diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 18c9ad29..2f52a434 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ "text": "Lullemeden-Irhazer Aquifer System, Murzuk-Djado Basin, North Western Sahara Aquifer, Taoudeni-Tanezrouft Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season; droughts" @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -373,6 +373,17 @@ "female": { "text": "74.2% (2019 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { @@ -1175,13 +1186,13 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Algerian Space Agency (Agence Spatiale Algérienne, ASAL; established 2002) (2024)" + "text": "Algerian Space Agency (Agence Spatiale Algérienne, ASAL; established 2002) (2025)" }, "Space launch site(s)": { - "text": "none; note - in 1947, Algeria began hosting a French military rocket test site, which was the continent of Africa's first rocket launch site; it was called the Centre Interarmées d’Essais d’Engins Spéciaux (CIEES or Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Center) and was in service until 1967" + "text": "none; note - in 1947, Algeria began hosting a French military rocket test site known as  the Centre Interarmées d’Essais d’Engins Spéciaux (CIEES or Interarmy Special Vehicles Test Center); it was the continent of Africa's first rocket launch site and was in service until 1967" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a national space policy and space research program with stated goals of supporting internal development, managing resources, mastering space technology, and reinforcing national sovereignty; builds and operates communications and remote sensing (RS) satellites; researching and developing a range of space-related capabilities, including satellites and satellite payloads, communications, RS, instrumentation, satellite image processing, and geo-spatial information; has bilateral relationships with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Argentina, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, Ukraine, and the UK; also a member of the Arab Space Coordination Group (2024)", + "text": "has a national space policy and space research program with stated goals of supporting internal development, managing resources, mastering space technology, and reinforcing national sovereignty; builds and operates communications and remote sensing (RS) satellites; researching and developing a range of space-related capabilities, including satellites and satellite payloads, communications, RS, instrumentation, satellite image processing, and geo-spatial information; has bilateral relationships with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Argentina, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, the UK, and other African countries; member of the African Space Agency and the Arab Space Coordination Group (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index e6049642..d37f0316 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ "text": "Congo Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau" @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -1156,10 +1156,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional, GGPEN; established 2013) (2024)" + "text": "National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gestão do Programa Espacial Nacional, GGPEN; established 2013) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a national space strategy with a focus on capacity-building, developing space infrastructure, investing in domestic space sector, supporting socioeconomic growth, and establishing cooperation agreements with foreign technical and scientific institutions in the space industry; contracts with foreign companies to build and launch satellites; operates satellites; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of France, Russia, and the US (2024)", + "text": "has a national space strategy with a focus on capacity-building, developing space infrastructure, investing in domestic space sector, supporting socioeconomic growth, and establishing cooperation agreements with foreign technical and scientific institutions in the space industry; contracts with foreign companies to build and launch satellites; operates satellites; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of France, Portugal, Russia, the US, and other African countries; member of the African Space Agency (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 340338d4..e065461d 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ "text": "Lower Kalahari-Stampriet Basin, Upper Kalahari-Cuvelai-Upper Zambezi Basin" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west." }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility" @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ "text": "2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west, as shown in this population distribution map" + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west." }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { @@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2021)" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 4f3b0a25..15dbfae2 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2020)" + "text": "9 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 5dccbd1b..6b43064f 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2018)" + "text": "10 years (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ "text": "President Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE (since 18 June 2020)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA (since 7 September 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Nestor NTAHONTUYE (since 5 August 2025)               


 
" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by president" diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 039fbf78..797065ca 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "7 years" + "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "9 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "6 years (2015)" + "text": "6 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index be155ff9..716823e0 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -368,17 +368,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "14.7% national budget (2023 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "11 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 041e6bcf..c9e65810 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -388,17 +388,6 @@ "female": { "text": "61.6% (2018 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "10 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "9 years (2013)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 500c8cbc..a3675350 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2016)" + "text": "10 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ "text": "Rene Djam AFAME, Samuel Minkio BAMBA, Moise Nyatte NKO'O [French], Benard Nsokika FONLON [English]/Rene Djam AFAME" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1957; the anthem, also known as \"Le Chant de Ralliement\" (The Rallying Song), has been used unofficially since 1948; has French and English versions with different lyrics" + "text": "adopted 1957; lyrics were changed slightly to the current version in 1978" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index c0ce75f6..0d663f0a 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -344,17 +344,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "11.5% national budget (2025 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "11 years (2014)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 63c2d552..8c0968e5 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -358,17 +358,6 @@ "female": { "text": "27.1% (2019 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "7 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "8 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "6 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 279c3a96..500af86d 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2018)" + "text": "14 years (2018 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index fbcde048..ca1fc33a 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -345,17 +345,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "14.5% national budget (2018 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "7 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "7 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "7 years (2011)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 35b66a58..d751ae61 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -391,13 +391,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2018)" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ "text": "Younis-al QADI/Sayed DARWISH" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1979; the current anthem, less militaristic than the previous one, was written after the 1979 peace treaty was signed with Israel; Sayed DARWISH, the composer, is widely considered the father of modern Egyptian music" + "text": "adopted 1979; the current anthem was written after the 1979 peace treaty with Israel; the composer is considered the father of modern Egyptian music; of the three verses, only the first verse is sung, preceded and followed by the chorus" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 962a4b34..0b4718ac 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "8 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2015)" + "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 8650f9bf..7cb7672c 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -386,17 +386,6 @@ "female": { "text": "40.4% (2019 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "9 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "8 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "8 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index f39a79bb..b7be3cfe 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2020)" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index eb8f60fe..9fccd709 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "9 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2014)" + "text": "8 years (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary and selective conscripted service; 9-12 months of service (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests; in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government; the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition (2025)" + "text": "the Guinean military is responsible for territorial defense, but also has some domestic security responsibilities and has historically been involved in suppressing public protests; in 2021 the Army’s special forces led a military overthrow of the government; the military-led government has since been accused of cracking down on dissent, the media, and political opposition; border security is a key focus for the Guinean military, particularly a territorial dispute with Sierra Leone that dates back to 2001 (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 2ad93d1e..eedd54ec 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2020)" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ "text": "180 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; the operational focus of the FACI is the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted significant attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France 

the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)" + "text": "the military (FACI) is responsible for external defense but also has a considerable internal role supporting the National Gendarmerie and other internal security forces; key areas of focus for the FACI are the country's porous international borders and the threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in Burkina Faso and Mali; AQIM militants conducted attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and completed building a joint counter-terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2020; Cote d'Ivoire has long maintained a close security relationship with France 

the FACI has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; it was established in 1960 from home defense units the French colonial government began standing up in 1950 (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 63367e44..186a3534 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2017)" + "text": "11 years (2017 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 8df9cd52..c6668195 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2018)" + "text": "9 years (2019 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 84f4ee6f..f9d53381 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2011)" + "text": "10 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 08d9d046..ef5dedc3 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "7 years" + "text": "7 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "8 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2017)" + "text": "6 years (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ "text": "information varies; estimated 35-40,000 active FAMa, Gendarmerie, and National Guard (2025)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes a large amount of Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of secondhand and some more modern material from a variety of other countries, including China, Czechia, France, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE (2024)" + "text": "the FAMa's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era weapons and equipment along with smaller quantities of secondhand and some more modern material from a variety of other countries, including China, Czechia, France, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE (2025)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for men and women for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 24-month compulsory service obligation (2023)" diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 55ffeb43..6762961a 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -375,15 +375,14 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" - }, - "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 88a45bf5..d52da92b 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2017)" + "text": "15 years (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index 7fd80398..fc3e4c5f 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -389,13 +389,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "8 years (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "8 years (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "9 years (2020)" + "text": "8 years (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index d15debe5..a3141ac9 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "10 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "9 years (2017)" + "text": "10 years (2017 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 8185845f..2dc29154 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "6 years" + "text": "6 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "7 years" + "text": "7 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "6 years (2017)" + "text": "6 years (2017 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index ce0a6d98..65195797 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ "text": "President Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (since 27 February 2020)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Rui Duarte DE BARROS (since 20 December 2023)" + "text": "Prime Minister Braima CAMARA (since 7 August 2025)


 " }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president" diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 0084edb2..02153314 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2019)" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 584f51e5..02487a41 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2021)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index d5e1d074..411bdfb5 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -388,13 +388,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 89f10b2e..a847ea83 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "9 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "8 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2021)" + "text": "10 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 7f5be6cc..cf8d29c3 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2015)" + "text": "7 years (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ "note": "note: implementation of conscription is reportedly uneven" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are border control, external defense, and internal security; SAF operations have traditionally been supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, fighting broke out between the SAF and the RSF, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule; fighting subsequently spread and continued into 2025 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons; each side is supported by allied militias and both have received foreign support

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

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2025, UNISFA had approximately 3,800 personnel assigned (2025)" + "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are border control, external defense, and internal security; SAF operations have traditionally been supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF); in the Spring of 2023, fighting broke out between the SAF and the RSF, particularly around the capital Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur, amid disputes over an internationally-backed plan for a transition towards civilian rule; fighting subsequently spread and continued into 2025 with reports of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, food insecurity, heavy civilian casualties, and millions of internally displaced persons; each side is supported by allied militias and both reportedly have received foreign support

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

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2025, UNISFA had approximately 3,800 personnel assigned (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index a65a56a3..5a1d7318 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2017)" + "text": "11 years (2017 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 071b7d9f..1091e4b8 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2015)" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 6af8d7e3..e73273e9 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2016)" + "text": "15 years (2016 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 9b8d0e3e..18affc2a 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "9 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "9 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "9 years (2021)" + "text": "9 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 0c0627de..cf9a35d5 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -368,6 +368,17 @@ "female": { "text": "61% (2016 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "9 years (2016 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "10 years (2016 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "9 years (2016 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { @@ -1109,7 +1120,7 @@ "text": "up to 5,000 Democratic Republic of Congo; up to 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UPDF’s missions include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, and participating in socio-economic development projects; it supports the police in maintaining internal security and participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions; it is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF also has considerable political influence; it is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and his political party to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates

since the 2010s, the UPDF has participated in several internal and regional military operations in addition to its large commitment to an international peacekeeping force in Somalia; from 2012-2017, it led regional efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a small, violent group of Ugandan origin that conducted widespread attacks against civilians in much of Central Africa; Uganda intervened in the South Sudan civil war in 2013-2016, and UPDF forces have clashed with South Sudanese forces along the border as recently as 2023; since 2021, the UPDF has conducted operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against the Allied Democratic Front (ADF), which has been designated by the US as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC, and in December 2022 UPDF troops were sent to the DRC as part of a regional force to assist the DRC Government in combating the M23 rebel group; in addition, elements of the UPDF have deployed internally to assist the police against cattle rustlers, poachers, and criminal gangs

the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895 under the British colonial government; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (KAR) in 1902, which participated in both world wars, as well as the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya (1952-1960); in 1962, the Ugandan battalion of the KAR was transformed into the country's first military force, the Uganda Rifles, which was subsequently renamed the Uganda Army; the UPDF was established in 1995 from the former rebel National Resistance Army following the enactment of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda (2024)" + "text": "the responsibilities of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, contributing to regional security, participating in socio-economic development projects, conducting military diplomacy, and ensuring internal security, including civil unrest, internal insurgency, and terrorism; in recent years it has beefed up its presence along the borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan; the UPDF participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions and is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates

the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895 under the British colonial government; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (KAR) in 1902, which participated in both world wars, as well as the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya (1952-1960); in 1962, the Ugandan battalion of the KAR was transformed into the country's first military force, the Uganda Rifles, which was subsequently renamed the Uganda Army; the UPDF was established in 1995 from the former rebel National Resistance Army following the enactment of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 0ae3bc20..08a294ff 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "7 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "7 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "9 years (2020)" + "text": "7 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ "text": "Thomas SANKARA" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1974; also known as \"Une Seule Nuit\" (Only One Night); written by the country's former president, an avid guitar player" + "text": "adopted 1974; also known as \"Une Seule Nuit\"(One Single Night) ; written by the country's former president, an avid guitar player" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 534aa5d5..fe939ed8 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -351,17 +351,6 @@ "female": { "text": "90.4% (2022 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "12 years (2013)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 5cf13bf7..ba2676cf 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ "text": "930 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Zambia Defense Forces (ZDF) are responsible for preserving the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity; it also has some domestic security responsibilities in cases of national emergency; border security and support to African and UN peacekeeping operations are priorities; the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and participates in multinational training exercises; it has received training assistance from China and the US

the ZDF traces its roots to the Northern Rhodesia Regiment, which was raised by the British colonial government to fight in World War II; the ZDF was established in 1964 from units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland armed forces; it participated in a number of regional conflicts during the 1970s and 1980s; Zambia actively supported independence movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (2024)" + "text": "the Zambia Defense Forces (ZDF) are responsible for territorial defense, border security, and providing support to African and UN peacekeeping operations; it also has some domestic security responsibilities in cases of national emergency and is involved in socio-economic support; in recent years, ZDF has been directed to assist in agricultural production; the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and participates in multinational training exercises; it has received training assistance from China and the US

the ZDF traces its roots to the Northern Rhodesia Regiment, which was raised by the British colonial government to fight in World War II; the ZDF was established in 1964 from units of the dissolved Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland armed forces; it participated in a number of regional conflicts during the 1970s and 1980s; Zambia actively supported independence movements such as the Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC), and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index 0ad8ba15..f6780078 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -373,17 +373,6 @@ "female": { "text": "93.4% (2019 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "12 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" - } } }, "Environment": { @@ -1147,7 +1136,7 @@ "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (18-24 for officer cadets; 18-30 for technical/specialist personnel); no conscription (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the ZDF’s primary responsibilities are protecting the country’s sovereignty and territory and securing its borders; it also has a considerable role in domestic security and has continued to be active in the country’s politics since the 2017 military-assisted political transition; the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and provided troops for the SADC military deployment to Mozambique, from 2021-2024; Zimbabwe has defense ties with China and Russia

the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); the ZDF intervened in the Mozambique Civil War (1983-1992), the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), and the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) during the late 1990s (2024)" + "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) are protecting the country’s sovereignty and territory and securing its borders; it also has a role in domestic security and socio-economic development projects and has continued to be active in the country’s politics since the 2017 military-assisted political transition;
the ZDF is part of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Standby Force and provided troops for the SADC military deployment to Mozambique from 2021-2024; Zimbabwe has defense ties with China and Russia

the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); the ZDF intervened in the Mozambique Civil War (1983-1992), the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Second Congo War (1998-2003), and the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002) during the late 1990s (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index f101c3d9..dce8662d 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ "text": "southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, \"Adelie Land\"; the US does not recognize the French claim to \"Adelie Land\"" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 37 50 S, 77 32 E

Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 38 72 S, 77 53 E

Iles Crozet: 46 25 S, 51 00 E

Iles Kerguelen: 49 15 S, 69 35 E

Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 21 30 S, 39 50 E

Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22 20 S, 40 22 E

Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 11 30 S, 47 20 E

Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 17 03 S, 42 45 E

Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 15 52 S, 54 25 E" + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 37 50 S, 77 32 E

Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 38 72 S, 77 53 E

Iles Crozet: 46 25 S, 51 00 E

Iles Kerguelen: 49 15 S, 69 35 E

Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 21 30 S, 39 50 E

Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22 20 S, 40 22 E

Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 11 30 S, 47 20 E

Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 17 03 S, 42 45 E

Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 15 52 S, 54 25 E" }, "Map references": { - "text": "Antarctic RegionAfrica" + "text": "Antarctic Region
Africa" }, "Area": { "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Iles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Iles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon)

Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km

Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km

note: excludes \"Adelie Land\" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US" diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index e223ff64..32d90759 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -374,13 +374,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "21 years" + "text": "21 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "20 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "22 years (2020)" + "text": "21 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ "text": "unknown" }, "history": { - "text": "

royal anthem, as a Commonwealth country

" + "text": "royal anthem, as a Commonwealth country" }, "note": "note: the well-known and much-loved bush ballad \"Waltzing Matilda\" is often referred to as Australia's unofficial national anthem; Australian poet Banjo PATERSON wrote the original lyrics in 1895, and they were first published as sheet music in 1903; since 2012, a Waltzing Matilda Day has been held annually on 6 April, the anniversary of the first performance of the song in 1895" }, @@ -1219,13 +1219,13 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Australian Space Agency (ASA; established 2018; headquarters opened in 2020); Defense Space Command (established 2022) (2024)" + "text": "Australian Space Agency (ASA; established 2018; headquarters opened in 2020); Defense Space Command (established 2022) (2025)" }, "Space launch site(s)": { - "text": "Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex (commercial site, South Australia); Arnhem Space Center (commercial site, Northern Territory) (2024)" + "text": "Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex (commercial site, South Australia); Arnhem Space Center (commercial site, Northern Territory); Bown Orbital Spaceport (commercial site, North Queensland) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a long history of involvement in space-related activities, including astronomy, rockets, satellites, and space tracking; develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including communications, remote sensing (RS), navigational, and scientific/testing/research, often in partnership with other countries; develops other space technologies, including communications, RS capabilities, and telescopes; encouraging growth in domestic commercial space-industry sector; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, the European Space Agency (ESA), individual ESA member states, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK, and the US; co-leads the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (2024)", + "text": "has a long history of involvement in space-related activities, including astronomy, rockets, satellites, and space tracking; develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including communications, remote sensing (RS), navigational, and scientific/testing/research, often in partnership with other countries; develops other space technologies, including communications, RS capabilities, and telescopes; encouraging growth in domestic commercial space-industry sector, including satellite launch vehicles; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, the European Space Agency (ESA), individual ESA member states, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the UK, and the US; co-leads the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index c87d7819..cb5a6499 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2012)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -543,13 +543,13 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Te Atua Mou E\" (To God Almighty)" + "text": "\"God Save the King\"" }, "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Tepaeru Te RITO/Thomas DAVIS" + "text": "unknown" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1982; as prime minister, Sir Thomas DAVIS composed the anthem; Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, his wife and a tribal chief, wrote the lyrics" + "text": "royal anthem" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index f303b095..dc27eb9c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"God Bless Fiji\"" + "text": "\"God Bless Fiji\" (Let Us Show Pride)" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT/C. Austin MILES (adapted by Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index 5f4ca454..6fd158a5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -356,13 +356,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "19 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "19 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 4467972a..2ffa564a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -332,13 +332,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2013)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 6ef1e4e8..7f8681b8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2019)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 4386a8f8..fdc4d02a 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "18 years (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "19 years (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index c93d9f35..8c05e5a3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -284,17 +284,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "19.4% national budget (2019 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "14 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { @@ -472,7 +461,7 @@ } }, "Political parties": { - "text": "

Accion21
Aruban People's Party or AVP
Democratic Network or RED
FUTURO
Movimiento Aruba Soberano (Aruban Sovereignty Movement) or MAS
Partido Patriotico di Aruba (Aruban Patriotic Party) or APP
People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP
Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta or POR
RAIZ (ROOTS)

" + "text": "Accion21
Aruban People's Party or AVP
Democratic Network or RED
FUTURO
Movimiento Aruba Soberano (Aruban Sovereignty Movement) or MAS
Partido Patriotico di Aruba (Aruban Patriotic Party) or APP
People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP
Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta or POR
RAIZ (ROOTS)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" @@ -502,7 +491,7 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Het Wilhelmus\"" + "text": "“Het Wilhelmus”" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Philips VAN MARNIX van Sint Aldegonde (presumed)/unknown" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 567b57ee..d5a6ea6d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -304,17 +304,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "11% national budget (2024 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "15 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "16 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index f030d6e9..6bdf2b2f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -464,6 +464,18 @@ "Economic overview": { "text": "small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; considering reopening oil refinery" }, + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { + "text": "$362.499 million (2024 est.)" + }, + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { + "text": "$345.238 million (2023 est.)" + }, + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": { + "text": "$336.924 million (2022 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: data in 2015 dollars" + }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { "Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017": { "text": "1.3% (2017 est.)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index c0e55ffb..20fe93d2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ "text": "Irving BURGIE/C. Van Roland EDWARDS" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as \"In Plenty and In Time of Need\"" + "text": "adopted 1966" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 4d535f0a..98c82ee7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2021)" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 055af904..21ee92dc 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2019)" + "text": "16 years (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ "text": "Jose Maria ZELEDON Brenes/Manuel Maria GUTIERREZ" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1949; the music was originally written for a welcome ceremony in 1853 for the US and UK diplomatic missions; the lyrics were added in 1903" + "text": "adopted 1949; the music was originally written for a welcome ceremony in 1852 for the US and UK diplomatic missions; the lyrics were added in 1900" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index f633b063..5a7dbf3d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } }, "People - note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 192ba051..e99cc969 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2017)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index ccf4db19..351a34ce 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2018)" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1139,6 +1139,12 @@ "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) is responsible for defending national sovereignty and ensuring territorial integrity but also has considerable domestic security responsibilities; while the National Civil Police (PNC) are responsible for maintaining public security, the country’s constitution allows the president to use the FAES “in exceptional circumstances” to maintain internal peace and public security; in 2016, the government created a special joint unit of Army commandos and police to fight criminal gangs; more military personnel were devoted to internal security beginning in 2019 when President BUKELE signed a decree authorizing military involvement in police duties to combat rising gang violence, organized crime, and narcotics trafficking, as well as assisting with border security

the military led the country for much of the 20th century; from 1980 to 1992, it fought a bloody civil war against guerrillas from the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front or FMLN, the paramilitary arm of the Democratic Revolutionary Front (Frente Democrático Revolucionario), a coalition of left-wing dissident political groups backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union; the FAES received considerable US support during the conflict; significant human rights violations occurred during the war and approximately 75,000 Salvadorans, mostly civilians, were killed (2025)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index ec10e63d..124254f2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "18 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2018)" + "text": "18 years (2018 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index 5c8ec19a..b7e5d8b5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -383,13 +383,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2019)" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1192,6 +1192,12 @@ "text": "the military is responsible for maintaining the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the honor of Guatemala, but has long focused on internal security; since the 2000s, the Guatemalan Government has used the military to support the National Civil Police in internal security operations (as permitted by the constitution) to combat organized crime, gang violence, and narco-trafficking; other responsibilities include border security, cybersecurity, and providing humanitarian assistance; it also participates in UN missions on a small scale and has a peacekeeping operations training command that offers training to regional countries; the military has security ties with regional partners such as Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, and Honduras; cooperation with El Salvador and Honduras has included a combined police-military anti-gang task force to patrol border areas; it also has ties with the US, including joint training exercises and material assistance

the military held power during most of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war (1960-1996) and conducted a campaign of widespread violence and repression, particularly against the country’s majority indigenous population; more than 200,000 people were estimated to have been killed or disappeared during the conflict (2025)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 44aab891..6357b5a3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -1113,6 +1113,12 @@ "text": "Haiti's military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference and human rights violations; the military was reinstated by former President MOISE in 2017 after the UN ended its peacekeeping operation in Haiti; the reconstituted military established an Army command in 2018 and has received some training assistance from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, France, and Mexico; the military’s stated mission is to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; in 2023, Prime Minister HENRY called upon the military to assist the National Police (PNH) in combating armed gangs, which have overwhelmed the PNH, killed hundreds of Haitians, and seized control of swaths of territory, including much of the capital Port-au-Prince, since the assassination of President MOISE in 2021

in 2023, the UN Security Council approved the deployment of a Kenya-led multinational security support mission (MSS) to help bring gang violence under control; the first contingent of MSS personnel from the Kenya National Police Service arrived in mid-2024; other countries pledging forces included the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica; the mission is slated to have a total of 2,500 personnel (2025)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Gran Grif; Viv Ansanm", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 313b2657..56cbf1e4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "10 years (2019 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2019 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2019)" + "text": "10 years (2019 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index ebe4b693..db231da8 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2015)" + "text": "14 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 35d32555..5f4b080e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -280,17 +280,6 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "7.7% national budget (2024 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "15 years (2019)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index a278695f..0bf083e9 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -245,17 +245,6 @@ "unimproved: total": { "text": "total: 1.2% of population (2017)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "12 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "12 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "12 years (2014)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 8da694a6..cf3770e1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -344,6 +344,17 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "17.7% national budget (2023 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 356f8f16..cf449a22 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2016 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2016 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2016)" + "text": "14 years (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -1139,6 +1139,12 @@ "text": "the Panamanian Public Forces focus on law enforcement, border control, and maritime security; the National Police are responsible for internal law enforcement and public order, while the National Border Service (SENAFRONT) handles border security; the Aeronaval Service is responsible for carrying out air and naval operations that include some internal security responsibilities; key areas of focus are countering narcotics trafficking and securing the border, particularly along the frontier with Colombia where SENAFRONT maintains a significant presence

Panama created a paramilitary National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Panamá) in the 1950s from the former National Police (established 1904); the National Guard subsequently evolved into more of a military force with some police responsibilities; it seized power in a coup in 1968 and military officers ran the country until 1989; in 1983, the National Guard was renamed the Panama Defense Force (PDF); the PDF was disbanded after the 1989 US invasion and the current national police forces were formed in 1990; the armed forces were officially abolished under the 1994 Constitution (2025)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 42d585d3..ec72a9ca 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2018)" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index 60f952f6..d7c638d3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "19 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "18 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2015)" + "text": "20 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index cabf4667..16628234 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 853fbc0c..e839126d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -1076,6 +1076,11 @@ "text": "the primary responsibilities of the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) are conducting border and maritime security, assisting civil authorities in times of crisis or disaster, providing search and rescue services, port security, and supporting civil law enforcement, particularly in countering gang-related crime and trafficking of narcotics and other illicit goods; the Police Service maintains internal security (2025)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 4bc1f885..5926663e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -288,13 +288,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "(2015) NA" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } }, "People - note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 96a338c5..b67b4c6b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -249,17 +249,6 @@ }, "Education expenditure": { "text": "7.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "17 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "18 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "18 years (2013)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index df5d538c..0106f746 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2015)" + "text": "15 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 7f2c7d49..ad09658f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2018)" + "text": "11 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -484,15 +484,16 @@ "text": "British Caribbean island territorial economy; strong tourism and services industries; vulnerable to hurricanes; navigating public debt insolvency since 2008 Crisis; considered a tax haven; high electrification costs; major rum exporter" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017": { - "text": "$500 million (2017 est.)" + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024": { + "text": "$1.634 billion (2024 est.)" }, - "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016": { - "text": "$490.2 million (2016 est.)" + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023": { + "text": "$1.579 billion (2023 est.)" }, - "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015": { - "text": "$481.1 million (2015 est.)" - } + "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": { + "text": "$1.537 billion (2022 est.)" + }, + "note": "note: data in 2015 dollars" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$1.38 billion (2018 est.)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 6b2b1a8b..03f1bbc3 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2024 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 3fa7fa04..8a1afa31 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "14 years (2024 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2024 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2024 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 96cabbe4..fea0c9dc 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2019)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 4f61291e..521d7da6 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years (2024 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2024 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" + "text": "11 years (2024 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index d338a6a7..96448002 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service for men and volunteer service for men and women; 24-month conscript service obligation (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military is responsible for external defense and has a role in internal security; it works closely with the Border Service on protecting the country’s borders; while Turkmenistan has a policy of permanent and \"positive\" neutrality and has declined to participate in post-Soviet military groupings such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, it has participated in multinational exercises and bilateral training with neighboring countries, including Russia and Uzbekistan; Turkmenistan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994, but it does not offer any military forces to NATO-led operations (2025)" + "text": "the military is responsible for external defense and works closely with the Border Service on protecting the country’s borders; areas of emphasis for the military include border security, competition on the Caspian Sea, regional stability, and military modernization; while Turkmenistan has a policy of permanent and \"positive\" neutrality and has declined to participate in post-Soviet military groupings such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, it has participated in multinational exercises and bilateral training with neighboring countries, including Russia and Uzbekistan; Turkmenistan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994, but it does not offer any military forces to NATO-led operations (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 40efd694..9d4f24bb 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2021)" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" } } }, @@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ "note": "note: Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s primary concerns and responsibilities are border security, ensuring the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, instability in neighboring countries, and terrorism; the military is equipped largely with Soviet-era arms, and its units are based on Soviet Army formations that were in the territory of Uzbekistan when the USSR collapsed in 1991; the armed forces were established in January 1992 when Uzbekistan assumed jurisdiction over all former Soviet ground, air, and air defense units, formations, and installations then deployed on its soil; the building hosting the headquarters for the ex-Soviet Turkestan Military District became the headquarters for the Uzbek armed forces; all former Soviet troops departed Uzbekistan by 1995

Uzbekistan joined the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012; although it is not part of CSTO, Uzbekistan continues to maintain defense ties with Russia, including joint military exercises and defense industrial cooperation; it also has defense ties with other regional countries, including India, Pakistan, and Turkey; it is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and participates in SCO training exercises (2023)" + "text": "the military’s responsibilities include ensuring the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, securing its borders, and assisting with internal security; regional security and international terrorism are areas of concern; Uzbekistan joined the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012; although not part of CSTO, Uzbekistan continues to maintain defense ties with Russia, including joint military exercises and defense industrial cooperation; it also has defense ties with other regional countries, including Azerbaijan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Turkey; it is part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and participates in SCO training exercises (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 12082217..1e040277 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2018)" + "text": "12 years (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ "state counsellor": { "text": "State Counselor AUNG SAN SUU KYI (since 6 April 2016); note - under arrest since 1 February 2021" }, - "note": "note 1: on 31 July 2025, the military ended the state of emergency that had been in place since taking over the government in February 2021, dissolved the State Administrative Council (SAC) and replaced it with the National Security and Peace Commission (NSPC), chaired by Sr. Gen. MIN AUNG HLAING; the SAC had been the official name of the military government in Burma

note 2: prior to the military takeover, the state counsellor served the equivalent term of the president and was similar to a prime minister" + "note": "note 1: on 31 July 2025, the military ended the state of emergency that had been in place since taking over the government in February 2021, although martial law continues to exist in parts of the country; at the same time, the military dissolved the State Administrative Council (SAC), which had been the official name of the military government in Burma, and replaced it with the National Security and Peace Commission (NSPC), chaired by Sr. Gen. MIN AUNG HLAING, who also retains his position as chief of the armed forces

note 2: prior to the military takeover, the state counsellor served the equivalent term of the president and was similar to a prime minister" }, "Legislative branch": { "legislature name": { @@ -663,13 +663,13 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Kaba Ma Kyei\" (Till the End of the World, Myanmar)" + "text": "\"Kaba Ma Kyei\" (Till the End of the World)" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "SAYA TIN" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1948; the song begins with a traditional Burmese anthem before transitioning into a Western-style orchestrated work" + "text": "adopted 1948" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 3575b6cd..10ed832b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 68398739..689cec84 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -390,6 +390,17 @@ "female": { "text": "63.6% (2021 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 51501d5f..c63707d5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -406,17 +406,6 @@ "text": "95% (2020 est.)" } }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "14 years (2015)" - } - }, "People - note": { "text": "in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children, loosening a 1979 mandate that restricted many couples to one child; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and future economic needs" } @@ -716,7 +705,7 @@ "text": "TIAN Han/NIE Er" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1949; the anthem, which was banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as \"Zhongguo Guoge\" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, \"Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm\"" + "text": "adopted 1982; the anthem, which was banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as \"Zhongguo Guoge\" (Chinese National Song)" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 1a18f1a6..b72e23c5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -302,13 +302,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2021)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 3b74fdaa..df70c496 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2018)" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" } }, "People - note": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 1860d53e..9213f561 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2019)" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate George GLASS (since 18 April 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador George GLASS (since 17 July 2025)" }, "embassy": { "text": "1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 3f8c2e3b..824b6e13 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2015)" + "text": "12 years (2018 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 18c64730..d96092b2 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 07c82f7e..8351c79f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -374,13 +374,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "9 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2020)" + "text": "9 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 991519f8..0200f4cb 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -380,13 +380,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2019)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index ab72cf08..8ad38388 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 0e712d8e..4682dd11 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" } }, "People - note": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 5af09ac1..b1e4ab0e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 75b0438e..7a608d41 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2016)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 45f3ab94..0ba728c0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -383,6 +383,17 @@ "female": { "text": "95% (2022 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { @@ -1160,7 +1171,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces (Army), Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Defense - Air Force, Vietnam Border Guard, Vietnam Coast Guard

Vietnam People's Ministry of Public Security; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2025)", - "note": "note 1: the People's Public Security Ministry is responsible for internal security and controls the national police, a special national security investigative agency, and other internal security units, including specialized riot police regiments

note 2: the Vietnam Coast Guard was established in 1998 as the Vietnam Marine Police and renamed in 2013; Vietnam officially established a maritime self-defense force (civilian militia) in 2010 after the National Assembly passed the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Forces in 2009; the Vietnam Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance (DFIRES; under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), established in 2013, is responsible for fisheries enforcement, aquatic conservation roles, and is designated as Vietnam's standing agency for combating illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; it is armed, allowed to use force if necessary, and works in tandem with the Vietnam Coast Guard" + "note": "note 1: the People's Public Security Ministry is responsible for internal security and controls the national police, a special national security investigative agency, and other internal security units, including specialized riot police regiments

note 2: the Vietnam Coast Guard was established in 1998 as the Vietnam Marine Police and renamed in 2013; Vietnam established a civilian maritime self-defense force in 2010; the Vietnam Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance (DFIRES; under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), established in 2013, is responsible for fisheries enforcement, aquatic conservation roles, and is designated as Vietnam's standing agency for combating illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; it is armed, allowed to use force if necessary, and works in tandem with the Vietnam Coast Guard

note 3: the PAVN is the military arm of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and responsible to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest party organ on military policy; the CMC is led by the CPV General Secretary" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1193,7 +1204,7 @@ "text": "190 Abyei/South Sudan/Sudan (UNISFA) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "since withdrawing its military occupation forces from Cambodia in the late 1980s and the end of Soviet aid in 1991, Vietnam has practiced a non-aligned foreign policy that emphasizes friendly ties with all members of the international community; Hanoi adheres to a security doctrine called the \"Four Nos\" (no alliances, no siding with one country against another, no foreign bases, and no using force in international relations); despite longstanding tensions with Beijing over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea, Vietnam puts a priority on stable relations with China, given its proximity, size, and status as Vietnam's largest trading partner

the PAVN is one of the region’s largest militaries and has participated in numerous conflicts since its founding in the mid-1940s, including the First (1946-54) and Second (1955-1975) Indochina Wars, the Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-1989), and the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979); the PAVN’s current missions include protecting the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests; in recent years, it has placed additional emphasis on protecting the country’s maritime economy and sovereignty in the South China Sea, including strengthening air and naval capabilities; the PAVN also assists with natural disasters and is involved in economic projects, such as electrical infrastructure, oil and gas services, hydroelectric projects, aviation and seaport services, telecommunications, and the shipbuilding industry, while military-owned factories and enterprises produce weapons and equipment

the PAVN is the military arm of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and responsible to the Central Military Commission (CMC), the highest party organ on military policy; the CMC is led by the CPV General Secretary (2024)" + "text": "since withdrawing its military occupation forces from Cambodia in the late 1980s and the end of Soviet aid in 1991, Vietnam has practiced a non-aligned foreign policy and security doctrine known as the \"Four Nos\" (no alliances, no siding with one country against another, no foreign bases, and no using force in international relations); despite longstanding tensions with Beijing over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea, Vietnam puts a priority on stable relations with China, given its proximity, size, and status as Vietnam's largest trading partner

the responsibilities of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) include protecting the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national interests, as well as assisting civilian authorities with natural disasters; in recent years, the PAVN has placed additional emphasis on protecting Vietnam's interests in the disputed South China Sea; the military is also involved in economic projects, such as electrical infrastructure, oil and gas services, hydroelectric projects, aviation and seaport services, telecommunications, and the shipbuilding industry, while military-owned factories and enterprises produce weapons and equipment (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index b2f49a06..e6f3d18c 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ "text": "Aleksander Stavre DRENOVA/Ciprian PORUMBESCU" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1912" + "text": "adopted 1912; only the first two stanzas of the original poem are used with the second stanza is a chorus" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index ecfa9b37..b741c816 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -331,6 +331,17 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "12% national budget (2024 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 8ff3e5a6..ce4ad6e0 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -359,13 +359,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ "text": "Paula von PRERADOVIC/Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART or Johann HOLZER (disputed)" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1947; the anthem is also known as \"Land der Berge, Land am Strome\" (Land of the Mountains, Land by the River); Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which Germany had appropriated in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; the Austrian Federal Assembly adopted a gender-neutral version of the lyrics in 2011" + "text": "adopted 1947; Austria adopted a new national anthem after World War II to replace the former imperial anthem composed by Franz Josef HAYDN, which Germany had appropriated in 1922 and was thereafter associated with the Nazi regime; the Austrian Federal Assembly adopted a gender-neutral version of the lyrics in 2012" }, "note": "note: the beloved waltz \"The Blue Danube\" (\"An der schoenen, blauen Donau\"), composed in 1866 by Johann STRAUSS II, is widely considered Austria's unofficial national anthem " }, @@ -1171,10 +1171,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Aerospace Agency (established in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency) (2024)" + "text": "Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR; established in 1972 as the Austrian Space Agency) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a national space program and is a member of the European Space Agency (ESA); develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including remote sensing (RS) and research/scientific satellites; works closely with member states of ESA, the EU, and the commercial sector to develop a range of space capabilities and technologies, including applications for satellite payloads, space flight, and space research; has also cooperated with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, India, Russia, and the US (2024)", + "text": "has a national space program; develops, builds, operates, and tracks satellites, including remote sensing and research/scientific satellites; member of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the EU; works closely with ESA and EU member states and the commercial sector to develop a range of space capabilities and technologies, including applications for satellite payloads, space flight, and space research; also cooperates with other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of China, India, Russia, and the US (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 2098dfd5..a51ad0d3 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 regions (French: régions, singular - région; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", + "text": "3 regions (French: régions, singular - région; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Région Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Région Wallonne (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", "note": "note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities" }, "Legal system": { @@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ "text": "Louis-Alexandre DECHET [French] and Victor CEULEMANS [Dutch]/Francois VAN CAMPENHOUT" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1830; according to legend, Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater where the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe" + "text": "adopted 1830; according to legend Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater where the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe" } }, "National heritage": { @@ -1220,10 +1220,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy-Interfederal Space Agency of Belgium (BIRA-IASB; established 1964; IASB added 2017); Belgium Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) (2024)" + "text": "Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy-Interfederal Space Agency of Belgium (BIRA-IASB; established 1964; IASB added 2017); Belgium Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA), which acts as the de facto Belgian space agency; builds satellites, particularly research/science/technology and remote sensing (RS) platforms; researches, develops, and produces a wide variety of space technologies, including telecommunications, optics, robotics, scientific instruments, and space launch vehicle (SLV) components; provides funding for the ESA’s SLV program, as well as legal, scientific, and technological expertise; hosts the European Space Security and Education Center (established 1968); participates in international astronomy efforts, particularly through the European Southern Observatory (ESO); in addition to the ESA members, has cooperated with a variety foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of Argentina, China, India, Russia, South Africa, UAE, Vietnam, and the US (2024)", + "text": "founding member of the European Space Agency (ESA), which acts as the de facto Belgian space agency; builds satellites, particularly research/science/technology and remote sensing platforms; researches, develops, and produces a wide variety of space technologies, including telecommunications, optics, robotics, scientific instruments, and space launch vehicle (SLV) components; provides funding for the ESA’s SLV program, as well as legal, scientific, and technological expertise; works closely with the EU on space; hosts the European Space Security and Education Center (established 1968); participates in international astronomy efforts, particularly through the European Southern Observatory (ESO); in addition to the ESA, EU, and their members states, has cooperated bi-laterally with a variety foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of Argentina, China, India, Russia, South Africa, UAE, Vietnam, and the US (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 265fdcb8..4b52466f 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ "text": "none officially/Dusan SESTIC" }, "history": { - "text": "music adopted 1999; lyrics proposed in 2008 and 2016 were not approved" + "text": "music adopted 1999; lyrics proposed in 2009 were accepted by a parliamentary commission, but await official adoption, so the anthem still remains officially wordless" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index a9a9dafe..e6b3fd4f 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1201,15 +1201,6 @@ "text": "the military of Belarus is responsible for territorial defense; Russia is the country’s closest security partner, and the military conducts joint training exercises with Russian forces; in 2022, Belarus allowed the Russian military to stage on its territory for their invasion of Ukraine; in 2023, Belarus agreed to permit Russia to deploy nuclear weapons on its soil

Belarus has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and has committed an airborne brigade to CSTO's rapid reaction force; the military trains regularly with other CSTO members (2025)" } }, - "Space": { - "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Belarus Space Agency (aka National Agency for Space Research; established 2009); National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (2024)" - }, - "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a modest national space program focused on developing remote sensing (RS) satellites; jointly builds satellites with foreign partners; develops some space technologies and components for space equipment, including satellite payloads and associated technology, such as optics and imaging equipment; has cooperated with a variety of foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of Azerbaijan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine; has a state-owned satellite company (2024)", - "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" - } - }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index cc80baa5..985ee151 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -661,10 +661,10 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Mila Rodino\" (Dear Homeland)" + "text": "“Mila Rodino” (Dear Homeland)" }, "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Tsvetan Tsvetkov RADOSLAVOV" + "text": "Tsvetan RADOSLAVOV" }, "history": { "text": "adopted 1964; composed in 1885 by a student en route to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index fe7912e2..2ea198b1 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -356,13 +356,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } }, "People - note": { @@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ "text": "Dionysios SOLOMOS/Nikolaos MANTZAROS" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1960; Cyprus uses the Greek national anthem; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses Turkey's national anthem" + "text": "adopted 1966; Cyprus uses the Greek national anthem; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses Turkey's national anthem" } }, "National heritage": { diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 532c06b8..afe1ff31 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2020)" + "text": "19 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -660,13 +660,13 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Kong Christian\" (King Christian)" + "text": "“Kong Christian stod ved højen mast” (King Christian Stood by the Lofty Mast)" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Johannes EWALD/unknown" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1780; national and royal anthem; also known as \"Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast\" (King Christian Stood by the Lofty Mast) and \"Kongesangen\" (The King's Anthem); in Denmark, the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the other national anthem; when royalty is not present, only \"Der er et yndigt land\" is performed; outside Denmark, the royal anthem is played unless the other anthem is requested" + "text": "adopted 1780; one of the oldest royal anthems in the world; used for events when the Danish royalty is present; anthem has equal status with the national anthem

" }, "note": "note: Denmark is one of only two countries that has two national anthems of equal status (New Zealand is the other)" }, diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index a63b56f1..fb526a11 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ }, "National anthem(s)": { "title": { - "text": "\"Ode to Joy\"" + "text": "\"European Anthem\" (Ode to Joy)" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "no lyrics/Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN, arranged by Herbert VON KARAJAN" diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index ceac883e..6c2dd7d6 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index e65a9533..4f0d675b 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -349,13 +349,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index f188998f..71e550fa 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 34065962..cf763dfb 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "20 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2020)" + "text": "21 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ "text": "\"Maamme\" (Our Land)" }, "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Johan Ludvig RUNEBERG/Fredrik PACIUS" + "text": "Paavo Eemil KAJANDER, Johan Ludvig RUNEBERG/Fredrik PACIUS" }, "history": { "text": "in use since 1848; although never officially adopted, the anthem has been popular since a student group first sang it in 1848" diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index e57ebd7a..69b45444 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ "text": "metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain

French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname

Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico

Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique

Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "text": "metropolitan France: 46 00 N, 2 00 E

French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W

Guadeloupe: 16 15 N, 61 35 W

Martinique: 14 40 N, 61 00 W

Mayotte: 12 50 S, 45 10 E

Reunion: 21 06 S, 55 36 E" + "text": "metropolitan France: 46 00 N, 2 00 E

French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W

Guadeloupe: 16 15 N, 61 35 W

Martinique: 14 40 N, 61 00 W

Mayotte: 12 50 S, 45 10 E

Reunion: 21 06 S, 55 36 E" }, "Map references": { - "text": "metropolitan France: Europe

French Guiana: South America

Guadeloupe: Central America and the Caribbean

Martinique: Central America and the Caribbean

Mayotte: Africa

Reunion: World" + "text": "metropolitan France: Europe

French Guiana: South America

Guadeloupe: Central America and the Caribbean

Martinique: Central America and the Caribbean

Mayotte: Africa

Reunion: World" }, "Area": { "total ": { @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Languages": { "Languages": { - "text": "French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)" + "text": "French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provençal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { "text": "
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador-designate Charles KUSHNER (since May 2025); note - also accredited to Monaco" + "text": "Ambassador Charles KUSHNER (since 11 July 2025); note - also accredited to Monaco" }, "embassy": { "text": "2 avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris" diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 7a395803..35f90373 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -372,13 +372,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 40b6edd6..e1832c1e 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "21 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "21 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2020)" + "text": "21 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 6b3a3d18..32fb4033 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index e8a4dc43..9cc06922 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 9109d917..b49a2b9c 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index 6e690e59..5534e4aa 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Alessandro GONZALES (since 4 July 2025)" + "text": "Ambassador-designate Marco PERONACI; Chargé d’Affaires Alessandro GONZALES (since 4 July 2025)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3000 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 01ded788..b14b0ec5 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 51a036df..e2f8161a 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 7591fdf8..d4d7bfc4 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index 2d24b2b2..20d82abe 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 226e3c9a..dd86430a 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index f8e4c87b..add77717 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 151c201d..8db8e34e 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2021)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 7e83b949..d88b29a9 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 80bec8b9..9bd76f63 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -303,6 +303,17 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "7.7% national budget (2023 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "21 years (2024 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "20 years (2024 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "22 years (2024 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 6f95ecfc..82198cbd 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 9bcbf7c4..b0329e57 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2020)" + "text": "19 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index f2d4374e..b38c1c60 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "19 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 2d0dc7f3..06942816 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015)" + "text": "President Karol NAWROCKI (since 6 August 2025)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Donald TUSK (since 11 December 2023)" @@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ }, "election results": { "text": "
2025: Karol NAWROCKI elected president in second round; percent of vote - Karol NAWROCKI (PiS) 50.9%, Rafal TRZASKOWSKI (KO) 49.1%; NAWROCKI takes office 6 August 2025

2025: First round Rafal TRZASKOWSKI (KO) 31.4%, Karol NAWROCKI 29.5% (PiS), Slawomir MENTZEN 14.8%, Grzegorz BRAUN 6.3%, and Szymon HOLOWNIA 5.0%; second round to be held on 1 June 2025; 

2020: Andrzej DUDA reelected president in second round; percent of vote - Andrzej DUDA (independent) 51%, Rafal TRZASKOWSKI (KO) 49%

2015: Andrzej DUDA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Andrzej DUDA (independent) 51.5%, Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (independent) 48.5%" + }, + "expected date of next election": { + "text": "July 2030" } }, "Legislative branch": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 33a9c861..bfaccf3a 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 30d422e1..b16ebc69 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index f89c1392..548db257 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index d4d233af..53c28092 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index de1cb77f..0277c0ab 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "16 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2021)" + "text": "16 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 6fd8119f..d7fd5455 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index a5738afc..dfd8e0ca 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "19 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 2e93fa81..4c37cd1e 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 4810edd7..8a94ac59 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2020)" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ "text": "the British military has more than 8,000 personnel on permanent or long-term rotational deployments around the globe in support of NATO, UN, or other commitments and agreements; key deployments include approximately 1,000 in Brunei, approximately 2,500 in Cyprus (includes 250 for UNFICYP), approximately 900-1,000 in Estonia (NATO), over 1,000 in the Falkland Islands, 500-600 in Gibraltar, and more than 1,000 in the Middle East; its air and naval forces conduct missions on a global basis; the British military also participates in large scale NATO exercises, including providing some 16,000 personnel for the 6-month 2024 Steadfast Defender exercise (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the British military has a long history, a global presence, and a wide range of missions and responsibilities; these responsibilities include protecting the UK, its dependencies and territories, national interests, and values, preventing conflict, providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international peacekeeping, building relationships, and fulfilling the UK’s alliance and treaty commitments; in addition to its role in the UN, the UK is a leading member of NATO and has made considerable military contributions to NATO missions in such places as Afghanistan, the Baltics, and Iraq, as well the Baltic and Mediterranean seas and the waters of the North Atlantic

the UK is a member of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries intended to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; the UK military also has strong bilateral ties with a variety of foreign militaries, particularly the US, with which it has a mutual defense treaty; British and US military forces have routinely operated side-by-side across a wide range of operations; other close military relationships include Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands; in 2010, for example, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a wide range of crisis scenarios, up to and including high intensity combat operations

the British Armed Forces were formed in 1707 as the armed forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain when England and Scotland merged under the terms of the Treaty of Union; while the origins of the armed forces of England and Scotland stretch back to the Middle Ages, the first standing armies for England and Scotland were organized in the 1600s while the navies were formed in the 1500s; the Royal Marines were established in 1755; the Royal Air Force was created in April 1918 by the merger of the British Army's Royal Flying Corps and the Admiralty's Royal Naval Air Service (2024)" + "text": "the British military has a long history, a global presence, and a wide range of missions and responsibilities, including protecting the UK, its dependencies and territories, national interests, and values, preventing conflict, providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international peacekeeping, building relationships, and fulfilling the UK’s alliance and treaty commitments; in addition to its role in the UN, the UK is a leading member of NATO

the UK is a member of the Five Power Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; in 2014, the UK led the formation of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a pool of high-readiness military forces from the Baltic and Scandinavian countries intended to respond to a wide range of contingencies both in peacetime and in times of crisis or conflict; the UK military also has strong bilateral ties with a variety of foreign militaries, particularly the US, with which it has a mutual defense treaty; British and US military forces have routinely operated side-by-side across a wide range of operations; other close military relationships include Australia, France, Germany, and the Netherlands; in 2010, for example, France and the UK signed a declaration on defense and security cooperation that included greater military interoperability and a Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF), a deployable, combined Anglo-French military force for use in a range of crisis scenarios (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 87060afb..37acdfc7 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -375,13 +375,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ "text": "note: prior to the Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine had committed about 500 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Poland and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units; units affiliated with the multinational brigade remain within the structures of the armed forces of their respective countries until the brigade is activated for participation in an international operation" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the primary focus of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) is defense against Russian aggression; in February 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine in what is the largest conflict in Europe since the end of World War II in 1945; as of 2024, the front line of the fighting stretched about 1,000 kilometers (some 600 miles) north and south in eastern and southern Ukraine; Russia’s forces have also launched missile and armed drone strikes throughout Ukraine, hitting critical infrastructure, including power, water, and heating facilities, as well as other civilian targets; Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, occupying Ukraine’s province of Crimea and backing separatist forces in the Donbas region with arms, equipment, and training, as well as special operations forces and regular troops, although Moscow denied their presence prior to 2022; the UAF has received considerable outside military assistance since the Russian invasion, including equipment and training, chiefly from Europe and the US 

Ukraine has a relationship with NATO dating back to the early 1990s, when Ukraine joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (1991) and the Partnership for Peace program (1994); the relationship intensified in the wake of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine conflict and Russian seizure of Crimea to include NATO support for Ukrainian military capabilities development and capacity-building; NATO and individual NATO countries further increased support to the Ukrainian military following Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 (2024)" + "text": "the primary focus of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) is defense against Russian aggression; in February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in what is the largest conflict in Europe since the end of World War II in 1945; as of 2025, the front line of the fighting stretched about 1,000 kilometers (some 600 miles) north and south in eastern and southern Ukraine; Russia’s forces have also launched missile and armed drone strikes throughout Ukraine, hitting critical infrastructure, including power, water, and heating facilities, as well as other civilian targets; Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, occupying Ukraine’s province of Crimea and backing separatist forces in the Donbas region with arms, equipment, and training, as well as military personnel, although Moscow denied their presence prior to 2022; the UAF has received outside military assistance since the Russian invasion, including equipment and training, chiefly from Europe and the US

Ukraine has a relationship with NATO dating back to the early 1990s, when Ukraine joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (1991) and the Partnership for Peace program (1994); the relationship intensified in the wake of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine conflict and Russian seizure of Crimea to include NATO support for Ukrainian military capabilities development and capacity-building; NATO and individual NATO countries further increased support to the Ukrainian military following Russia’s 2022 invasion (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 0d2c6464..ff5dbfe8 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1135,11 +1135,10 @@ "note": "note 1: compulsory service may be completed in the uniformed military, the Ministry of Interior, or other security institutions designated by the military leadership

note 2: the UAE military employs a considerable number of foreign personnel on contracted service" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "continues to maintain a small force in Yemen; also maintains some troops at military bases in Eritrea and Somalia (Somaliland) (2023)", - "note": "note: in 2015, UAE intervened militarily in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led coalition in support of the Republic of Yemen Government with an estimated 3,500 troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a small military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC)" + "text": "maintains a few hundred troops in Somalia and Yemen (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UAE Armed Forces (UAEAF) are responsible for external defense and supporting the UAE’s foreign policy objectives; the military’s primary concerns include terrorism, regional instability, particularly in Somalia, Yemen, and Iran, including a territorial dispute over three islands in the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian support to proxy forces in the region; in recent years, the UAE has undertaken a large military modernization program to go along with an assertive security policy which has included military involvements in Libya, Syria, and Yemen, as well as peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan and Somalia; the UAEAF has organized, trained, and equipped tens of thousands of militia forces in Yemen and offered training and equipment to several countries in Africa; the UAE also hosts the region’s first military school for women, which has trained female peacekeepers for deployment in Africa and Asia

the UAE has close security ties to France and the US; it hosts a multi-service French military base, which includes the French naval command for the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); the UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the US and hosts thousands of US military troops, mostly air and naval personnel; it also has defense ties with a variety of other countries, including Australia, China, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea, and the UK, as well as NATO and fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly Saudi Arabia

the UAEAF traces its origins to the establishment of the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1951, a joint UK-Abu Dhabi organization modeled after Jordan’s Arab Legion, which became the Abu Dhabi Defense Force in 1965; the modern UAEAF were formed in 1976 and are considered to be one of the best-trained and most capable forces in the Persian Gulf region (2024)" + "text": "the UAE Armed Forces (UAEAF) are responsible for defending the state, its resources, and territory, preserving internal security, and supporting the UAE's foreign policy objectives; key security concerns include regional stability and cross-border threats, such as piracy and terrorism; in recent years, the UAE has undertaken a military modernization program to go along with an assertive security policy which has included military involvements in Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen

the UAE has close security ties to France and the US; it hosts a multi-service French military base, which includes the French naval command for the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); the UAE has a defense cooperation agreement with the US and hosts thousands of US military troops, mostly air and naval personnel; it also has defense ties with a number of other countries, including Australia, China, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea, and the UK, as well as NATO and fellow members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly Saudi Arabia

the UAEAF traces its origins to the establishment of the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1951, a joint UK-Abu Dhabi organization modeled after Jordan’s Arab Legion, which became the Abu Dhabi Defense Force in 1965; the modern UAEAF were formed in 1976 (2025)" } }, "Space": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 2237eb4a..27cc6268 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1128,10 +1128,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (NASA; Azərbaycan Milli Aerokosmik Agentliyi, MAKA; established in 1992 from the Kaspiy Scientific Center, established 1974); Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos; established 2010 as a state-owned satellite operating company) (2024)" + "text": "Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos; established 2010 as a state-owned satellite operating company); Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency (NASA; Azərbaycan Milli Aerokosmik Agentliyi, MAKA; established 1992; since 2006, has operated under the Ministry of Defense Industry) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "national space program largely focused on the acquisition and operation of satellites; operates foreign-built communications and remote sensing (RS) satellites; has two satellite ground-control stations; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of China, the European Space Agency (and individual member states such as France), Israel, Russia, Turkey, and the US; Azercosmos is the largest satellite operator in the Caucasus region (2024)", + "text": "national space program largely focused on the acquisition and operation of satellites; operates foreign-built communications and remote sensing (RS) satellites; cooperates with a variety of foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of China, the European Space Agency (and bilaterally with individual member states such as France), Israel, Russia, Turkey, and the US; Azercosmos is the largest satellite operator in the Caucasus region (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 71fc1049..a87493d2 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 9b6b3340..47514aab 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2019)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1125,10 +1125,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Bahrain National Space Science Agency (NSSA; established 2014) (2024)" + "text": "Bahrain Space Agency (BSA; established 2014) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a space program in nascent stages and is developing the capabilities to build and operate satellites; the mission includes 1.) promoting space science, technology, and research, 2.) building capacity in the fields of satellite manufacturing, tracking, control, data processing and analysis, and remote sensing, 3.) developing space-related programs and space policy, and 4.) facilitating international cooperation; cooperates with a variety of foreign agencies and commercial entities, including those of India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the UK, the UAE, and the US; also a member of the Arab Space Coordination Group (2024)", + "text": "has a national space program with a focus on promoting space research and science, applying space-related technologies, and building capacity in the fields of satellite manufacturing, tracking, control, data processing and analysis, and remote sensing; cooperates with a variety of foreign agencies and commercial entities, including those of India, Italy, Japan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UK, the UAE, and the US; also a member of the Arab Space Coordination Group (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 391b17ae..e1b9d684 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2021)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index c70e20e2..ae1e1672 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index a37193ce..63fc735e 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2020 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2020 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2020 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 41757560..1e7607b5 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 990b7b7c..0dd5f9ab 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 43f9ccab..b3068a66 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2015 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2015 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2015)" + "text": "16 years (2015 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 951ea3cc..c4d3e97c 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "12 years" @@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade; Asbat al-Ansar; HAMAS; Hizballah; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; al-Nusrah Front); Palestine Liberation Front (PLF); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)", + "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade; Asbat al-Ansar; HAMAS; Hizballah; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Palestine Liberation Front (PLF); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 800394e2..ff9673c6 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "13 years (2021 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "14 years (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 342ef837..291a4ce6 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2021)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 21591f54..fd6b0290 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2021)" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 7eae73fe..32041820 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -341,17 +341,6 @@ "female": { "text": "92% (2021 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "9 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "9 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "9 years (2013)" - } } }, "Environment": { @@ -1075,7 +1064,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Ansar al-Islam; Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq; Hizballah; Hurras al-Din; Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Kata'ib Hizballah; Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; aka al-Nusrah Front ); al-Qa'ida; Palestine Liberation Front (PLF); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); PFLP-General Command (PLFP-GC)", + "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Ansar al-Islam; Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq; Hizballah; Hurras al-Din; Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Kata'ib Hizballah; Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK); al-Qa'ida; Palestine Liberation Front (PLF); Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); PFLP-General Command (PLFP-GC)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 509153b0..9607284c 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2020)" + "text": "20 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index 9531193b..26bd0641 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2021)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "note": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } @@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ "text": "the security services are lightly equipped with small arms, light weapons, and wheeled vehicles (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Palestinian Authority security forces maintain security control of 17.5% (called Area A) of the West Bank, as agreed by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in the Oslo Accords; Israeli security forces maintain responsibility for the remaining 82.5% of the West Bank, including Area B (22.5%), where the Palestinian Authority has administrative control, and Area C (60%), where Israel maintains administrative control (2023)" + "text": "Palestinian Authority security forces maintain security control of 17.5% (called Area A) of the West Bank, as agreed by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel in the Oslo Accords, although Israeli security forces frequently conducted security operations there; Israeli security forces maintain responsibility for the remaining 82.5% of the West Bank, including Area B (22.5%), where the Palestinian Authority has administrative control, and Area C (60%), where Israel maintains administrative control (2024)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 71e2333c..93106790 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -1039,8 +1039,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Yemeni Armed Forces: Yemeni National Army, Air Force and Air Defense, Navy and Coastal Defense Forces, Border Guard, Strategic Reserve Forces (includes Special Forces and Presidential Protection Brigades, which are under the Ministry of Defense but responsible to the president), Popular Committee Forces (aka Popular Resistance Forces; government-backed tribal militia)

Ministry of Interior: Security Forces, Emergency Forces, Counterterrorism Units (2024)", - "note": "note 1: both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have raised and backed irregular forces in Yemen; Saudi-backed forces have included paramilitary/militia security brigades based largely on tribal or regional affiliation; UAE-backed forces include tribal and regionally based militia and paramilitary units concentrated in the southern governates and include such forces as the Southern Transitional Council (STC), the Joint Forces, the Giants Brigades, and Security Belt Forces; under the 2019 Riyadh Agreement, the STC forces were to be incorporated into Yemen’s Ministries of Defense and Interior under the authority of the HADI government 

note 2: Houthi (alt Huthi; aka Ansarallah) forces include land, aerospace (air, missile), naval/coastal defense, presidential protection, special operations, internal security, and militia/tribal auxiliary components; a considerable portion--up to 70 percent by some estimates--of Yemen’s military and security forces defected in whole or in part to former president SALAH and the Houthi opposition in 2011-2015" + "text": "Yemeni Armed Forces: Yemeni National Army, Air Force and Air Defense, Navy and Coastal Defense Forces, Border Guard, Strategic Reserve Forces (includes Special Forces and Presidential Protection Brigades, which are under the Ministry of Defense but responsible to the president), Popular Committee Forces (aka Popular Resistance Forces; government-backed tribal militia)

Ministry of Interior: Security Forces, Emergency Forces, Counterterrorism Units (2025)", + "note": "note 1: both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have raised and continue to back tribal and regionally based irregular forces in Yemen

note 2: Houthi (alt Huthi; aka Ansarallah) forces include land, aerospace (air, missile), naval/coastal defense, presidential protection, special operations, internal security, and militia/tribal auxiliary components; a considerable portion--up to 70 percent by some estimates--of Yemen’s military and security forces defected in whole or in part to former president SALAH and the Houthi opposition in 2011-2015" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "not available" @@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ "note": "note: as late as 2022, all parties to the ongoing conflict were implicated in child soldier recruitment and use; during the beginning of the truce in April 2022, the Houthis signed a plan with the UN to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers; Houthi leaders previously pledged to end the use of child soldiers in 2012, as did the Government of Yemen in 2014 " }, "Military - note": { - "text": "government forces under the Yemeni Ministry of Defense are responsible for territorial defense, but also have internal security functions; their main focus has been the Houthi separatists and protecting Yemen’s maritime borders, which are susceptible to smuggling of arms, fighters, and other material support for the Houthis and terrorist groups operating in Yemen, including al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in Yemen (ISIS-Yemen)

in 2015, a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt) intervened militarily in Yemen in support of the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) against the separatist Houthis; Saudi military forces conducted operations in Yemen and raised and equipped paramilitary/militia security forces in Yemen based largely on tribal or regional affiliation to deploy along the Saudi-Yemen border; UAE's participation in 2015 included several thousand ground troops, as well as supporting air and naval forces; UAE withdrew its main military force from Yemen in 2019, but has retained a smaller military presence while working with proxies in southern Yemen, most notably the Southern Transitional Council (STC); UAE has recruited, trained, and equipped tens of thousands of Yemeni fighters and formed them into dozens of militia and paramilitary units

in 2022, the RYOG and the Houthis signed a truce, halting military operations and establishing humanitarian measures; the former front lines of conflict, in some areas mirroring Yemen’s pre -unification borders, remain static; AQAP and ISIS-Yemen have remained active in remote areas  (2024)" + "text": "government forces under the Yemeni Ministry of Defense are responsible for both external and internal defense; their priorities are the Houthi separatists (aka Ansarallah, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the US), the terrorist groups al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in Yemen (ISIS-Yemen), and maritime security, particularly against arms smuggling; in 2022, the Yemeni Government and the Houthis signed a truce, halting most fighting and establishing humanitarian measures; the former front lines of conflict, in some areas mirroring Yemen’s pre-unification borders, remain static; AQAP and ISIS-Yemen continue to be active in remote areas   (2025)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 55539a64..fc6eff18 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2015)" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index e2cdf7d4..1fad79e5 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 7ac72ded..e91f175f 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -399,13 +399,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Gulf Cartel (CDG); Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG); Northeast Cartel (CDN); The New Family Michoacana (LNFM); Sinaloa Cartel; United Cartels (CU)", + "text": "Gulf Cartel (CDG); Jalisco Cartel New Generation (CJNG); La Mara Salvatruche (MS-13); Northeast Cartel (CDN); The New Family Michoacana (LNFM); Sinaloa Cartel; United Cartels (CU)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index cb80745d..6a7941ba 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ "text": "the US has more than 200,000 air, ground, and naval personnel deployed overseas on a permanent or a long-term rotational (typically 3-9 months) basis; key areas of deployment include approximately 5,000 in Africa, approximately 80,000 in Europe, approximately 10-15,000 in Southwest Asia, and more than 80,000 in East Asia (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the US military's primary missions are to deter potential enemies, provide for the defense of the US, its Territories, Commonwealths and possessions, and any areas occupied by the US, and to protect US national interests; its responsibilities are worldwide and include providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international military exercises and operations, conducting military diplomacy, and fulfilling the US's alliance and treaty commitments; the US has been a leading member of NATO since the Alliance's formation in 1949; the military has a global presence; the separate services operate jointly under 11 regional- or functionally-based joint service \"combatant\" commands: Africa Command; Central Command, Cyber Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, Space Command, Special Operations Command, Strategic Command, and Transportation Command

Congress officially created the US military in September 1789; the US Army was established in June 1775 as the Continental Army; after the declaration of independence in July 1776, the Continental Army and the militia in the service of Congress became known collectively as the Army of the United States; when Congress ordered the Continental Army to disband in 1784, it retained a small number of personnel that would form the nucleus of the 1st American Regiment for national service formed later that year; both the US Navy and the US Marines were also established in 1775, but the Navy fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, and was reestablished by Congress in 1794; the first US military unit devoted exclusively to aviation began operations in 1913 as part of the US Army; the Army Air Corps (AAC) was the US military service dedicated to aerial warfare between 1926 and 1941; the AAC became the US Army Air Forces in 1941 and remained as a combat arm of the Army until the establishment of the US Air Force in 1947 (2024)" + "text": "the US military's primary missions are to deter potential enemies, provide for the defense of the US, its Territories, Commonwealths and possessions, and any areas occupied by the US, and to protect US national interests; its responsibilities are worldwide and include providing humanitarian assistance, participating in international military exercises and operations, conducting military diplomacy, and fulfilling the US's alliance and treaty commitments; the US has been a leading member of NATO since the Alliance's formation in 1949; the military has a global presence; the separate services operate jointly under 11 regional- or functionally-based joint service \"combatant\" commands: Africa Command; Central Command, Cyber Command, European Command, Indo-Pacific Command, Northern Command, Southern Command, Space Command, Special Operations Command, Strategic Command, and Transportation Command

Congress officially created the US military in September 1789; the US Army was established in June 1775 as the Continental Army; after the declaration of independence in July 1776, the Continental Army and the militia in the service of Congress became known collectively as the Army of the United States; when Congress ordered the Continental Army to disband in 1784, it retained a small number of personnel that would form the nucleus of the 1st American Regiment for national service formed later that year; both the US Navy and the US Marines were also established in 1775, but the Navy fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, and was reestablished by Congress in 1794; the first US military unit devoted exclusively to aviation began operations in 1913 as part of the US Army; the Army Air Corps (AAC) was the US military service dedicated to aerial warfare between 1926 and 1941; the AAC became the US Army Air Forces in 1941 and remained as a combat arm of the Army until the establishment of the US Air Force in 1947 (2025)" } }, "Space": { @@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Hizballah; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); al-Qa'ida; Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT)", + "text": "al-Qa'ida; Hizballah; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); La Mara Salvatruche (MS-13); Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT); Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/oceans/oo.json b/oceans/oo.json index 06f7387f..a2305a85 100644 --- a/oceans/oo.json +++ b/oceans/oo.json @@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ "text": "the major chokepoint is the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current that separates the cold polar surface waters to the south from the warmer waters to the north; the Front and the Current extend entirely around Antarctica, reaching south of 60 degrees south near New Zealand and near 48 degrees south in the far South Atlantic, coinciding with the path of the maximum westerly winds" } }, + "People and Society": { + }, "Environment": { "Environmental issues": { "text": "natural and man-made changes to the ocean's physical, chemical, and biological systems " diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index adbd9aad..cba7c30b 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ "text": "major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean" } }, + "People and Society": { + }, "Environment": { "Environmental issues": { "text": "endangered marine species; fishery issues (over-fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift-net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills, improperly disposed waste); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of America, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 021d2280..55149661 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2020)" + "text": "21 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ "text": "Vicente LOPEZ y PLANES/Jose Blas PARERA" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain" + "text": "adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain
a 1900 presidential decree declared that the first and last verses of the anthem would be the national anthem rather than the original nine verses" } }, "National heritage": { @@ -1226,13 +1226,13 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Argentina National Space Activities Commission (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, CONAE; formed in 1991); CONAE’s predecessor was the National Commission for Space Research (Comisión Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales, CNIE; formed in 1960) (2024)" + "text": "Argentina National Space Activities Commission (Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, CONAE; formed in 1991); CONAE’s predecessor was the National Commission for Space Research (Comisión Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales, CNIE; formed in 1960) (2025)" }, "Space launch site(s)": { - "text": "Manuel Belgrano Space Center (Buenos Aires province): planned launch platform of the Tronador SLV (see Appendix S); Punta Indio Space Center (Buenos Aires province): test facility; Teofilo Tabanera Space Center (CETT; Cordoba Province): testing, mission control site (2024)" + "text": "Manuel Belgrano Space Center (Buenos Aires province); Punta Indio Space Center (Buenos Aires province); Teofilo Tabanera Space Center (CETT; Cordoba Province; testing/mission control) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a long history in the development of space-related capabilities, including rockets and satellites; develops, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites, often in partnership with other countries; developing additional satellites with more advanced payloads; has a national space plan; contracts with commercial and other government space agencies for launches but has a domestic rocket program and is developing space launch vehicle (SLV) capabilities; cooperates with a broad range of space agencies and industries, including those of Brazil, China, the European Space Agency and its member states (particularly France, Italy), and the US; also has a commercial space industry, which includes efforts to design, build, and launch reusable small SLVs (2024)", + "text": "has a long history in the development of space-related capabilities, including rockets and satellites; develops, builds, and operates communications, remote sensing (RS), and scientific satellites, often in partnership with other countries; developing additional satellites with more advanced payloads; has a national space plan; contracts with commercial and other government space agencies for launches but has a domestic rocket program and is developing space launch vehicle (SLV) capabilities; cooperates with a broad range of space agencies and industries, including those of Brazil, China, the European Space Agency and its member states (particularly France, Italy), and the US; also has a commercial space industry, which includes efforts to design, build, and launch reusable SLVs (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 5db50427..9f1ef57d 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -1193,13 +1193,19 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Bolivian Space Agency (la Agencia Boliviana Espacial, ABE; established 2010 as a national public company) (2024)" + "text": "Bolivian Space Agency (la Agencia Boliviana Espacial, ABE; established 2010 as a national public company under Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a small space program focused on acquiring and operating satellites; operates a telecommunications satellite and two ground stations; has cooperated with China and India and member states of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) (2024)", + "text": "has a small space program focused on acquiring and operating satellites; operates a telecommunications satellite and ground stations; has cooperated with China and India and member states of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE) (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 95557c9e..1725c0a4 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Hizballah", + "text": "Hizballah; Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 1cf8e8f2..b1b2dd43 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2020)" + "text": "17 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1228,6 +1228,12 @@ "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Tren de Aragua (TdA)", + "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 3a761ddb..2429aa9d 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ "text": "Rafael NUNEZ/Oreste SINDICI" }, "history": { - "text": "adopted 1920; the anthem comes from an inspirational poem written by President Rafael NUNEZ" + "text": "adopted 1920; the anthem comes from an inspirational poem written by President Rafael NUNEZ; the anthem starts with the chorus, then a verse, then the chorus, any one of the eleven verses are used" } }, "National heritage": { @@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "National Liberation Army (ELN); Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP); Segunda Marquetalia (SM)", + "text": "National Liberation Army (ELN); Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP); Segunda Marquetalia (SM); Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index ec34626c..f08c4edd 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -380,13 +380,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2020)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 7a67792f..08d1d1bf 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -374,17 +374,6 @@ "female": { "text": "86.9% (2020 est.)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "12 years (2012)" - } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index d8aaba55..8527d5be 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -350,6 +350,17 @@ "Education expenditure (% national budget)": { "text": "8.6% national budget (2024 est.)" } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "11 years (2021 est.)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "10 years (2021 est.)" + }, + "female": { + "text": "11 years (2021 est.)" + } } }, "Environment": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index b713e83e..eb9ebf5e 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2017 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "15 years (2017 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2017)" + "text": "15 years (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso)", + "text": "Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso); Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index b520ff69..b14bdae8 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "18 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2019)" + "text": "19 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay or FF.AA. del Uruguay): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Coast Guard (Prefectura Nacional Naval or PRENA)), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea)

Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay or FF.AA. del Uruguay): National Army, National Navy (includes Coast Guard (Prefectura Nacional Naval or PRENA)), Uruguayan Air Force

Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025)", "note": "note: the National Police includes the paramilitary National Republican Guard (Guardia Nacional Republicana)" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ "text": "600 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 200 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2024)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons and border security and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; since 2020, the military has deployed additional troops to the frontiers with Argentina and Brazil to assist the National Police in securing the border; it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking; the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners; Uruguay has traditionally held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US; since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2024)" + "text": "the armed forces are responsible for defense of the country’s independence, national sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as protecting strategic resources; it has some domestic responsibilities, including perimeter security for a number of prisons, border security, and providing humanitarian/disaster assistance; it also assists the Ministry of Interior in combating narcotics trafficking; the military participates in UN peacekeeping missions and multinational exercises with foreign partners; Uruguay traditionally has held security ties with Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the US; since 2018, it has also signed defense cooperation agreements with China and Russia (2025)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index c40ca523..61cd9788 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ "text": "18-30 (25 for women) for voluntary service; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months; 17-39 for Militia service; all citizens of military service age (18-50) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training (2025)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the armed forces (FANB) are responsible for ensuring Venezuela’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity but also have a domestic role, including assisting with maintaining internal security, conducting counter-narcotics missions, contributing to national socio-economic development, and providing disaster relief/humanitarian assistance; the military conducts internal security operations in large parts of the country and has been deployed against illegal armed groups operating in the Colombian border region and other areas to combat organized crime gangs involved in narcotics trafficking and illegal mining; it has ties with the militaries of China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia

the military has a large role in the country’s economy and political sectors; between 2013 and 2017, Venezuela established at least a dozen military-led firms in economic areas such as agriculture, banking, construction, insurance, the media, mining, oil, and tourism; military officers reportedly lead as many as 60 state-owned companies; as of 2023, 14 of 32 government ministries were controlled by the military, including the ministries of agriculture, food, petroleum, and water

members of the terrorist organizations National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia dissidents (FARC-People's Army and Segundo Marquetalia) operate in Venezuela, mostly in the states of Amazonas, Apure, Bolivar, Guarico, Tachira, and Zulia, although the ELN is assessed to be present in 12 of Venezuela’s 23 states; the Venezuelan military has been deployed to the border region to patrol border crossings and has clashed with both the ELN and the FARC dissident groups (2024)" + "text": "the armed forces (FANB) are responsible for ensuring Venezuela’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; they also have a domestic role, including assisting with maintaining internal security, conducting counter-narcotics missions, contributing to national socio-economic development, and providing disaster relief/humanitarian assistance; the military conducts internal security operations in large parts of the country and has been deployed against illegal armed groups operating in the Colombian border region and other areas to combat organized crime gangs involved in narcotics trafficking and illegal mining; it has ties with the militaries of China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia

the FANB has a role in the country’s economy and political sectors; military officers hold key positions in state-owned companies, government ministries, and funding agencies; the FANB runs corporation involved in agriculture, banking, communications, energy, insurance, mining, and transportation (2025)" } }, "Space": { @@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Tren de Aragua (TdA); National Liberation Army (ELN); Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP); Segundo Marquetalia (SM)", + "text": "National Liberation Army (ELN); Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP); Segundo Marquetalia (SM); Tren de Aragua (TdA)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 8dcb1719..1e9f1d69 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2018 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2018)" + "text": "8 years (2018 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index 75117513..ae962bd2 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -383,13 +383,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" } } }, @@ -1167,10 +1167,10 @@ }, "Space": { "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO; established 1980) (2024)" + "text": "Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO; established as a statutory body in 1991 and designated as the country's national focal point for space-related activities in 1995) (2025)" }, "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities; researching a variety of other space-related capabilities and technologies; has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017); has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US (2024)", + "text": "has a modest space program focused on designing, building, and operating satellites, particularly those with remote sensing (RS) capabilities; SPARSSO's mandate is to use space and RS technology in such areas as agriculture, education, environmental studies, fisheries, forestry, geology, land use, mapping, meteorology, oceanography, and water resources; has a government-owned company for acquiring and operating satellites (Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited or BSCL, established in 2017); has relations with several foreign space agencies and commercial entities, including those of France, Japan, Russia, and the US; member of several international space organizations, such as the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (2025)", "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 8198fa91..a73cafa5 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2018)" + "text": "14 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1046,15 +1046,6 @@ "text": "the Army is responsible for external threats but also has some internal security functions such as conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons; Bhutan's closest security partner is India; under the 2007 India-Bhutan Friendship Treaty, both countries agreed to cooperate closely on issues relating to their national interests (2025)" } }, - "Space": { - "Space agency/agencies": { - "text": "announced in 2018 that it intends to establish a space agency, but has not yet done so; has a Division of Telecom and Space (DoTS) under the GovTech Agency (2024)" - }, - "Space program overview": { - "text": "has a small, recently established program focused on acquiring satellites and developing the capabilities to manufacture satellites; cooperates with India and the US (2024)", - "note": "note: further details about the key activities, programs, and milestones of the country’s space program, as well as government spending estimates on the space sector, appear in the Space Programs reference guide" - } - }, "Transnational Issues": { } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index aa365cba..e61f91fa 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "13 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "12 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2018)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 8b0a1fe7..23e86b19 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -397,13 +397,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2020)" + "text": "13 years (2024 est.)" } } }, @@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI); Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – India (ISI); Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM); Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT); al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force", + "text": "al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS); Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI); Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – India (ISI); Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM); Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)/Qods Force; The Resistance Front (TRF)", "note": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide" } }, diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index f6b07e9b..efd6f5e9 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "13 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2019)" + "text": "15 years (2022 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 81ab71c2..20df18b9 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" + "text": "14 years (2023 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 24dc5b80..f2fba24c 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "8 years (2022 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "8 years (2022 est.)" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2019)" + "text": "7 years (2022 est.)" } } }, @@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ }, "Terrorism": { "Terrorist group(s)": { - "text": "Haqqani Network (HQN); Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI); Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – India (ISI); Islamic State of ash-Sham – Pakistan (ISP); Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU); Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM); Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ); Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT); Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP); al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)", + "text": "al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS); Haqqani Network (HQN); Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI); Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan (ISIS-K); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – India (ISI); Islamic State of ash-Sham – Pakistan (ISP); Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU); Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM); Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Lashkar i Jhangvi (LJ); Lashkar-e Tayyiba (LeT); The Resistance Front (TRF); Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ", "note": "note 1: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

note 2: the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), an armed separatist group that targets security forces and civilians, has been active in Pakistan since the 2000s, mainly in ethnic Baloch areas of the country; in 2019, the US designated BLA as Specially Designated Global Terrorists" } }, diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index e0ab4907..c8048285 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -305,17 +305,6 @@ "men married by age 18": { "text": "2.7% (2022)" } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "13 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "13 years (2020)" - } } }, "Environment": { @@ -827,14 +816,14 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 20 million active-duty military personnel worldwide (2023)", + "text": "approximately 20 million active-duty military personnel worldwide (2025)", "note": "note: the largest militaries in the world based on personnel numbers belong to China, India, the US, North Korea, and Russia" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the US is the world's leading arms exporter (2024)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "as of August 2024, there were approximately 68,000 personnel deployed on UN peacekeeping missions worldwide (2024)" + "text": "as of mid-2025, there were approximately 68,000 personnel deployed on UN peacekeeping missions worldwide (2025)" } }, "Space": {