>embantbar@aol.com"
"text": "<br>embantbar@aol.com<br><br>https://www.antigua-barbuda.org/Aghome01.htm<br>"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Miami, New York"
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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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}
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {

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"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister"
},
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"text": "the president is elected by an electoral college of both Houses of Parliament for a four year renewable term; election last held 20 October 2021; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister"
"text": "president elected by an electoral college of both Houses of Parliament for a 4-year renewable term; election last held on 20 October 2021; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of the majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Sandra MASON elected as first president on 20 October 2021"
@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
"text": "[1] (202) 332-7467"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>washington@foreign.gov.bb"
"text": "<br>washington@foreign.gov.bb<br><br>https://www.foreign.gov.bb/embassies-high-commissions-and-permanent-missions/"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Miami, New York"
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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.5% (2018)"
"text": "97.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98.2% (2018)"
"text": "98.4% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "100% (2018)"
"text": "97% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the president and appointed by the National Assembly"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (may be reelected for another 5-year term); election last held on 19 April 2023 (next to be held NA)"
"text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second&nbsp; term); election last held on 19 April 2023 (next to be held NA)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<br><em>2023: </em>Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) reelected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 97.7%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) reelected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 93.4%<em><br><br>2019: </em>Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.8%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.1%<br><br>2018: Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.8%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100%"
@ -916,7 +916,7 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
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}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "government owns and controls all broadcast media: five national TV channels (Cubavision, Tele Rebelde, Multivision, Educational Channel 1 and 2), two international channels (Cubavision Internacional and Caribe), 16 regional TV stations, 6 national radio networks, and multiple regional stations; the Cuban Government beams over the Radio-TV Marti signal; although private ownership of electronic media is prohibited, several online independent news sites exist; those that are not openly critical of the government are often tolerated; the others are blocked by the government; there are no independent TV channels, but several outlets have created strong audiovisual content (El Toque, for example); a community of young Youtubers is also growing, mostly with channels about sports, technology and fashion; Christian denominations are creating original video content to distribute via social media (2019)"
"text": "government owns and controls all broadcast media: eight national TV channels (Cubavision, Cubavision Plus, Tele Rebelde, Multivision, Educational Channel 1 and 2, Canal Clave, Canal Habana), two international channels (Cubavision Internacional and Canal Caribe), multiple regional TV stations, 7 national radio networks, and multiple regional stations; the Cuban Government beams over the Radio-TV Marti signal; although private ownership of electronic media is prohibited, several online independent news sites exist; those that are not openly critical of the government are often tolerated; the others are blocked by the government; there are no independent TV channels, but several outlets have created strong audiovisual content (El Toque, for example); a community of young Youtubers is also growing, mostly with channels about sports, technology and fashion; Christian denominations are creating original video content to distribute via social media (2023)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cu"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "98.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "98.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "94.8% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) less than 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "97% (2019)"
"text": "97.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99% (2019)"
"text": "99.2% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "93% (2019)"
"text": "94% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "95.3% (2018)"
"text": "93.7% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "93% (2020)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "96% (2020)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "92% (2019)"
"text": "97.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99% (2019)"
"text": "97.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "85% (2019)"
"text": "98.1% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 7 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "39% (2019)"
"text": "47.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60% (2019)"
"text": "81.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "12% (2019)"
"text": "3% (2020)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 1 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "81% (2019)"
"text": "94.1% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "91% (2019)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "68% (2019)"
"text": "85.6% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito de Nicaragua, EN): Land Forces (Fuerza Terrestre); Naval Forces (Fuerza Naval); Air Forces (Fuerza Aérea); Nicaraguan National Police (Policía Nacional de Nicaragua  or PNN)  (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> both the military and the police report directly to the president; Parapolice, which are nonuniformed, armed, and masked units with marginal tactical training and loose hierarchical organization, act in coordination with government security forces and report directly to the National Police; they have been used to suppress anti-government protesters "
"text": "Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito de Nicaragua, EN): Land Forces (Fuerza Terrestre); Naval Forces (Fuerza Naval); Air Forces (Fuerza Aérea) (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> both the military and the Nicaraguan National Police (Policía Nacional de Nicaragua or PNN) report directly to the president; Parapolice, which are nonuniformed, armed, and masked units with marginal tactical training and loose hierarchical organization, act in coordination with government security forces and report directly to the National Police; they have been used to suppress anti-government protesters"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2022": {

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"text": "Cabinet sworn-in by the governor"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually elected prime minister by the Parliament of Curacao; last election 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025)"
"text": "the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually elected prime minister by the Parliament of Curacao; election last&nbsp;held on 19 March 2021 (next to be held in 2025)"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily, VKS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), and Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, are independent \"combat arms,\" not subordinate to any of the three branches<br><br>Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (National Guard (FSVNG), Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya): created in 2016 as an independent agency for internal/regime security, combating terrorism and narcotics trafficking, protecting important state facilities and government personnel, and supporting border security; forces under the National Guard include the Special Purpose Mobile Units (OMON), Special Rapid Response Detachment (SOBR), and Interior Troops (VV); these troops were originally under the command of the Interior Ministry (MVD); also nominally under the National Guards command are the forces of Chechen Republic head Ramzan KADYROV <br><br>Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2022)",
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>the Air Force and Aerospace Defense Forces were merged into the VKS in 2015; VKS responsibilities also include launching military and dualuse satellites, maintaining military satellites, and monitoring and defending against space threats"
"text": "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily, VKS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), and Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, are independent \"combat arms,\" not subordinate to any of the three branches<br><br>Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (FSVNG, National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya)<br><br>Federal Security Services (FSB): Federal Border Guard Service (includes land and maritime forces) (2022)",
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the Air Force and Aerospace Defense Forces were merged into the VKS in 2015; VKS responsibilities also include launching military and dualuse satellites, maintaining military satellites, and monitoring and defending against space threats<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Security Service, Investigative Committee, Office of the Prosecutor General, and National Guard are responsible for law enforcement; the Federal Security Service is responsible for state security, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism, as well as for fighting organized crime and corruption; the national police force, under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is responsible for combating all crime<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> the National Guard was created in 2016 as an independent agency for internal/regime security, combating terrorism and narcotics trafficking, protecting important state facilities and government personnel, and supporting border security; it also participates in armed defense of the countrys territory in coordination with the Armed Forces; forces under the National Guard include the Special Purpose Mobile Units (OMON), Special Rapid Response Detachment (SOBR), and Interior Troops (VV); these troops were originally under the command of the Interior Ministry (MVD); also nominally under the National Guards command are the forces of Chechen Republic head Ramzan KADYROV"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 850,000 active-duty troops (300,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); estimated 300,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2023)",
"text": "prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately 850,000 active-duty troops (300,000 Ground Troops; 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 160,000 Aerospace Forces; 70,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; approximately 20,000 special operations forces; approximately 100,000 other uniformed personnel (command and control, cyber, support, logistics, security, etc.); estimated 350,000-plus Federal National Guard Troops (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>in December 2022, the Russian Government announced a target level of 1.15 million total troops and subsequently announced further plans to expand the size of the armed forces to 1.5 million, but did not provide a timeline<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>Russia was estimated to have as many as 50,000 private military contractors fighting in Ukraine as of early 2023"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> in February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with an estimated 150,000 troops; prior to the invasion, it maintained an estimated 30,000 troops in areas of Ukraine occupied since 2014<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>prior to the invasion of Ukraine, Russia was assessed to have about 3,000-5,000 private military contractors conducting military and security operations in Africa and the Middle East, including in the Central African Republic, Libya, Mali, Sudan, and Syria"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "as of 2023, Russian military forces continued to conduct active combat operations in Syria; Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war at the request of the ASAD government in September 2015; Russian assistance included air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment<br><br>Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and contributes approximately 8,000 troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2023)"
"text": "as of 2023, Russian military forces continued to conduct active combat operations in Syria; Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war at the request of the ASAD government in September 2015; Russian assistance included air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment<br><br>Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and has committed approximately 8,000 troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2023)"
}
},
"Terrorism": {

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"text": "2300 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008"
},
"telephone": {
"text": "[1] (202) 332-3344; [1] (202) 332-4350"
"text": "[1] (202) 332-3344"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 332-4351"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>pyi.thayar@verizon.net; washington-embassy@mofa.gov.mm<br><br>http://www.mewashingtondc.org"
"text": "<br>washington-embassy@mofa.gov.mm<br><br>https://www.mewashingtondc.org/"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Los Angeles, New York"
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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 26 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "51% (2019)"
"text": "72.4% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "76% (2019)"
"text": "93.6% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "39% (2019)"
"text": "62.7% (2021)"
}
},
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"text": "[1] (202) 885-0560"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>info@bruneiembassy.org<br><br>http://www.bruneiembassy.org/index.html<br>"
"text": "<br>info@bruneiembassy.org<br><br>http://www.bruneiembassy.org/index.html"
},
"consulate(s)": {
"text": "New York"
@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "(2020) 4 million"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "75% (2019)"
"text": "82.5% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100% (2019)"
"text": "98.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "67% (2019)"
"text": "77.1% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
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},
"election results": {
"text": "<p>percent of vote by bloc: pro-Beijing 93%, non-establishment 7%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 89 (DAB 19, FTU 8, BPA 7, NPP 5, Liberal Party 4, FEW 2, FLU 2, other 46), non-establishment 1 (Third Side); composition - men 73, women 17, percent of women 18.9%; voter turnout 30.2%; note - Hong Kong's leading pro-democracy political parties boycotted the 2021 election</p> <br> <p><strong> </strong></p>"
}
},
"note": "note: in July 2023, Hong Kong lawmakers reduced the proportion of directly elected seats on local district councils from some 90% to about 20%; under the new law, the majority of the 470 seats would be filled by members appointed by the chief executive, rural committee chairpersons, and others elected by local committees that are packed with pro-establishment figures"
},
"Judicial branch": {
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"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes Marine Corps (Korps Marinir or KorMar)), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)) (2023)",
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> in 2014, Indonesia created a Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to coordinate the actions of all maritime security agencies, including the Navy, the Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai, KPLP), the Water Police (Polair), Customs (Bea Cukai), and Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>the Indonesian National Police, which reports directly to the president, includes a paramilitary Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB); following the Bali terror bombing in 2002, the National Police formed a special counterterrorism force called Detachment 88 (Densus or Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror); Detachment 88 often works with the TNI's Joint Special Operations Command, which has counterterrorism and counterinsurgency units"
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> in 2014, Indonesia created a Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) to coordinate the actions of all maritime security agencies, including the Navy, the Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai, KPLP), the Water Police (Polair), Customs (Bea Cukai), and Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>the Indonesian National Police, which reports directly to the president, includes a paramilitary Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB); following the Bali terror bombing in 2002, the National Police formed a special counterterrorism force called Detachment 88 (Densus or Detasemen Khusus 88 Antiteror); Detachment 88 often works with the TNI's Joint Special Operations Command, which has counterterrorism and counterinsurgency units; the National Police are also bolstered by the KAMRA \"People's Security\" police auxiliaries"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2022": {

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"text": "approximately 180 Djibouti (2022)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) was founded in 1954<br><br>Japans alliance with the US (signed in 1951) is one of the cornerstones of the countrys security, as well as a large part of the US security role in Asia; approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, are stationed in Japan and have exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities; in exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japans security; the Japanese Government provides about $2 billion per year to offset the cost of stationing US forces in Japan; in addition, it pays compensation to localities hosting US troops, rent for bases, and costs for new facilities to support the US presence; Japan also has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)"
"text": "Japan was disarmed after its defeat in World War II; shortly after the Korean War began in 1950, US occupation forces in Japan created a 75,000-member lightly armed force called the National Police Reserve; the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) was founded in 1954; the current JSDF is a trained and professional military equipped with modern weaponry; its primary concerns are China and North Korea, as well as protecting the countrys territorial waters, countering piracy and terrorism, and conducting humanitarian operations; it exercises regularly with the US military and increasingly with other regional countries, such as Australia; the ground forces are organized into 10 divisions and 11 independent brigades, which include airborne, air assault, and amphibious rapid reaction forces; the maritime force is one of the largest and most modern navies in the world; its principal warships include four helicopter carriers (two are undergoing conversion to light aircraft carriers), nearly 50 destroyers and frigates/destroyer escorts, three landing platform/dock (LPD) amphibious assault ships, and more than 20 attack-type submarines; it also has a large force of maritime aircraft, including over 150 for anti-submarine warfare; the Air Self Defense Force has over 300 modern combat aircraft, as well as more than 200 other aircraft for surveillance, early warning, electronic warfare, search and rescue, transportation, and logistics<br><br>Japans alliance with the US (signed in 1951) is one of the cornerstones of the countrys security, as well as a large part of the US security role in Asia; approximately 55,000 US troops and other military assets, including aircraft and naval ships, are stationed in Japan and have exclusive use of more than 80 bases and facilities; in exchange for their use, the US guarantees Japans security; the Japanese Government provides about $2 billion per year to offset the cost of stationing US forces in Japan; in addition, it pays compensation to localities hosting US troops, rent for bases, and costs for new facilities to support the US presence; Japan also has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation<br><br>Article 9 of Japans 1947 constitution renounced the use of force as a means of settling international disputes; however, Japan has interpreted Article 9 to mean that it can maintain a military for national defense purposes and, since 1991, has allowed the JSDF to participate in noncombat roles overseas in a number of UN peacekeeping missions and in the US-led coalition in Iraq; in 2014-2015 the Japanese Government reinterpreted the constitution as allowing for \"collective self-defense,\" described as the use of force on others behalf if Japans security was threatened; in 2022, the government released three documents that provided a blueprint that could fundamentally reshape Japans approach to its security; the documents labeled China as an “unprecedented strategic challenge,” declared Japans intention to develop \"counterstrike” capabilities, including cruise missiles and armed drones, and outlined plans to increase Japans security-related expenditures to 2% of its national gross domestic product (GDP), in line with NATO standards; post-war Japan generally has limited defense spending to 1% of its GDP (2023)"
}
},
"Terrorism": {

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},
"Telecommunication systems": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "following years of isolationism and economic under-achievement, North Korea languishes near the bottom of the world&rsquo;s telecom maturity index alongside Afghanistan and Turkmenistan (who also happen to be struggling under repressive political regimes); the obstacles to building a functioning telecom network are so numerous that a fixed-line segment barely exists; mobile communication is estimated to have eased up slightly to reach 19% in 2021, yet the high cost of ownership coupled with strict censorship makes mobile communications the exclusive domain of senior government officials and diplomats; for those citizens living close to China, it has been possible to obtain Chinese handsets and SIM cards, and to connect to towers (illegally) located just across the border; while this offers access to the outside world and at much lower prices than the state-controlled offerings, the risks are high including steep fines and the possibility of jail time; North Korea has been slightly more effective in building an IT sector and a nascent digital economy on the back of a concerted effort to grow a sizeable, well-trained IT workforce; but even here, its capabilities have been directed more towards nefarious activities such as cyber crime and hacking into Western countries&rsquo; computer systems; North Korea&rsquo;s determination to put itself offside with the rest of the world in pursuit of its ideology can only lead to tighter controls on communications inside and outside of the country (2022)"
"text": "despite years of isolationism, economic under-achievement, and international sanctions, North Korea has improved its telecommunications infrastructure in the last decade; Inconsistent electric power supply and likely difficulties procuring new hardware, however, present enduring obstacles to building reliable high-speed telecom networks; mobile phone use is estimated to have increased to nearly 25% of the polulation as of 2018, yet the high cost of ownership makes mobile communications inaccessible to North Koreans of lower socioeconomic status; strict regime censorship and monitoring of telecom systems in North Korea restricts users from legally contacting anyone outside the country or accessing the global Internet; for those citizens living close to China, it has been possible to illegally obtain Chinese handsets and SIM cards, and to connect to towers located just across the border; while this offers access to the outside world and at much lower prices than the state-controlled offerings, the risks are high including steep fines and the possibility of jail time; North Korea has been effective in building an IT sector and a nascent digital economy on the back of a concerted effort to grow a sizeable, well-trained IT workforce; but even here, its capabilities have been directed more towards nefarious activities such as cyber crime and hacking into foreign countries&rsquo; computer and financial systems; North Korea&rsquo;s determination to maintain ideological control of its populace by isolating itself from the rest of the world will probably lead to tighter controls on communications inside and outside of the country (2023)"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-lines are approximately 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular 23 per 100 persons (2021)"

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}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "approximately 555,000 active duty personnel (420,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2022)"
"text": "approximately 555,000 active-duty personnel (420,000 Army; 70,000 Navy, including about 30,000 Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2022)"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the South Korean military is equipped with a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons systems; South Korea has a robust defense industry and production includes armored fighting vehicles, artillery, aircraft, naval ships, and missiles; its weapons are designed to be compatible with US and NATO systems; in recent years the top foreign weapons supplier has been the US, and some domestically produced systems are built under US license (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-35 years of age for compulsory military service for all men; minimum conscript service obligation varies by service - 18 months (Army, Marines), 20 months (Navy), 21 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2022)",
"text": "18-35 years of age for compulsory military service for all men; minimum conscript service obligation varies by service - 18 months (Army, Marines, auxiliary police), 20 months (Navy, conscripted firefighters), 21 months (Air Force, social service), 36 months for alternative service; 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2022)",
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> women, in service since 1950, are able to serve in all branches, including as officers, and in 2020 comprised about 7.5% of the active duty military<br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>in 2022, about 330,000 of the military's active personnel were conscripts; the military brings on over 200,000 conscripts each year"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "275 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 280 South Sudan (UNMISS); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, South Korea has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters off of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (2022)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "the South Korean military is a professional and well-equipped force that trains regularly, including bilateral and multinational exercises; the military is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea but also deploys abroad for multinational missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations<br><br>South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Koreas security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country and conducts bilateral exercises with the South Korean military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)<br><br>in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa<br><br>South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; in 2022, South Korea established its Mission to NATO to further institutionalize its cooperative relationship; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts<br><br>in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the <em>Cheonan</em>, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops<br><br>in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of military activity within the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement (2023)"
"text": "the South Korean military is a mixed force of professionals and conscripts equipped largely with modern weapon systems that trains regularly, including bilateral and multinational exercises; the military is primarily focused on the threat from North Korea but also deploys abroad for multinational missions, including peacekeeping and other security operations<br><br>South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Koreas security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country and conducts bilateral exercises with the South Korean military; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)<br><br>in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa<br><br>South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; in 2022, South Korea established its Mission to NATO to further institutionalize its cooperative relationship; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts<br><br>in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the <em>Cheonan</em>, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops<br><br>in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of military activity within the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement (2023)"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the State Police are primarily responsible for internal security, including counterterrorism, while the Guard of the Republic protects senior state officials, foreign dignitaries, and certain state properties"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2021)"
@ -1202,9 +1205,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@
"stateless persons": {
"text": "1,948 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 44,396 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 45,082 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>a source country for cannabis and an active transshipment point for Albanian narco-trafficking organizations moving illicit drugs into European markets</p>"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Refined petroleum products - production": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "67,588 (Syria), 43,725 (Afghanistan), 10,110 (Iraq), 8,684 (Somalia), 7,294 (Iran), 6,124 (Russia) (mid-year 2022); 99,590 (Ukraine) (as of 26 June 2023)"
"text": "67,588 (Syria), 43,725 (Afghanistan), 10,110 (Iraq), 8,684 (Somalia), 7,294 (Iran), 6,124 (Russia) (mid-year 2022); 99,870 (Ukraine) (as of 3 July 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "3,219 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1225,6 +1225,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>the Belgian Federal Police is the national police force and responsible for internal security and nationwide law and order, including migration and border enforcement; the force reports to the ministers of interior and justice "
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.13% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1236,9 +1239,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "0.9% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "0.9% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
"stateless persons": {
"text": "48 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>124,160 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>126,628 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p>"

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@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"text": "1621 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008"
},
"telephone": {
"text": "[1] (202) 387 5770; [1] (202) 387-0174; [1] (202) 299-0273, [1] (202) 483-1386"
"text": "[1] (202) 387 5770"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 234-7973"
},
"email address and website": {
"text": "<br>office@bulgaria-embassy.org; <br>Embassy.Washington@mfa.bg<br><br>https://www.bulgaria-embassy.org/en/homepage/"
"text": "<br>office@bulgaria-embassy.org<br><br>https://www.bulgaria-embassy.org/en/homepage/"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York"
@ -946,7 +946,13 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "99.8% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "99.5% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1232,6 +1238,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the GDMP includes the Gendarmerie, a special police force with military status deployed to secure important facilities, buildings and infrastructure, to respond to riots, and to counter militant threats"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1243,9 +1252,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "3.1% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1275,7 +1281,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 161,420 (Ukraine) (as of 12 June 2023)"
"text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 162,935 (Ukraine) (as of 27 June 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "1,129 (2022)"

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"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - under the 1960 constitution, 3 of the ministerial posts reserved for Turkish Cypriots, appointed by the vice president; positions currently filled by Greek Cypriots"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on held 5 February 2023 with a runoff on 12 February 2023 (next to be held in 2028)"
"text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on held 5 February 2023 with a runoff on 12 February 2023 (next to be held in 2028)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2023: </em>Nikos CHRISTODOULIDIS elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Nikos CHRISTODOULIDIS (independent) 32%, Andreas MAVROGIIANNIS (independent) 29.6%, Averof NEOFYTOU (DISY) 26.1%, Christos CHRISTOU (ELAM) 6%, other 6.3%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos CHRISTODOULIDS 52%, Andreas MAVROGIANNIS 48%<em><br><br>2018: </em>Nikos ANASTASIADIS reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS (DISY) 35.5%, Stavros MALAS (AKEL) 30.2%, Nicolas PAPADOPOULOS (DIKO) 25.7%, other 8.6%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 56%, Stavros MALAS 44%<br><br><em>2013:</em> Nikos ANASTASIADIS elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 45.5% (DISY), Stavros  MALAS 26.9% (AKEL), Georgos LILLIKAS 24.9% (SP), other 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 57.5%, Savros MALAS 42.5%"
@ -934,7 +934,7 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "10,869 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 18,680 (Ukraine) (as of 4 June 2023)"
"text": "10,869 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 18,680 (Ukraine) (as of 25 June 2023)"
},
"IDPs": {
"text": "242,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2021)"
@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
"stateless persons": {
"text": "74 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 52,826 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 53,552 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>the ROC financial system is vulnerable to money laundering by domestic and foreign criminals; proceeds generated by illicit activity abroad pose a greater threat; primary sources of illicit proceeds are investment fraud, corruption, advance fee fraud, tax evasion, illegal drugs, and tobacco smuggling. Additionally, cybercrime, especially phishing, e-mail hacking, and ransomware use, continues to increase. Criminals have reportedly used ROC banks to launder proceeds, particularly from Russian and Ukrainian illicit activity.</p> <p> </p>"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1184,6 +1184,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Danish military maintains a joint service Arctic Command with the mission of protecting the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark in the Arctic Region, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland; the command also conducts maritime pollution prevention, environmental monitoring, fishery inspections, search and rescue, hydrographical surveys, and provides support to governmental science missions"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1195,9 +1198,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "19,424 (Syria), 5,885 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 42,325 (Ukraine) (as of 21 May 2023)"
"text": "19,424 (Syria), 5,885 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 41,305 (Ukraine) (as of 29 May 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "11,644 (2022)"

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}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "99.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "99.9% (2021)"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "99.9% (2021)"
}
},
"Refined petroleum products - production": {
"text": "11.66 million bbl/day (2016 est.)"
},
@ -753,7 +764,7 @@
"Military and Security": {
"Military and security forces": {
"text": "<p>the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) provides the civilian, military, and political structures for EU crisis management and security issues; the highest bodies are:</p> <p>the <strong>Political and Security Committee (PSC)</strong>, which meets at the ambassadorial level as a preparatory body for the Council of the EU; it assists with defining policies and preparing a crisis response</p> <p>the <strong>European Union Military Committee (EUMC)</strong> is the EU's highest military body; it is composed of the chiefs of defense (CHODs) of the Member States, who are regularly represented by their permanent Military Representatives; the EUMC provides the PSC with advice and recommendations on all military matters within the EU</p> <p>the <strong>Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) </strong>provides advice and recommendations to the PSC in parallel with the EUMC on civilian aspects of crisis management</p> <p>the<strong> Politico-Military Group (PMG)</strong> provides advice and recommendations to the PSC on political aspects of EU military and civil-military issues, including concepts, capabilities and operations and missions, and monitors implementation</p> <p>other bodies set up under the CSDP include the Security and Defense Policy Directorate (SECDEFPOL), the Integrated approach for Security and Peace Directorate (ISP), the EU Military Staff (EUMS), the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), the European Defense Agency, the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), the EU Institute for Security Studies, and the EU Satellite Center (2023)</p>",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in 2017, the EU set up the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defense (PESCO), a mechanism for deepening defense cooperation amongst member states through binding commitments and collaborative programs on a variety of military-related capabilities such as cyber, maritime surveillance, medical support, operational readiness, procurement, and training; similar efforts to promote collaboration and cooperation that same year amongst members included the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defense (CARD), and the European Defense Fund (EDF)"
"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>Frontex is the European Border and Coast Guard Agency that supports EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries in the management of the EUs external borders and the fight against cross-border crime; it has a standing corps of uniformed border guard officers directly employed by Frontex as staff members and regularly deployed to border guarding missions, plus thousands of other officers seconded by EU member states <br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> in 2017, the EU set up the Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defense (PESCO), a mechanism for deepening defense cooperation amongst member states through binding commitments and collaborative programs on a variety of military-related capabilities such as cyber, maritime surveillance, medical support, operational readiness, procurement, and training; similar efforts to promote collaboration and cooperation that same year amongst members included the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defense (CARD), and the European Defense Fund (EDF)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2022": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1190,20 +1190,20 @@
"text": "Estonian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Estonian Defense League (Reserves)<br><br>Ministry of Interior: Police, Border Guard Board, Internal Security Service (2023)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "2.7% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "2.3% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "2% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "2.4% of GDP (2020)"
"text": "2.3% of GDP (2020)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "2% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "2% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1189,8 +1189,11 @@
"text": "Czech Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Forces, Cyber Forces, Special Forces (2023)"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2021)"
@ -1200,9 +1203,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.1% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "528,045 (Ukraine) (as of 18 June 2023)"
"text": "533,490 (Ukraine) (as of 2 July 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "1,625 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1236,6 +1236,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) and National Police are under the Ministry of the Interior; the Border Guard becomes part of the FDF in wartime"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "2.5% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "2% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1247,9 +1250,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "9,175 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 56,750 (Ukraine) (as of 23 May 2023)"
"text": "9,175 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 55,600 (Ukraine) (as of 4 July 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "3,546 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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},
"Economy": {
"Economic overview": {
"text": "high-income, advanced and diversified EU economy and euro user; strong tourism, aircraft manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors; ongoing pension reform protests; high public debts and COVID-19 spending increases; global environmental leader"
"text": "high-income, advanced and diversified EU economy and euro user; strong tourism, aircraft manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and industrial sectors; strong US partner; ongoing pension reform protests and civil unrest; transitioning to a green economy via \"France 2030\" strategy"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
}
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "Germany 14%, United States 8%, Italy 7%, Spain 7%, Belgium 7%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)"
"text": "Germany 13%, Italy 8%, Belgium 8%, United States 7%, Spain 7% (2021)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "aircraft, packaged medicines, cars and vehicle parts, wine, beauty products, gas turbines (2021)"
@ -932,10 +932,10 @@
}
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "Germany 18%, Belgium 9%, Italy 9%, Spain 7%, China 7%, Netherlands 6%, United Kingdom 5% (2019)"
"text": "Germany 17%, Italy 9%, Belgium 9%, Spain 8%, Netherlands 8% (2021)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "cars, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, aircraft machinery (2019)"
"text": "cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, natural gas, packaged medicines, crude petroleum (2021)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": {
@ -980,7 +980,7 @@
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1287,6 +1287,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>under the direction of the Ministry of the Interior, the civilian National Police and the National Gendarmerie maintain internal security; the National Gendarmerie is a paramilitary police force that is a branch of the Armed Forces and therefore part of the Ministry of Defense but under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior; it also has additional duties to the Ministry of Justice; the Gendarmerie includes the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (Groupe d'intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale or GIGN), an elite national-level tactical police unit set up in 1973 in response to the 1972 Munich massacre"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.9% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1298,9 +1301,6 @@
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "55,681 (Afghanistan), 39,091 (Syria), 33,834 (Sri Lanka), 33,148 (Russia), 31,935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 24,223 (Sudan), 21,225 (Guinea), 18,008 (Serbia and Kosovo), 17,032 (Turkey), 13,974 (Iraq), 12,286 (Cote d'Ivoire), 11,489 (Eritrea), 11,012 (Cambodia), 10,543 (China), 10,236 (Albania), 10,210 (Somalia), 8,858 (Bangladesh), 8,124 (Mauritania), 8,101 (Mali), 7,991 (Vietnam), 6,913 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 6,910 (Haiti), 6,808 (Angola), 6,498 (Laos), 6,417 (Armenia), 6,111 (Nigeria), 5,896 (Georgia) (mid-year 2022); 118,994 (Ukraine) (as of 31 October 2022)"
"text": "55,681 (Afghanistan), 39,091 (Syria), 33,834 (Sri Lanka), 33,148 (Russia), 31,935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 24,223 (Sudan), 21,225 (Guinea), 18,008 (Serbia and Kosovo), 17,032 (Turkey), 13,974 (Iraq), 12,286 (Cote d'Ivoire), 11,489 (Eritrea), 11,012 (Cambodia), 10,543 (China), 10,236 (Albania), 10,210 (Somalia), 8,858 (Bangladesh), 8,124 (Mauritania), 8,101 (Mali), 7,991 (Vietnam), 6,913 (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 6,910 (Haiti), 6,808 (Angola), 6,498 (Laos), 6,417 (Armenia), 6,111 (Nigeria), 5,896 (Georgia) (mid-year 2022); 70,570 (Ukraine) (as of 31 December 2022)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "3,633 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
}
},

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1257,6 +1257,9 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> responsibility for internal and border security is shared by the police forces of the 16 states, the Federal Criminal Police Office, and the Federal Police; the states police forces report to their respective interior ministries while the Federal Police forces report to the Federal Ministry of the Interior"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
@ -1269,9 +1272,6 @@
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in 2022, the German Government said defense spending would reach 2% of GDP by 2025"
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Germany in 2020 announced it planned to increase the size of the military to about 200,000 troops by 2025"
},
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
"text": "the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; in recent years, the US has been the leading foreign supplier; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters (2023)"
"text": "the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries and Western imports, particularly from the US; in recent years, the US has been the leading foreign supplier; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems, and is one of the world's leading arms exporters; it also participates in joint defense production projects with the US and European partners (2023)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "17-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (must have completed compulsory full-time education and have German citizenship); conscription ended July 2011; service obligation 7-23 months or 12 years; in July 2020, the government launched a new voluntary conscript initiative focused on homeland security tasks; volunteers serve for 7 months plus 5 months as reservists over a 6 year period (2023)",
@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "664,238 (Syria), 183,631 (Afghanistan), 151,254 (Iraq), 64,496 (Eritrea), 47,658 (Iran), 38,755 (Turkey), 32,155 (Somalia), 13,334 (Russia), 12,155 (Nigeria), 9,250 (Pakistan), 6,257 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,912 (Ethiopia), 5,532 (Azerbaijan) (mid-year 2022); 958,590 (Ukraine) (as of 25 June 2023)"
"text": "664,238 (Syria), 183,631 (Afghanistan), 151,254 (Iraq), 64,496 (Eritrea), 47,658 (Iran), 38,755 (Turkey), 32,155 (Somalia), 13,334 (Russia), 12,155 (Nigeria), 9,250 (Pakistan), 6,257 (Serbia and Kosovo), 6,912 (Ethiopia), 5,532 (Azerbaijan) (mid-year 2022); 1,076,680 (Ukraine) (as of 25 June 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "28,941 (2022)"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1188,20 +1188,20 @@
"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the police (under the Ministry of Citizen Protection) and the armed forces (Ministry of National Defense) share law enforcement duties in certain border areas; border protection is coordinated by a deputy minister for national defense; the Greek Coast Guard is under the Ministry of Shipping Affairs and Island Policy<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the National Guard was established in 1982 as an official part of the Army to help protect Greece and provide reinforcements and support to the Army in peacetime and in times of mobilization and war; members undergo weekly training run by the Army, which also provides weapons and ammunition"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "3% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "3.6% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "3.6% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "3.7% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "2.9% of GDP (2020)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "2.3% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "2.5% of GDP (2018)"
"text": "2.5% of GDP (2019)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1234,12 +1234,12 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "41,594 (Syria), 33,549 (Afghanistan), 14,228 (Iraq), 6,366 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2022); 24,985 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)"
"text": "41,594 (Syria), 33,549 (Afghanistan), 14,228 (Iraq), 6,366 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2022); 23,780 (Ukraine) (as of 30 April 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "4,488 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,240,020 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 1,241,248 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis products and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime"

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"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2020)"
"text": "100% (2021)"
}
},
"Electricity": {
@ -1207,20 +1207,20 @@
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security, including law enforcement (Croatia Police) and border security"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.9% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "2% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2020)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1247,12 +1247,12 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "23,305 (Ukraine) (as of 23 June 2023)"
"text": "22,550 (Ukraine) (as of 30 June 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "2,889 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>807,324 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-May 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>813,368 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p> <p> </p>"

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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the National Police are under the Ministry of Interior and responsible for maintaining order nationwide; the Ministry of Interior also has the Counterterrorism Center, a special police force responsible for protecting the president and the prime minister and for preventing, uncovering, and detecting terrorist acts"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)"
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "1.7% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "1.8% of GDP (2020)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1% of GDP (2018)"
"text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "36,315 (Ukraine) (as of 26 June 2023)"
"text": "36,330 (Ukraine) (as of 26 June 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "130 (2022)"

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"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> the National Police and Carabinieri (gendarmerie or military police) maintain internal security; the National Police reports to the Ministry of Interior while the Carabinieri reports to the Ministry of Defense but is also under the coordination of the Ministry of Interior; the Carabinieri is primarily a domestic police force organized along military lines, with some overseas responsibilities<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance is a force with military status and nationwide remit for financial crime investigations, including narcotics trafficking, smuggling, and illegal immigration"
},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2022)"
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "1.6% of GDP (2020)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2019": {
"text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2018": {
"text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
@ -1263,12 +1263,12 @@
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "21,441 (Nigeria), 17,706 (Afghanistan), 17,619 (Pakistan), 11,193 (Mali), 8,405 (Somalia), 6,324 (Gambia), 5,768 (Bangladesh), 5,463 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 175,107 (Ukraine) (as of 19 May 2023)"
"text": "21,441 (Nigeria), 17,706 (Afghanistan), 17,619 (Pakistan), 11,193 (Mali), 8,405 (Somalia), 6,324 (Gambia), 5,768 (Bangladesh), 5,463 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 183,685 (Ukraine) (as of 2 June 2023)"
},
"stateless persons": {
"text": "3,000 (2022)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 757,022 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-June 2023)"
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 767,851 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2023)"
},
"Illicit drugs": {
"text": "<p>important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe</p>"

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},
"Military expenditures": {
"Military Expenditures 2023": {
"text": "2.25% of GDP (2023 est.)"
"text": "2.3% of GDP (2023 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2022": {
"text": "2.1% of GDP (2022 est.)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2021)"
"text": "2.1% of GDP (2021)"
},
"Military Expenditures 2020": {
"text": "2.2% of GDP (2020)"

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