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"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"
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"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": {
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"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": {
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},
"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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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"
}
},

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"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"
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"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": {
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},
"Space": {
"Space agency/agencies": {
"text": "National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gest&atilde;o do Programa Espacial Nacional, GGPEN; established 2013) (2024)"
"text": "National Space Program Office (Gabinete de Gest&atilde;o 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": "<strong>note:</strong> 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"
}
},

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"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"
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"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": {
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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"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)               <br><br><br> <br>"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by president"

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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"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": {

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"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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"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": {

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"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": {

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"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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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"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)"
}
}
},
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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
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"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)"
}
}
},
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},
"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.)"
}
}
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},
"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.)"
}
}
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"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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"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 <br><br>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 <br><br>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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"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)"

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},
"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": "<strong>note:</strong> does not include data from the former Western Sahara"
"text": "15 years (2023 est.)"
}
}
},
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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
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"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)<br><br><br> "
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president"

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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": {

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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},
"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.)"
}
}
},

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"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<br><br>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<br><br>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<br><br>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": {

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},
"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": {

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"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": {

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"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<br><br>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<br><br>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": {

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"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<br><br>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;<br>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<br><br>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": {