From 612c093bf02848c965a021d85b28c6e76a11eeee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yo Robot Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:13:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] auto-update week 15 --- africa/ag.json | 12 +++---- africa/ao.json | 12 +++---- africa/bc.json | 12 +++---- africa/bn.json | 12 +++---- africa/by.json | 13 +++---- africa/cd.json | 18 +++++----- africa/cf.json | 19 +++++----- africa/cg.json | 16 ++++----- africa/cm.json | 18 +++++----- africa/cn.json | 6 ++-- africa/ct.json | 20 ++++------- africa/cv.json | 8 ++--- africa/dj.json | 12 +++---- africa/eg.json | 14 +++----- africa/ek.json | 8 ++--- africa/er.json | 8 ++--- africa/et.json | 12 +++---- africa/ga.json | 14 ++++---- africa/gb.json | 14 ++++---- africa/gh.json | 12 +++---- africa/gv.json | 12 +++---- africa/iv.json | 20 +++++------ africa/ke.json | 17 +++++---- africa/li.json | 10 +++--- africa/lt.json | 10 +++--- africa/ly.json | 4 +-- africa/ma.json | 18 +++++++--- africa/mi.json | 10 +++--- africa/ml.json | 22 +++++++----- africa/mo.json | 6 ++-- africa/mp.json | 5 +-- africa/mr.json | 10 +++--- africa/mz.json | 14 ++++---- africa/ng.json | 12 +++---- africa/ni.json | 20 +++++------ africa/od.json | 22 ++++++------ africa/pu.json | 12 +++---- africa/rw.json | 12 +++---- africa/se.json | 12 +++---- africa/sf.json | 30 +++++++++------- africa/sg.json | 14 ++++---- africa/sl.json | 10 +++--- africa/so.json | 21 ++++++----- africa/su.json | 24 ++++++------- africa/to.json | 28 +++++++-------- africa/tp.json | 6 ++-- africa/ts.json | 16 ++++----- africa/tz.json | 25 +++++++------ africa/ug.json | 30 ++++++++-------- africa/uv.json | 12 +++---- africa/wa.json | 12 +++---- africa/wz.json | 8 ++--- africa/za.json | 20 +++++------ africa/zi.json | 27 +++++++------- antarctica/ay.json | 4 +-- australia-oceania/aq.json | 6 ++-- australia-oceania/as.json | 16 ++++----- australia-oceania/bp.json | 36 ++++--------------- australia-oceania/ck.json | 10 +++++- australia-oceania/cw.json | 6 ++-- australia-oceania/fj.json | 30 +++------------- australia-oceania/fm.json | 24 +------------ australia-oceania/fp.json | 26 ++------------ australia-oceania/gq.json | 4 +-- australia-oceania/kr.json | 28 ++------------- australia-oceania/kt.json | 6 ++-- australia-oceania/nc.json | 22 ------------ australia-oceania/ne.json | 22 ------------ australia-oceania/nh.json | 42 ++++++---------------- australia-oceania/nr.json | 26 ++------------ australia-oceania/nz.json | 7 ++-- australia-oceania/ps.json | 34 ++++++------------ australia-oceania/rm.json | 24 +------------ australia-oceania/tl.json | 34 ++++++------------ australia-oceania/tn.json | 56 +++++++++++------------------ australia-oceania/tv.json | 16 ++++----- australia-oceania/wf.json | 28 ++------------- australia-oceania/ws.json | 26 ++------------ central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json | 8 ++--- central-america-n-caribbean/av.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json | 12 +++---- central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json | 8 ++--- central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json | 12 +++---- central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json | 16 ++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json | 16 ++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/do.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json | 14 ++++---- central-america-n-caribbean/es.json | 8 ++--- central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json | 4 +-- central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json | 8 ++--- central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json | 20 +++++++---- central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json | 18 +++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json | 10 +++--- central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json | 4 +-- central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json | 10 +++--- central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json | 8 ++--- central-america-n-caribbean/st.json | 8 +++++ central-america-n-caribbean/td.json | 26 +++++++++----- central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json | 16 ++++++--- central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json | 6 ++-- central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json | 10 +++--- central-asia/kg.json | 14 ++++---- central-asia/kz.json | 12 +++---- central-asia/rs.json | 20 +++++------ central-asia/ti.json | 30 +++++++--------- central-asia/tx.json | 26 +++++++------- central-asia/uz.json | 26 +++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json | 12 +++---- east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json | 12 +++---- east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json | 18 +++++----- east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json | 28 +++++++-------- east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json | 6 ++-- east-n-southeast-asia/id.json | 20 +++++++---- east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json | 16 ++------- east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json | 4 +-- east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json | 28 +++++---------- east-n-southeast-asia/la.json | 17 ++++----- east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json | 6 ++-- east-n-southeast-asia/my.json | 8 ++--- east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json | 8 ++--- east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json | 12 +++---- east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json | 10 +++--- east-n-southeast-asia/th.json | 26 +++++++------- east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json | 22 ++++++------ east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json | 19 +++++----- east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json | 22 ++++++------ europe/al.json | 14 ++++---- europe/an.json | 6 ++-- europe/au.json | 12 +++---- europe/be.json | 14 ++++---- europe/bk.json | 12 +++---- europe/bo.json | 14 ++++---- europe/bu.json | 14 ++++---- europe/cy.json | 12 +++---- europe/da.json | 14 ++++---- europe/ee.json | 4 +-- europe/ei.json | 10 +++--- europe/en.json | 20 ++++++++--- europe/ez.json | 14 ++++---- europe/fi.json | 18 +++++----- europe/fo.json | 4 +-- europe/fr.json | 16 +++------ europe/gi.json | 4 +-- europe/gk.json | 4 +-- europe/gm.json | 6 ++-- europe/gr.json | 6 ++-- europe/hr.json | 16 ++++----- europe/hu.json | 10 +++--- europe/ic.json | 4 +-- europe/it.json | 16 +++------ europe/je.json | 4 +-- europe/kv.json | 4 +-- europe/lg.json | 14 ++++---- europe/lh.json | 6 ++-- europe/lo.json | 14 ++++---- europe/lu.json | 4 +-- europe/md.json | 6 ++-- europe/mj.json | 12 +++---- europe/mk.json | 8 ++--- europe/mt.json | 6 ++-- europe/nl.json | 4 +-- europe/no.json | 6 ++-- europe/pl.json | 14 ++++---- europe/po.json | 4 +-- europe/ri.json | 22 +++++++++--- europe/ro.json | 8 ++--- europe/si.json | 14 ++++---- europe/sm.json | 6 ++-- europe/sp.json | 34 ++++++------------ europe/sw.json | 16 ++++----- europe/sz.json | 22 ++++++------ europe/uk.json | 40 +++++++++------------ europe/up.json | 24 ++++++------- europe/vt.json | 8 +++++ middle-east/ae.json | 28 ++++++--------- middle-east/aj.json | 12 +++---- middle-east/am.json | 12 +++---- middle-east/ba.json | 12 +++---- middle-east/gg.json | 4 +-- middle-east/ir.json | 20 +++++------ middle-east/is.json | 16 ++++----- middle-east/iz.json | 20 +++++------ middle-east/jo.json | 18 ++++------ middle-east/ku.json | 20 +++++++---- middle-east/le.json | 16 +++------ middle-east/mu.json | 10 +++--- middle-east/qa.json | 8 ++--- middle-east/sa.json | 6 ++-- middle-east/sy.json | 20 +++++------ middle-east/tu.json | 28 ++++++--------- middle-east/we.json | 2 +- middle-east/ym.json | 14 ++++---- north-america/bd.json | 6 ++-- north-america/ca.json | 12 +++---- north-america/gl.json | 4 +-- north-america/mx.json | 16 ++++----- north-america/us.json | 18 +++++----- south-america/ar.json | 16 +++------ south-america/bl.json | 12 +++---- south-america/br.json | 18 +++++----- south-america/ci.json | 12 +++---- south-america/co.json | 26 +++++++------- south-america/ec.json | 8 ++--- south-america/fk.json | 4 +-- south-america/gy.json | 8 ++--- south-america/ns.json | 28 +++++++-------- south-america/pa.json | 10 +++--- south-america/pe.json | 16 ++++----- south-america/uy.json | 20 +++++------ south-america/ve.json | 26 +++++++------- south-asia/af.json | 13 +++---- south-asia/bg.json | 22 ++++++------ south-asia/bt.json | 15 ++++---- south-asia/ce.json | 24 ++++++------- south-asia/in.json | 24 ++++++------- south-asia/io.json | 12 +++++++ south-asia/mv.json | 4 +-- south-asia/np.json | 14 ++++---- south-asia/pk.json | 22 ++++++------ 222 files changed, 1483 insertions(+), 1775 deletions(-) diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 8daa7532..229c53ea 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -463,13 +463,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "190 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "6.67 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "6.67 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ "text": "Italy 13%, France 13%, Spain 12%, United States 7%, United Kingdom 7%, India 5%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, fertilizers, ammonia (2019)" + "text": "natural gas, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, fertilizers, ammonia (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1111,10 +1111,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "27,626,157 (2020 est.)" + "text": "31.24 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "63% (2020 est.)" + "text": "71% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index fcb0b0b0..bcdcc29c 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -472,13 +472,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "320 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "240 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "240 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "150 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ "text": "China 62%, India 10%, United Arab Emirates 4%, Portugal 3%, Spain 3% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, diamonds, natural gas, refined petroleum, ships (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, refined petroleum, asphalt mixtures (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1134,10 +1134,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "11,831,857 (2020 est.)" + "text": "11.55 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "36% (2020 est.)" + "text": "33% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 9cd85f2a..b004d85c 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "100 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "110 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "70 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ "text": "India 21%, Belgium 19%, United Arab Emirates 19%, South Africa 9%, Israel 7%, Hong Kong 6%, Singapore 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "diamonds, insulated wiring, gold, beef, carbonates (2019)" + "text": "diamonds, insulated wiring, copper, beef, gold (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1126,10 +1126,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,505,040 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.924 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "64% (2020 est.)" + "text": "74% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index c114b4c6..77824292 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -499,13 +499,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "150 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "60 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ "text": "Nigeria 25%, Bangladesh 14%, United Arab Emirates 14%, India 13%, China 8%, Vietnam 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cotton, refined petroleum, gold, cashews, copper (2019)" + "text": "gold, cotton, cashews, refined petroleum, soybeans (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1134,10 +1134,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,152,032 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.42 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26% (2020 est.)" + "text": "34% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 40ebdcf6..7461f1db 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -506,13 +506,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "40 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "220 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "220 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -901,7 +901,8 @@ "text": "United Arab Emirates 50%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, coffee, tea, raw earth metal ores, wheat flours (2019)" + "text": "gold, coffee, tea, raw earth metal ores, beer (2021)", + "note": "note: rare earth metal ores include zirconium, vanadium, tantalum, and niobium" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2018": { @@ -1128,10 +1129,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,070,170 (2020 est.)" + "text": "754,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "9% (2020 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index b47b5dab..1c620a54 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "100 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "100 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "670 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "670 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ "text": "China 32%, United Arab Emirates 21%, India 19%, United States 10%, France 6%, Germany 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, gold, livestock, sesame seeds, gum arabic, insect resins (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, gold, sesame seeds, gum arabic, silver (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -1139,10 +1139,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,642,586 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.06 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "10% (2020 est.)" + "text": "18% (2021 est.)" } } }, @@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "405,689 (Sudan), 124,601 (Central African Republic), 42,607 (Cameroon), 20,694 (Nigeria) (2023)" + "text": "405,689 (Sudan), 125,433 (Central African Republic), 42,607 (Cameroon), 20,937 (Nigeria) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "381,289 (majority are in the east) (2023)" diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index 97382930..9e935de5 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "60 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { "text": "4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ "text": "China 49%, United Arab Emirates 15%, India 6%, Italy 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, copper, lumber, ships, refined petroleum (2019)" + "text": "copper, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, lumber, tin (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1160,10 +1160,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "484,245 (2019 est.)" + "text": "1,794,390 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "9% (2019 est.)" + "text": "32.1% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1273,7 +1273,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force, Gendarmerie (2022)" + "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army, Navy, Congolese Air Force, Gendarmerie; Ministry of Interior: National Police (2022)", + "note": "note: the Gendarmerie is a paramilitary force with domestic law enforcement and security responsibilities; it is under the Ministry of Defense, but also reports to the Ministry of Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1302,7 +1303,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription ended in 1969 (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FAC is viewed as having limited capabilities due to obsolescent and poorly maintained equipment and low levels of training; its primary focus is internal security; since its creation in 1961, the FAC has had a turbulent history; it has been sidelined by some national leaders in favor of personal militias, endured an internal rebellion (1996), and clashed with various rebel groups and political or ethnic militias (1993-1996, 2002-2005, 2017); during the 1997-1999 civil war, the military generally split along ethnic lines, with most northern officers supporting eventual winner SASSOU-Nguesso, and most southerners backing the rebels; others joined ethnic-based factions loyal to regional warlords; forces backing SASSOU-Nguesso were supported by Angolan troops and received some French assistance; the FAC also has undergone at least three reorganizations that included the incorporation of former rebel combatants and various ethnic and political militias; in recent years, France has provided some advice and training, and a military cooperation agreement was signed with Russia in 2019 (2022)" + "text": "the FAC is viewed as having limited capabilities due to obsolescent and poorly maintained equipment and low levels of training; its primary focus is internal security; since its creation in 1961, the FAC has had a turbulent history; it has been sidelined by some national leaders in favor of personal militias, endured an internal rebellion (1996), and clashed with various rebel groups and political or ethnic militias (1993-1996, 2002-2005, 2017); during the 1997-1999 civil war, the military generally split along ethnic lines, with most northern officers supporting eventual winner SASSOU-Nguesso, and most southerners backing the rebels; others joined ethnic-based factions loyal to regional warlords; forces backing SASSOU-Nguesso were supported by Angolan troops and received some French assistance; the FAC also has undergone at least three reorganizations that included the incorporation of former rebel combatants and various ethnic and political militias; in recent years, France has provided some advice and training, and a military cooperation agreement was signed with Russia in 2019 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 8913dd1f..c0e08563 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -526,13 +526,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "460 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "460 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "150 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "70 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "70 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ "text": "China 53%, United Arab Emirates 11%, Saudi Arabia 6%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copper, cobalt, crude petroleum, diamonds (2019)" + "text": "copper, cobalt, crude petroleum, tin, diamonds (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1177,10 +1177,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12,538,597 (2020 est.)" + "text": "21,102,720 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "14% (2020 est.)" + "text": "23.2% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 8df5095b..3b81db5d 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -528,13 +528,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "250 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "250 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "100 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "740 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "740 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ "text": "China 17%, Netherlands 14%, Italy 9%, United Arab Emirates 8%, India 7%, United States 6%, Belgium 6%, Spain 5%, France 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, cocoa beans, lumber, gold, natural gas, bananas (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, cocoa beans, lumber, gold, bananas (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1187,10 +1187,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "10,087,428 (2020 est.)" + "text": "12.42 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "38% (2020 est.)" + "text": "46% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "347,593 (Central African Republic), 126,151 (Nigeria) (2023)" + "text": "349,290 (Central African Republic), 127,919 (Nigeria) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.01 million (2023) (includes far north, northwest, and southwest)" diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index 9ab4af5f..ded28fe0 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ "text": "France 32%, India 23%, Germany 10%, Turkey 9%, Madagascar 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cloves, essential oils, vacuum flask, vanilla, scrap vessels (2019)" + "text": "cloves, tug boats, essential oils, scrap vessels, vanilla (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1041,10 +1041,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "69,568 (2020 est.)" + "text": "221,400 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "8% (2020 est.)" + "text": "27% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 52300270..c86c3fcf 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; the Central African Republic is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -454,7 +451,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -468,9 +465,6 @@ "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; the Central African Republic is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Food insecurity": { @@ -494,10 +488,10 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "60 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "10 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { "text": "400,000 cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -874,7 +868,7 @@ "text": "China 41%, United Arab Emirates 19%, France 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "lumber, gold, diamonds, sea vessels, cocoa paste (2019)" + "text": "gold, lumber, diamonds, large construction vehicles, rum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -1101,10 +1095,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "482,976 (2020 est.)" + "text": "605,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "10% (2020 est.)" + "text": "11% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index e711f899..29e25446 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ "text": "400,000 cubic meters (2017 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ "text": "Spain 65%, Portugal 14%, Italy 8% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "processed and frozen fish, mollusks, clothing, scrap iron (2019)" + "text": "tuna, mackerel, aircraft, other processed and frozen fish, postage stamps and title bond paper documents, mollusks (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1065,10 +1065,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "361,392 (2020 est.)" + "text": "413,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65% (2020 est.)" + "text": "70% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 5667b432..152593c8 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ "text": "Saudi Arabia 42%, India 15%, China 14%, Egypt 5%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "various animals, chlorides, dried legumes, industrial fatty acids/oils, coffee, chickpeas (2019)" + "text": "palm oil, chlorides, sheep and goats, kidney beans, industrial fatty acids/oils, coffee (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1087,10 +1087,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "582,921 (2020 est.)" + "text": "759,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "59% (2020 est.)" + "text": "69% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 34ff188e..f8e93789 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -321,13 +321,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -466,13 +463,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "water contact diseases": { - "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -1158,10 +1152,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "73,680,770 (2020 est.)" + "text": "79.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "72% (2020 est.)" + "text": "72% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 47686a66..0c7a7f44 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1050,10 +1050,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "352,555 (2019 est.)" + "text": "864,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26% (2019 est.)" + "text": "54% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index b9839eaa..98831449 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1057,10 +1057,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "53,200 (2019 est.)" + "text": "792,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "1% (2019 est.)" + "text": "22% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 559ab8a9..958ae17f 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1200,10 +1200,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "27,591,260 (2020 est.)" + "text": "20.4 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "24% (2020 est.)" + "text": "17% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF); Ministry of Peace: Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) (2023)", - "note": "note 1: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy, which would reportedly be based out of Djibouti

note 2: in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit responsible to the Prime Minister for protecting senior officials

note 3: the regional governments control regional security forces, including \"special\" paramilitary forces, which generally operate independently from the federal government and in some cases operate as regional defense forces maintaining national borders; local militias also operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP
" + "note": "note 1: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy, which would reportedly be based out of Djibouti

note 2: in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit responsible to the Prime Minister for protecting senior officials

note 3: the regional governments control regional security forces, including \"special\" paramilitary forces, which generally operate independently from the federal government and in some cases operate as regional defense forces maintaining national borders; local militias also operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP; in April 2023, the federal government ordered the integration of these regional special forces into the EFP or ENDF
" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "412,594 (South Sudan), 253,069 (Somalia), 163,656 (Eritrea), 48,881 (Sudan) (2023)" + "text": "414,511 (South Sudan), 253,488 (Somalia), 163,656 (Eritrea), 48,881 (Sudan) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "2.73 million (includes conflict- and climate-induced IDPs, excluding unverified estimates from the Amhara region; border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Somali and Oromia regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2023)" diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 4c9f56ec..05705073 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -498,13 +498,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "41.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "21.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "39.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1124,10 +1124,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "894,166 (2020 est.)" + "text": "858,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "37% (2020 est.)" + "text": "33% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index a204625d..1631949c 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -464,13 +464,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "84.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "14.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "40.3 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1105,10 +1105,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,379,951 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.656 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "62% (2020 est.)" + "text": "72% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index feedb42f..bf4c316c 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -477,13 +477,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -1159,10 +1159,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "18,022,308 (2020 est.)" + "text": "22.44 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "58% (2020 est.)" + "text": "68% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 007511d5..3005ee82 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -302,13 +302,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -459,13 +459,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -1134,10 +1134,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,414,526 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.9 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26% (2020 est.)" + "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index 74f7d3b8..41bb181e 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "340 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "240 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "240 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "600 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "600 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ "text": "Netherlands 10%, United States 6%, France 6%, Spain 5%, Malaysia 5%, Switzerland 5%, Germany 5%, Vietnam 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cocoa beans, gold, rubber, refined petroleum, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "cocoa products, rubber, gold, cashews, crude petroleum, bananas (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1164,10 +1164,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "9,496,179 (2020 est.)" + "text": "12.15 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "36% (2020 est.)" + "text": "45% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index b79c7e93..df3d9fec 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1164,7 +1164,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "16,131,390 (2020 est.)" + "text": "15.37 million (2021 est.)" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "29% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1278,7 +1281,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Kenya Defense Forces (KDF): Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force (2022)", + "text": "Kenya Defense Forces (KDF): Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force (2023)", "note": "note 1: the National Police Service maintains internal security and reports to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government; it includes a paramilitary General Service Unit and Rapid Deployment Unit

note 2: the Kenya Coast Guard Service (established 2018) is under the Ministry of Interior but led by a military officer and comprised of personnel from the military, as well as the National Police Service, intelligence services, and other government agencies" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1289,13 +1292,13 @@ "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $1.21 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.24 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017) (approximately $1.19 billion)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index dcb034dd..77cad2bf 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -456,13 +456,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Liberian Coast Guard, Air Wing (2023)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Liberian Coast Guard, Air Wing; Ministry of Justice: Liberia National Police, Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (2023)", "note": "note: the AFL Air Wing was previously disbanded in 2005 and has been under redevelopment since 2019; the Liberian National Police and the Liberian Drug Enforcement Agency are under the Ministry of Justice" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 200b4759..5491a841 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2022)", + "text": "Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2023)", "note": "note: the Lesotho Mounted Police Service is responsible for internal security and reports to the Minister of Police and Public Safety" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1181,10 +1181,10 @@ "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $60 million)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $65 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $70 million)" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 72b68168..c6e73bc8 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Government of National Unity (GNU) has access to various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces comprised of a mix of formations and equipment from the QADHAFI regime, semi-regular military units, militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign private military contractors and mercenaries; the GNU has a Ministry of Defense, but has limited control over its security forces

the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), under de facto LNA commander Khalifa HAFTER, also includes various ground, air, and naval forces comprised of semi-regular military personnel, militias, and foreign private military contractors and mercenaries; the LNA operates independently from the GNU and exerts influence throughout eastern, central, and southern Libya (2022)", + "text": "the Government of National Unity (GNU) has access to various ground, air, and naval/coast guard forces comprised of a mix of formations and equipment from the QADHAFI regime, mix of semi-regular and nominally integrated units, tribal armed groups/militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign private military contractors and mercenaries; the GNU has a Ministry of Defense, but has limited control over its security forces

the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), under de facto LNA commander Khalifa HAFTER, also includes various ground, air, and naval forces comprised of semi-regular military personnel, militias, and foreign private military contractors and mercenaries; the LNA operates independently from the GNU and exerts influence throughout eastern, central, and southern Libya (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Stabilization Support Authority (SSA) is a state-funded militia established in January 2021 by the GNU; it is tasked with securing government buildings and officials, participating in combat operations, apprehending those suspected of national security crimes, and cooperating with other security bodies

note 2: the national police force under the Ministry of Interior oversees internal security (with support from military forces under the Ministry of Defense), but much of Libya's security-related police work generally falls to informal armed groups, which received government salaries but lacked formal training, supervision, or consistent accountability" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Turkey has been the primary backer of the GNU/GNA; Turkish military advisers have trained and assisted western/GNU Libyan forces in accordance with a 2019 Turkey-GNA security agreement; Turkey has also provided thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, as well as ammunition, weapons and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; Russia has provided as many as 2,000 private military contractors; the LNA has also used fighters from other countries, including Chad, Sudan, and Syria 

ISIS continues to maintain a relatively weak presence in Libya with small bands of fighters operating out of ungoverned spaces and conducting small-scale attacks throughout the country (2022)" + "text": "Turkey has been the primary backer of the GNU/GNA; Turkish military advisers have trained and assisted western/GNU Libyan forces in accordance with a 2019 Turkey-GNA security agreement; Turkey has also provided thousands of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, as well as ammunition, weapons and aerial drones; Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt have been the main supporters of the LNA; Russia has provided as many as 2,000 private military contractors; the LNA has also used fighters from other countries, including Chad, Sudan, and Syria 

ISIS continues to maintain a relatively weak presence in Libya with small bands of fighters operating out of ungoverned spaces and conducting small-scale attacks throughout the country (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index f12a3c83..0ac7e899 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1232,13 +1232,13 @@ "text": "0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $130 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $130 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $120 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1258,6 +1258,14 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "

Madagascar-France: claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France); the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claim of France

Madagascar-Comoros: the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claim of the Comoros

" }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Madagascar does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials investigated slightly more trafficking crimes, cooperated with foreign governments on a trafficking investigation, and established a new mechanism to promote fair recruitment for potential migrants and raise awareness of trafficking indicators; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; there were no reports of prosecutions or convictions of traffickers; the government did not hold complicit officials accountable nor investigate reports of officials facilitating child sex trafficking; officials identified the fewest number of trafficking victims since 2016 and only provided services to half of the victims; the government lacked standard operating procedures for identifying victims and referring them to care; efforts to address internal crimes, including domestic servitude, forced begging, and child sex trafficking, remained inadequate; the government failed to allocate adequate resources to agencies responsible for anti-trafficking efforts and lacked a national action plan; therefore, Madagascar was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Madagascar, as well as victims from Madagascar abroad; traffickers exploit Malagasy children in child sex trafficking and forced labor in domestic service in homes and businesses, mining, street vending, agriculture, textile factories, and fishing; most child sex trafficking occurs in tourist destinations, urban cities, vanilla-growing regions, and around mining sites with the involvement and encouragement of family members; tourist operators, hotels, taxi drivers, massage centers, and local adults involved in commercial sex also facilitate this crime; girls as young as 13 are exploited in child sex tourism, often openly in bars, nightclubs, massage parlors, hotels, and private homes; Malagasy men exploit the majority of child sex trafficking victims, while most foreign sex tourists are French or Italian nationals; government officials are reportedly complicit in providing false identification documents to traffickers that facilitate child sex trafficking in Madagascar and forced labor in domestic service by Malagasy women abroad; many Malagasy women are employed as domestic workers in China, Lebanon, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, where they are at risk of trafficking; traffickers acting as labor recruiters send Malagasy women to China with false identity cards, where they are exploited in forced labor in agriculture or domestic servitude; Malagasy men may be exploited in forced labor in the services and construction industries in the Middle East and domestic servitude in China; Chinese nationals working at China’s Belt and Road Initiative projects in Madagascar were vulnerable to forced labor (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin" } diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 6a823d51..488f3075 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1244,13 +1244,13 @@ "text": "0.9% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $90 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $70 million)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $60 million)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index cbb86f09..1df48326 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "meningococcal meningitis" }, + "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { + "text": "Lassa fever" + }, "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Mali is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -474,7 +477,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -491,6 +494,9 @@ "respiratory diseases": { "text": "meningococcal meningitis" }, + "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { + "text": "Lassa fever" + }, "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Mali is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Food insecurity": { @@ -1250,20 +1256,20 @@ "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $630 million)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $600 million)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $600 million)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies; approximately 20,000 active FAMA personnel (includes up to 2,000 Air Force); approximately 5,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 10,000 National Guard (2022)" + "text": "information varies; approximately 20,000 active FAMa personnel (includes up to 2,000 Air Force); approximately 5,000 Gendarmerie; approximately 10,000 National Guard (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the FAMA's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of mostly secondhand armaments from more than a dozen countries, especially Russia (2023)" + "text": "the FAMa's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of mostly secondhand armaments from more than a dozen countries, especially Russia (2023)" }, "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)" @@ -1272,7 +1278,7 @@ "text": "note: until announcing its withdrawal in May of 2022, Mali was part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, and Niger; Mali had committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "prior to the coup in August 2020 and military takeover in May 2021, the Malian military had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960; two attempts failed (1976 and 1978), while three succeeded in overturning civilian rule (1968, 1991, and 2012)

the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and have since been rebuilt with considerable external assistance, including the EU, France, and the UN; for example, the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) from 2013-2022 trained some 14,000 Malian soldiers and 8 combined arms battalions/battlegroups (Groupement Tactique InterArmes, GTIA), each of which was structured to be self-sufficient with its own motorized/mechanized infantry, light armor, commandos, artillery, engineers, and other support forces; EUTM suspended its training program in 2022, citing issues with the ruling military government, including human rights abuses and the presence of Russian private military contractors; over the same period, the French military provided assistance to the Malian security forces and conducted counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in Mali; the French suspended operations in 2021 and in August 2022 withdrew the last of its forces while also citing issues with the military government; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has operated in the country since 2013 with the mission of providing security, rebuilding Malian security forces, protecting civilians, supporting national political dialogue, and assisting in the reestablishment of Malian government authority; as of late 2022, MINUSMA had around 14,000 personnel deployed 

the military government has increased security ties with Russia; Russia has provided military equipment, and in December 2021, Mali contracted with a Russian private military company to provide training for local armed forces and security to senior Malian officials; they have also participated in security operations and been accused of war crimes; as of 2022, there were an estimated 1,000 Russian military contractors in Mali

Malian security forces are actively engaged in operations against several insurgent terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other rebel groups, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; the government is reportedly in control of only an estimated 10-20% of the country's central and northern territories, and terror attacks are increasing in the more heavily populated south, including around the capital Bamako; the Macina Liberation Front (FLM), part of the Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) coalition of al-Qa'ida-linked terror groups, has played a large role in a surge in violence in Mali’s central and southern regions; in the north, ISIS in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) has been able to reassert itself (2022)" + "text": "the FAMa is responsible for defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, but also has some domestic security duties, including the maintenance of public order and support to law enforcement if required, as well as counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations; it also participates in socio-economic development projects; the military has traditionally played a large role in Mali’s politics; prior to the coup in August 2020 and military takeover in May 2021, it had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960; two attempts failed (1976 and 1978), while three succeeded in overturning civilian rule (1968, 1991, and 2012)

the FAMa and other security forces are actively engaged in operations against several insurgent/terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), as well as other rebel groups, communal militias, and criminal bands spread across the central, northern, and southern regions of the country; the government is reportedly in control of only an estimated 10-20% of the country's central and northern territories, and attacks are increasing in the more heavily populated south, including around the capital Bamako; the Macina Liberation Front (FLM), part of the Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) coalition of al-Qa'ida-linked terror groups, has played a large role in a surge in violence in Mali’s central and southern regions; in the north, ISIS in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) has regained strength in recent years

the FAMa and the remainder of the security forces collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants and have since been rebuilt with considerable external assistance, including the EU, France, and the UN; for example, the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) from 2013-2022 trained as many as 15,000 Malian soldiers and 8 combined arms battalions/battlegroups (Groupement Tactique InterArmes, GTIA), each of which was structured to be self-sufficient with its own motorized/mechanized infantry, light armor, commandos, artillery, engineers, and other support forces; EUTM suspended its training program in 2022, citing issues with the ruling military government, including human rights abuses and the presence of Russian private military contractors; over the same period, the French military provided considerable assistance to the Malian security forces and conducted counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in Mali; the French suspended operations in 2021 and in August 2022 withdrew the last of its forces while also citing issues with the military government; the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has operated in the country since 2013 with the mission of providing security, rebuilding Malian security forces, protecting civilians, supporting national political dialogue, and assisting in the reestablishment of Malian government authority; as of late 2022, MINUSMA had around 14,000 personnel assigned 
 
in addition to the EU-trained GTIAs, the Army has commandos and special forces, as well as recently created motorcycle-mounted reconnaissance units; the Air Force has small numbers of combat aircraft and helicopters, as well as a few armed UAVs; the Gendarmerie and National Guard field company-sized paramilitary units, including camel-mounted forces in the National Guard; they also have special anti-terrorism and intervention forces

the military government has increased security ties with Russia; Russia has provided military equipment, and in December 2021, Mali contracted with a Russian private military company to provide training for local armed forces and security to senior Malian officials; the contractors have also participated in security operations and been accused of war crimes; as of 2022, there were an estimated 1,000 Russian military contractors in Mali (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 727fbdc1..457ba7e1 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -1285,13 +1285,13 @@ "text": "4.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $7.46 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $7.12 billion)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $7.08 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 9abe043c..22a5d9e2 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (also includes an air squadron) (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (also includes an air squadron) (2023)", + "note": "note: the MPF is responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of order within the country; a police commissioner heads the force and has authority over all police and other security forces, including the Coast Guard and Special Mobile Forces; the Special Mobile Forces share responsibility with police for internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1183,7 +1184,7 @@ "text": "service is voluntary (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the country’s primary security partner was India, and Indian naval vessels often patrol Mauritian waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US; the MPF’s chief security concerns were piracy and narcotics trafficking

the Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison (2022)" + "text": "the country’s primary security partner is India, and Indian naval vessels often patrol Mauritian waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US; the MPF’s chief security concerns are piracy and narcotics trafficking

the Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index d633f669..37d3617d 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { "text": "Mauritanian Armed Forces (aka Armée Nationale Mauritanienne): National Army, National Navy (Marine Nationale), Mauritania Islamic Air Force; Gendarmerie (Ministry of Defense); Ministry of Interior and Decentralization: National Police, National Guard, General Group for Road Safety (2023)", - "note": "note 1: the National Police is responsible for enforcing the law and maintaining order in urban areas, while the Gendarmerie is responsible for maintaining civil order around metropolitan areas and providing law enforcement services in rural areas; the Gendarmerie is under the Ministry of Defense, but also supports the ministries of Interior and Justice

note 2: the National Guard performs a limited police function in keeping with its peacetime role of providing security at government facilities, to include prisons; regional authorities may call upon the National Guard to restore civil order during riots and other large-scale disturbances 

note 3: the General Group for Road Safety maintains security on roads and operates checkpoints throughout the country" + "note": "note 1: the National Police is responsible for enforcing the law and maintaining order in urban areas, while the paramilitary Gendarmerie is responsible for maintaining civil order around metropolitan areas and providing law enforcement services in rural areas; the Gendarmerie is under the Ministry of Defense, but also supports the ministries of Interior and Justice

note 2: the National Guard performs a limited police function in keeping with its peacetime role of providing security at government facilities, to include prisons; regional authorities may call upon the National Guard to restore civil order during riots and other large-scale disturbances 

note 3: the General Group for Road Safety maintains security on roads and operates checkpoints throughout the country" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1256,10 +1256,10 @@ "text": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $440 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $430 million)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 4468c8fe..393d25c5 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM)

Ministry of Interior: Mozambique National Police (PRM), the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR; police special forces), Border Security Force; other security forces include the Presidential Guard and the Force for the Protection of High-Level Individuals (2023)", + "text": "Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army (Ramo do Exercito), Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM)

Ministry of Interior: Mozambique National Police (PRM), the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR; police special forces), Border Security Force; other security forces include the Presidential Guard and the Force for the Protection of High-Level Individuals (2023)", "note": "note 1: the FADM and other security forces are referred to collectively as the Defense and Security Forces (DFS)

note 2: the PRM, SERNIC, and the UIR are responsible for law enforcement and internal security; the Border Security Force is responsible for protecting the country’s international borders and for carrying out police duties within 24 miles of borders

note 3: the Presidential Guard provides security for the president, and the Force for the Protection of High-level Individuals provides security for senior-level officials at the national and provincial" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1284,13 +1284,13 @@ "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $220 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $210 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $170 million)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all men and women at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; 24-month service obligation (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and approximately 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while the EU and the US have provided training assistance

the Mozambique Government reportedly has created a Local Force comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians who support FADM troops operating in Cabo Delgado; the FADM provides training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support to the Local Forces (2023)" + "text": "the FADM is responsible for external security, cooperating with police on internal security, and responding to natural disasters and other emergencies; the current primary focus of the FADM is countering an insurgency driven by militants with ties to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; insurgent attacks in the province began in 2017 and the fighting has left over 4,000 estimated dead and approximately 1 million displaced; the FADM is widely assessed as lacking the training, equipment, and overall capabilities to address the insurgency; several countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the EU, as well as Rwanda and the US are providing various forms of military assistance; the SADC countries and Zambia have sent more than 3,000 military and security personnel, while the EU and the US have provided training assistance

the FADM’s Army is comprised largely of light infantry supplemented by several battalions of artillery and special forces; the Air Force has small numbers of Soviet-era combat aircraft and helicopters

in 2023, the Mozambique Government legalized local militias that have been assisting security forces operating in Cabo Delgado against Islamic militants since 2020; this Local Force is comprised of ex-combatants and other civilians and is to receive training, uniforms, weapons, and logistical support from the FADM (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index b31f5e2a..591c623e 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1250,13 +1250,13 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $260 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $270 million)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $270 million)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ "note": "note 1: Niger is part of a four (formerly five)-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 (now G4) Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali (withdrew in 2022), and Mauritania; it has committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force; as of 2022, defense forces from each of the participating states were allowed to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the force is backed by France, the UN, and the US

note 2: Niger also has about 1,000 troops committed to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram and other terrorist groups operating in the general area of the Lake Chad Basin and along Nigeria's northeast border; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "while the FAN is responsible for ensuring external security, much of its focus is internal, particularly counterinsurgency/counterterrorism operations against Islamic militant groups operating in the areas bordering Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria, as well as much of northern Niger and the Diffa and Lake Chad regions; these groups include the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) in the Greater Sahara, Boko Haram, ISIS-West Africa, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); up to 70% of the security forces are assigned to fighting militants and protecting borders

the FAN is a lightly armed, but experienced military; it has conducted training and combat operations with foreign partners, including the French and US; the EU has also provided security assistance, particularly to the GN, GNN, and the National Police; the FAN also conducts counterterrorism operations with the G4 Sahel Group and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which coordinates the Lake Chad states’ operations against Boko Haram

in recent years, Niger has focused on making its security services more mobile to improve their effectiveness in countering terrorism and protecting the country’s borders; with training support and material assistance from the US and the EU, each security service has created new units or reconfigured existing units with an emphasis on mobility, hybridization, and specialized training; since the 2010s, the Army has created a special operations command, up to 12 special intervention battalions, and an anti-terrorism unit known as the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN); the GN has created mobile units modeled on European gendarmerie forces known as the Rapid Action Group—Surveillance and Response in the Sahel (Groupe d'action Rapides—Surveillance et Intervention au Sahel or GAR-SI Sahel); the GNN has developed mobile Multipurpose Squadrons (Escadrons Polyvalentes de la Garde Nationale de Niger or EP-GNN), while the National Police have created Mobile Border Control Companies (Compagnie Mobile de Contrôle des Frontières or CMCF); Niger has also established training centers for special forces in Tillia and peacekeeping in Ouallam; meanwhile, the Air Force has received a few armed UAVs from Turkey

the Army was established in 1960 from French colonial forces, while the Air Force was formed as the Niger National Escadrille in 1961; the GN received its first Nigerien commander in 1962; since its establishment, Niger’s military has played a significant role in the country’s politics, conducting successful coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, and 2010, and ruling Niger for much of the period before 1999; the FAN also conducted counterinsurgency operations against Taureg rebels during 1990-95 and 2007-09 (2023)" + "text": "while the FAN is responsible for ensuring external security, much of its focus is internal, particularly counterinsurgency/counterterrorism operations against Islamic militant groups operating in the areas bordering Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, and Nigeria, as well as much of northern Niger and the Diffa and Lake Chad regions; these groups include the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) in the Greater Sahara, Boko Haram, ISIS-West Africa, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); up to 70% of the security forces are assigned to fighting militants and protecting borders

the FAN is a lightly armed, but experienced military; it has conducted training and combat operations with foreign partners, including the French and US; the EU has also provided security assistance, particularly to the GN, GNN, and the National Police; the FAN also conducts counterterrorism operations with the G4 Sahel Group and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which coordinates the Lake Chad states’ operations against Boko Haram

in recent years, Niger has focused on making its security services more mobile to improve their effectiveness in countering terrorism and protecting the country’s borders; with training support and material assistance from the US and the EU, each security service has created new units or reconfigured existing units with an emphasis on mobility, hybridization, and specialized training; since the 2010s, the Army has created a special operations command, up to 12 special intervention battalions, and an anti-terrorism unit known as the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN); the GN has created mobile units modeled on European gendarmerie forces known as the Rapid Action Group—Surveillance and Response in the Sahel (Groupe d'action Rapides—Surveillance et Intervention au Sahel or GAR-SI Sahel); the GNN has developed mobile Multipurpose Squadrons (Escadrons Polyvalentes de la Garde Nationale de Niger or EP-GNN), while the National Police have created Mobile Border Control Companies (Compagnie Mobile de Contrôle des Frontières or CMCF); Niger has also established training centers for special forces in Tillia and peacekeeping in Ouallam; meanwhile, the Air Force has received a few armed UAVs from Turkey

the Army was established in 1960 from French colonial forces, while the Air Force was formed as the Niger National Escadrille in 1961; the GN received its first Nigerien commander in 1962; since its establishment, Niger’s military has played a significant role in the country’s politics, conducting successful coups in 1974, 1996, 1999, and 2010, and ruling Niger for much of the period before 1999; the FAN also conducted counterinsurgency operations against Taureg rebels during 1990-95 and 2007-09 (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index c92b2d63..2e2b05d8 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" }, "water contact diseases": { - "text": "leptospirosis and schistosomiasis" + "text": "schistosomiasis" }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { "text": "Lassa fever" }, - "note": "note 1: on 4 May 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice for a Yellow Fever outbreak in Nigeria; a large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017; the outbreak is now spread throughout the country with the Nigerian Ministry of Health reporting cases of the disease in multiple states (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu); the CDC recommends travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there; those never vaccinated against yellow fever should avoid travel to Nigeria during the outbreak

note 2: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Nigeria; as of 9 December 2022, Nigeria has reported a total of 266,283 cases of COVID-19 or 129.17 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 3,155 cumulative deaths or a rate of 1.53 cumulative death per 100,000 population; as of 13 November 2022, 29.28% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
note 3: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Nigeria is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine

note 4: on 24 February 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Alert for a diphtheria outbreak in several states in Nigeria; vaccination against diphtheria is essential to protect against disease; if you are traveling to an affected area, you should be up to date with your diphtheria vaccines; before travel, discuss the need for a booster dose with your healthcare professional; diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria that make a toxin from which people get very sick; diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person through respiratory droplets like from coughing or sneezing; people can also get sick from touching open sores or ulcers of people sick with diphtheria" + "note": "note 1: on 4 May 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice for a Yellow Fever outbreak in Nigeria; a large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017; the outbreak is now spread throughout the country with the Nigerian Ministry of Health reporting cases of the disease in multiple states (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu); the CDC recommends travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there; those never vaccinated against yellow fever should avoid travel to Nigeria during the outbreak

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Nigeria is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine
note 3: on 24 February 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Alert for a diphtheria outbreak in several states in Nigeria; vaccination against diphtheria is essential to protect against disease; if you are traveling to an affected area, you should be up to date with your diphtheria vaccines; before travel, discuss the need for a booster dose with your healthcare professional; diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria that make a toxin from which people get very sick; diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person through respiratory droplets like from coughing or sneezing; people can also get sick from touching open sores or ulcers of people sick with diphtheria" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "8.9% (2016)" @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" }, "water contact diseases": { - "text": "leptospirosis and schistosomiasis" + "text": "schistosomiasis" }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" @@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { "text": "Lassa fever" }, - "note": "note 1: on 4 May 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice for a Yellow Fever outbreak in Nigeria; a large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017; the outbreak is now spread throughout the country with the Nigerian Ministry of Health reporting cases of the disease in multiple states (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu); the CDC recommends travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there; those never vaccinated against yellow fever should avoid travel to Nigeria during the outbreak

note 2: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Nigeria; as of 9 December 2022, Nigeria has reported a total of 266,283 cases of COVID-19 or 129.17 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 3,155 cumulative deaths or a rate of 1.53 cumulative death per 100,000 population; as of 13 November 2022, 29.28% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
note 3: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Nigeria is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine

note 4: on 24 February 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Alert for a diphtheria outbreak in several states in Nigeria; vaccination against diphtheria is essential to protect against disease; if you are traveling to an affected area, you should be up to date with your diphtheria vaccines; before travel, discuss the need for a booster dose with your healthcare professional; diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria that make a toxin from which people get very sick; diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person through respiratory droplets like from coughing or sneezing; people can also get sick from touching open sores or ulcers of people sick with diphtheria" + "note": "note 1: on 4 May 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice for a Yellow Fever outbreak in Nigeria; a large, ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria began in September 2017; the outbreak is now spread throughout the country with the Nigerian Ministry of Health reporting cases of the disease in multiple states (Bauchi, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, and Enugu); the CDC recommends travelers going to Nigeria should receive vaccination against yellow fever at least 10 days before travel and should take steps to prevent mosquito bites while there; those never vaccinated against yellow fever should avoid travel to Nigeria during the outbreak

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Africa; Nigeria is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine
note 3: on 24 February 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Alert for a diphtheria outbreak in several states in Nigeria; vaccination against diphtheria is essential to protect against disease; if you are traveling to an affected area, you should be up to date with your diphtheria vaccines; before travel, discuss the need for a booster dose with your healthcare professional; diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria that make a toxin from which people get very sick; diphtheria bacteria spread from person to person through respiratory droplets like from coughing or sneezing; people can also get sick from touching open sores or ulcers of people sick with diphtheria" }, "Food insecurity": { "widespread lack of access": { @@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force; Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) (2022)", + "text": "Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard), Air Force; Ministry of Interior: Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) (2023)", "note": "note 1: the NSCDC a paramilitary agency commissioned to assist the military in the management of threats to internal security, including attacks and natural disasters

note 2: the Office of the National Security Advisor is responsible for coordinating all security and enforcement agencies, including the Department of State Security (DSS), the NSCDC, the Ministry of Justice, and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF); border security responsibilities are shared among the NPF, the DSS, the NSCDC, Customs, Immigration, and the Nigerian military

note 3: some states have created local security forces in response to increased violence, insecurity, and criminality that have exceeded the response capacity of government security forces" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1305,13 +1305,13 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) (approximately $3.53 billion)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018) (approximately $3.72 billion)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017) (approximately $3.42 billion)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 406974f6..1403a370 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -706,8 +706,8 @@ "text": "76.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2010": { - "text": "46 (2010 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { + "text": "44.1 (2016 est.)" } }, "Budget": { @@ -944,10 +944,10 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,221,970 (2019)" + "text": "3.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20.09 (2019)" + "text": "30 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ "text": "following a referendum, oil-rich South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 and became an independent nation; having been deprived of investment for decades, it inherited one of the least developed telecom markets in the world; there was once investment activity among mobile network operators who sought to expand their networks in some areas of the country; operators in the telecom sector placed themselves in survival mode and are hoping for a political settlement and a return to some degree of social stability; South Sudan has one of the lowest mobile penetration rates in Africa; growth in the sector in coming years is premised on a resolution to the political crisis and a recovery of the country’s economy; the virtually untapped internet and broadband market also depends to a large extent on the country gaining access to international fiber cables and on a national backbone network being in place; sophisticated infrastructure solutions are needed to reach the 80% of the population that live outside of the main urban centers; some improvement has followed from the cable link in February 2020 which connects Juba directly to the company’s submarine landing station at Mombasa; the cable was South Sudan’s first direct international fiber link, and has helped drive down the price of retail internet services for residential and business customers; a second cable linking to the border with Kenya was completed in December 2021 (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 subscriptions, mobile-cellular roughly 12 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 subscriptions, mobile-cellular is 30 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 211 (2017)" @@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF): Ground Force (includes Presidential Guard), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; National (or Necessary) Unified Forces (NUF) (2022)", + "text": "South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF): Ground Force (includes Presidential Guard), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; National (or Necessary) Unified Forces (NUF); Ministry of Interior: South Sudan National Police Service  (2023)", "note": "note 1: the NUF are being formed by retraining rebel and pro-government militia fighters into military, police, and other government security forces; in August 2022, South Sudan held the first graduation ceremony for retrained personnel

note 2: numerous irregular forces operate in the country with official knowledge, including militias operated by the National Security Service (an internal security force under the Ministry of National Security) and proxy forces" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1068,13 +1068,13 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $1.62 billion)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $1.54 billion)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $660 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 1c1788f7..6f418ba8 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -445,13 +445,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -1071,10 +1071,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "452,640 (2020 est.)" + "text": "735,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "23% (2020 est.)" + "text": "35% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 91028bac..8cd2f9d7 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF; Ingabo z’u Rwanda): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force, Special Units (2023)" + "text": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF; Ingabo z’u Rwanda): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force, Special Units; Ministry of Internal Security: Rwanda National Police (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1213,13 +1213,13 @@ "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $220 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $200 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $190 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index efdd5214..b2384a57 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ "text": "25.3% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2013": { - "text": "46.8 (2013 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { + "text": "32.1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -1024,10 +1024,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "184,161 (2021)" + "text": "184,161 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "173 (2021)" + "text": "173 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Seychelles Defense Forces (SDF): Army (includes infantry, special forces, and a presidential security unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Seychelles Police Force (includes unarmed police and an armed paramilitary Police Special Support Wing, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau, and the Marine Police Unit) (2022)", + "text": "Seychelles Defense Forces (SDF): Army (includes infantry, special forces, and a presidential security unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Seychelles Police Force (includes unarmed police and an armed paramilitary Police Special Support Wing, and the Marine Police Unit) (2023)", "note": "note: the military reports to the president, who acts as minister of defense  " }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ "text": "18-28 (18-25 for officers) years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 6-year initial commitment; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "formed in 1977, the SDF is one of the world's smallest militaries; its primary responsibility is maritime security, particularly countering illegal fishing, piracy, and drug smuggling; the Seychelles have strong security ties with India (2022)" + "text": "formed in 1977, the SDF is one of the world's smallest militaries; its primary responsibility is maritime security, particularly countering illegal fishing, piracy, and drug smuggling; it was given police powers in 2022; the Seychelles have strong security ties with India (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index dabae618..f8e8dae0 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -311,15 +311,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout South Africa; as of 9 December 2022, South Africa has reported a total of 4,042,912 cases of COVID-19 or 6816.72 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 102,428 cumulative deaths or a rate of 172.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 37.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.3% (2016)" @@ -468,15 +467,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout South Africa; as of 9 December 2022, South Africa has reported a total of 4,042,912 cases of COVID-19 or 6816.72 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 102,428 cumulative deaths or a rate of 172.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 37.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1125,18 +1123,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,098,802 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1,472,191 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "96,972,500 (2019)" + "text": "100,328,005 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "165.6 (2019)" + "text": "169 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1144,7 +1142,7 @@ "text": "South Africa’s telecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent; the focus in recent years has been on back haul capacity and on fiber and LTE networks to extend and improve internet service connectivity; with the ongoing migration to fiber, the incumbent telco expects to close down its copper network in 2024; the mobile sector has developed strongly in recent years, partly due to the poor availability and level of service of fixed-line networks, which meant that many people had no alternative to mobile networks for voice and data services; the multi-spectrum auction was delayed several times due to legal wrangling, and was finally held in March 2022; the delay caused difficulties for network operators, which were forced to reform spectrum for 3G and LTE use, and provide 5G services on temporary licenses; six qualified bidders acquired spectrum, netting the regulator ZAR14.4 billion in revenues; the market is shrugging off the impact of the pandemic, which had a significant impact on production and supply chains globally, and saw a slowdown in some network expansions, particularly around 5G; on the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices remains slightly under pressure amid ongoing macroeconomic challenges facing the country; the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures; in many markets the net effect should be a steady though reduced increase in subscriber growth (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line over 3 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular nearly 162 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 2 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is 169 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 27; landing points for the WACS, ACE, SAFE, SAT-3, Equiano, SABR, SAEx1, SAEx2, IOX Cable System, METISS, EASSy, and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems connecting South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, Asia, South America, Indian Ocean Islands, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1284,7 +1282,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army (includes Reserve Force), South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services; Ministry of Police: South African Police Service (2022)", + "text": "South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army (includes Reserve Force), South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services; Ministry of Police: South African Police Service (2023)", "note": "note: the South African Police Service includes a Special Task Force for counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, and hostage rescue operations" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1342,6 +1340,14 @@ "text": "5,000 (2020)" } }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — South Africa does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government convicted and sentenced traffickers to significant prison terms, including government officials complicit in human trafficking; it also increased the number of victims identified and the number of shelters; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; some victims were unable to access emergency services due to a lack of inter-agency coordination in identifying, referring, and certifying victims; for the ninth consecutive year, the government failed to promulgate implementing regulations for the 2013 Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Person Act’s immigration provisions, leaving foreign victims unable to access immigration remedies; therefore, South Africa remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in South Africa, as well as South Africans abroad; traffickers recruit victims from neighboring countries and rural areas within South Africa and exploit them in sex trafficking locally and in urban centers; both adults and children, particularly those from poor and rural areas and migrants, are forced into labor in domestic service, mining, food services, construction, criminal activities, agriculture, and the fishing sector; high unemployment, low wages, and pandemic-related restrictions increased the vulnerability of exploitation, particularly of youth, Black women, and foreign migrants; traffickers recruit victims who are unemployed and struggle with substance addiction, and commonly use substance abuse to control victims, including children; parents with substance abuse addiction sometimes exploit their children in sex trafficking to pay for drugs; migrants travel from East and Southern Africa to South Africa looking for work or fleeing conflict, particularly from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Mozambique, and are vulnerable to exploitation; official complicity in trafficking crimes, especially by police, facilitated trafficking; syndicates, often dominated by Nigerians, force women from Nigeria and countries bordering South Africa into commercial sex; South African trafficking rings exploit girls as young as 10 years old in sex trafficking; syndicates also recruit South African women to go to Europe and Asia, where some are forced into commercial sex, domestic service, or drug smuggling; Chinese business owners exploit Chinese, South African, and Malawian adults and children in factories, sweatshops, and other businesses; the Cuban government may have forced Cuban medical workers to work in South Africa (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "leading regional importer of chemicals used in the production of illicit drugs especially synthetic drugs" } diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 7c6b97d8..996fb3ae 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Senegalese Armed Forces (les Forces Armées Sénégalaises, FAS): Army, Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air du Senegal), National Gendarmerie (includes Territorial and Mobile components); Ministry of Interior: National Police (2022)", + "text": "Senegalese Armed Forces (les Forces Armées Sénégalaises, FAS): Army, Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air du Senegal), National Gendarmerie (includes Territorial and Mobile components); Ministry of Interior: National Police (2023)", "note": "note: the National Police operates in major cities, while the Gendarmerie primarily operates outside urban areas; both services have specialized anti-terrorism units" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1267,13 +1267,13 @@ "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $490 million)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018) (approximately $490 million)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017) (approximately $430 million)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ "text": "750 Gambia (ECOMIG); 970 Mali (MINUSMA); note - Senegal also has about 1,100 police deployed on various UN peacekeeping missions (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

despite limited resources, the FAS is considered to be a well-equipped, experienced, and professional military; it has a history of non-interference in the country’s political process and good relations with civil authorities; it is experienced in foreign deployments and has received considerable assistance from the French military, which maintains a presence in Senegal, and the US, with smaller levels from Germany, Spain, and the UK; the FAS’s primary focuses are border, internal, and maritime security; it is closely watching the prevalence of multiple active terrorist groups across the region and political  instability in neighboring Mali and Guinea and has recently established new military and gendarmerie camps along its eastern border; it also works with the government in areas such as preventive healthcare, infrastructure development, environmental protection, and disaster response

the Army is spread amongst 7 military zones and organized into a mix of light infantry battalions and light armored reconnaissance squadrons, as well as airborne, special operations, and artillery battalions; the Gendarmerie includes mobile units, as well as the Presidential Guard (aka “The Red Guard”); the Navy is a small force of coastal patrol craft; in recent years it has acquired some modern platforms from France and Israel, including its first offshore patrol vessel, to improve the Navy’s ability to patrol Senegal’s coastline and economic exclusion zone, conduct fisheries inspections, counter drug trafficking, and combat piracy; the Air Force is configured for supporting the ground forces and has a small number of light attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, as well as transport and reconnaissance aircraft

Senegalese security forces have been engaged in a low-level counterinsurgency campaign in the southern Casamance region against various factions of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MDFC) since 1982; the conflict is one of longest running low-level insurgencies in the World, having claimed more than 5,000 lives while leaving another 60,000 displaced; in August 2022, a representative of the Senegalese Government and an MFDC faction leader signed an agreement in which the MFDC pledged to lay down its arms and work towards a permanent peace (2023)" + "text": "despite limited resources, the FAS is considered to be a well-equipped, experienced, and professional military; it has a history of non-interference in the country’s political process and good relations with civil authorities; it is experienced in foreign deployments and has received considerable assistance from the French military, which maintains a presence in Senegal, and the US, with smaller levels from Germany, Spain, and the UK; the FAS’s primary focuses are border, internal, and maritime security; it is closely watching the prevalence of multiple active terrorist groups across the region and political  instability in neighboring Mali and Guinea and has recently established new military and gendarmerie camps along its eastern border; it also works with the government in areas such as preventive healthcare, infrastructure development, environmental protection, and disaster response

the Army is spread amongst 7 military zones and organized into a mix of light infantry battalions and light armored reconnaissance squadrons, as well as airborne, special operations, and artillery battalions; the Gendarmerie includes mobile units, as well as the Presidential Guard (aka “The Red Guard”); the Navy is a small force of coastal patrol craft; in recent years it has acquired some modern platforms from France and Israel, including its first offshore patrol vessel, to improve the Navy’s ability to patrol Senegal’s coastline and economic exclusion zone, conduct fisheries inspections, counter drug trafficking, and combat piracy; the Air Force is configured for supporting the ground forces and has a small number of light attack aircraft and helicopter gunships, as well as transport and reconnaissance aircraft

Senegalese security forces have been engaged in a low-level counterinsurgency campaign in the southern Casamance region against various factions of the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces of the Casamance (MDFC) since 1982; the conflict is one of longest running low-level insurgencies in the World, having claimed more than 5,000 lives while leaving another 60,000 displaced; in August 2022, a representative of the Senegalese Government and an MFDC faction leader signed an agreement in which the MFDC pledged to lay down its arms and work towards a permanent peace (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index ba46291d..02c87ec4 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1200,13 +1200,13 @@ "text": "0.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $35 million)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $45 million)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $40 million)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index d6f8d121..6460d705 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -784,6 +784,11 @@ "Population below poverty line": { "text": "NA" }, + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { + "text": "36.8 (2017 est.)" + } + }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "NA" @@ -1021,18 +1026,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "91,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "91,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7.119 million (2018)" + "text": "8.844 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "48.8 (2019)" + "text": "52 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1040,7 +1045,7 @@ "text": "Somalia’s economic difficulties in recent years have made it difficult for telcos and the government to sustain investment in infrastructure; the government has also had to contend with militant groups which continue on occasion to force the closure of internet services in many areas of the country; in recent years, though, the government has addressed the lack of guidance which had prevailed since 1991, when a dictatorial regime was overthrown; the National Communications Law was passed in October 2017, aimed at setting a legal and regulatory framework for the telecoms sector, while provision was made in the following year to set up a regulatory authority to oversee the telecom sector; more recently, three types of licenses were mandated to provide clarity to operators, and to bring the market closer into line with international standards; all operators were given until August 2020 to secure one of the three license types; given the poor condition of fixed-line infrastructure, operators have concentrated on mobile connectivity; their investment plans have involved the development of LTE services to provide mobile data and broadband services; the telecom market has flourished; tariffs are among the lowest in Africa, and new cable systems coming on stream in the next few years, as well as planned investments from local operators to bolster the country’s national fiber backbone, will lead to downward pressure on retail pricing; on the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices are under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes as the remnants of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic remain and as global events, such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, continue to play out; the market is continuing a positive growth trajectory, supported by a slow economic rebound in the country (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "seven networks compete for customers in the mobile sector; some of these mobile-service providers offer fixed-lines and Internet services; fixed-line is less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 56 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 52 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 252; landing points for the G2A, DARE1, PEACE, and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe (2019)" @@ -1139,7 +1144,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Ministry of Defense: Somali National Army (SNA); Ministry of Internal Security: Somali National Police (SNP, includes a maritime unit and a Turkish-trained commando unit known as Harmacad, or Cheetah); National Security and Intelligence Agency (includes a commando/counterterrorism unit) (2022)", + "text": "Ministry of Defense: Somali National Army (SNA); Ministry of Internal Security: Somali National Police (SNP, includes a maritime unit and a Turkish-trained commando unit known as Harmacad, or Cheetah); National Security and Intelligence Agency (includes a commando/counterterrorism unit) (2023)", "note": "note 1: Somalia has numerous militia and regional forces operating throughout the country; these forces include ones that are clan- and warlord-based, semi-official paramilitary and special police forces (aka darwish), and externally-sponsored militias; the SNA is attempting to incorporate some of these militia units

note 2: Somaliland has army and naval forces under the Somaliland Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 084afd44..c27c198b 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -1092,18 +1092,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "129,408 (2020 est.)" + "text": "129,408 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "(2020 est.) less than 1" + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "33,014,200 (2019)" + "text": "16,688,773 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "77.11 (2019)" + "text": "37 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ "text": "Sudan emerged as a poorer country when South Sudan separated from it in 2011; although Sudan has about four times the population of South Sudan, the latter benefits from its control of the majority of known oil reserves; the Sudanese economy has been affected by hyperinflation in recent years, partly the result of the loss of oil revenue but also due to domestic volatility and social unrest; the difficult economic conditions have meant that for several years telcos have reported revenue under hyper inflationary reporting standards; pressure on revenue has made it difficult for operators to invest in infrastructure upgrades, and so provide improved services to customers; despite this, the number of mobile subscribers increased 7.% in 20201, year-on-year; this level of growth is expected to have been maintained in 2022, though could slow from 2023 as the acute influences resulting the pandemic begin to wane; the country’s poor fixed-line infrastructure has helped the development of mobile broadband services (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; teledensity fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 80 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "teledensity fixed-line is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 37 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 249; landing points for the EASSy, FALCON and SAS-1,-2, fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking Africa, the Middle East, Indian Ocean Islands and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Border Guards

Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, Central Reserve Police (2022)", + "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Border Guards

Ministry of Interior: security police, special forces police, traffic police, Central Reserve Police (2023)", "note": "note 1: the RSF is a semi-autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also a member of the Sovereign Council); it was initially placed under the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; as a result, the RSF was better funded and equipped than the regular armed forces; the RSF has since recruited from all parts of Sudan beyond its original Darfuri Arab groups but remains under the personal patronage and control of DAGALO; the RSF has been accused of committing human rights abuses against civilians; it is also reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in late 2019, Sovereign Council Chairman and SAF Commander-in-Chief General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN said the RSF would be fully integrated into the SAF, but did not give a timeline

note 2: the Central Reserve Police is a combat-trained paramilitary force that has been used against demonstrators and sanctioned by the US for human rights abuses" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1251,13 +1251,13 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $2.08 billion)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $2.08 billion)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.75 billion)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "note": "note: many defense expenditures are probably off-budget" }, @@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ "text": "approximately 750 Democratic Republic of the Congo (East African Community stabilization force)

Sudan joined the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, reportedly providing as many as 40,000 troops during the peak of the war in 2016-17, mostly from the Rapid Support Forces; by 2021, Sudan had reduced the size of the force to about a brigade (approximately 2-3,000 troops) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the SAF is large, relatively well-equipped, and supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the RSF; its primary focuses are internal security, border issues, and potential external threats from its neighbors; both the SAF and the RSF have some operational experience from internal security operations and Sudan’s years-long intervention in Yemen with the Saudi-led coalition; information on the organization of the SAF and the RSF varies; the Army is estimated to have more than 10 infantry divisions, as well as divisions of mechanized, armored, and airborne/special forces, and several independent infantry brigades; the RSF is estimated to have as many as 10 paramilitary brigades of varying size and makeup; the Air Force has several squadrons of Chinese- and Russian-origin combat  aircraft, as well as multiple squadrons of combat helicopters, also largely of Russian origin; the Navy has a small force of coastal patrol boats   

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

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 2,000 personnel deployed as of mid-2022

in addition, the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in July 2021; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; UNAMID withdrew the last of its personnel in December 2021; note - the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations; in Sep 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training (2022)" + "text": "

the SAF is large, relatively well-equipped, and supported by militia and paramilitary forces, particularly the RSF; its primary focuses are internal security, border issues, and potential external threats from its neighbors; both the SAF and the RSF have some operational experience from internal security operations and Sudan’s years-long intervention in Yemen with the Saudi-led coalition; information on the organization of the SAF and the RSF varies; the Army is estimated to have more than 10 infantry divisions, as well as divisions of mechanized, armored, and airborne/special forces, and several independent infantry brigades; the RSF is estimated to have as many as 10 paramilitary brigades of varying size and makeup; the Air Force has several squadrons of Chinese- and Russian-origin combat  aircraft, as well as multiple squadrons of combat helicopters, also largely of Russian origin; the Navy has a small force of coastal patrol boats   

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

the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 2,000 personnel deployed as of 2022

in addition, the UN African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) operated in the war-torn Darfur region between 2007 and the end of its mandate in July 2021; UNAMID was a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continued; UNAMID withdrew the last of its personnel in December 2021; note - the October 2020 peace agreement provided for the establishment of a Joint Security Keeping Forces (JSKF) comprised of 12,000 personnel tasked with securing the Darfur region in the place of UNAMID; in June 2021, Sudan's transitional government announced it would increase the size of this force to 20,000 and expand its mission scope to include the capital and other parts of the country suffering from violence; the force would include the SAF, RSF, police, intelligence, and representatives from armed groups involved in peace negotiations; in Sep 2022, the first 2,000 members of the JSKF completed training (2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 60496f20..7c500d9b 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -468,13 +468,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" @@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ "text": "55.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015": { - "text": "43.1 (2015 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { + "text": "42.4 (2018 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -1111,26 +1111,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "46,499 (2020 est.)" + "text": "54,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,239,180 (2019)" + "text": "6.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "77.2 (2019)" + "text": "72 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system; telecoms supply 8% of GDP; 3 mobile operators; 12% of residents have access to the Internet; mobile subscribers and mobile broadband both increasing (2020)" + "text": " include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 79 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 72 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 228; landing point for the WACS submarine cable, linking countries along the west coast of Africa with each other and with Portugal; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2020)" @@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise or GNT) (2023)", - "note": "note: the GNT falls under the Ministry of the Armed Forces but also reports to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection on many matters involving law enforcement and internal security" + "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale Togolaise or GNT); Ministry of Security and Civil Protection: National Police Directorate (Direction de la Police Nationale) (2023)", + "note": "note: the Police Directorate and GNT are responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of order within the country; the GNT is also responsible for migration and border enforcement; the GNT falls under the Ministry of the Armed Forces but also reports to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection on many matters involving law enforcement and internal security " }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 4b8c5f39..92698050 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2022)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2023)", "note": "note: the Army and Coast Guard are responsible for external security while the public security police and judicial police maintain internal security; both the public security police and the military report to the Ministry of Defense and Internal Affairs; the judicial police report to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, and Human Rights" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 36a55668..efd7989b 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -1067,18 +1067,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,533,273 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.7 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "13 (2020 est.)" + "text": "14 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "14.771 million (2019)" + "text": "16 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126.31 (2019)" + "text": "130 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ "text": "Tunisia has one of the most sophisticated telecom infrastructures in North Africa; penetration rates for mobile and Internet services are among the highest in the region; government program of regulation and infrastructure projects aims to improve Internet connectivity to underserved areas; operators built extensive LTE infrastructure in 2019, and continue to discuss plans for future 5G networks and services; one operator has signed an agreement to pursue nano-satellite launches in 2023; internet censorship abolished, though concerns of government surveillance remain; legislation passed in 2017 supporting e-commerce and active e-government; importer of some integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment (including radio, television, and communications transmitters) from the PRC (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a surge in subscribership; fixed-line is nearly 14.1 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 132 telephones per 100 persons (2022)" + "text": "fixed-line is nearly 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 130 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 216; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-4, Didon, HANNIBAL System and Trapani-Kelibia submarine cable systems that provides links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2020)" @@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $2.81 billion)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $2.84 billion)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.81 billion)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 3a87420f..076a7e0d 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1139,15 +1139,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "72,469 (2020 est.)" + "text": "72,000 (2021 est.)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "47,685,200 (2019)" + "text": "54 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "82.21 (2019)" + "text": "85 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1155,7 +1158,7 @@ "text": "Tanzania’s telecom sector enjoys effective competition, particularly in the mobile segment; the government has encouraged foreign participation to promote economic growth and social development, and policy reforms have led to the country having one of the most liberal telecom sectors in Africa; the government has sought to increase broadband penetration by a range of measures, including the reduction in VAT charged on the sale of smartphones and other devices, and reductions in the cost of data; the MNOs became the leading ISPs following the launch of mobile broadband services based on 3G and LTE technologies; operators are hoping for revenue growth in the mobile data services market, given that the voice market is almost entirely prepaid; the MNOs have invested in network upgrades, which in turn has supported m-mobile data use, as well as m-money transfer services and banking services. Together, these have become a fast-developing source of revenue; the landing of the first international submarine cables in the country some years ago revolutionized the telecom market, which up to that point had entirely depended on expensive satellite connections; the government aims to complete a national fiber backbone network, having signed an agreement; in late 2021, the government announced plans to extend the national backbone network from about 8,300km to 15,000km by 2023, and to provide ongoing connectivity to more countries in the region (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 86 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line telephone network less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service is 85 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 255; landing points for the EASSy, SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia, and SEAS fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1286,8 +1289,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF or Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, National Building Army (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa, JKT), People's Militia (Reserves); Ministry of Home Affairs: Tanzania Police Force (2022)", - "note": "note 1: the National Building Army is a paramilitary organization under the Defense Forces that provides 6 months of military and vocational training to individuals as part of their 2 years of public service; after completion of training, some graduates join the regular Defense Forces while the remainder become part of the People's (or Citizen's) Militia

note 2: the Tanzania Police Force includes the Police Field Force (aka Field Force Unit), a special police division with the responsibility for controlling unlawful demonstrations and riots" + "text": "Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF or Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force, National Building Army (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa, JKT), People's Militia (Reserves); Ministry of Home Affairs: Tanzania Police Force (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the National Building Army (aka National Services) is a paramilitary organization under the Defense Forces that provides 6 months of military and vocational training to individuals as part of their 2 years of public service; after completion of training, some graduates join the regular Defense Forces while the remainder become part of the People's (or Citizen's) Militia

note 2: the Tanzania Police Force includes the Police Field Force (aka Field Force Unit), a special police division with the responsibility for controlling unlawful demonstrations and riots" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1297,13 +1300,13 @@ "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $810 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $800 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $690 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index 3b533555..92620700 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" + "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" @@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" + "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" @@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ "text": "21.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { - "text": "42.8 (2016 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "42.7 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1114,18 +1114,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "90,774 (2020 est.)" + "text": "110,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "(2020 est.) less than 1" + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "25,395,500 (2019)" + "text": "30 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "57.37 (2019)" + "text": "66 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ "text": "a series of reforms within Uganda’s telecom sector have provided the country with one of the most competitive markets in the region; in line with the regulator’s licensing requirements by which Uganda-based companies should be broadly owned by Ugandans by mid-2022; fixed-line infrastructure remains poor, with low penetration, and as a result fixed-line broadband penetration is also particularly low; consumers have largely depended on mobile infrastructure to provide voice and broadband services; there is sufficient capacity with LTE infrastructure to match data demand during the next few years; Uganda has anticipated the migration to 5G, having held trials in early 2020 though the roll out of 5G is not expected until later in 2022 (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile cellular systems teledensity about 61 per 100 persons; intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile cellular systems teledensity is 66 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog and digital links to Kenya and Tanzania" @@ -1252,13 +1252,13 @@ "text": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $870 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $640 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017) (approximately $610 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "865,363 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 483,718 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 67,494 (Somalia), 40,852 (Burundi), 27,605 (Eritrea), 23,290 (Rwanda), 5,450 (Ethiopia) (2023)" + "text": "867,391 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 483,718 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 70,020 (Somalia), 41,235 (Burundi), 27,605 (Eritrea), 23,290 (Rwanda), 5,450 (Ethiopia) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "67,000 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index ddeaa987..f448e76a 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "380 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "380 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "420 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "420 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ "text": "Switzerland 59%, India 21% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, cotton, zinc, cashews, sesame seeds (2019)" + "text": "gold, cotton, zinc, cashews, sesame seeds (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1137,10 +1137,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,598,721 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.84 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "22% (2020 est.)" + "text": "22% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index aaaee29a..8a140967 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security: Namibian Police Force (includes a paramilitary Special Field Force responsible for protecting borders and government installations) (2022)" + "text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security: Namibian Police Force (includes a paramilitary Special Field Force responsible for protecting borders and government installations) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1249,13 +1249,13 @@ "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $620 million)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018) (approximately $640 million)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017) (approximately $670 million)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 51bca40e..9a6ba196 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1091,10 +1091,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "539,623 (2019 est.)" + "text": "708,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "47% (2019 est.)" + "text": "59% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index 20eb4e92..5a85f4be 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "65,913 (2021 est.)" + "text": "66,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" @@ -1120,10 +1120,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "20,247,111 (2021)" + "text": "20 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "104 (2021)" + "text": "100 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ "text": "following elections held in August 2021, the new government immediately established a Ministry of Technology and Science to promote the use of ICT in developing economic growth and social inclusion; this focus on ICT, and on telecoms in particular, has been central to government strategies for some years; as part of the Smart Zambia initiative, investment has been made in data centers, a computer assembly plant, ICT training centers, and a Smart Education program; these efforts have been combined with the extension of broadband access and improved connectivity to international submarine cables; in turn, this has resulted in a considerable reduction in fixed-line and mobile access pricing for end-users; mobile network operators continue to invest in 3G and LTE-based services, the government contracted to upgrade the state-owned mobile infrastructure for 5G services; delays in holding spectrum have stymied the development of 5G thus far; in mid-2021 the regulator completed a consultation of auctioning low, medium, and high band spectrum for 5G, aiming to provide sufficient spectrum to meet the anticipated increase in data traffic in coming years; fixed-line broadband services remain underdeveloped (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fiber optic connections are available between most larger towns and cities with microwave radio relays serving more rural areas; 3G and LTE with FttX in limited urban areas and private Ku or Ka band VSAT terminals in remote locations; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 104 per 100 (2021)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 100 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 260; multiple providers operate overland fiber optic routes via Zimbabwe/South Africa, Botswana/Namibia and Tanzania provide access to the major undersea cables" @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Zambia Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service; Defense Force Medical Service; Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security: Zambia Police (includes a paramilitary battalion) (2022)", + "text": "Zambia Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service; Defense Force Medical Service; Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security: Zambia Police (includes a paramilitary battalion) (2023)", "note": "note: the Zambia National Service is a support organization that also does public work projects" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1268,13 +1268,13 @@ "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $450 million)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $470 million)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $420 million)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index d3b81fcc..67c6404c 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ "text": "38.3% (2019 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "44.3 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020": { + "text": "50.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -1108,10 +1108,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "14,257,589 (2021)" + "text": "14,257,590 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "89 (2021)" + "text": "89 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ "text": "Zimbabwe’s telcos continue to be affected by the country’s poor economy; this has been exacerbated by the significant economic difficulties related to the pandemic; revenue has also been under pressure from a number of recent regulatory measures and additional taxes imposed by the cash-strapped government; inflation has become so high that year-on-year revenue comparisons since 2019 have been difficult to assess meaningfully; the three MNOs continue to invest in network upgrades, partly supported by government efforts and cash released from the Universal Service Fund; as a result of these investments, LTE networks have expanded steadily, though services remain concentrated in urban areas; international bandwidth has improved since fiber links to several submarine cables were established via neighboring countries; the expansion of 3G and LTE-based mobile broadband services has meant that most of the population has access to the internet; the government has started a national broadband scheme aimed at delivering a 1Mb/s service nationally by 2030; investment in fixed broadband infrastructure has also resulted in a slow but steady growth in the number of DSL connections, and also fiber subscriptions; during 2021, most growth in the fixed broadband segment has been with fiber connections (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily available in Harare and major towns; two government owned and two private cellular providers; fixed-line teledensity at nearly 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 89 per 100 (2021)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 89 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 263; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges" @@ -1233,24 +1233,23 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ); Ministry of Home Affairs: Zimbabwe Republic Police  (2022)", - "note": "note: the Office of the President may direct the Zimbabwe Police to respond to civil unrest" + "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ); Ministry of Home Affairs: Zimbabwe Republic Police (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $650 million)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $510 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $450 million)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $480 million)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $490 million)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/antarctica/ay.json b/antarctica/ay.json index 56c39f58..ec18e114 100644 --- a/antarctica/ay.json +++ b/antarctica/ay.json @@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,400 (2016 est.)" + "text": "4,400 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "100% (2016 est.)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 1302f2f0..d7f36950 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ "text": "Australia 25%, Ghana 19%, Indonesia 15.6%, Burma 10.4%, Portugal 5.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "canned tuna" + "text": "refined petroleum, animal meal, vaccines and cultures, ethylene polymers, vulcanized rubber (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2016": { @@ -808,10 +808,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "17,147 (2020 est.)" + "text": "18,135 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "31% (2020 est.)" + "text": "40.3% (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index a6863b17..eb21d14e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -480,13 +480,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "3.51 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "2.73 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.89 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "8.74 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "8.57 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ "text": "China 39%, Japan 15%, South Korea 7%, India 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron ore, coal, natural gas, gold, aluminum oxide (2019)" + "text": "iron ore, coal, natural gas, gold, wheat (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "23,123,940 (2020 est.)" + "text": "24.96 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "90% (2020 est.)" + "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1265,8 +1265,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (2022)", - "note": "note: the Army includes a Special Operations Command, while the Navy includes a Naval Aviation Force" + "text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the Army includes a Special Operations Command, while the Navy includes a Naval Aviation Force

note 2: the Australian Federal Police is an independent agency of the Attorney-General’s Department; it, along with state and territorial police forces are responsible for internal security; the Australian Border Force is under the Department of Home Affairs " }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index ea3e9cda..40329d7d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -288,17 +288,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.5% (2016)" }, @@ -422,17 +411,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "179,972 tons (2013 est.)" @@ -1026,18 +1004,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "478,116 (2019)" + "text": "470,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "71 (2019)" + "text": "67 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1045,7 +1023,7 @@ "text": "mobile services have continually expanded in the Solomon Islands; 3G services became available in 2010, leading to an increase in mobile broadband uptake; Solomon Islands currently host three ISPs; fixed broadband services are largely limited to government, corporations, and educational organizations in the Solomon Islands; telecommunication infrastructure in the Solomon Islands requires significant investment due to the geographical make-up of the islands; this presents a great challenge to rural connectivity in the country; although various international organizations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have taken a special interest in having communication services improved in both the Solomon Islands and the Pacific region in general, internet and broadband penetration remain low; the provision of broadband infrastructure, particularly to rural areas, is also hindered by land disputes; internet services have, improved with the build-out of the Coral Sea Cable System linking Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, as also with a connecting cable to a landing station at Sydney; the Australian government provided most of the funding for the Coral Sea Cable System, with contributions and support from the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea governments; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in late 2019 also improved broadband satellite capacity for the region, though for telcos in Solomon Islands satellite services are now largely used as backup for international traffic; in recent years, the country has stabilized both politically and economically and this, along with improvements to mobile infrastructure, has led to a rise in mobile services and the slow uptake of broadband services; while the first LTE services were launched in late 2017 in the capital Honiara, the main platform for mobile voice and data services remains 3G, while in outlying areas GSM is still an important technology for the provision of services (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line is just over 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density is about 69 per 100 persons; domestic cable system to extend to key major islands (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density 67 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 677; landing points for the CSCS and ICNS2 submarine cables providing connectivity from Solomon Islands, to PNG, Vanuatu and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1148,13 +1126,13 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is responsible for internal and external security and reports to the Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force is responsible for internal and external security and reports to the Ministry of Police, National Security, and Correctional Services (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "China and Australia have provided equipment to the Solomons Islands Police Force; the maritime branch operates patrol boats provided by Australia (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Australia and New Zealand provide material and training assistance to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2022)" + "text": "Australia and New Zealand provide material and training assistance to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 6a54f76e..5c456ac5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ "text": "United States 57%, Ireland 15% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "computers, packaged medicines, precious metal watches, office machinery/parts, chemical analysis instruments (2019)" + "text": "integrated circuits, vaccines and cultures, furniture, carbon batteries, rubber gloves (2021)" }, "Imports": { "text": "

NA

" @@ -431,6 +431,14 @@ }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cc" + }, + "Internet users": { + "total": { + "text": "80 (2021 est.)" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "13.4% (2021 est.)" + } } }, "Transportation": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 16acc311..4b1513e2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ "text": "Japan 37%, Thailand 21%, France 17% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish products, recreational boats, precious metal scraps, fruit juice, chemical analysis instruments (2019)" + "text": "fish products, recreational boats, paintings, lobsters, tuna (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2011": { @@ -860,10 +860,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "9,476 (2019 est.)" + "text": "11,382 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54% (2019 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 6678119d..f9cdc0b2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -288,17 +288,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "30.2% (2016)" }, @@ -422,17 +411,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "189,390 tons (2011 est.)" @@ -449,7 +427,7 @@ "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "9.6 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" @@ -1086,10 +1064,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "444,978 (2019 est.)" + "text": "809,600 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "50% (2019 est.)" + "text": "88% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1186,7 +1164,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF): Land Force Command, Maritime Command; Fiji Police Force (2022)", + "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF): Land Force Command, Maritime Command; Fiji Police Force (2023)", "note": "note: the RFMF is subordinate to the president as the commander-in-chief, while the Fiji Police Force reports to the the Ministry of Defense, National Security, and Policing" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 5f3e72af..8332cdfd 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -266,17 +266,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "45.8% (2016)" }, @@ -386,17 +375,6 @@ "Revenue from forest resources": { "text": "0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "26,040 tons (2016 est.)" @@ -1008,7 +986,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing)" + "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (includes a maritime wing); the Department of Justice oversees the National Police; State police forces are responsible for law enforcement in their respective states and are under the jurisdiction of each state’s director of public safety (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US

Micronesia has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Micronesia's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 81209a78..99e76b2f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -279,17 +279,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -362,17 +351,6 @@ "text": "0.65% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "147,000 tons (2013 est.)" @@ -918,10 +896,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "203,878 (2019 est.)" + "text": "218,100 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "73% (2019 est.)" + "text": "72.7% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index bfe429d4..ded76ce7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -854,10 +854,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "135,509 (2019 est.)" + "text": "136,850 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "81% (2019 est.)" + "text": "80.5% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index a60f0d3d..a95444fe 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -288,17 +288,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "46% (2016)" }, @@ -433,17 +422,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "35,724 tons (2016 est.)" @@ -1034,10 +1012,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "45,390 (2020 est.)" + "text": "70,200 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "38% (2020 est.)" + "text": "54% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1110,7 +1088,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Kiribati Police and Prison Service (Ministry of Justice)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Kiribati Police and Prison Service (Ministry of Justice) (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ

Kiribati has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Kiribati's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index 347ae24b..1933ed52 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "Malaysia 36%, New Zealand 21%, Indonesia 20%, Australia 10% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "calcium phosphates, fertilizers, valves, air pumps, industrial printers (2019)" + "text": "calcium phosphates, fertilizers, barometers, electrical transformers, sulfates (2021)" }, "Imports": { "text": "

NA

" @@ -421,10 +421,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "790 (2016 est.)" + "text": "1,139 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "36% (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.6% (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 33f11b49..649fe0e2 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -280,17 +280,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -366,17 +355,6 @@ "text": "1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "108,157 tons (2016 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 9667eac7..f15e8f9e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -245,17 +245,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "50% (2016)" }, @@ -342,17 +331,6 @@ "text": "1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Total renewable water resources": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2017 est.)" } diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index da010516..b436f284 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -285,17 +285,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.2% (2016)" }, @@ -422,17 +411,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "70,225 tons (2012 est.)" @@ -753,8 +731,8 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2010": { - "text": "37.6 (2010 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "32.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -1024,18 +1002,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,472 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3,600 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "265,219 (2019)" + "text": "250,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "88.44 (2019)" + "text": "78 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1043,7 +1021,7 @@ "text": "for many years, 2G Global System for Mobile Communications was the primary mobile technology for Vanuatu’s 300,000 people; recent infrastructure projects have improved access technologies, with a transition to 3G and, to a limited degree, to LTE; Vanuatu has also benefited from the ICN1 submarine cable and the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite, both of which have considerably improved access to telecom services in recent years; Vanuatu’s telecom sector is liberalized, with the two prominent mobile operators; while fixed broadband penetration remains low, the incumbent operator is slowly exchanging copper fixed-lines for fiber; a number of ongoing submarine cable developments will also assist in increasing data rates and reduce internet pricing in coming years (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity a bit over 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular just over 80 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 78 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 678; landing points for the ICN1 & ICN2 submarine cables providing connectivity to the Solomon Islands and Fiji; cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)" @@ -1145,11 +1123,11 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VPMW)) (2022)", - "note": "note: the paramilitary Vanuatu Mobile Force also has external security responsibilities" + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Vanuatu Police Force (VPF) (2023)", + "note": "note: the VPF includes the Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VPMW); the paramilitary VMF also has external security responsibilities" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the separate British and French police forces were unified in 1980 under Ni-Vanuatu officers as the New Hebrides Constabulary; the force retained some British and French officers as advisors; the Constabulary was subsequently renamed the Vanuatu Police Force later in 1980

the Vanuatu Mobile Force has received training and other support from Australia, China, France, New Zealand, and the US

Vanuatu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Vanuatu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "the separate British and French police forces were unified in 1980 under Ni-Vanuatu officers as the New Hebrides Constabulary; the force retained some British and French officers as advisors; the Constabulary was subsequently renamed the Vanuatu Police Force later in 1980

the Vanuatu Mobile Force has received training and other support from Australia, China, France, New Zealand, and the US

Vanuatu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Vanuatu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index 85eb79d3..7d4b94a6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -275,17 +275,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "61% (2016)" }, @@ -406,17 +395,6 @@ "Revenue from forest resources": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "6,192 tons (2016 est.)" @@ -1037,10 +1015,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the police force, under the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, maintains internal security and, as necessary, external security" + "text": "no regular military forces; the police force, under the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, maintains internal security and, as necessary, external security (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia

Nauru has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Nauru's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia

Nauru has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Nauru's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index b098a115..dfd52955 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -1214,7 +1214,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2022)" + "text": "New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2023)", + "note": "note: the New Zealand Police, under the minister of police, are responsible for internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1227,10 +1228,10 @@ "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $3.1 billion)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $2.62 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 8d43c778..6ccd0597 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -281,17 +281,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "55.3% (2016)" }, @@ -409,17 +398,6 @@ "Revenue from forest resources": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "9,427 tons (2016 est.)" @@ -988,18 +966,26 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Ministry of Justice includes divisions/bureaus for public security, police functions, and maritime law enforcement" + "text": "no regular military forces; the Ministry of Justice includes divisions/bureaus for public security, police functions, and maritime law enforcement (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "since 2018, Australia and Japan have provided patrol boats to Palau's Division of Marine Law Enforcement (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau and the US military is granted access to the islands, but it has not stationed any military forces there; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces

Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) between Palau and the US, the US is responsible for the defense of Palau and the US military is granted access to the islands, but it has not stationed any military forces there; the COFA also allows citizens of Palau to serve in the US armed forces

Palau has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Palau's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "

Palau-Indonesia: maritime delineation negotiations continue with Philippines, Indonesia

Palau-Philippines: maritime delineation negotiations continue with Philippines, Indonesia

" + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Palau does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; Palau convicted a trafficker for the first time since 2018, convicted a government official for corruption in trafficking-related crimes, initiated two prosecutions, established an interagency working group, and conducted public awareness campaigns; it also finalized and implemented a national action plan and hired an investigator and victim advocate for its Anti-Human Trafficking Unit; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; officials lacked standard operating procedures for victim identification and referral to services; a lenient sentence for a convicted trafficker weakened deterrence, undercut efforts to fight trafficking, and placed victims who cooperated with the investigation and prosecution at risk; therefore, Palau remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Palau; foreigners in Palau number about one-third of the population of nearly 22,000, and those with little education or English language proficiency are particularly at risk of trafficking; Filipino, Bangladeshi, Nepali, Thai, Korean, and Chinese adult nationals pay thousands of dollars in recruitment fees to migrate to Palau for jobs in domestic service, agriculture, restaurants, or construction, but some become trafficking victims; some women from the Philippines and China, recruited to work as waitresses or clerks, are exploited in sex trafficking; some foreign workers on fishing boats experience conditions indicative of human trafficking; Cubans working in Palau may have been forced to work by the Cuban government; official complicity facilitates some trafficking; government officials--including labor, immigration, law enforcement, and elected officials—have been investigated for complicity in trafficking crimes (2022)" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 077ba556..cdb938d7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -290,17 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "52.9% (2016)" }, @@ -418,17 +407,6 @@ "Revenue from forest resources": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "8,614 tons (2013 est.)" @@ -1014,7 +992,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the national police (Marshall Islands Police Department, MIPD), local police forces, and the Sea Patrol (maritime police) maintain internal security; the MIPD and Sea Patrol report to the Ministry of Justice; local police report to their respective local government councils" + "text": "no regular military forces; the national police (Marshall Islands Police Department, MIPD), local police forces, and the Sea Patrol (maritime police) maintain internal security; the MIPD and Sea Patrol report to the Ministry of Justice; local police report to their respective local government councils (2023)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US

the Marshall Islands have a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index aed38e54..c955b190 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -241,17 +241,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -308,17 +297,6 @@ "text": "0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Total renewable water resources": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2017 est.)" } @@ -559,12 +537,20 @@ "Energy": { }, "Communications": { + "Telephones - fixed lines": { + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "300 (2010 est.)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "22 (2010 est.)" + } + }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern satellite-based communications system; demand for mobile broadband increasing due to mobile services being the method of access for Internet across the region; 2G widespread with some 4G LTE service; satellite services has improved with the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 (2020)" + "text": "a new submarine cable between New Zealand and Tokelau will provide high speed, reliable internet to Tokelau for the first time; due for completion in 2022, this will provide Tokelau with affordable, high quality internet and telecommunications, and better, more effective access to digital services and platforms (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "radiotelephone service between islands; fixed-line teledensity is 0 per 100 persons (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 0 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 690; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable linking Australia, Tokelau, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, New Zealand and Los Angeles, CA (USA); radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 422bfd7b..ba9b8bba 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -285,17 +285,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "48.2% (2016)" }, @@ -444,17 +433,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "17,238 tons (2012 est.)" @@ -1035,26 +1013,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (2020 est.)" + "text": "10 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "62,104 (2019)" + "text": "64,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "59.43 (2019)" + "text": "61 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "high speed Internet provided by 3 Mobile Network Operators, has subsequently allowed for better health care services, faster connections for education and growing e-commerce services; in 2018 new 4G LTE network; fixed-line teledensity has dropped given mobile subscriptions; mobile technology dominates given the island's geography; satellite technology is widespread and is important especially in areas away from the city; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 broadband satellite has made broadband more widely available for around 89 remote communities (2020)" + "text": "Tonga was only connected to the global submarine telecommunication network in the last decade;  this system is more stable than other technologies such as satellite and fixed infrastructure (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line 7 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 59 telephones per 100; fully automatic switched network (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line 10 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 61 telephones per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 676; landing point for the Tonga Cable and the TDCE connecting to Fiji and 3 separate Tonga islands; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)" @@ -1147,23 +1125,23 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "His Majesty's Armed Forces Tonga (aka Tonga Defense Services): Joint Force headquarters, Tonga Royal Guard, Land Force (Royal Tongan Marines), Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2022)" + "text": "His Majesty's Armed Forces Tonga (aka Tonga Defense Services): Joint Force headquarters, Tonga Royal Guard, Land Force (Royal Tongan Marines), Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit; Ministry of Police and Fire Services: Tonga Police Force (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.) (approximately $10 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $12 million)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $7.1 million)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $10 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $7.6 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1176,12 +1154,20 @@ "text": "voluntary military service for men and women 18-25 (16 with parental approval for non-combat positions); no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014

Tonga has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tonga's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "Tonga participated in World War I as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but the Tonga Defense Force (TDF) was not established until 1939 at the beginning of World War II; in 1943, New Zealand helped train about 2,000 Tongan troops who saw action in the Solomon Islands; the TDF was disbanded at the end of the war, but was reactivated in 1946 as the Tonga Defense Services (TDS); in 2013, the name of the TDS was changed to His Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga (HMAF); Tongan troops deployed to Iraq from 2004-2008 and Afghanistan to support UK forces from 2010-2014

Tonga has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tonga's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "

Tonga-Fiji: Fiji does not recognize Tonga’s 1972 claim to the Minerva Reefs and their surrounding waters; the Minerva Reefs’ 200-mile exclusive economic zone includes valuable fishing grounds

 

" + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Tonga does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; these efforts included providing funding to an NGO to assist trafficking victims; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; officials did not identify any victims, develop procedures to do so, or investigate any cases of trafficking; therefore, Tonga remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Tonga, as well as Tongans abroad; East Asian women, especially from China, are recruited for legitimate work but charged excessive recruitment fees and are vulnerable to sex trafficking; some Tongan women and children are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic work, and children are vulnerable to sex trafficking; Fijians working in Tonga’s domestic service industry may experience mistreatment indicative of trafficking; Chinese nationals working in construction on government infrastructure projects in Tonga are vulnerable to trafficking; Tongan adults working overseas, including in Australia and New Zealand, are vulnerable to labor trafficking (2022)" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index e1fc3a0d..67c1d915 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -858,26 +858,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "17 (2020 est.)" + "text": "18 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "8,000 (2018)" + "text": "9,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "70.36 (2019)" + "text": "80 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)" + "text": "provides fixed-line telephone communications to subscribers on each of the islands of Tuvalu; each island relies on the use of a satellite dish for inter-island telephone communication, internet access, and mobile phone services (2023)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line teledensity over 17 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 76 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 80 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite" @@ -945,10 +945,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (Ministry of Justice, Communications, and Foreign Affairs) (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Australia provides support to the Tuvalu Police Force, including donations of patrol boats

Tuvalu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tuvalu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "Australia provides support to the Tuvalu Police Force, including donations of patrol boats

Tuvalu has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Tuvalu's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 2a6925ae..46790c8d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -270,17 +270,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -336,17 +325,6 @@ "rate of urbanization": { "text": "0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)" } - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } } }, "Government": { @@ -633,10 +611,10 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,132 (2018 est.)" + "text": "3,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "25 (2018 est.)" + "text": "26 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { @@ -652,7 +630,7 @@ "text": "2G widespread; bandwidth is limited; mobile subscriber numbers are higher than fixed-line and better suited for islands; good mobile coverage in the capital cities and also reasonable coverage across more remote atolls; recent international interest in infrastructure development; increase in demand for mobile broadband as mobile services serve as primary source for Internet access; broadband satellite launched in 2019 to improve costs and capability (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity 25 per 100 persons and 0 per 100 mobile subscriptions (2019)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity 26 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 681; landing point for the Tui-Samoa submarine cable network connecting Wallis & Futuna, Samoa and Fiji (2020)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index 627f7cee..263488e5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -281,17 +281,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "47.3% (2016)" }, @@ -429,17 +418,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" - } - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "27,399 tons (2011 est.)" @@ -1134,10 +1112,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (Ministry of Police, Prisons, and Correction Services) (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (Ministry of Police, Prisons, and Correction Services) (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship

Samoa has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Somoa's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2022)" + "text": "informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship

Samoa has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Somoa's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 6f24a437..242b8168 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ "text": "Malaysia 57%, United States 11%, Netherlands 6%, Jordan 6%, Venezuela 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, liquors, scrap iron, soap, tobacco (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, cigarettes, whiskies, refined petroleum, scrap iron (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -917,10 +917,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "103,121 (2019 est.)" + "text": "106,800 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "97% (2019 est.)" + "text": "97% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index b4a63070..5d9fc3a1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "10 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "2.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ "text": "Poland 37%, Suriname 33%, United Arab Emirates 8% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "ships, refined petroleum, precious/semi-precious metal scraps, rice, corn (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, ships, gas turbines, aircraft parts, lobster, durum wheat (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -981,10 +981,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "73,807 (2019 est.)" + "text": "89,280 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "76% (2019 est.)" + "text": "96% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index 8f48e2f4..aafd4af6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ "note": "note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports." }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum" + "text": "packaged medicines, vaccines and cultures, used clothing, orthopedic appliances, blank audio media (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -697,10 +697,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12,489 (2019 est.)" + "text": "13,056 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "82% (2019 est.)" + "text": "81.6% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 8940b981..cc33144b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "1 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "5 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "5 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ "text": "US 21%, Poland 14%, Jamaica 8%, Guyana 6%,Trinidad and Tobago 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "rums and other hard liquor, ships, orthopedic appliances, cement, packaged medicines (2019)" + "text": "rums and liquors, ships, packaged medicines, cement, paper labels (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -1037,10 +1037,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "235,357 (2019 est.)" + "text": "240,800 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "82% (2019 est.)" + "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index e7f8ef74..5f2226ad 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ "text": "Singapore 16%, US 16%, Poland 13%, Germany 12%, Ecuador 10% (2020)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, ships, raw aluminum, nitrogen compounds, styrene polymers (2020)" + "text": "refined petroleum, ships, aluminum, lobsters and crawfish, styrene polymers (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -994,10 +994,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "342,126 (2020 est.)" + "text": "385,400 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "87% (2020 est.)" + "text": "94% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 134b4682..698c1265 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -447,13 +447,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "10 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "70 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "70 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ "text": "United Kingdom 27%, United States 24%, Spain 6%, Jamaica 5%, Ireland 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "raw sugar, bananas, fruit juice, fish products, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "raw sugar, bananas, fishing ships, lobsters and crawfish, beer (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1086,10 +1086,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "202,787 (2020 est.)" + "text": "248,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "51% (2020 est.)" + "text": "62% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index b5bb37df..6b33b14c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ "text": "Netherlands 82%, Spain 11% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "recreational boats, gold, broadcasting equipment, sulfates, collector's items (2019)" + "text": "recreational boats, aircraft, ships, gold, refined petroleum, natural gas (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -891,10 +891,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "53,233 (2020 est.)" + "text": "55,148 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "81% (2020 est.)" + "text": "81.1% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 83797c53..ec7934c0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "240 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "830 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "220 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1.96 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.08 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ "text": "United States 38%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 5%, Guatemala 5%, Panama 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "medical instruments, bananas, tropical fruits, orthopedic appliances, food preparations (2019)" + "text": "medical instruments, bananas, pineapples, orthopedic appliances, food preparations (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1132,10 +1132,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,126,232 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.316 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "81% (2020 est.)" + "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 9bb206b2..d31a3259 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -483,13 +483,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "1.7 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "740 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "740 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "4.52 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "4.52 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ "text": "China 38%, Spain 11%, Netherlands 5%, Germany 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cigars, raw sugar, nickel products, rum, zinc (2019)" + "text": "cigars, nickel, sugar, rum, zinc (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -1092,10 +1092,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,381,696 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7.81 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "74% (2020 est.)" + "text": "71% (2021 est.)" }, "note": "note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled \"intranet\"; issues relating to COVID-19 impact research into internet adoption, so actual internet user figures may be different than published numbers suggest" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index d4c351f2..aea5985a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "0 cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -945,10 +945,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "50,266 (2019 est.)" + "text": "58,320 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2019 est.)" + "text": "81% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 2f986e88..f261bb47 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -485,13 +485,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "860 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "860 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "660 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "660 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "7.56 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "7.56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1136,10 +1136,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,352,886 (2020 est.)" + "text": "9.35 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "77% (2020 est.)" + "text": "85% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index f96ffa00..2b48422e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea" @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea" @@ -1127,10 +1127,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,567,410 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.969 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "55% (2020 est.)" + "text": "63% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 8b30bd8f..c02c7889 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -985,10 +985,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "64,136 (2020 est.)" + "text": "93,600 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "57% (2020 est.)" + "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index f1860b37..750059c6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1138,10 +1138,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,429,167 (2020 est.)" + "text": "9.18 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "50% (2020 est.)" + "text": "51% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 2d80df04..97ab369a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "cholera, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" + "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" @@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "cholera, bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" + "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" @@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,990,887 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.29 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "35% (2020 est.)" + "text": "39% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1225,6 +1225,14 @@ "text": "2,992 (2018); note - individuals without a nationality who were born in the Dominican Republic prior to January 2010" } }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Haiti does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; Haiti adopted national standard operating procedures for victim identification and support, improved oversight of vulnerable children in orphanages, completed a new national action plan, conducted extensive anti-trafficking training, and collaborated with NGOs on victim identification; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; traffickers operated with impunity and complicity, particularly in high-profile cases; no anti-trafficking law enforcement or victim protection efforts were reported apart from those involving children; the government did not fund the National Committee for the Fight Against Human Trafficking or adult victim services in fiscal year 2021 and made insufficient efforts to combat child domestic servitude; therefore, Haiti remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Haiti, as well as Haitians abroad; most of Haiti’s trafficking cases involve children in forced labor and sex trafficking in domestic service; NGOs estimate between 150,000 and 300,000 children work in domestic servitude, of which about two-thirds are girls and one-third boys--mostly victims of sex trafficking and labor trafficking, respectively; Haitian women and girls seeking jobs are instead exploited in commercial sex in the Dominican Republic or for sex tourism; child sex tourism reportedly takes place in Haiti, with most tourists coming from the United States, Canada, and Europe; traffickers target Haitian children in private or NGO-sponsored residential care centers, children working in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, internally displaced persons—including those displaced by natural disasters and gang violence—stateless people, Haitian migrants traveling from or returning to Haiti, and LGBTQI+ youth; female foreign nationals, especially from the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, are particularly at risk for sex and labor trafficking in Haiti; Cuban medical workers in Haiti may have been forced to work by the Cuban government (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a transit point for cocaine from South America and marijuana from Jamaica en route to the United States; not a producer or large consumer of illicit drugs; some cultivation of cannabis for local consumption

" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 695c5c94..acb962c5 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -311,13 +311,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "dengue fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -448,13 +448,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "dengue fever" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -1126,10 +1126,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,159,935 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.8 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "42% (2020 est.)" + "text": "48% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1244,13 +1244,13 @@ "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $510 million)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $500 million)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $510 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index 18dda922..6fd61acd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -1082,10 +1082,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,621,552 (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.296 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "55% (2019 est.)" + "text": "82% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1178,13 +1178,13 @@ "text": "1.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $300 million)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $260 million)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $190 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index 5279a5c5..d0d9ce86 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -588,10 +588,10 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "68,840 (2012)" + "text": "68,840 (2012 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "196 (2012)" + "text": "196 (2012 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 81d7a4cd..9d84253c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1206,13 +1206,13 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019) (approximately $170 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018) (approximately $180 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2017) (approximately $190 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index 2458b3bc..551e5ac3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -1250,10 +1250,10 @@ "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $1.38 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.33 billion)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 274f2708..5382bd25 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -1089,6 +1089,14 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "

Saint Lucia-Venezuela: joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea

" }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Saint Lucia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; the government passed an amendment to remove the option for a fine in lieu of imprisonment, increased public awareness of a hotline to report trafficking, and worked with an international partner to investigate a potential child sex trafficking case; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; officials have not initiated a prosecution since 2015 and have never convicted a trafficker; the government did not identify any victims for the second consecutive year or report providing any services to victims, and it did not enact or fund a new national action plan; therefore, Saint Lucia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Saint Lucia, as well as victims from Saint Lucia abroad; children from economically disadvantaged families are at risk of sex trafficking, often forced by parents or caretakers in exchange for goods or services; disadvantaged young women from rural areas are vulnerable to sex trafficking, and children from poor communities are vulnerable to sexual exploitation; documented and undocumented migrants from the Caribbean and South Asia, including domestic workers, are vulnerable to trafficking; foreign women working in strip clubs and in commercial sex are at risk of sex trafficking; the government reports business owners from Saint Lucia, India, China, Cuba, and Russia are the most likely traffickers in the country; Cuban medical professionals working in Saint Lucia may have been forced to work by the Cuban Government (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a transit point for cocaine and marijuana destined for North America, Europe, and elsewhere in the Caribbean

" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 845ba166..95497c01 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -994,18 +994,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "323,905 (2020)" + "text": "340,000 (2021)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (2020 est.)" + "text": "22 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,163,730 (2019)" + "text": "2 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "155.11 (2019)" + "text": "130 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ "text": "excellent international service; good local service; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launch; regulatory development; major growth in mobile telephony and data segments which attacks operation investment in fiber infrastructure; moves to end roaming charges (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line over 23 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 142 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 22 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 130 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-868; landing points for the EC Link, ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber, SG-SCS and Americas II submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2020)" @@ -1118,16 +1118,16 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $350 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $340 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $420 million)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $460 million)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1153,6 +1153,14 @@ "text": "28,500 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021)" } }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Trinidad and Tobago does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials increased investigations and prosecutions, identified more victims, and expanded training; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; the government has never convicted a trafficker under its 2011 anti-trafficking law; corruption and official complicity in trafficking remained significant concerns, inhibiting law enforcement, and the government did not take action against senior officials alleged in 2020 to be involved in trafficking; victim identification and services remained weak, and the government did not formally adopt the National Action Plan for 2021-2023; therefore, Trinidad and Tobago remained on Tier 2 Watch List for the second consecutive year (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Trinidad and Tobago, and also exploit victims from Trinidad and Tobago abroad; the country serves as a transit point for Venezuelan refugees and migrants en route to Europe, North Africa, and elsewhere in the Caribbean, and large numbers of Venezuelans in particular continued to arrive in large numbers on a daily basis; unaccompanied or separated Venezuelan children are at increased risk for sex trafficking; migrants from the Caribbean region and from Asia are at risk for forced labor in domestic service and the retail sector; women and girls primarily from Venezuela, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Guyana are at risk of sex trafficking; traffickers also exploit victims from Puerto Rico, the Philippines, China, India, Nepal, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and they increasingly target vulnerable foreign women and girls; LGBTQI+ persons are at risk for sex trafficking; Cuban medical professionals may have been forced to work in Trinidad and Tobago by the Cuban government; Corruption by police, immigration and customs, and coast guard officials has been associated with facilitating labor and sex trafficking; transnational organized crime may increasingly be involved in trafficking; Trinidad and Tobago is likely a sex tourism destination (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a transit point for illegal drugs destined for Europe, North America, and the rest of the Caribbean; drug trafficking organizations use proximity to Venezuela, porous borders, vulnerabilities at ports of entry, limited law enforcement capacity and resources, and law enforcement corruption to traffic illicit drugs;  marijuana the only locally-produced illicit drug

 

" } diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index 13644f7b..b8561e05 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -783,18 +783,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10 (2020 est.)" + "text": "9 (2021 est.)" + } + }, + "Telephones - mobile cellular": { + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "25,085 (2004 est.)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "110 (2004 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully digital system with international direct dialing; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE expansion points to investment and focus on data; regulatory development; telecommunication contributes to greatly to GDP (2020)" + "text": "is connected to the internet via a single submarine fiber-optic cable (Arcos-1), which links the US and several Caribbean countries (2023)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 9 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-649; landing point for the ARCOS fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable providing connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2020)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 1c9a3fcb..62ed50f3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ "text": "Switzerland 27%, United States 17%, Spain 14%, Ecuador 7%, India 7%, Antigua and Barbuda 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, precious metal scraps, petroleum coke, frozen fish, coal tar oil (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, crude petroleum, petroleum coke, frozen fish, fishing ships (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -751,10 +751,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "107,060 (2019 est.)" + "text": "111,956 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "68% (2019 est.)" + "text": "68.1% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 38b603e7..dedb2ffd 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ "text": "Malta 30%, Seychelles 29%, Switzerland 14% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "recreational boats, aircraft, diamonds, paintings, precious stones (2019)" + "text": "aircraft, recreational boats, ships, hydrogen, halogens (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2017": { @@ -806,10 +806,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "23,585 (2020 est.)" + "text": "24,087 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78% (2020 est.)" + "text": "77.7% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index 142708f9..0a1aaf9a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -786,18 +786,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "76,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "76,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "76 (2020 est.)" + "text": "76 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "80,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "80,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "80 (2020 est.)" + "text": "80 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ "text": "modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expansion of FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launches; regulatory development and expansion in several markets point to investment and focus on data (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line 76 per 100 persons, with mobile-cellular 80 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line 76 per 100 persons, with mobile-cellular 80 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1-340; landing points for the BSCS, St Thomas-ST Croix System, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Americas II, GCN, MAC, PAN-AM and SAC submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA (2020)" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index 8d184a64..efbd445c 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1108,10 +1108,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,683,700 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "5.07 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "55% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (GKNB): State Border Service (2022)" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; Internal Troops; State Committee for National Security (GKNB): State Border Service (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1209,13 +1209,13 @@ "text": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $410 million)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $400 million)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $390 million)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary service for men in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 12-month service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also started a relationship with NATO in 1992 and joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994 (2023)" + "text": "Kyrgyzstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also started a relationship with NATO in 1992 and joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994

the Kyrgyz military’s primary responsibility is defense of the country’s sovereignty and territory, although it also has some internal security duties; elements of the military were called out in 2020 to respond to post-election demonstrations for example, and the National Guard’s missions include counterterrorism, responding to emergencies, and the protection of government facilities; the military also participates in UN and CSTO peacekeeping missions; border disputes with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the threat posed by militant Islamic groups, have been particular areas of concern for both the military and internal security forces; the military’s closest security partner is Russia, which provides training and material assistance, and maintains a presence in the country, including an airbase; the military also conducts training with other regional countries such as India, traditionally with a focus on counterterrorism

the Kyrgyz military was formed in 1992 from Soviet Army units then based in Kyrgyzstan following the dissolution of the USSR; while the current organization continues to be based on those former Soviet formations, specific information is limited and varied; the Army’s principal combat units are reportedly a few small Soviet-style “motor rifle” (mechanized) infantry brigades, plus brigades of mountain infantry, special forces, and artillery; the National Guard has some rapid reaction and special forces units; the Air Defense Forces reportedly have only a few operational combat helicopters (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 008730a9..b18c20c8 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "16,465,777 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "17.29 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "86% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1267,13 +1267,13 @@ "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $3.6 billion)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $3.06 billion)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.85 billion)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ "text": "all men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for 12-24 months (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has a relationship with NATO focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms; relations with NATO started in 1992, and Kazakhstan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995 (2023)" + "text": "Kazakhstan’s armed forces were formed in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the disbandment of the Soviet Turkestan Military District whose forces formed the core of the new Kazakh military; the military’s principal responsibilities are territorial defense while the National Police, National Guard, Committee for National Security, and Border Service have primary responsibility for internal security, although the military may provide assistance as required; the military also participates in humanitarian and peacekeeping operations; in 2008, Kazakhstan opened up Central Asia’s first peacekeeper training center for military personnel of Kazakhstan, NATO, and other partners 

in 2022, Kazakhstan initiated a wide-ranging effort to enhance the country’s security sector, including organizational changes such as establishing new National Guard units, enhancing existing ones, and forming a special operations force, spending increases for equipment acquisitions, a new doctrine with renewed emphasis on defense of the border, and reforms to improve professionalism in the military

information on the military’s structure varies with the Land Forces reportedly having about 15 combat brigades, which include a mix of air assault and mechanized infantry, tank, artillery, and surface-to-surface missile forces; the Naval Forces include a naval infantry brigade and patrol craft for operating on the Caspian Sea; the Air Defense Forces have over 100 combat aircraft, largely of Soviet-origin, but also some more modern Russian-made fighter aircraft 

Kazakhstan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force; it also has a relationship with NATO focused on democratic, institutional, and defense reforms; relations with NATO started in 1992, and Kazakhstan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1995 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 33ed1e34..4f350553 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ }, "Major lakes (area sq km)": { "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" + "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Estonia); Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" }, "salt water lake(s)": { "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Curonian Lagoon (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km
note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake" @@ -322,15 +322,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 9 December 2022, Russia has reported a total of 21,650,659 cases of COVID-19 or 14835.87 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 392,506 cumulative deaths or a rate of 268.96 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 December 2022, 60.32% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.1% (2016)" @@ -471,15 +470,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 9 December 2022, Russia has reported a total of 21,650,659 cases of COVID-19 or 14835.87 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 392,506 cumulative deaths or a rate of 268.96 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 December 2022, 60.32% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -494,7 +492,7 @@ }, "Major lakes (area sq km)": { "fresh water lake(s)": { - "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km; Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" + "text": "Lake Baikal - 31,500 sq km; Lake Ladoga - 18,130 sq km; Lake Onega - 9,720 sq km; Lake Khanka (shared with China) - 5,010 sq km; Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Estonia); Ozero Vygozero - 1,250 sq km; Ozero Beloye - 1,120 sq km" }, "salt water lake(s)": { "text": "Caspian Sea (shared with Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan) - 374,000 sq km; Ozero Malyye Chany - 2,500 sq km; Curonian Lagoon (shared with Lithuania) - 1,620 sq km
note - the Caspian Sea is the World's largest lake" @@ -1326,13 +1324,13 @@ "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $104 billion)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $100 billion)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $104 billion)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 39a2d720..e89899e4 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -301,13 +301,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -446,13 +443,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -1074,18 +1068,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "502,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "500,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "5 (2020 est.)" + "text": "5 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "9.904 million (2019)" + "text": "12 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111.53 (2019)" + "text": "120 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1093,7 +1087,7 @@ "text": "the nation of Tajikistan has had to struggle through a further two years of economic hardship following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; the strain on financial resources inevitably means a continuation of the absence of any meaningful investment or development programs for telecommunications infrastructure; the fixed line telephony and fixed broadband markets continue to languish far behind the mobile sector in terms of teledensity and penetration; with only around 6,000 fixed broadband customers (0.07% penetration), there would appear to be massive growth potential, but the limited fixed line infrastructure in the country suggests there’s little likelihood of that occurring any time soon; the size of Tajikistan’s mobile market dwarfs the fixed line segment, with an estimated penetration rate of nearly 120%; with a number of private sector companies active in the mobile market, there been more commitment to investment in network upgrades and expansion; three MNOs have all launched commercial 5G services, initially in areas of the capital city Dushanbe; the move towards higher speed mobile services should further underpin the growth in the nascent mobile broadband market, which is still estimated to be at a relatively low penetration level of 42% (at least relative to most other Asian nations) but is predicted to be a strong compound annual growth rate of more than 8% for at least the next five years (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns; fixed-line over 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 121 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line over 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 120 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); 3 satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita" @@ -1199,7 +1193,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime); State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2022)" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime), police; State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1209,13 +1203,13 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $360 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $350 million)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $330 million)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1228,7 +1222,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service for men; women may volunteer; 24-month conscript service obligation; in August 2021, the Tajik Government began allowing men to pay a fee in order to avoid conscription (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Tajikistan has been a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2023)" + "text": "Tajikistan is the only former Soviet republic that did not form its armed forces from old Soviet Army units following the collapse of the USSR in 1991; rather, Russia retained command of the Soviet units there while the Tajik government raised a military from scratch; the first ground forces were officially created in 1993 from groups that fought for the government during the Tajik Civil War

the military is a small and limited force equipped largely with Soviet-era weapons; its primary concerns are terrorism, border security, territorial defense, and instability in neighboring countries; following the 2021 Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, Tajikistan deployed thousands of troops to the Afghan border and conducted exercises focused on border-related scenarios; since 2012, Tajikistan has had more than 100 border-related clashes with Kyrgyzstan, triggered mostly by disputes over water, roads, or land along a poorly-defined frontier; the most recent in September 2022 saw the use of armored vehicles and artillery and resulted in about 100 killed; the Tajik Land and Mobile Forces have together an estimated 5 combat brigades of mechanized infantry, light/mountain infantry, air assault and special forces, and artillery; the Air and Air Defense force has a small number attack and multipurpose helicopters

Russia is Tajikistan’s primary security partner; approximately 5-7,000 Russian soldiers are stationed in the country, primarily at the 201st military base, which is leased until at least 2042; the Russian forces include combat troops and combat aircraft; Russia and Tajikistan have a joint air defense system and they conduct periodic joint exercises; Tajikistan has been a member of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) since 1994 and contributes troops to CSTO's rapid reaction force (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 6210886d..cbdccce7 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 1998": { - "text": "40.8 (1998)" + "text": "40.8 (1998 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1058,18 +1058,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "717,000 (2020 est.)" + "text": "800,000 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (2020 est.)" + "text": "13 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "9.377 million (2020)" + "text": "6.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "150 (2020)" + "text": "99 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ "text": "the nation of Turkmenistan, which rivals only North Korea for its isolationism, continues to keep its telecom sector along with the broader populace under tight control; the country inched up just one point off the bottom of the world rankings for press and internet freedom in the most recent report from Reporters Without Borders; most social networks in the country are blocked, although locals do have access to the government-developed platform released in 2019; all internet users, however, need to identify themselves before logging on, and strict censorship over what can be viewed is in force; the end result is that Turkmenistan has one of the lowest penetration rates for internet access in the world (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 155 per 100 persons; first telecommunication satellite was launched in 2015 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 99 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 993; linked by fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; an exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat (2018)" @@ -1199,23 +1199,23 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (aka Turkmen National Army): Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops, national police, Federal/State Border Guard Service (2022)" + "text": "Armed Forces of Turkmenistan (aka Turkmen National Army): Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops, national police, Federal/State Border Guard Service (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $1.54 billion)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $1.45 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $1.32 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $1.3 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $1.1 billion)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 24-month conscript service obligation (30 months for the Navy); 20 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; men may enroll in military schools from age 15 (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Turkmenistan has a policy of permanent neutrality and has declined to participate in post-Soviet military groupings such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization military alliance (CSTO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO); however, in September 2020, it participated in a Russian-led multinational military exercise held in southern Russia’s Astrakhan region alongside the forces of more than a dozen other countries; Turkmenistan joined NATO's Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and officials from Turkmenistan participate in a range of courses provided by NATO and NATO member states, but it does not offer any armed forces units to NATO-led operations

in recent years, Turkmenistan has made efforts to improve its naval capabilities on the Caspian Sea, including expanding ship building capabilities and adding larger vessels to the Navy’s inventory; in 2018, it opened its first naval shipyard and in August 2021, the Navy commissioned its largest warship, a corvette that was jointly constructed with Turkey (2023)" + "text": "the military is responsible for external defense and works closely with the Border Service on protecting the country’s borders; it is conscript-based and equipped with Soviet-era arms; while Turkmenistan has a policy of permanent 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

information on the structure of the military is limited and varied; the primary Land Force combat units are reportedly up to 4 “motorized rifle” divisions (MRD) inherited from the former Soviet Army after the USSR’s collapse in 1991; MRDs are typically comprised of one or more mechanized infantry regiments, plus a tank and an artillery regiment; there are reportedly also some separate motorized rifle (mechanized infantry), artillery, and surface-to-surface missile brigades; in recent years, Turkmenistan has made efforts to strengthen its naval capabilities on the Caspian Sea, including expanding ship building capabilities and adding larger vessels to the Navy’s inventory; in 2018, Turkmenistan opened its first naval shipyard, and in 2021 the Navy commissioned its largest warship, a corvette that was jointly constructed with Turkey, to complement a small existing force of coastal patrol craft; the Border Service also has a force of patrol boats; the Air Force has approximately 50 operational Soviet-era fighter and ground attack aircraft, as well as a few combat helicopters (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index e4adc0d3..d719bcea 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2003": { - "text": "36.8 (2003)" + "text": "36.8 (2003 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1078,15 +1078,15 @@ "text": "3,470,097 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10 (2021 est.)" + "text": "17 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "35,069,999 (2021)" + "text": "35 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "103 (2021)" + "text": "100 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ "text": "Uzbekistan’s telecom markets both wireline and wireless have been playing \"catch up\" in terms of their development following the country's independence from the former Soviet Union; the government has formally adopted the principles of operating as a market economy, many elements of the old centrally planned economic model remain; this has had the effect of reducing the level of interest from foreign companies and investors in building out the necessary underlying infrastructure, which in turn has constrained the rate of growth in the country’s telecoms sector; the last five years has seen an upswing in prospects for the sector as fiber network roll outs continue beyond the main urban centers, while the mobile market experiences some consolidation for stronger, more efficient competitors; growth is present in the fixed broadband segment with penetration projected to reach 24% by 2027 (a 5-year CAGR of 6.2%); despite the promising signs in the fixed markets, it is the mobile segment that continues to dominate Uzbekistan’s telecoms sector in terms of penetration, revenue, and growth;  there are four major operators providing a modicum of competition; three of the four are government owned entities; the mobile market is expected to reach 100% penetration in 2023 a 50% increase in the last five years (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 10 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity nearly 103 per 100 persons; the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbek Telecom, owner of the fixed-line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchanges; mobile-cellular services are provided by 2 private and 3 state-owned operators with a total subscriber base of 22.8 million as of January 2018 (2021)" + "text": "fixed-line nearly 17 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity of 100 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; the country also has a link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; Uzbekistan has supported the national fiber-optic backbone project of Afghanistan since 2008" @@ -1208,24 +1208,24 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Troops, Border Guards, police (2022)", - "note": "note: the National Guard, also under the Ministry of Defense, ensures public order and security of diplomatic missions, radio and television broadcasting, and other state entities" + "text": "Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard (Ministry of Defense); Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Troops, Border Guards, police (2023)", + "note": "note: the National Guard ensures public order and security of diplomatic missions, radio and television broadcasting, and other state entities" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $3 billion)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $2.88 billion)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.65 billion)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $2.49 billion)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $2.4 billion)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ "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 Uzbek armed forces were established in January 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, when the newly-established Ministry for Defense Affairs assumed jurisdiction over all former Soviet ground, air, and air defense units, formations, and installations then deployed on its soil; the building hosting the headquarters for the ex-Soviet Turkestan Military District became the headquarters for the Uzbek armed forces; all former Soviet troops departed Uzbekistan by 1995; Uzbekistan continues to maintain bilateral defense ties with Russia based on a 2005 mutual security agreement

Uzbekistan is not part of the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is comprised of former Soviet Republics; Uzbekistan joined in the 1990s but withdrew in 1999; it returned in 2006 but left again in 2012 (2023)" + "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

the Army has up to 15 combat brigades, mostly motorized or mechanized infantry, as well as air assault, artillery, special forces, and tank brigades; the Air Force received a considerable number of aircraft inherited from the Soviet Union in the 1990s and continues to have an inventory estimated to be more than 100 combat aircraft and combat helicopters 

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)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 1c1e1835..bb84129e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ "text": "China 24%, Thailand 24%, Japan 7%, Germany 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, clothing products, rice, copper, dried legumes (2019)" + "text": "natural gas, clothing products, dried legumes, precious stones, yttrium, scandium, rice, corn  (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2019": { @@ -1161,10 +1161,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "19,043,428 (2020 est.)" + "text": "23.76 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "35% (2020 est.)" + "text": "44% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1278,8 +1278,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Burmese Defense Service (aka Armed Forces of Burma, Myanmar Army, Royal Armed Forces, or the Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay); People’s Militia; Ministry of Home Affairs: People's Police Force; Border Guard Forces/Police (2022)", - "note": "note: under the 2008 constitution, the Tatmadaw controls appointments of senior officials to lead the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Border Affairs, and the Ministry of Home Affairs; in March 2022, a new law gave the commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw the authority to appoint or remove the head of the police force" + "text": "Burmese Defense Service (aka Armed Forces of Burma, Myanmar Army, Royal Armed Forces, or the Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay); People’s Militia; Ministry of Home Affairs: Burma (People's) Police Force, Border Guard Forces/Police (2023)", + "note": "note 1: under the 2008 constitution, the Tatmadaw controls appointments of senior officials to lead the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Border Affairs, and the Ministry of Home Affairs; in March 2022, a new law gave the commander-in-chief of the Tatmadaw the authority to appoint or remove the head of the police force

note 2: the Burma Police Force is primarily responsible for internal security; the Border Guard Police is administratively part of the Burma Police Force but operationally distinct; both are under the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is led by an active-duty military general and itself subordinate to the military command" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "1.72 million (government offensives against armed ethnic minority groups near its borders with China and Thailand, natural disasters, forced land evictions) (2023)" + "text": "1.8 million (government offensives against armed ethnic minority groups near its borders with China and Thailand, natural disasters, forced land evictions) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "600,000 (2022); note - Rohingya Muslims, living predominantly in Rakhine State, are Burma's main group of stateless people; the Burmese Government does not recognize the Rohingya as a \"national race\" and stripped them of their citizenship under the 1982 Citizenship Law, categorizing them as \"non-nationals\" or \"foreign residents;\" under the Rakhine State Action Plan drafted in October 2014, the Rohingya must demonstrate their family has lived in Burma for at least 60 years to qualify for a lesser naturalized citizenship and the classification of Bengali or be put in detention camps and face deportation; native-born but non-indigenous people, such as Indians, are also stateless; the Burmese Government does not grant citizenship to children born outside of the country to Burmese parents who left the country illegally or fled persecution, such as those born in Thailand; the number of stateless persons has decreased dramatically because hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017 to escape violence" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 4d234e04..bfd50b92 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "150 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "150 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ "text": "Japan 34%, Australia 12%, Singapore 10%, India 8%, Malaysia 8%, Thailand 7%, China 6%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, industrial alcohols, industrial hydrocarbons (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, natural gas, crude petroleum, industrial hydrocarbons, industrial alcohols  (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1043,10 +1043,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "415,609 (2020 est.)" + "text": "441,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "95% (2020 est.)" + "text": "98% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force, Joint Force (2022)", + "text": "Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Land Force, Navy, Air Force, Joint Force; Ministry of Home Affairs: Royal Brunei Police Force  (2023)", "note": "note: the Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) under the Ministry of Defense is a special guard force for the Sultan, the royal family, and the country’s oil installations" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 1b8e095d..5928ea5c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -481,13 +481,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "100 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "2.05 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.05 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ "text": "United States 21%, Singapore 8%, Thailand 8%, Germany 7%, Japan 6%, China 5%, Canada 5%, United Kingdom 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "clothing, precious metal scraps, trunks/cases, gold, leather footwear (2019)" + "text": "clothing and footwear, trunks and cases, rice, rubber, light fixtures (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5,440,559 (2019 est.)" + "text": "10.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "33% (2019 est.)" + "text": "60% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ "text": "225 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 290 Mali (MINUSMA) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "outside of periodic border skirmishes with Thailand, the RCAF’s primary responsibilities are internal, border, and coastal security; since 2016, the RCAF has conducted a small annual training exercise known as “Golden Dragon” with the military of China, except for 2021-2022 when it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Army has a few infantry divisions and an estimated 10-15 brigades, including about 5 rapid reaction “intervention,” a border security, and a prime minister’s bodyguard brigade, as well as an airborne/special operations brigade under a special forces command created in 2020; the Navy maintains a small force of patrol boats and a naval infantry brigade for coastal defense; the Air Force has a small number of combat and transport helicopters; the Royal Gendarmerie is reportedly organized into battalions and several mobile response units

the RCAF was re-established in 1993 under the first coalition government from the merger of the Cambodian Government’s military forces (Cambodian People’s Armed Forces) and the two non-communist resistance forces (Sihanoukist National Army, aka National Army for Khmer Independence, and the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces); thousands of communist Khmer Rouge fighters began surrendering by 1994 under a government amnesty program and the last of the Khmer Rouge forces (National Army of Democratic Kampuchea) were demobilized or absorbed into the RCAF in 1999

Cambodia continues to be one of the most densely landmine-contaminated countries in the world; by the early 1990s, various aid organizations estimated there were 8 to 10 million landmines scattered throughout the country, with a particularly heavy concentration along a 1,000-km strip along the northwest Thai-Cambodia border known as the \"K5 belt\"; the mines were laid during Cambodia’s decades-long war by the Cambodian army, the Vietnamese, the Khmer Rouge, the non-communist fighters, and US forces; part of Cambodia's defense policy is demining the territory with the intent of having the entire country cleared of unexploded ordnances by 2035; over 1 million landmines and over 3 million explosives were discovered and removed from 1992 to 2018 (2022)" + "text": "outside of periodic border skirmishes with Thailand, the RCAF’s primary responsibilities are border, coastal, and internal security; since 2016, the RCAF has conducted a small annual training exercise known as “Golden Dragon” with the military of China, except for 2021-2022 when it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Army has a few infantry divisions and an estimated 10-15 brigades, including about 5 rapid reaction “intervention,” a border security, and a prime minister’s bodyguard brigade, as well as an airborne/special operations brigade under a special forces command created in 2020; the Navy maintains a small force of patrol boats and a naval infantry brigade for coastal defense; the Air Force has a small number of combat and transport helicopters; the Royal Gendarmerie is reportedly organized into battalions and several mobile response units

the RCAF was re-established in 1993 under the first coalition government from the merger of the Cambodian Government’s military forces (Cambodian People’s Armed Forces) and the two non-communist resistance forces (Sihanoukist National Army, aka National Army for Khmer Independence, and the Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces); thousands of communist Khmer Rouge fighters began surrendering by 1994 under a government amnesty program and the last of the Khmer Rouge forces (National Army of Democratic Kampuchea) were demobilized or absorbed into the RCAF in 1999

Cambodia continues to be one of the most densely landmine-contaminated countries in the world; by the early 1990s, various aid organizations estimated there were 8 to 10 million landmines scattered throughout the country, with a particularly heavy concentration on a 1,000-km strip along the northwest Thai-Cambodia border known as the \"K5 belt\"; the mines were laid during Cambodia’s decades-long war by the Cambodian army, the Vietnamese, the Khmer Rouge, the non-communist fighters, and US forces; part of Cambodia's defense policy is demining the territory with the intent of having the entire country cleared of unexploded ordnances by 2035; over 1 million landmines and over 3 million explosives were discovered and removed from 1992 to 2018; in 2018, the Cambodian government and Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), a government agency, launched the National Mine Action Strategy for 2018-2025 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 1abb1365..e55c237b 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -320,18 +320,17 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)" }, "soil contact diseases": { "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 9 December 2022, China has reported a total of 9,862,129 cases of COVID-19 or 670.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,717 cumulative deaths or a rate 2.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 28 November 2022, 91.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.2% (2016)" @@ -476,18 +475,17 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, severe fever thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)" }, "soil contact diseases": { "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 9 December 2022, China has reported a total of 9,862,129 cases of COVID-19 or 670.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,717 cumulative deaths or a rate 2.1 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 28 November 2022, 91.5% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -513,13 +511,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "79.4 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "117.01 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "133.5 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "103.04 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "385.2 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "361.24 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -958,7 +956,7 @@ "text": "United States 17%, Hong Kong 10%, Japan 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "broadcasting equipment, computers, integrated circuits, office machinery and parts, telephones (2019)" + "text": "broadcasting equipment, computers, integrated circuits, office machinery and parts, telephones (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1182,10 +1180,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "987 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.022 billion (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2020 est.)" + "text": "73% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1311,7 +1309,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (PLAN, includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (PLAAF, includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (information, electronic, and cyber warfare, as well as space forces); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2022)", + "text": "People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (PLAN, includes naval aviation), Navy Marine Corps (PLANMC), Air Force (PLAAF, includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (information, electronic, and cyber warfare, as well as space forces); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Strategic Support Force includes the Space Systems Department, which is responsible for nearly all PLA space operations, including space launch and support, space surveillance, space information support, space telemetry, tracking, and control, and space warfare

note 2: the PAP is a paramilitary police component of China’s armed forces that is under the dual authority of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Central Military Commission and charged with internal security, law enforcement, counterterrorism, and maritime rights protection

note 3: in 2018, the Coast Guard was moved from the State Oceanic Administration to the PAP; in 2013, China merged four of its five major maritime law enforcement agencies – the China Marine Surveillance (CMS), Maritime Police, Fishery Law Enforcement (FLE), and Anti-Smuggling Police – into a unified coast guard" }, "Military expenditures": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 8041dcc7..03d79c53 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -986,10 +986,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6,883,256 (2020 est.)" + "text": "6.975 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (2020 est.)" + "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong Police Force (specialized units include the Police Counterterrorism Response Unit, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, the Special Duties Unit, the Airport Security Unit, and the VIP Protection Unit) (2022)", + "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong Police Force (specialized units include the Police Counterterrorism Response Unit, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, the Special Duties Unit, the Airport Security Unit, and the VIP Protection Unit) (2023)", "note": "note: the Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Army, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Southern Theater Command" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 2f79f42b..1165c0bd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "note": "note 1: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 9 December 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,695,010 cases of COVID-19 or 2,447.69 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 160,175 cumulative deaths or a rate 58.56 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 30 November 2022, 73.94% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Southeast Asia; Indonesia is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Southeast Asia; Indonesia is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.9% (2016)" @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "note": "note 1: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Indonesia; as of 9 December 2022, Indonesia has reported a total of 6,695,010 cases of COVID-19 or 2,447.69 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 160,175 cumulative deaths or a rate 58.56 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 30 November 2022, 73.94% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Southeast Asia; Indonesia is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "note": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Travel Alert for polio in Southeast Asia; Indonesia is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1172,10 +1172,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "147,702,755 (2020 est.)" + "text": "167.4 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54% (2020 est.)" + "text": "62% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1356,6 +1356,14 @@ "text": "866 (2022)" } }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Indonesia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; Indonesia supported the repatriation of migrant workers—including some who were exploited in trafficking abroad—referred some victims to social services, implemented the 2017 Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers law, concluded a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia on worker protections, and increased funding for victim and witness protection services; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; investigations and convictions decreased for the fifth and fourth consecutive years, respectively; officials did not take steps to address official complicity in trafficking crimes; the lack of systematic identification procedures hindered proactive identification of victims; protection services remained inadequate; the government did not fully prioritize staffing or funding for effective oversight of sectors with pervasive trafficking problems; the 2007 anti-trafficking law was inconsistent with international law on what constitutes child sex trafficking crimes; therefore, Indonesia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Indonesia, as well as Indonesians abroad; officials estimate that more than two million Indonesians working abroad—many of whom are women working in the domestic sector—are undocumented or overstayed their visas, increasing their risk to trafficking; traffickers exploit many Indonesians through force and debt-based coercion in Asia (particularly in China, South Korea, and Singapore) and the Middle East (particularly in Saudi Arabia), primarily in domestic work, factories, construction, and manufacturing, as well as on Malaysian oil palm plantations and fishing vessels throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans; Indonesian labor traffickers exploit adults and children in fishing, fish processing, construction, on oil palm or other plantations, and in mining and manufacturing; women and girls are exploited in forced labor in domestic service, and children may be subject to forced criminality in the illicit drug industry; sex traffickers use spas, hotels, bars, and other businesses to facilitate sex trafficking, and up to 30 percent of individuals in commercial sex in Indonesia are female child sex victims; women and girls are also exploited in sex trafficking near mining operations, and Bali is a destination for Indonesians and foreigners engaged in child sex tourism; sex traffickers exploit Indonesian women and girls abroad primarily in Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Middle East (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a transit and destination point for illicit narcotics; consumer of crystal methamphetamine trafficked in Burma and Pakistan and also transit to Australia and New Zealand; significant consumer of ecstasy from China and the Netherlands and domestically grown cannabis

 

" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 4c7cd6f9..1258d52a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -303,12 +303,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Japan has reported a total of 25,687,798 cases of COVID-19 or 20,310.33 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 51,062 cumulative deaths or a rate of 40.37 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 84.27% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.3% (2016)" }, @@ -443,12 +437,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Japan has reported a total of 25,687,798 cases of COVID-19 or 20,310.33 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 51,062 cumulative deaths or a rate of 40.37 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 84.27% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "43.981 million tons (2015 est.)" @@ -1124,10 +1112,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "113,252,419 (2020 est.)" + "text": "99.6 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "90% (2020 est.)" + "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index bc28b258..dc4acd7a 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command; Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2022)", + "text": "Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force and Air Defense Forces, KPA Strategic Forces (missile forces), KPA Special Forces (special operations forces); Security Guard Command (aka Bodyguard Command); Military Security Command; Ministry of Social Security (formerly Ministry of Public Security): Border Guard General Bureau, civil security forces; Ministry of State Security: internal security, investigations (2023)", "note": "note 1: North Korea employs a systematic and intentional overlap of powers and responsibilities among its multiple internal security organizations to prevent any potential subordinate consolidation of power and assure that each unit provided a check and balance on the other

note 2: the Security Guard Command protects the Kim family, other senior leadership figures, and government facilities

note 3: the North also has a large paramilitary/militia force organized into the Worker Peasant Red Guard and Red Youth Guard; these organizations are present at all levels of government (province, county, ward) and are under the control of the Korean Workers' Party in peacetime, but revert to KPA control in crisis or war; they are often mobilized for domestic projects, such as road building and agricultural support" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ "note": "note: the bulk of the KPA is made up of conscripts; as many as 20% of North Korean males between the ages of 16 and 54 are in the military at a given time and possibly up to 30 percent of males between the ages of 18 and 27, not counting the reserves or paramilitary units; women comprise about 20% of the military by some estimates" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but as of 2022 North Korea had failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement

the KPA was founded in 1948; Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

as of 2022, North Korea’s growing ballistic missile program included close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received its first ballistic missiles, short-range FROGs (free rocket over ground), from the Soviet Union in the 1960s, but its modern ballistic missile program is generally thought to date back to the mid-1970s when it received a Soviet Scud-class missile, likely from Egypt; the North reverse-engineered the missile and developed an indigenously built version in 1984; it flight-tested its first Scud-based medium-range Nodong missile in 1990, and probably began development of the multi-stage Taepodong missiles around this time as well; the North revealed its first road-mobile ICBM in 2012 and conducted the first test of an ICBM-class system in 2017; it conducted additional ICBM tests in 2022 (2022)" + "text": "in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean Navy corvette in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the KPA and the South Korean military maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement

the KPA was founded in 1948; Kim Jong Un is the KPA supreme commander, while operational control of the armed forces resides in the General Staff Department (GSD), which reports directly to Kim; the GSD maintains overall control of all military forces and is charged with turning Kim’s directives into operational military orders; the Ministry of National Defense (MND) is responsible for administrative control of the military and external relations with foreign militaries

North Korea’s growing ballistic missile program includes close- (CRBM), short- (SRBM), medium- (MRBM), intermediate- (IRBM), and intercontinental- (ICBM) range ballistic missiles; the North received its first ballistic missiles, short-range FROGs (free rocket over ground), from the Soviet Union in the 1960s, but its modern ballistic missile program is generally thought to date back to the mid-1970s when it received a Soviet Scud-class missile, likely from Egypt; the North reverse-engineered the missile and developed an indigenously built version in 1984; it flight-tested its first Scud-based medium-range Nodong missile in 1990, and probably began development of the multi-stage Taepodong missiles around this time as well; the North revealed its first road-mobile ICBM in 2012 and conducted the first test of an ICBM-class system in 2017; it conducted additional ICBM tests in 2022 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 51c17274..b1812d25 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -302,12 +302,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 9 December 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 27,611,555 cases of COVID-19 or 53,856 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,975 cumulative deaths or a rate of 60.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 87.1% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "4.7% (2016)" }, @@ -442,12 +436,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; as of 9 December 2022, South Korea has reported a total of 27,611,555 cases of COVID-19 or 53,856 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,975 cumulative deaths or a rate of 60.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 87.1% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "18,218,975 tons (2014 est.)" @@ -554,7 +542,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President YOON Suk Yeol (since 10 May 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister HAN Deok-Soo (since 21 May 2022) serves as the principal executive assistant to the president, similar to the role of a vice president" + "text": "President YOON Suk Yeol (since 10 May 2022); the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister HAN Duck-soo (since 21 May 2022) serves as the principal executive assistant to the president, similar to the role of a vice president" }, "head of government": { "text": "President YOON Suk Yeol (since 10 May 2022)" @@ -600,7 +588,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador CHO Tae-yong (since 11 June 2022)" + "text": "vacant (April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1116,10 +1104,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "50,281,152 (2020 est.)" + "text": "50.96 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "97% (2020 est.)" + "text": "98% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1236,7 +1224,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea: Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), Navy (ROKN, includes Marine Corps, ROKMC), Air Force (ROKAF); Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Korea Coast Guard (2022)", + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea: Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), Navy (ROKN, includes Marine Corps, ROKMC), Air Force (ROKAF); Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Korea Coast Guard; Ministry of Interior and Safety: Korean National Police Agency (2023)", "note": "note 1: in January 2022, the South Korean military announced the formation of a space branch under its Joint Chiefs of Staff to coordinate the development of space and space-enabled capabilities across the Army, Navy and Air Force

note 2: the military reserves include Mobilization Reserve Forces (First Combat Forces) and Homeland Defense Forces (Regional Combat Forces)" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1250,10 +1238,10 @@ "text": "2.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $58.1 billion)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2018) (approximately $55.8 billion)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1270,7 +1258,7 @@ "text": "250 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 280 South Sudan (UNMISS); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, South Korea has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters off of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; as of 2022, the US maintained approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country

the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa

South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the Cheonan, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but as of 2022 North Korea had failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement

" + "text": "South Korea's primary defense partner is the US, and the 1953 US-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty is a cornerstone of South Korea’s security; the Treaty committed the US to provide assistance in the event of an attack, particularly from North Korea; in addition, the Treaty gave the US permission to station land, air, and sea forces in and about the territory of South Korea as determined by mutual agreement; the US maintains approximately 28,000 military personnel in the country; South Korea has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation

the South Korean military has assisted the US in conflicts in Afghanistan (5,000 troops; 2001-2014), Iraq (20,000 troops; 2003-2008), and Vietnam (325,000 troops; 1964-1973)

in 2016, South Korea concluded an agreement with the EU for participation in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations, such as the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, which protects maritime shipping and conducts counter-piracy operations off the coast of East Africa

South Korea has been engaged with NATO through dialogue and security cooperation since 2005 and is considered by NATO to be a global partner; it has participated in NATO-led missions and exercises, including leading an integrated civilian-military reconstruction team in Afghanistan as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, 2010-2013; it has also cooperated with NATO in countering the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden by providing naval vessels as escorts

in addition to the invasion of South Korea and the subsequent Korean War (1950-53), North Korea from the 1960s to the 1980s launched a considerable number of limited military and subversive actions against South Korea using special forces and terrorist tactics; including aggressive skirmishes along the DMZ, overt attempts to assassinate South Korean leaders, kidnappings, the bombing of an airliner, and a failed effort in 1968 to foment an insurrection and conduct a guerrilla war in the South with more than 100 seaborne commandos; from the 1990s until 2010, the North lost two submarines and a semi-submersible boat attempting to insert infiltrators into the South (1996, 1998) and provoked several engagements in the Northwest Islands area along the disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL), including naval skirmishes between patrol boats in 1999 and 2002, the torpedoing and sinking of a South Korean corvette, the Cheonan, in 2010, and the bombardment of a South Korean Marine Corps installation on Yeonpyeong Island, also in 2010; since 2010, further minor incidents continue to occur periodically along the DMZ, where both the North and the South Korean militaries maintain large numbers of troops

in 2018, North Korea and South Korea signed a tension reduction agreement known as the Comprehensive Military Agreement (CMA), which established land, sea, and air buffer zones along the DMZ and the NLL; implementation of the CMA required the removal of some land mines and guard posts; the efforts led to a reduction of tension in the DMZ, but North Korea has failed to uphold much of its side of the agreement (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index fd26c89e..c6ebb715 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1226,23 +1226,24 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA, includes Riverine Force), Air Force, Self-Defense Militia Forces (2022)" + "text": "Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA, includes Riverine Force), Air Force, Self-Defense Militia Forces; Ministry of Public Security (2023)", + "note": "note: the Ministry of Public Security maintains internal security and is responsible for law enforcement; it oversees local, traffic, immigration, and security police, village police auxiliaries, and other armed police units" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $120 million)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $100 million)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $95 million)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $85 million)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index 0c562b5f..9ab45d13 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -1239,13 +1239,13 @@ "text": "0.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $240 million)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $240 million)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index a00f4ff6..71a80b69 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -1268,10 +1268,10 @@ "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $7.84 billion)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $7.63 billion)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 4ebfff5a..0a55bd5c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes land, maritime, and air elements); Ministry of Police: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (2022)" + "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes land, maritime, and air elements); Ministry of Police: Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary and Correctional Services (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ "text": "18-27 for a general enlistee or 18-30 for an officer cadet; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, Australia and the US were assisting Papua New Guinea with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II

the PNGDF was established in 1973; its infantry regiment and primary unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF (2022)" + "text": "as of 2022, Australia and the US were assisting Papua New Guinea with expanding and improving the Defense Force naval base at Lombrum on Manus Island; the US first established a Lombrum base in 1944 during World War II

the PNGDF was established in 1973; its infantry regiment and primary unit, the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment (RPIR), is descended from Australian Army infantry battalions comprised of native soldiers and led by Australian officers and non-commissioned officers formed during World War II to help fight the Japanese; the RPIR was disbanded after the war, but reestablished in 1951 as part of the Australian Army where it continued to serve until Papua New Guinea gained its independence in 1975, when it became part of the PNGDF (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index 045bcc7d..61e893f5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2021)", + "text": "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Philippine Coast Guard is an armed and uniformed service under the Department of Transportation; it would be attached to the AFP in wartime; the Philippine National Police Force (PNP) falls under the Department of the Interior

note 2: the Philippine Government also arms and supports civilian militias; the AFP controls Civilian Armed Force Geographical Units, while the Civilian Volunteer Organizations fall under PNP command" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1283,13 +1283,13 @@ "text": "1.1% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $6.19 billion)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $5.31 billion)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017) (approximately $6.21 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index bd669a46..5c9dcb45 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -1077,10 +1077,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "8,660,700 (2021)" + "text": "8,660,700 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "146 (2021)" + "text": "146 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1202,13 +1202,13 @@ "text": "3% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2019) (approximately $15 billion)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018) (approximately $14.8 billion)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2017) (approximately $14.8 billion)" + "text": "3% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 210fbcde..04775d76 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ "text": "9.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { - "text": "36.4 (2018 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020": { + "text": "35 (2020 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1127,18 +1127,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5.003 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.6 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "129.614 million (2019)" + "text": "120 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "186.16 (2019)" + "text": "170 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ "text": "Thailand’s telecom sector is relatively mature and hosts a mix of public and private sector players; the mobile market is highly developed and has experienced strong growth over the last seven years; the market returned to growth in 2021 after it contracted in 2020 driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, and a steep decline in inbound tourism; it remains highly saturated, owing to overall maturity and the popularity of multiple SIM card use, which has resulted in a particularly high penetration rate; in general, the sector retains considerable potential given the impetus of 5G, the recent spectrum auctions, and continued network deployments by the country’s network operators; further auctions of spectrum in the 700MHz band (being repurposed from digital TV broadcasting), and in the 3.6GHz range will further improve network capacity; in the wire line segment, the decline in fixed-line penetration is expected to continue as subscribers migrate to mobile networks for voice and data services; the emphasis among operators has been to bolster their fiber footprints in key high-value areas; the transition to fiber from DSL and cable has also been facilitated by changes to the regulatory structure that have removed some barriers to investment; this is supporting the cannibalization of older copper-based DSL lines by fiber; the returns from this investment remain a long-term prospect as consumers still favor entry-level packages; there is also strong interest from the government, as well as private vendors, in establishing Thailand as a data center hub to serve the region; the size, capacity and spread of existing data centers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) outside of Thailand is small; Thailand retains some advantages to attract investment, including improved fiber connectivity and international bandwidth; increasing submarine capacity, such as the SJC2 cable to come online later in 2022, will considerably improve Thailand’s potential as a regional hub (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding; fixed-line over 7 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 167 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 7 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 170 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 66; landing points for the AAE-1, FEA, SeaMeWe-3,-4, APG, SJC2, TIS, MCT and AAG submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF): Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF); Office of the Prime Minister: Royal Thai Police; Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) (2022)", + "text": "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF): Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF); Office of the Prime Minister: Royal Thai Police; Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) (2023)", "note": "note 1: the ISOC oversees counter-insurgency operations, as well as countering terrorism, narcotics and weapons trafficking, and other internal security duties; it is primarily run by the Army

note 2: official paramilitary forces in Thailand include the Thai Rangers (Thahan Phran or \"Hunter Soldiers\") under the Army; the Paramilitary Marines under the Navy; the Border Patrol Police (BPP) under the Royal Thai Police; the Volunteer Defense Corps (VDC or O So) and National Defense Volunteers (NDV), both under the Ministry of Interior; there are also several government-backed volunteer militias created to provide village security against insurgents in the deep south or to assist the ISOC" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1291,13 +1291,13 @@ "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $14.6 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $14.2 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017) (approximately $13.8 billion)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index ec1245b4..40ae7a8f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1053,18 +1053,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,012 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1,900 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "(2020 est.) less than 1" + "text": "(2021 est.) less than 1" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,425,260 (2019)" + "text": "1.4 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "110.22 (2019)" + "text": "100 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ "text": "Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the regeneration of its economy and rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest; fixed-line and fixed broadband penetration in Timor-Leste remains extremely low, mainly due to the limited fixed-line infrastructure and the proliferation of mobile connectivity; in an effort to boost e-government services; the number of subscribers through to 2026 is expected to develop steadily, though from a low base; by August 2020, Timor-Leste had three telecom service providers who jointly achieved a 98% network coverage nationally; the mobile broadband market is still at an early stage of development, strong growth is predicted over the next five years; at the end of 2020, the government issued new policy guidelines to maximize the use of spectrum in Timor-Leste; it invited mobile operators to submit applications for the allocation of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands; in November 2020, the government approved the deployment of a submarine fiber link connecting the south of the country to Australia via the North Western Cable System (NWCS) (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services, less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of over 104 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line services less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services is 100 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 670;  international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite" @@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Joint Headquarters with Land, Air, Naval, Service Support, and Education/Training components; Ministry of Interior: National Police (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2022)" + "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Joint Headquarters with Land, Air, Naval, Service Support, and Education/Training components; Ministry of Interior: National Police (Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste, PNTL) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1178,13 +1178,13 @@ "text": "1.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $45 million)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $30 million)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $35 million)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 639843dc..fadd66ca 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -893,18 +893,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12,971,900 (2019 est.)" + "text": "13 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "55 (2019 est.)" + "text": "53 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "29,291,500 (2019)" + "text": "30 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123.21 (2019)" + "text": "120 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ "text": "Taiwan has a highly developed telecoms sector in both the fixed-line and mobile segments; in part this is due to the country’s early moves to liberalize the market, allowing vigorous competition to flourish; the government has also made concerted efforts to take advantage of Taiwan’s strengths in the development of high-tech, export-oriented industries to encourage and enable the rapid adoption of advanced telecom platforms, while simultaneously leveraging the same telecoms infrastructure to push even further ahead with the country's industrial development plans; Taiwan has one of the highest teledensities in the region; while fixed-line subscriber numbers are trending downwards, the rate of decline has been slowed by the major fixed-line provider investing strongly in building out a widespread fiber network to allow customers to maintain a terrestrial voice connection as part of a fixed broadband package; fiber is the dominant platform in Taiwan’s fixed broadband market; cable services have retained an unusually strong following thanks to the success of cable providers in delivering competitive cable TV and telephony services as a way to get around Chunghwa Telecom’s control of the last mile for its copper and fiber networks; Taiwan also has high penetration rates in its mobile and mobile broadband segments, growth in both markets is almost at a standstill because the country reached 100% penetration very early on – way back when GSM was first introduced, in mobile’s case; the MNOs moved quickly to roll out 4G and 5G networks and services in rapid succession, but subscriber numbers (and market share) has barely changed; the improved quality and performance available with the new platforms will drive increased usage and ARPU; fierce competition following the launch of 4G saw the opposite happen, with price wars causing telco revenues to fall instead; it is possible that the same problem can be avoided with 5G allowing Taiwan to reach the target of 50% of subscribers on 5G by mid-2023 (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line over 53 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 123 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line over 53 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 120 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 886; landing points for the EAC-C2C, APCN-2, FASTER, SJC2, TSE-1, TPE, APG, SeaMeWe-3, FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop, HKA, NCP, and PLCN submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2019)" @@ -1038,7 +1038,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force; Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime); Ministry of Interior: National Police (2022)" + "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force; Taiwan Coast Guard Administration; Ministry of Interior: National Police (2023)", + "note": "note: the Coast Guard is a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1051,10 +1052,10 @@ "text": "2.1% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) (approximately $23.6 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $21.9 billion)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1069,7 +1070,7 @@ "note": "note 1: compulsory service is 5 weeks of basic training followed by 11 weeks of specialized training with field units; in 2022, the Taiwan announced that compulsory service would be extended from 4 to 12 months beginning in January 2024

note 2: as of 2021, women made up about 15% of the active-duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2022)" + "text": "the US Taiwan Relations Act of April 1979 states that the US shall provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and shall maintain the capacity of the US to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or social or economic system, of the people of Taiwan (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 80d91f08..5fed0045 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1105,18 +1105,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,205,775 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.1 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "136.23 million (2019)" + "text": "140 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "141.23 (2019)" + "text": "140 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ "text": "even with Covid-19 pandemic-related mobility restrictions in place, Vietnam’s economy has continued to outperform the rest of the region in 2020 and 2021; the telecom sector essentially spent most of this period in a holding pattern, focusing on maintaining service throughout the crisis while preparing for some major changes to come in the mobile market in 2022; both fixed-line telephony and mobile have experienced small drops in subscriber numbers since the start of the pandemic, but the similarities between the two markets end there; fixed-line teledensity continued its downwards trajectory towards virtual oblivion, with just 3% penetration (around 3 million subscribers) at the start of 2021; the mobile market has lost about the same number of subscribers since the end of 2019, but has been sitting on much higher penetration levels around 130% for many years; growth is expected to kick in again in 2022 following the anticipated launch of commercial 5G mobile services along with a range of government-led schemes to move consumers completely off 2G and 3G; one example is the planned redistribution of GSM/3G bandwidth to LTE; in addition to propelling Vietnam into having one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world, this should also spur on the mobile broadband segment; with a penetration level of just over 70%, mobile broadband has considerable room to grow; increasing economic prosperity coupled with the latest smartphone technology and networks should see mobile broadband underwriting the country’s telecommunications sector for at least the next few years; this report includes the regulator's market data to July 2021, telcos' financial and operating data updates to June 2021, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of Covid-19 on the telecoms sector, and other recent market developments (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly; fixed-line under 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 143 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 3 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 140 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 84; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3, APG, SJC2, AAE-1, AAG and the TGN-IA submarine cable system providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2020)" @@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security Ministry; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2022)", + "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; aka Vietnam People's Army, VPA): Ground Forces, Navy (includes naval infantry), Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security Ministry; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Public Security Ministry is responsible for internal security and controls the national police, a special national security investigative agency, and other internal security units, 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 Fisheries Resources Surveillance (VFRS), established in 2013, is responsible for patrolling, monitoring for fishing violations, and carrying out fishery inspections; it is armed, allowed to use force if necessary, and works in tandem with the Vietnam Coast Guard" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1269,13 +1269,13 @@ "text": "2.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $11.2 billion)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $10.5 billion)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $9.85 billion)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index e44eb18a..11097c35 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "240 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "230 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "200 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "700 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "550 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ "text": "Italy 45%, Spain 8%, Germany 6%, Greece 5%, France 4%, China 4% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "leather footwear and parts, crude petroleum, iron alloys, clothing, electricity, perfumes (2019)" + "text": "leather footwear and parts, electricity, crude petroleum, iron alloys, clothing, insulated wiring (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1116,10 +1116,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2,043,251 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2.291 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "72% (2020 est.)" + "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "1,948 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 42,822 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2023)" + "note": "note: 43,310 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

active transshipment point for Albanian narco-trafficking organizations moving illicit drugs such as cocaine and heroin from Turkey and countries in South America and Asia throughout Europe; significant source country for cannabis production

" diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 6f8135e0..1fea223c 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ "text": "Spain 40%, France 19%, United States 11%, Mauritania 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "integrated circuits, medical supplies, essential oils, cars, tanned hides (2019)" + "text": "integrated circuits, dental fitting supplies, cars, gold, essential oils (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -814,10 +814,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "71,084 (2020 est.)" + "text": "74,260 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (2020 est.)" + "text": "94% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 4fa749a7..23707d9f 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -458,13 +458,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "720 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "720 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "2.7 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "2.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "720 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "720 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ "text": "Germany 28%, United States 7%, Italy 6%, Switzerland 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars, packaged medical supplies, vehicle parts, medical vaccines/cultures, flavored water (2019)" + "text": "vaccines and cultures, cars, packaged medicines, vehicle parts, broadcasting equipment (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1117,10 +1117,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7,846,840 (2020 est.)" + "text": "8.277 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88% (2020 est.)" + "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index c4bd7df7..3c154c10 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -453,13 +453,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "740 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "740 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "3.47 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.47 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "50 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ "text": "Germany 17%, France 14%, Netherlands 13%, United Kingdom 8%, United States 6%, Italy 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, medical cultures/vaccines, diamonds, natural gas (2019)" + "text": "vaccines and cultures, cars, packaged medicines, refined petroleum, diamonds, natural gas (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1108,10 +1108,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "10,620,701 (2020 est.)" + "text": "10.92 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (2020 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "20,086 (Syria), 7,049 (Afghanistan), 5,769 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 69,996 (Ukraine) (as of 28 March 2023)" + "text": "20,086 (Syria), 7,049 (Afghanistan), 5,769 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 70,307 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,190 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index fb59de12..32c07777 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "310 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "310 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "50 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ "text": "Germany 14%, Italy 12%, Croatia 11%, Serbia 11%, Austria 9%, Slovenia 8% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "electricity, seating, leather shoes, furniture, insulated wiring (2019)" + "text": "electricity, seating, insulated wiring, lumber, furniture (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1110,10 +1110,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2,394,995 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2.508 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "73% (2020 est.)" + "text": "76% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "48 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 117,319 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 117,822 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets

" diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index 959e25ad..4434dc94 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -462,13 +462,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "550 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "550 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "440 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "410 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "370 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "370 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ "text": "Russia 42%, Ukraine 13%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, fertilizers, cheese, delivery trucks, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "fertilizers, refined petroleum, cheese, delivery trucks, lumber (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1117,10 +1117,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,027,601 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "8.352 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,547 (Ukraine) (as of 14 March 2023)" + "text": "22,168 (Ukraine) (as of 28 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "5,626 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index e1c1ee5e..aaa2fb05 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -460,13 +460,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "870 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "840 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "3.76 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.48 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "800 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "760 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ "text": "Germany 16%, Romania 8%, Italy 7%, Turkey 7%, Greece 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, packaged medicines, copper, wheat, electricity (2019)" + "text": "copper, wheat, electricity, refined petroleum, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1121,10 +1121,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,853,811 (2020 est.)" + "text": "5.175 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2020 est.)" + "text": "75% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 49,400 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "22,226 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 48,974 (Ukraine) (as of 4 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,129 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 2b1f7602..fc8fc1a5 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -454,13 +454,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "110 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "170 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "170 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ "text": "India 9%, Greece 9%, Libya 8%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "ships, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, cheese, crude petroleum (2019)" + "text": "ships, refined petroleum, packaged medicines, cheese, recreational boats (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1110,10 +1110,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,098,699 (2020 est.)" + "text": "809,900 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "91% (2020 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 44575ca2..8bfbde77 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "380 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "400 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "50 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "490 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "530 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ "text": "Germany 14%, United States 11%, Sweden 10%, United Kingdom 7%, Norway 6%, Netherlands 5%, China 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "packaged medicines, electric generators, pork, refined petroleum, medical cultures/vaccines (2019)" + "text": "packaged medicines, pork, refined petroleum, electric generators, cheese (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1099,10 +1099,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5,656,462 (2020 est.)" + "text": "5.841 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "97% (2020 est.)" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,424 (Syria), 5,885 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 41,297 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "19,424 (Syria), 5,885 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 41,419 (Ukraine) (as of 2 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "11,644 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 4a1d9030..51e70f12 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -707,10 +707,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "380,357,569 (2020 est.)" + "text": "389,063,826 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (2020 est.)" + "text": "87% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index aa30dfd9..be5c20fb 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -1092,10 +1092,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,586,820 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.75 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (2020 est.)" + "text": "95% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ "text": "0.3% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $1.27 billion)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.25 billion" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017) (approximately $1.21 billion)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index ec24238c..eaaa4b49 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "20 sq km (2016)" }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake Võrtsjärv - 270 sq km" + } + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, @@ -454,12 +459,17 @@ "text": "24.7% (2015 est.)" } }, + "Major lakes (area sq km)": { + "fresh water lake(s)": { + "text": "Lake Peipus - 4,300 sq km (shared with Russia); Lake Võrtsjärv - 270 sq km" + } + }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "920 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "790 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { "text": "4.5 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" @@ -1114,10 +1124,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,276,521 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "1.183 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "96.1% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1261,7 +1271,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "68,930 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "68,930 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "70,604 (2022); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old" diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index fdcde3a8..457d6709 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -452,13 +452,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "650 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "630 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "820 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "40 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ "text": "Germany 31%, Slovakia 7%, Poland 6%, France 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars and vehicle parts, computers, broadcasting equipment, office machinery/parts, seating (2019)" + "text": "cars and vehicle parts, computers, broadcasting equipment, office machinery and parts, insulated wiring (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1105,10 +1105,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "9,323,428 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "9.13 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "86.8% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "83% (20201 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "503,698 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "504,352 (Ukraine) (as of 2 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,625 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 344cf0d2..60c128fd 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -464,13 +464,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "500 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "1 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "40 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "500 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ "text": "last held on 02 April 2023 (next to be held in 30 April 2027)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Kok 24%, PS 23%, SDP 21.5%. Center Party 11.5%, Vihr 6.5%, Vas 5.5%, SFP 4.5%, KD 2.5%, Aland 0.5%; Movement Now 0.5%; seats by party/coalition - Kok 48, PS 46, SDP 43, Center Party 23, Vihr 13, Vas 11, SFP 9, KD 5; Aland 1; Movement Now 1; composition men 109, women 91, percent of women 45.5%" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Kok 24%, PS 23%, SDP 21.5%. Center Party 11.5%, Vihr 6.5%, Vas 5.5%, SFP 4.5%, KD 2.5%, Aland 0.5%; Movement Now 0.5%; seats by party/coalition - Kok 48, PS 46, SDP 43, Center Party 23, Vihr 13, Vas 11, SFP 9, KD 5; Aland 1; Movement Now 1; composition men 108, women 92, percent of women 46%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1118,10 +1118,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5,087,180 (2020 est.)" + "text": "5.115 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (2020 est.)" + "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Maavoimat), Navy (Merivoimat), Air Force (Ilmavoimat); Ministry of the Interior: Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) (2022)", + "text": "Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Maavoimat), Navy (Merivoimat), Air Force (Ilmavoimat); Ministry of the Interior: Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) (2023)", "note": "note: the Border Guard becomes part of the FDF in wartime" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1253,10 +1253,10 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 22,000 active duty personnel (15,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)" + "text": "approximately 22,000 active duty personnel (15,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the US has been the leading supplier; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2022)" + "text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically produced weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the leading supplier; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 5.5-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard (length of service depends on the type of duty), and women 18-29 may volunteer for service; there is also an option to perform non-military service which lasts for 8.5 or 11.5 months; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 50 for rank-and-file and 60 for non-commissioned and commissioned officers (2023)", @@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,175 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 47,067 (Ukraine) (as of 21 March 2023)" + "text": "9,175 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 47,067 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,546 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 75583a5a..b25d06b9 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -859,10 +859,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "47,703 (2019 est.)" + "text": "51,728 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "98% (2019 est.)" + "text": "97.6% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index d97c8ecc..3fdd31a9 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -326,9 +326,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 9 December 2022, France has reported a total of 37,252,086 cases of COVID-19 or 57276.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 155,898 cumulative deaths or a rate 239.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 December 2022, 80.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "21.6% (2016)" }, @@ -460,9 +457,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 9 December 2022, France has reported a total of 37,252,086 cases of COVID-19 or 57276.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 155,898 cumulative deaths or a rate 239.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 December 2022, 80.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "33.399 million tons (2015 est.)" @@ -490,13 +484,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "5.31 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "18.55 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "17.78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "2.99 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1165,10 +1159,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "57,272,921 (2020 est.)" + "text": "55.9 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (2020 est.)" + "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index de3c883e..dbaacc1c 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -766,10 +766,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "31,684 (2019 est.)" + "text": "31,152 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "94% (2019 est.)" + "text": "94.4% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index bdafc6bb..c2a8251c 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -623,10 +623,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "54,726 (2019 est.)" + "text": "55,069 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "84% (2019 est.)" + "text": "86.6% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index c5e1f433..82ed1d18 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "74,844,784 (2020 est.)" + "text": "75.53 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "90% (2020 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2021, women accounted for about 12% of the German military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "up to 500 Iraq (NATO); 1,030 Lithuania (NATO); up to 1,400 Mali (MINUSMA/EUTM); 280 Slovakia (NATO) (2022)", + "text": "up to 500 Iraq (NATO); 1,000 Lithuania (NATO); approximately 1,100 Mali (MINUSMA/EUTM); 280 Slovakia (NATO) (2022)", "note": "note 1: in November 2022, Germany pledged to withdraw its troops from Mali by Spring 2024

note 2: in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including Germany, have sent additional troops and equipment to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 17b91b48..b92a6ae4 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -1110,10 +1110,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,346,434 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7.8 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78% (2020 est.)" + "text": "78% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "4,488 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 1,236,772 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 1,237,058 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "a gateway to Europe for traffickers smuggling cannabis products and heroin from the Middle East and Southwest Asia to the West and precursor chemicals to the East; some South American cocaine transits or is consumed in Greece; money laundering related to drug trafficking and organized crime" diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index 3e52f8f9..19be56bb 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "460 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "460 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "190 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "700 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "80 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ "text": "Italy 13%, Germany 13%, Slovenia 10%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9%, Austria 6%, Serbia 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, packaged medicines, cars, medical cultures/vaccines, lumber (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, crude petroleum, packaged medicines, electricity, electrical transformers (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1137,10 +1137,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,157,190 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.321 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78% (2020 est.)" + "text": "81% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index c54ff211..172d13c9 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -1133,10 +1133,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,588,776 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "8.633 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "89.3% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "89% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1254,10 +1254,10 @@ "text": "1.8% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $3.02 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $2.4 billion)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "34,248 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "34,248 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "130 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 084e3a87..f5806033 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -1075,10 +1075,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "362,798 (2020 est.)" + "text": "370,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "99% (2020 est.)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index bc67041e..e9a279f8 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.2% (2021 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Italy has reported a total of 24,488,080 cases of COVID-19 or 41,058.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 181,733 cumulative deaths or a rate of 304.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 86.15% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, @@ -436,9 +433,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Italy has reported a total of 24,488,080 cases of COVID-19 or 41,058.8 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 181,733 cumulative deaths or a rate of 304.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 86.15% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "29.524 million tons (2015 est.)" @@ -1118,10 +1112,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "41,614,669 (2020 est.)" + "text": "44.25 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2020 est.)" + "text": "75% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1253,10 +1247,10 @@ "text": "1.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $30.1 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $31 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1294,7 +1288,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "3,000 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 723,177 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 724,284 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "important gateway for drug trafficking; organized crime groups allied with Colombian and Spanish groups trafficking cocaine to Europe" diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 5e3db0cc..350ca686 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -688,10 +688,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "44,198 (2019 est.)" + "text": "96,038 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "41% (2019 est.)" + "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index e6f9600d..8366d352 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -956,10 +956,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1,502,658 (2019 est.)" + "text": "1,756,300 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "84% (2019 est.)" + "text": "91% (2021 est.)" } } }, diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 9ab0db4d..f4f5de2e 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (2022)" + "text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2023": { @@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $920 million)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1250,8 +1250,8 @@ "text": "the Latvian military's inventory is limited and consists of a mixture of Soviet-era and more modern--mostly secondhand--European and US equipment (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (abolished 2007) (2022)", - "note": "note 1: in July 2022, the Latvian Government announced that it was reinstating mandatory military service for men aged 18-27 (women voluntarily) beginning in July 2023; service would be for one year in the Land Forces or alternatively in internal affairs, health, or welfare structures

note 2: as of 2019, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (abolished 2007) (2023)", + "note": "note 1: in 2023, the Latvian Parliament approved a plan to reinstate mandatory military service for men aged 18-27 (women voluntarily) beginning in 2024; service would be for 12 months in the Land Forces or alternatively in internal affairs, health, or welfare structures

note 2: as of 2019, women comprised about 16% of the military's full-time personnel" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "130 Kosovo (KFOR/NATO) (2022)" @@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "32,882 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "32,488 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "195,354 (2022); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem" diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index ed4eabf3..8eed9579 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis" @@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "76,155 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "76,309 (Ukraine) (as of 31 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,720 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 36d6298f..5b520595 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ "text": "11.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { - "text": "25.2 (2016 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "23.2 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1080,10 +1080,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,362,325 (2021)" + "text": "7,362,325 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135 (2021)" + "text": "135 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1206,10 +1206,10 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $2.34 billion)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.72 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "112,715 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "113,253 (Ukraine) (as of 2 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "2,940 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index 3f87ec50..407925b6 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -1180,10 +1180,10 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) (approximately $420 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018) (approximately $380 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index 41737606..1ee196e9 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -1209,10 +1209,10 @@ "text": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $160 million)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $130 million)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "107,010 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "106,634 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,701 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 632a8156..1debbae7 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -1247,10 +1247,10 @@ "text": "1.7% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $130 million)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018) (approximately $120 million)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1275,12 +1275,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "35,071 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "31,770 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "468 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 29,776 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 29,905 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine  destined for  European markets

" diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 3ff71e60..01d63f01 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -1176,10 +1176,10 @@ "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $310 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018) (approximately $280 million)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1208,12 +1208,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "6,571 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "6,562 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "521 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 552,030 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-January 2023)" + "note": "note: 553,109 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; although not a financial center and most criminal activity is thought to be domestic, money laundering is a problem due to a mostly cash-based economy and weak enforcement" diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 2d001ad9..1aecb215 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -1175,13 +1175,13 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 1a89ea1b..8cf9c9c6 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -1242,10 +1242,10 @@ "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) (approximately $13.6 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $12.3 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 9d7322be..d8fb9910 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -1219,10 +1219,10 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019) (approximately $8.66 billion)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $8.02 billion)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,901 (Syria), 10,883 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 44,014 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "15,901 (Syria), 10,883 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2022); 44,798 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "3,901 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 3a736c24..d9f23903 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2016)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -453,10 +453,10 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2016)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -1277,10 +1277,10 @@ "text": "2.2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $17.5 billion)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $16.8 billion)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2018)" }, "note": "note: in 2022, the Polish Government announced plans to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP for 2023" }, @@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "1,577,289 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "1,581,148 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "1,435 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 2cb2287e..7bf98ea7 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -1234,10 +1234,10 @@ "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $4.31 billion)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $4.06 billion)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index caf08eb9..be64576f 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -303,10 +303,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -457,10 +460,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -834,8 +840,8 @@ "text": "23.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "36.2 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "34.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1288,6 +1294,14 @@ }, "note": "note: 948,336 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 7,271 migrants and asylum seekers as of November 2022" }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Serbia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; Serbia investigated more suspects, revised indicators to identify victims among schoolchildren, and increased resources for the Center for Protection of Trafficking Victims; officials developed a coordination body to support victims during criminal proceedings, formed four Special Working Groups for anti-trafficking issues, and designated an Ombudsman on trafficking; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared with the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; there were no proactive efforts to identify victims, and implementation of standard operating procedures remained inadequate; an anti-trafficking council did not meet, and the government did not adopt the 2021-2022 National Action Plan; official complicity in trafficking crimes remained a concern; therefore, Serbia was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Serbia, as well as Serbians abroad; Serbian women are exploited in sex trafficking in Serbia, neighboring countries, and throughout Europe, particularly in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Turkey; Serbian nationals, primarily men, are exploited in forced labor in labor-intensive sectors in European countries—including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Russia, and Switzerland—and the United Arab Emirates; children, particularly Roma, are victims within the country in sex trafficking, forced labor, forced begging, and petty crime; foreign victims in Serbia are from Albania, Cameroon, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Mali, Nigeria, North Macedonia, and Pakistan; thousands of migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia transiting through or stranded in Serbia are vulnerable to trafficking; the government has not reported fully investigating credible allegations of Vietnamese victims of forced labor and instead states the workers are not trafficking victims (2022)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets

" } diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index ea6a133c..52240044 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -1243,10 +1243,10 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) (approximately $7.47 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018) (approximately $6.9 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1277,12 +1277,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "109,559 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "107,706 (Ukraine) (as of 2 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "297 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 12,730 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 12,969 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

a source country for cannabis

" diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index fbe09caa..a8519104 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ "text": "12% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "24.2 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "24.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,607,268 (2021)" + "text": "2,607,268 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (2021)" + "text": "123 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1211,10 +1211,10 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $800 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $750 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,156 (Ukraine) (as of 27 March 2023)" + "text": "9,222 (Ukraine) (as of 2 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "10 (2020)" diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index f9211941..6f533f3d 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Maria Luisa BERTI and Captain Manuel CIAVATTA (for the period 1 October 2022 - 1 April 2023)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Alessandro SCARANO and Adele TONNINI (for the period 1 April 2023 - 1 October 2023)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Luca BECCARI (since 8 January 2020)" @@ -475,10 +475,10 @@ "text": "Congress of State elected by the Grand and General Council" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in September 2022 (next to be held in March 2023); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 28 December 2019 (next to be held by November 2024)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in March 2023; secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 28 December 2019 (next to be held by November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Maria Luisa BERTI and Manuel CIAVATTA elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Luca BECCARI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" + "text": "Alessandro SCARANO and Adele TONNINI elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Luca BECCARI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" }, "note": "note: the captains regent preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 7 other members who are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 7 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles" }, diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index 64e72ac2..c1c21cf4 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.3% (2021 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 9 December 2022, Spain has reported a total of 13,614,807 cases of COVID-19 or 28,764.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 116,108 cumulative deaths or a rate of 245.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "23.8% (2016)" }, @@ -449,12 +443,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 9 December 2022, Spain has reported a total of 13,614,807 cases of COVID-19 or 28,764.1 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 116,108 cumulative deaths or a rate of 245.3 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "20.151 million tons (2015 est.)" @@ -825,8 +813,8 @@ "text": "20.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "34.7 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "34.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1101,18 +1089,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,455,658 (2020 est.)" + "text": "19,075,931 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (2020 est.)" + "text": "40 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "55,354,900 (2019)" + "text": "56,805,348 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "118.44 (2019)" + "text": "120 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1120,7 +1108,7 @@ "text": "Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%; mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 40 per 100 and mobile-cellular 120 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)" @@ -1262,10 +1250,10 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2019) (approximately $16.8 billion)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018) (approximately $16.7 billion)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1299,12 +1287,12 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,994 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 171,865 (Ukraine) (as of 26 March 2023)" + "text": "14,994 (Syria) (mid-year 2022); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 172,682 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "6,489 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 283,053 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-March 2023)" + "note": "note: 283,183 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "primary transit point in Europe for cocaine from South America and for hashish from Morocco; cocaine is shipped in raw or liquid form with mixed cargo to avoid detection; traffickers ship methamphetamine via express mail; increasing indoor cannabis production; illegal labs cutting, mixing, and reconstituting cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine labs; synthetic drugs, including ketamine and MDMA (ecstasy) transit from Spain to the US" diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index a6b1316d..1046eb1c 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ "text": "17.1% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "28.8 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "29.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1077,18 +1077,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,478,610 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1,382,146 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "15 (2020 est.)" + "text": "13 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12,895,900 (2019)" + "text": "12,843,683 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128.49 (2019)" + "text": "123 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ "text": "Sweden’s telecom market includes mature mobile and broadband sectors which have been stimulated by the progressive investment of the main telcos in developing new technologies; the country retains one of the best developed LTE infrastructures in the region, while its MNOs have benefited from the January 2021 auction of spectrum in the 3.5GHz band which will enable them to expand services nationally; the country also has one of the highest fiber broadband penetration rates in Europe; the focus of FttP is aimed at fulfilling the government’s target of providing a 1Gb/s service to 98% of the population by 2025; the methodology to achieve this has rested on regulatory measures supported by public funds, as well as on the auction of spectrum in different bands; in the fixed-line broadband segment, the number of DSL subscribers is falling steadily as customers continue to migrate to fiber networks; there is also competition from HFC infrastructure, offering fiber-based broadband and investing in services based on the DOCSIS3.1 standard; this report assesses key aspects of the Swedish telecom market, providing data on fixed network services and profiling the main players; it also reviews the key regulatory issues, including interconnection, local loop unbundling, number portability, carrier preselection and NGN open access; the report also analyses the mobile market, providing data on network operators and their strategies in a highly competitive environment; in addition, the report considers the fixed and fixed-wireless broadband markets, including analyses of market dynamics and the main operators, as well as providing subscriber forecasts (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line just over 16 per 100 and mobile-cellular roughly 128 per 100; coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 123 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 46; landing points for Botina, SFL, SFS-4, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, Eastern Light, Sweden-Latvia, BCS North-Phase1, EE-S1, LV-SE1, BCS East-West Interlink, NordBalt, Baltica, Denmark-Sweden-15,-17,-18, Scandinavian Ring -North,-South, IP-Only Denmark-Sweden, Donica North, Kattegate-1,-2, Energinet Laeso-Varberg and GC2 submarine cables providing links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) (2019)" @@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "113,213 (Syria), 26,857 (Afghanistan), 25,849 (Eritrea), 10,464 (Iraq), 9,315 (Somalia), 7,146 (Iran) (mid-year 2022); 53,514 (Ukraine) (as of 24 March 2023)" + "text": "113,213 (Syria), 26,857 (Afghanistan), 25,849 (Eritrea), 10,464 (Iraq), 9,315 (Somalia), 7,146 (Iran) (mid-year 2022); 53,755 (Ukraine) (as of 30 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "46,515 (2022); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia" diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index cd3d6952..0369b9ad 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -812,8 +812,8 @@ "text": "16% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { - "text": "32.7 (2017 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { + "text": "33.1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1091,18 +1091,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,071,296 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2,956,500 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "35 (2020 est.)" + "text": "34 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10.829 million (2019)" + "text": "11,060,700 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126.05 (2019)" + "text": "127 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ "text": "Switzerland has one of the highest broadband penetration rates within Europe, with a focus on services of at least 1Gb/s; this has been supported by sympathetic regulatory measures as well as by cooperative agreements between the main telcos, and with local utilities; fast fiber is complemented by 5G services reaching about 97% of the population by early 2021; together, these networks will soon enable the telcos to provide ultra-fast broadband services nationally, ahead of most other countries in the region; the competitive mobile market is served by three network operators and a small number of MVNOs; 5G services offered by the MNOs offer data rates of up to 2Gb/s, and although various cantons have called a halt to extensions of 5G, citing health concerns, the regulator and environment ministry have put in place measures aimed at ensuring that network roll outs can continue without disruption; with the migration of subscribers to LTE and 5G networks, the MNOs have been able to begin closing down their GSM networks and repurpose physical assets and spectrum; although not a member of the EU, the country’s economic integration has meant that its telecom market deregulation has followed the EU’s liberalization framework, including the recent regulations on international voice roaming; this report presents an analysis of Switzerland’s fixed-line telecom market, including an assessment of network infrastructure (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line over 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 126 per 100 persons: extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership is 127 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)" @@ -1236,13 +1236,13 @@ "text": "0.8% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) (approximately $5.26 billion)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018) (approximately $4.72 billion)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017) (approximately $4.67 billion)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 83,428 (Ukraine) (as of 24 March 2023)" + "text": "14,726 (Eritrea), 11,441 (Afghanistan), 8,039 (Syria), (mid-year 2022); 65,818 (Ukraine) (as of 31 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "891 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 4f7c5f16..5c3716e3 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -298,10 +298,7 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 9 December 2022, the UK reported a total of 24,053,576 cases of COVID-19 or 35,432.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 197,723 cumulative deaths or a rate of 291.25 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 10 August 2022, 79.89% of the population received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Travel Alert for polio in Europe; the United Kingdom is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "text": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Travel Alert for polio in Europe; the United Kingdom is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "27.8% (2016)" @@ -443,10 +440,7 @@ "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "respiratory diseases": { - "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)" - }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 9 December 2022, the UK reported a total of 24,053,576 cases of COVID-19 or 35,432.3 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 197,723 cumulative deaths or a rate of 291.25 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 10 August 2022, 79.89% of the population received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures

note 2: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Travel Alert for polio in Europe; the United Kingdom is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "text": "note: on 22 March 2023, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated Travel Alert for polio in Europe; the United Kingdom is currently considered a high risk to travelers for circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV); vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) is a strain of the weakened poliovirus that was initially included in oral polio vaccine (OPV) and that has changed over time and behaves more like the wild or naturally occurring virus; this means it can be spread more easily to people who are unvaccinated against polio and who come in contact with the stool or respiratory secretions, such as from a sneeze, of an “infected” person who received oral polio vaccine; the CDC recommends that before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the CDC recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -670,7 +664,7 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economic overview": { - "text": "high-income, diversified non-EU European economy; fifth-largest importer and exporter globally; after 2016 EU Brexit, increased quantitative easing avoided economic decline; 10% GDP contraction from COVID-19; global financial and diplomacy leader" + "text": "high-income, diversified non-EU European economy; sixth-largest importer and exporter globally; global financial and diplomatic leader; vulnerable private consumption-led growth; increased regional trade barriers post-Brexit; inflation hurting trade values" }, "Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": { @@ -813,8 +807,8 @@ "text": "18.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { - "text": "34.8 (2016 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017": { + "text": "35.1 (2017 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -896,10 +890,10 @@ } }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 15%, Germany 10%, China 7%, France 7%, Netherlands 7%, Ireland 6% (2019)" + "text": "United States 13%, Germany 9%, Netherlands 8%, Ireland 7%, Switzerland 6% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cars, gas turbines, gold, crude petroleum, packaged medicines (2019)" + "text": "cars, gold, gas turbines, crude petroleum, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -913,10 +907,10 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 13%, China 10%, United States 8%, Netherlands 7%, France 6%, Belgium 5% (2019)" + "text": "China 13%, Germany 11%, United States 8%, Netherlands 6%, Norway 5% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, cars, crude petroleum, refined petroleum, broadcasting equipment (2019)" + "text": "gold, cars, natural gas, crude petroleum, packaged medicines (2021)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 31 December 2021": { @@ -1090,18 +1084,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "32.037 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "33 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (2020 est.)" + "text": "48 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "80.967 million (2019)" + "text": "80 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119.9 (2019)" + "text": "120 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1109,7 +1103,7 @@ "text": "UK’s telecom market remains one of the largest in Europe, characterized by competition, affordable pricing, and its technologically advanced systems; mobile penetration above the EU average; government to invest in infrastructure and 5G technologies with ambition for a fully-fibered nation by 2033; operators expanded the reach of 5G services in 2020; super-fast broadband available to about 95% of customers; London is developing smart city technology, in collaboration with private, tech, and academic sectors (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems; fixed-line over 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 116 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 48 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 120 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 44; Landing points for the GTT Atlantic, Scotland-Northern Ireland -1, & -2, Lanis 1,-2, &-3, Sirius North, BT-MT-1, SHEFA-2, BT Highlands and Islands Submarine Cable System, Northern Lights, FARICE-1, Celtic Norse, Tampnet Offshore FOC Network, England Cable, CC-2, E-LLan, Sirius South, ESAT -1 & -2, Rockabill, Geo-Eirgrid, UK-Netherlands-14, Circle North & South, Ulysses2, Conceto, Farland North, Pan European Crossing, Solas, Swansea-Bream, GTT Express, Tata TGN-Atlantic & -Western Europe, Apollo, EIG, Glo-1, TAT-14, Yellow, Celtic, FLAG Atlantic-1, FEA, Isle of Scilly Cable, UK-Channel Islands-8 and SeaMeWe-3 submarine cables providing links throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers (2019)" @@ -1260,10 +1254,10 @@ "text": "2.3% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $68.4 billion)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $67.8 billion)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1297,7 +1291,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,904 (Iran), 15,615 (Eritrea), 11,371 (Sudan), 12,155 (Syria), 10,259 (Afghanistan), 8,009 (Pakistan), 7,699 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 166,800 (Ukraine) (as of 13 March 2023)" + "text": "21,904 (Iran), 15,615 (Eritrea), 11,371 (Sudan), 12,155 (Syria), 10,259 (Afghanistan), 8,009 (Pakistan), 7,699 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 198,700 (Ukraine) (as of 28 March 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "5,483 (2022)" diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 3e71eefb..4980f15c 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20) but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.

A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.

Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements, but this effort failed as well. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Russia made substantial gains in the early weeks of the invasion but underestimated Ukrainian resolve and combat capabilities. By the end of 2022, Ukrainian forces had regained all territories in the north and northeast and made some advances in the east and south. Nonetheless, Russia in late September 2022 unilaterally declared its annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts - Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia - even though none was fully under Russian control. The annexations remain unrecognized by the international community.

The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 28 March 2023, approximately 19.74 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 21,900 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 12 March 2023. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).

 

" + "text": "

Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20) but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties.

A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019.

Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements, but this effort failed as well. By early 2022, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.

On 24 February 2022, Russia escalated its conflict with Ukraine by invading the country on several fronts in what has become the largest conventional military attack on a sovereign state in Europe since World War II. The invasion has received near universal international condemnation, and many countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and supplied humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. Russia made substantial gains in the early weeks of the invasion but underestimated Ukrainian resolve and combat capabilities. By the end of 2022, Ukrainian forces had regained all territories in the north and northeast and made some advances in the east and south. Nonetheless, Russia in late September 2022 unilaterally declared its annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts - Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia - even though none was fully under Russian control. The annexations remain unrecognized by the international community.

The invasion has also created Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. As of 4 April 2023, approximately 20.19 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 21,900 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 12 March 2023. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -822,8 +822,8 @@ "text": "1.1% (2019 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { - "text": "26.1 (2018 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020": { + "text": "25.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1100,26 +1100,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,314,263 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (2020 est.)" + "text": "6 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "54,842,900 (2019)" + "text": "56 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130.63 (2019)" + "text": "140 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the Ukraine government announced grand plans in November 2020 to enable the commercial launch of 5G mobile services by the end of 2021 (including a spectrum auction slated for October), there has been very little progress made regarding that plan; growth in the mobile sector is flat, while the market waits for the regulator and the three dominant MNOs to move towards making faster and more powerful services available for public consumption (2021)" + "text": "there has been considerable damage and destruction to the communications infrastructure in more than 10 out of 24 regions of Ukraine since the war started (2023)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is nearly 8 per 100; the mobile-cellular telephone system's expansion has slowed, largely due to saturation of the market that is now just over 129 mobile phones per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 6 per 100; the mobile-cellular telephone is 140 mobile phones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 380; landing point for the Kerch Strait Cable connecting Ukraine to Russia; 2 new domestic trunk lines are a part of the fiber-optic TAE system and 3 Ukrainian links have been installed in the fiber-optic TEL project that connects 18 countries; additional international service is provided by the Italy-Turkey-Ukraine-Russia (ITUR) fiber-optic submarine cable and by an unknown number of earth stations in the Intelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems" @@ -1267,13 +1267,13 @@ "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $9.7 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $8.87 billion)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2017) (approximately $8.54 billion)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 06c8532c..6a87b06e 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -507,6 +507,14 @@ "Internet country code": { "text": ".va" }, + "Internet users": { + "total": { + "text": "383 (2021 est.)" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "75% (2021 est.)" + } + }, "Communications - note": { "text": "the Vatican Apostolic Library is one of the world's oldest libraries, formally established in 1475, but actually much older; it holds a significant collection of historic texts including 1.1 million printed books and 75,000 codices (manuscript books with handwritten contents); it serves as a research library for history, law, philosophy, science, and theology; the library's collections have been described as \"the world's greatest treasure house of the writings at the core of Western tradition\"" } diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index aa40f834..9c8248dc 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout UAE; as of 9 December 2022, UAE has reported a total of 1,045,040 cases of COVID-19 or 10,566.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 2,348 cumulative deaths or a rate of 23.74 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "31.7% (2016)" }, @@ -429,9 +426,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout UAE; as of 9 December 2022, UAE has reported a total of 1,045,040 cases of COVID-19 or 10,566.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 2,348 cumulative deaths or a rate of 23.74 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "5,413,453 tons (2015 est.)" @@ -797,8 +791,8 @@ "text": "19.5% (2003 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2014": { - "text": "32.5 (2014 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { + "text": "26 (2018 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1051,18 +1045,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,380,866 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (2020 est.)" + "text": "24 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,602,800 (2019)" + "text": "18 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "200.63 (2019)" + "text": "190 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1070,7 +1064,7 @@ "text": "the UAE has a strong mobile market; while the 5G penetration rate is the second highest globally after China; this has underpinned growth in the mobile broadband sector, and has enabled the strong development in the take-up of rich content and applications, as well as m-commerce; to help increase the capacity of 5G networks in coming years, and so keep up with data demand, the government has allowed for the GSM networks to be closed down and for spectrum and other assets to be re-purposed for 5G by the end of 2022; the fixed-broadband network in the UAE is dominated by fiber, with DSL having a minor and declining presence; this focus on a fully fiber infrastructure has also facilitated growth in e-commerce, and has supported the government’s long-term aim of transitioning the economy from its dependence on oil to being knowledge-based and supported by digital services; the country stands to benefit from having signed the Abraham Accord Declaration with Israel, which aims to normalize relations between the two countries; such benefits can be seen in the agreement to enable local ISPs to access Bezeq International’s submarine cable infrastructure, and so improve direct connectivity to Europe, South East Asia, and Africa; the UAE’s ISPs can also access Bezeq International’s data center in Tel Aviv, improving internet services (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable; fixed-line roughly 24 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 186 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 24 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 190 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 971; landing points for the FLAG, SEA-ME-WE-3 ,-4 & -5, Qater UAE Submarine Cable System, FALCON, FOG, Tat TGN-Gulf, OMRAN/EPEG Cable System, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FEA, GBICS/MENA, IMEWE, Orient Express, TEAMS, TW1 and the UAE-Iran submarine cables, linking to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian) (2020)" @@ -1204,16 +1198,16 @@ "text": "5.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $29 billion)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $28.7 billion)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $26.9 billion)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $30 billion)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index 7e1ad3b9..4c250fb2 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -452,13 +452,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "400 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "400 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "570 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "570 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "11.6 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "11.6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ "text": "Italy 28%, Turkey 15%, Israel 7%, Germany 5%, India 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, tomatoes, gold (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, refined petroleum, cotton, gold (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1109,10 +1109,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,745,304 (2022 est.)" + "text": "8.6 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (2022 est.)" + "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index b30d9f37..2cf5724c 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -457,13 +457,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "620 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "650 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "120 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "190 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "2.13 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.99 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ "text": "Russia 22%, Switzerland 20%, China 7%, Bulgaria 6%, Iraq 5%, Serbia 5%, Netherlands 5%, Germany 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copper ore, gold, tobacco, liquors, iron alloys (2019)" + "text": "copper ore, gold, liquors, iron alloys, tobacco (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1099,10 +1099,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2,288,566 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "2.212 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "77% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 1ceb016d..7433ac3a 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -445,13 +445,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "280 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "280 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "10 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "140 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ "text": "United Arab Emirates 31%, Saudi Arabia 12%, Japan 8%, United States 8% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "refined petroleum, aluminum and plating, crude petroleum, iron ore, gold (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, aluminum, iron ore and reductions, aluminum wiring, crude petroleum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2018": { @@ -1077,10 +1077,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "170,158 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.5 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "100% (2020 est.)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 5b1286cd..a8fd0ace 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1112,10 +1112,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,628,500 (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "2.888 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "91.2% (July 2022 est.)" + "text": "76% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 8f45b1df..aa358ca7 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -310,15 +310,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,559,999 cases of COVID-19 or 9,000.75 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 144,649 cumulative deaths or a rate 172.2 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 December 2022, 73.52% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "25.8% (2016)" @@ -459,15 +458,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Iran has reported a total of 7,559,999 cases of COVID-19 or 9,000.75 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 144,649 cumulative deaths or a rate 172.2 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 4 December 2022, 73.52% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1098,10 +1096,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "75,594,081 (2020 est.)" + "text": "69.52 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "84% (2020 est.)" + "text": "79% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1235,13 +1233,13 @@ "text": "2.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $22.8 billion)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $29.1 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $31.2 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index d8ba07c7..dd2bdcb6 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -1125,10 +1125,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8,293,590 (2020 est.)" + "text": "8.01 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "90% (2020 est.)" + "text": "90% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Forces, Israel Naval Force (IN, includes commandos), Israel Air Force (IAF, includes air defense); Ministry of Public Security: Border Police (2022)", - "note": "note: the Border Police is a unit within the Israel Police with its own organizational and command structure; it works both independently as well as in cooperation with or in support of the Israel Police and the IDF" + "text": "Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Forces, Israel Naval Force (IN, includes commandos), Israel Air Force (IAF, includes air defense); Ministry of Public Security: Border Police, Immigration Police; Israeli Security Agency (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the Border Police is a unit within the Israel Police with its own organizational and command structure; it works both independently as well as in cooperation with or in support of the Israel Police and the IDF

note 2: the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) is charged with combating terrorism and espionage in Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip; it is under the authority of the Prime Minister; ISA forces operating in the West Bank fall under the IDF for operations and operational debriefing" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1247,13 +1247,13 @@ "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $20 billion)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $19.9 billion)" + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $19.7 billion)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ "note": "note 1: women have served in the Israeli military since its establishment in 1948; as of 2021, women made up about 35% of IDF personnel; more than 90% of military specialties, including combat specialties, were open to women and more than 3,000 women were serving in combat units; the IDF's first mixed-gender infantry unit, the Caracal Battalion, was established in 2004

note 2: conscripts comprise about 70% of the IDF active-duty ground forces

note 3: the IDF recruits non-Israeli Jews and non-Jews with a minimum of one Jewish grandparent, as well as converts to Judaism; each year the IDF brings in about 800-1,000 foreign recruits from around the world" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; as of 2022, UNDOF consisted of about 1,000 military personnel

since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian, Iranian-backed militia and Hizballah forces, and some Syrian Government military positions; over the same period, the IDF has carried out numerous strikes against Hizballah in Lebanon in response to attacks on Israeli territory; Israel fought a month-long war in Lebanon with Hizballah in 2006 (see Appendix T for details on Hizballah)

the IDF also conducts frequent operations against the HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups operating out of the Gaza Strip; since seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, HAMAS has claimed responsibility for numerous rocket attacks into Israel and organized protests at the border between Gaza and Israel, resulting in violent clashes, casualties, and reprisal military actions by the IDF; HAMAS and Israel fought an 11-day conflict in May of 2021, which ended in an informal truce; sporadic clashes continued into 2022, including incendiary balloon attacks from Palestinian territory and retaliatory IDF strikes; PIJ has conducted numerous attacks on Israel since the 1980s, including a barrage of mortar and rocket strikes in February 2020 (see Appendix-T for more details on HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad)

Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments (2022)" + "text": "the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; UNDOF consists of about 1,000 military personnel

since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out air strikes in Syria targeting Iranian, Iranian-backed militia and Hizballah forces, and some Syrian Government military positions; over the same period, the IDF has carried out numerous strikes against Hizballah in Lebanon in response to attacks on Israeli territory; Israel fought a month-long war in Lebanon with Hizballah in 2006 (see Appendix T for details on Hizballah)

the IDF also conducts frequent operations against the HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist groups operating out of the Gaza Strip; since seizing control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, HAMAS has claimed responsibility for numerous rocket attacks into Israel and organized protests at the border between Gaza and Israel, resulting in violent clashes, casualties, and reprisal military actions by the IDF; HAMAS and Israel fought an 11-day conflict in May of 2021, which ended in an informal truce; sporadic clashes continued into 2022, including incendiary balloon attacks from Palestinian territory and retaliatory IDF strikes; PIJ has conducted numerous attacks on Israel since the 1980s, including a barrage of mortar and rocket strikes in February 2020 (see Appendix-T for more details on HAMAS and Palestine Islamic Jihad)

Israel has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 8fc23cd1..3de69698 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -309,12 +309,11 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Iraq; as of 9 December 2022, Iraq has reported a total of 2,463,296 cases of COVID-19 or 6,124.18 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 25,363 cumulative deaths or a rate of 63.06 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 November 2022, 25.41% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "30.4% (2016)" @@ -452,12 +451,11 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Iraq; as of 9 December 2022, Iraq has reported a total of 2,463,296 cases of COVID-19 or 6,124.18 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 25,363 cumulative deaths or a rate of 63.06 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 29 November 2022, 25.41% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Food insecurity": { "severe localized food insecurity": { @@ -1138,10 +1136,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "24,133,502 (2020 est.)" + "text": "21.56 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "60% (2020 est.)" + "text": "49% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1265,13 +1263,13 @@ "text": "4.1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $14.6 billion)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $16 billion)" + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $20.4 billion)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 8ce9856b..be94fe66 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -305,9 +305,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 9 December 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,746,997 cases of COVID-19 or 17,122.16 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,122 cumulative deaths or a rate of 138.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "35.5% (2016)" }, @@ -456,9 +453,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Jordan; as of 9 December 2022, Jordan has reported a total of 1,746,997 cases of COVID-19 or 17,122.16 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 14,122 cumulative deaths or a rate of 138.4 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "2,529,997 tons (2013 est.)" @@ -1133,10 +1127,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6,768,137 (2019 est.)" + "text": "9.13 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "67% (2019 est.)" + "text": "83% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1243,13 +1237,13 @@ "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $5.18 billion)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $5.14 billion)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $5.18 billion)" + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1281,7 +1275,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2,307,011 (Palestinian refugees) (2020); 12,866 (Yemen), 6,013 Sudan (2021); 33,951 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 661,854 (Syria) (2023)" + "text": "2,307,011 (Palestinian refugees) (2020); 12,866 (Yemen), 6,013 Sudan (2021); 33,951 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 660,646 (Syria) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "64 (2022)" diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index b7a2bddb..6830bbe3 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -1078,10 +1078,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4,227,857 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "99% (2020 est.)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF): Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), 25th Commando Brigade, and the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority; Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG); Coast Guard (Ministry of Interior) (2022)", + "text": "Kuwaiti Armed Forces (KAF): Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), 25th Commando Brigade, and the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority; Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG); Ministry of Interior: police, Kuwait State Security, Coast Guard (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Emiri Guard Authority and the 25th Commando Brigade exercise independent command authority within the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, although activities such as training and equipment procurement are often coordinated with the other services; the 25th Commando Brigade is Kuwait's leading special forces unit; the Emiri Guard Authority (aka Emiri Guard Brigade) is responsible for protecting Kuwait's heads of state

note 2: the Kuwaiti National Guard reports directly to the prime minister and the amir and possesses an independent command structure, equipment inventory, and logistics corps separate from the Ministry of Defense, the regular armed services, and the Ministry of Interior; it is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure and providing support for the Ministries of Interior and Defense as required" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1183,13 +1183,13 @@ "text": "6.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019) (approximately $10.2 billion)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $9.25 billion)" + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2017) (approximately $10 billion)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1214,6 +1214,14 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "92,000 (2022); note - Kuwait's 1959 Nationality Law defined citizens as persons who settled in the country before 1920 and who had maintained normal residence since then; one-third of the population, descendants of Bedouin tribes, missed the window of opportunity to register for nationality rights after Kuwait became independent in 1961 and were classified as bidun (meaning \"without\"); since the 1980s Kuwait's bidun have progressively lost their rights, including opportunities for employment and education, amid official claims that they are nationals of other countries who have destroyed their identification documents in hopes of gaining Kuwaiti citizenship; Kuwaiti authorities have delayed processing citizenship applications and labeled biduns as \"illegal residents,\" denying them access to civil documentation, such as birth and marriage certificates" } + }, + "Trafficking in persons": { + "tier rating": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List — Kuwait does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials reported disaggregated data for the first time, including data on a forced labor conviction and identification of male victims; Kuwait also implemented a program to increase oversight of foreign worker recruitment and provide greater protections to vulnerable migrants; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts compared to the previous year to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; there were fewer investigations of alleged trafficking crimes and significantly fewer convictions and prosecutions of traffickers; the government decreased funding for victims and domestic worker protection programs for the second consecutive year; no steps were taken to reform the visa sponsorship program that continued to leave migrant workers highly vulnerable to exploitation; some officials routinely used arbitration and administrative penalties rather than investigate cases as human trafficking crimes; the government did not regularly use standard procedures to proactively identify victims and refer them to protection services, and it continued to detain, prosecute, and deport potential trafficking victims; therefore, Kuwait was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2022)" + }, + "trafficking profile": { + "text": "human traffickers exploit foreign victims in Kuwait; men and women migrate primarily from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and other countries in South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East to work predominantly in the service, sanitation, construction, transportation, hospitality, and domestic service sectors; unskilled laborers and female domestic workers are especially vulnerable to forced labor and physical and sexual abuse; many labor-source countries, including Bhutan, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe continue to restrict female nationals from domestic employment in Kuwait due to the high risk they face; some visa sponsors subject migrants to forced labor and, to a much lesser extent, sex trafficking; Cuban nationals working in Kuwait may have been forced to work by the Cuban government; Kuwait’s sponsorship law restricts workers’ movements and penalizes them for leaving abusive workplaces; reports indicate some workers fleeing abusive employers are exploited in sex trafficking by recruiters or criminals (2022)" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index a6b87f2e..94ced8b7 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "(2021 est.) <0.1%" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Lebanon; as of 9 December 2022, Lebanon has reported a total of 1,220,831 cases of COVID-19 or 17,886.46 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 10,740 cumulative deaths or a rate of 157.35 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 December 2022, 49.9% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32% (2016)" }, @@ -438,9 +435,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Lebanon; as of 9 December 2022, Lebanon has reported a total of 1,220,831 cases of COVID-19 or 17,886.46 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 10,740 cumulative deaths or a rate of 157.35 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 1 December 2022, 49.9% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Food insecurity": { "widespread lack of access": { "text": "due to the ongoing financial and economic crisis - in September 2021, the United Nations estimated that, taking into account multiple factors other than income, such as access to health, education and public utilities, 82% of the population lives in multidimensional poverty in 2021, up from 42% in 2019 (2022)" @@ -1222,8 +1216,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Forces Directorate (law enforcement; includes Mobile Gendarmerie), Directorate for General Security (DGS; border control, some domestic security duties) (2022)", - "note": "note: the commander of the LAF is also the commander of the Army; the LAF patrols external borders, while official border checkpoints are under the authority of Directorate for General Security" + "text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; Ministry of Interior: Internal Security Forces Directorate (law enforcement; includes Mobile Gendarmerie), Directorate for General Security (DGS; border control, some domestic security duties); Parliamentary Police Force (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the commander of the LAF is also the commander of the Army; the LAF patrols external borders, while official border checkpoints are under the authority of Directorate for General Security

note 2: the Parliamentary Police Force reports to the speaker of parliament and has responsibility for protecting parliament premises and the speaker’s residence; both the Internal Security Forces and the Lebanese Armed Forces provide units to the Parliamentary Police Force" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1233,13 +1227,13 @@ "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $3.6 billion)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $4.1 billion)" + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $3.95 billion)" + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index fa0f3758..7fadf90f 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -1200,8 +1200,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2022)", - "note": "note: in addition to its policing duties, the Royal Oman Police conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries" + "text": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO), Sultan's Special Forces; Royal Oman Police (ROP): Civil Defense, Immigration, Customs, Royal Oman Police Coast Guard (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the Sultan’s Special Forces and the ROP Special Task Force are Oman’s primary tactical counterterrorism response forces

note 2: in addition to its policing duties, the ROP conducts many administrative functions similar to the responsibilities of a Ministry of Interior in other countries" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1211,13 +1211,13 @@ "text": "11% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "11.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $12.1 billion)" + "text": "11.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "11.2% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $11.8 billion)" + "text": "11.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "12.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $12.7 billion)" + "text": "12.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 47067403..ba3b85ce 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Qatar Armed Forces: Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF, includes Emiri Guard), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN, includes Coast Guard), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF); Internal Security Forces: Mobile Gendarmerie (2022)" + "text": "Qatar Armed Forces (QAF): Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF, includes Emiri Guard), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN, includes Coast Guard), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF); Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Public Security, General Directorate of Coasts and Border Security, Internal Security Forces (includes Mobile Gendarmerie) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2021": { @@ -1184,13 +1184,13 @@ "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $8.44 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $8.23 billion)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $8.22 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index 88eee6b1..d8b2c2cb 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -1236,13 +1236,13 @@ "text": "7.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "8.8% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $92.2 billion)" + "text": "8.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $103 billion)" + "text": "10% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "11.1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $111 billion)" + "text": "11.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 8d0c89b7..25bfab03 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -1010,18 +1010,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,857,193 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2,821,171 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16 (2020 est.)" + "text": "13 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,387,600 (2019)" + "text": "16,990,714 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "113.58 (2019)" + "text": "80 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ "text": "the years of civil war and destruction to infrastructure continue to have a toll on the telecoms sector in Syria; although over the years the major mobile service providers have endeavored to restore and rebuild damaged networks, the operating environment has been difficult; following disputed demands for back taxes, MTN Group in August 2021 exited the country, after its majority stake had been transferred to judicial guardianship; this effectively meant that the mobile market became a monopoly; in February 2022 the regulator awarded a third mobile license following a process which had been ongoing for many years; telecommunication services in Syria are highly regulated; although urban areas can make use of the network built and maintained by the government-owned incumbent, many under served remote areas in the countryside are obliged to rely on satellite communications; the domestic and international fixed-line markets in Syria remain the monopoly of the STE, despite several initiatives over the years aimed at liberalizing the market; mobile broadband penetration in Syria is still quite low, despite quite a high population coverage of 3G networks and some deployment of LTE infrastructure; this may provide potential opportunities for growth once infrastructure and economic reconstruction efforts make headway, and civil issues subside (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the number of fixed-line connections increased markedly prior to the civil war in 2011 and now stands at over 16 per 100; mobile-cellular service is just over 95 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "the number of fixed-line connections is 13 per 100; mobile-cellular service is 80 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 963; landing points for the Aletar, BERYTAR and UGART submarine cable connections to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel (2019)" @@ -1162,19 +1162,19 @@ }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $2.9 billion)" + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $2.8 billion)" + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $2.7 billion)" + "text": "6.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $2.85 billion)" + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $3.3 billion)" + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 4d0eaebb..70e270a2 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 9 December 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 16,919,638 cases of COVID-19 or 20,061.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 101,203 cumulative deaths or a rate of 120 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 22 November 2022, 67.89% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "32.1% (2016)" }, @@ -457,9 +454,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0.05% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 9 December 2022, Turkey has reported a total of 16,919,638 cases of COVID-19 or 20,061.4 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 101,203 cumulative deaths or a rate of 120 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 22 November 2022, 67.89% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "31.283 million tons (2015 est.)" @@ -833,8 +827,8 @@ "text": "14.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { - "text": "41.9 (2018 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "41.9 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1109,26 +1103,26 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12,448,604 (2020 est.)" + "text": "12 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "15 (2020 est.)" + "text": "15 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "80,790,900 (2019)" + "text": "86 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "96.84 (2019)" + "text": "100 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Turkey continues to develop its capabilities within its telecom sector, becoming one of the relatively few countries able to build and develop its own communications satellites; with the successful launch of the Turksat 5A and 5B satellites in 2021, the country has vastly increased its bandwidth capacity; these satellites will be joined by the Turksat 6A in early 2023; the country’s telcos have invested in fiber infrastructure;
deployment of fiber-based broadband networks are well established, with fiber accounting for 26.7% of all fixed broadband connections as of early 2022; the DSL sector still dominates, accounting for about 63% of connections, but its share is steadily declining, year-on-year, while the number of fiber connections has grown strongly; improved fixed and mobile infrastructure is underpinning the country’s initiatives relating to Smart City concepts, which have become a key area of focus for the emerging digital economy and the transformation to a knowledge-based economy; Turkey’s National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan runs through to 2023 (2022)" + "text": "Turkey continues to develop its capabilities within its telecom sector, becoming one of the relatively few countries able to build and develop its own communications satellites; with the successful launch of the Turksat 5A and 5B satellites in 2021, the country has vastly increased its bandwidth capacity; these satellites will be joined by the Turksat 6A in early 2023; the country’s telcos have invested in fiber infrastructure; deployment of fiber-based broadband networks are well established, with fiber accounting for 26.7% of all fixed broadband connections as of early 2022; the DSL sector still dominates, accounting for about 63% of connections, but its share is steadily declining, year-on-year, while the number of fiber connections has grown strongly; improved fixed and mobile infrastructure is underpinning the country’s initiatives relating to Smart City concepts, which have become a key area of focus for the emerging digital economy and the transformation to a knowledge-based economy; Turkey’s National Smart Cities Strategy and Action Plan runs through to 2023 (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; fixed-line nearly 15 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is over 97 telephones per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line nearly 15 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 100 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 90; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3 & -5, MedNautilus Submarine System, Turcyos-1 & -2 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia ; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems (2020)" @@ -1276,10 +1270,10 @@ "text": "1.9% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019) (approximately $36.3 billion)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018) (approximately $37.2 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1312,7 +1306,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "10,244 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 3,443,219 (Syria) (2023); 95,874 (Ukraine) (as of 26 January 2023)" + "text": "10,244 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 3,426,719 (Syria) (2023); 95,874 (Ukraine) (as of 26 January 2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.099 million (displaced from 1984-2005 because of fighting between the Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs are Kurds from eastern and southeastern provinces; no information available on persons displaced by development projects) (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index ad036511..a893578b 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ "text": "most telecommunications companies in the West Bank and Gaza import directly from international vendors; the major challenge they face are Israeli restrictions on telecommunication imports that are listed as “Dual Use” products; during a visit to the West Bank in July 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that Israeli and Palestinian teams will work together immediately to roll out an advanced infrastructure for 4G by the end of 2023; currently, only 2G service is available in Gaza (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Israeli has companies that are responsible for fixed-line services; two Palestinian cellular providers launched 3G mobile networks in the West Bank in January 2018 after Israel lifted its ban; fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscriptions 78 per 100 (includes Gaza Strip) (2021)" + "text": "fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscriptions 78 per 100 (includes Gaza Strip) (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code 970 or 972; 1 international switch in Ramallah" diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 755950a7..5478cf14 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1053,18 +1053,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.24 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (2020 est.)" + "text": "4 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "15.178 million (2020)" + "text": "15 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (2020)" + "text": "46 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ "text": "Yemen continues to provide an exceptionally challenging market for telcos; civil unrest has caused havoc and devastation across most parts of the country, while the threat of sanctions has also made it a challenging environment in which to operate; a large proportion of the population requires humanitarian assistance, and there is little disposable income for services upon which telcos can generate revenue; essential telecom infrastructure, such as mobile towers and fiber cabling, has often been targeted, destroyed, or damaged by the opposing sides in the ongoing conflict; these difficulties have proved to be a disincentive to telcos investing in infrastructure, with the result that the country lacks basic fixed-line infrastructure, and mobile services are based on outdated GSM; this has prevented the development of a mobile broadband sector, or the evolution of mobile data services; the ownership of telecommunication services, and the scrutiny of associated revenues and taxes, have become a political issue in Yemen; until telecom infrastructure can be improved across Yemen, and until civil unrest eases, there will be little progress for the sector (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line teledensity remains low by regional standards at roughly 4 per 100 but mobile cellular use expanding at over 47 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 4 per 100 but mobile cellular is 46 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 967; landing points for the FALCON, SeaMeWe-5, Aden-Djibouti, and the AAE-1 international submarine cable connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti (2020)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index f886355b..c42616f7 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ "text": "Jamaica 49.1%, Luxembourg 36.1%, US 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "re-exports of pharmaceuticals" + "text": "recreational boats, ships, trailers, aircraft, fertilizers (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -960,10 +960,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "62,625 (2020 est.)" + "text": "64,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "98% (2020 est.)" + "text": "100% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 12dcb2fd..27562b1a 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -484,13 +484,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "4.87 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "4.87 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "27.51 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "27.51 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.8 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.86 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ "text": "US 73% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, cars and vehicle parts, gold, refined petroleum, natural gas (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, cars and vehicle parts, natural gas, gold, lumber (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1151,10 +1151,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "36,896,088 (2020 est.)" + "text": "35.34 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "97% (2020 est.)" + "text": "93% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index e93b2a83..6b91ee76 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -888,10 +888,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "39,358 (2019 est.)" + "text": "38,920 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2019 est.)" + "text": "69.5% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index b97e9dcf..76230380 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -320,15 +320,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 7,152,852 cases of COVID-19 or 5,547.74 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 330,633 cumulative deaths or a rate of 256.43 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 2 December 2022, 77.7% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.9% (2016)" @@ -478,15 +477,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 9 December 2022, Mexico has reported a total of 7,152,852 cases of COVID-19 or 5,547.74 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 330,633 cumulative deaths or a rate of 256.43 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 2 December 2022, 77.7% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1333,10 +1331,10 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) (approximately $13.4 billion)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018) (approximately $12.5 billion)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1350,7 +1348,7 @@ "note": "note: as of 2022, women comprised about 15% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the constitution was amended in 2019 to grant the president the authority to use the armed forces to protect internal and national security, and courts have upheld the legality of the armed forces’ role in law enforcement activities in support of civilian authorities through 2028; as of 2022, Mexican military operations were heavily focused on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; the armed forces also administered most of the country's land and sea ports and customs services, and it built and ran approximately 2,700 branches of a state-owned development bank; in addition, President LOPEZ OBRADOR has placed the military in charge of a growing number of infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast (2022)" + "text": "the constitution was amended in 2019 to grant the president the authority to use the armed forces to protect internal and national security, and courts have upheld the legality of the armed forces’ role in law enforcement activities in support of civilian authorities through 2028; Mexican military operations are heavily focused on internal security duties, particularly in countering drug cartels and organized crime groups, as well as border control and immigration enforcement; the armed forces also administer most of the country's land and sea ports and customs services, plus the approximately 2,700 branches of a state-owned development bank; in addition, President LOPEZ OBRADOR has placed the military in charge of a growing number of infrastructure projects, such as building a new airport for Mexico City and sections of a train line in the country’s southeast (2022)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported one incident in the territorial waters of Mexico in 2022, the same number of attacks as in 2021; ports in Mexico continue to be affected by the crime of armed robbery; this incident occurred in the port of Puerto Dos Bocas while ships were berthed or at anchor; pirates and robbers in this area are armed with guns" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 531593bb..4b9a143a 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ "text": "15.1% (2010 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { - "text": "41.1 (2016 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019": { + "text": "41.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1100,18 +1100,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "101.526 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "98 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31 (2020 est.)" + "text": "29 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "442.457 million (2019)" + "text": "360 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "134.46 (2019)" + "text": "110 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ "text": "the US telecom sector adapted well to the particular demands of the pandemic, which has led to strong growth in the number of mobile, mobile broadband, and fixed broadband subscribers since 2020; the level of growth is expected to taper off from late 2022 as the demand for working and schooling from home subsides; the pandemic also encouraged the Federal government to increase its investment in broadband infrastructure; of particular note was the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of November 2021, which provided $65 billion to a range of programs aimed at delivering broadband to unserved areas, providing fiber-based broadband to upgrade existing service areas, and subsidizing the cost of services to low income households; alongside these fiscal efforts have been the several spectrum auctions undertaken during the last two years, which have greatly assisted the main licensees to improve the reach and quality of their offers based on LTE and 5G; some of this spectrum, auctioned during 2021, was only made available to licensees from February 2022; the widening availability of 5G from the main providers has resulted in a dramatic increase in mobile data traffic; in tandem with the focus on 5G, operators have closed down their GSM and CDMA networks, and have either closed down 3G networks (as AT&T did in January 2022), or plan to in coming months; given the size of the US broadband market, and the growing demand for data on both fixed and mobile networks, there is continuous pressure for operators to invest in fiber networks, and to push connectivity closer to consumers; in recent years the US has seen increased activity from regional players as well as the major telcos and cablecos; although there has been considerable investment in DOCSIS4.0, some of the cablecos are looking to ditch HFC in preference for fiber broadband; the process of migrating from copper (HFC and DSL) to fiber is ongoing, but given the scale of the work involved it will take some years; some operators have investment strategies in place through to 2025, which will see the vast majority of their fixed networks being entirely on fiber; service offerings of up to 2Gb/s are becoming more widely available as the process continues (2022)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country; fixed-line just over 31 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 134 per 100 (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line just over 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 110 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 1; landing points for the Quintillion Subsea Cable Network, TERRA SW, AU-Aleutian, KKFL, AKORN, Alaska United -West, & -East & -Southeast, North Star, Lynn Canal Fiber, KetchCar 1, PC-1, SCCN, Tat TGN-Pacific & -Atlantic, Jupiter, Hawaiki, NCP, FASTER, HKA, JUS, AAG, BtoBE, Currie, Southern Cross NEXT, SxS, PLCN, Utility EAC-Pacific, SEA-US, Paniolo Cable Network, HICS, HIFN, ASH, Telstra Endeavor, Honotua, AURORA, ARCOS, AMX-1, Americas -I & -II, Columbus IIb & -III, Maya-1, MAC, GTMO-1, BICS, CFX-1, GlobeNet, Monet, SAm-1, Bahamas 2, PCCS, BRUSA, Dunant, MAREA, SAE x1, TAT 14, Apollo, Gemini Bermuda, Havfrue/AEC-2, Seabras-1, WALL-LI, NYNJ-1, FLAG Atalantic-1, Yellow, Atlantic Crossing-1, AE Connect -1, sea2shore, Challenger Bermuda-1, and GTT Atlantic submarine cable systems providing international connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific, & Atlantic, and Indian Ocean Islands, Central and South America, Caribbean, Canada and US; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2020)" @@ -1296,10 +1296,10 @@ "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $730 billion)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $685 billion)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index cf6c4510..bcfea88b 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -314,9 +314,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "0.4% (2021 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 9 December 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,739,856 cases of COVID-19 or 21,550.36 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 130,034 cumulative deaths or 287.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 91% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "28.3% (2016)" }, @@ -454,9 +451,6 @@ "Revenue from coal": { "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 9 December 2022, Argentina has reported a total of 9,739,856 cases of COVID-19 or 21,550.36 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 130,034 cumulative deaths or 287.7 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 91% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" - }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { "text": "17,910,550 tons (2014 est.)" @@ -487,13 +481,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "5.85 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "5.85 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "4 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "4 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "27.93 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "27.93 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -913,7 +907,7 @@ "text": "Brazil 16%, China 11%, United States 7%, Chile 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "soybean products, corn, delivery trucks, wheat, frozen meat, gold (2019)" + "text": "corn, soybean products, delivery trucks, wheat, beef, gold (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1143,7 +1137,7 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "39,853,610 (2021 est.)" + "text": "39.15 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { "text": "87% (2021 est.)" diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index 90756b00..304d2cee 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "140 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "30 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1.92 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.92 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ "text": "Argentina 16%, Brazil 15%, United Arab Emirates 12%, India 10%, United States 6%, South Korea 5%, Peru 5%, Colombia 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, gold, zinc, soybean oil and soy products, tin, silver, lead (2019)" + "text": "gold, natural gas, zinc, silver, soy products, tin (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1155,10 +1155,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7,003,817 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7.92 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "60% (2020 est.)" + "text": "66% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 514119ae..699a5e58 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 9 December 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 35,497,781 cases of COVID-19 or 16,700.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 690,577 cumulative deaths or a rate 324.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 December 2022, 87.36% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.1% (2016)" @@ -482,8 +481,7 @@ }, "water contact diseases": { "text": "schistosomiasis" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 9 December 2022, Brazil has reported a total of 35,497,781 cases of COVID-19 or 16,700.2 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 690,577 cumulative deaths or a rate 324.9 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 7 December 2022, 87.36% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -515,13 +513,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "16.96 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "16.13 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "10.44 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "9.51 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "43.03 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "41.42 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -954,7 +952,7 @@ "text": "China 28%, United States 13% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "soybeans, crude petroleum, iron, corn, wood pulp products (2019)" + "text": "iron, soybeans, crude petroleum, sugar, poultry meats (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1178,10 +1176,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "172,173,121 (2020 est.)" + "text": "170.1 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "81% (2020 est.)" + "text": "81% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 33107114..366667f1 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "1.29 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.29 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "1.6 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "1.66 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "29.42 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "29.42 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ "text": "China 32%, United States 14%, Japan 9%, South Korea 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copper, wood pulp, fish fillets, pitted fruits, wine (2019)" + "text": "copper, fish fillets, wood pulp, pitted fruits, wine (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1118,10 +1118,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "16,822,264 (2020 est.)" + "text": "17.1 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88% (2020 est.)" + "text": "90% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index a6bc6122..61ff5620 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -313,15 +313,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 9 December 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,323,357 cases of COVID-19 or 12,427.27 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 141,943 cumulative deaths or a rate 278.96 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 25 November 2022, 82.68% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "22.3% (2016)" @@ -462,15 +461,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Colombia; as of 9 December 2022, Columbia has reported a total of 6,323,357 cases of COVID-19 or 12,427.27 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 141,943 cumulative deaths or a rate 278.96 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 25 November 2022, 82.68% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -494,13 +492,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "3.61 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.72 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "3.3 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "360 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "21 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "25.04 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -928,7 +926,7 @@ "text": "United States 31%, China 11%, Panama 6%, Ecuador 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, coal, refined petroleum, coffee, gold (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, coal, coffee, gold, refined petroleum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1158,10 +1156,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "35,618,019 (2020 est.)" + "text": "37.96 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "70% (2020 est.)" + "text": "73% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index 086d62f4..12a6a428 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1147,10 +1147,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "11,467,989 (2020 est.)" + "text": "13.68 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65% (2020 est.)" + "text": "76% (2021 est.)" }, "note": "according to 2021 statistics from Ecuador's Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society, 50% of homes do not have access to fixed internet" }, diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index 889bada8..87089d2a 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -766,10 +766,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3,343 (2019 est.)" + "text": "3,762 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "99% (2019 est.)" + "text": "99% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 49fee7ef..821aaab7 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1097,10 +1097,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "289,627 (2019 est.)" + "text": "680,000 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "37% (2019 est.)" + "text": "85% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 62a18e91..26f3530f 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -436,13 +436,13 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "malaria" } }, "Waste and recycling": { @@ -1066,18 +1066,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "103,240 (2020 est.)" + "text": "119,977 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (2020 est.)" + "text": "20 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "813,844 (2019)" + "text": "906,170 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "139.99 (2019)" + "text": "148 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ "text": "

Suriname is the smallest nation on the South American continent, with about 580,000 inhabitants; the only Dutch-speaking nation in South America, it has close affinities with the Caribbean, and is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM); the country’s fixed-line infrastructure is reasonably reliable in the more populated coastal region, though poor in the interior; fixed teledensity and broadband penetration are slightly lower than average for Latin America and the Caribbean, while mobile penetration is significantly above the regional average and much higher than would be expected given the country’s relatively low GDP per capita; many Surinamese have up to three mobile lines with different providers, which has pushed up penetration figures although the number of subscribers has fallen in recent years as consumers have responded to economic pressures

(2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line nearly 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity over 153 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network is in place (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 20 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 148 telephones per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 597; landing point for the SG-SCS submarine cable linking South America with the Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1194,19 +1194,19 @@ }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $100 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $95 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $95 million)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $85 million)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $110 million)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index 9b7524d0..754b7400 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -1239,13 +1239,13 @@ "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $590 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $590 million)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017) (approximately $550 million)" + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 8e6464dc..ae1778d2 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -317,15 +317,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 9 December 2022, Peru has reported a total of 4,330,521 cases of COVID-19 or 13,134 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 217,566 cumulative deaths or a rate of 659.85 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 December 2022, 88.51% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "19.7% (2016)" @@ -474,15 +473,14 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 9 December 2022, Peru has reported a total of 4,330,521 cases of COVID-19 or 13,134 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 217,566 cumulative deaths or a rate of 659.85 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 December 2022, 88.51% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -1311,13 +1309,13 @@ "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $3.87 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $3.83 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017) (approximately $3.86 billion)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 408cd958..8393307b 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ "text": "8.8% (2019 est.)" }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { - "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018": { - "text": "39.7 (2018 est.)" + "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020": { + "text": "40.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1097,18 +1097,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,224,600 (2020 est.)" + "text": "1.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "35 (2020 est.)" + "text": "36 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,779,790 (2019)" + "text": "4.7 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "138.08 (2019)" + "text": "140 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ "text": "Uruguay has an advanced telecom market, with excellent infrastructure and one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Latin America; fixed-line teledensity is also particularly high for the region, while mobile penetration is the second highest after Panama; in terms of computer penetration, Uruguay tops all other countries in the region by a considerable margin, and this has facilitated growth in fixed-line broadband adoption; the government and telecom regulator have introduced a range of measures to help develop the deployment of fiber infrastructure, partly in a bid to encourage economic growth and stimulate e-commerce; fiber accounted for about 77% of all fixed and fixed-wireless broadband connections as of June 2020; with investment projected to reach $800 million, the state-owned incumbent Antel is expected to provide national FttP coverage by early 2022; together with the FttP network, the opening of the submarine cable system in early 2012 and August 2017 have helped boost Uruguay’s internet bandwidth, and increase the data rate available to end-users; Uruguay is one of the very few Latin American countries where the local fixed-line market is neither privatized nor liberalized; other segments of the telecom market have been opened to competition, including international long-distance telephony, mobile telephony, and fixed-wireless broadband; Uruguay is also one of the few countries in the world where broadband access via cable modem does not exist; although cable networks are well equipped technologically, and digital cable TV is widely available, telecom legislation prohibits data transmission over pay TV networks; the government announced in December 2020 that it intended to introduce changes to the law to permit pay TV providers to offer internet and telephony packages over their own networks; all three operators offer mobile broadband through 3G and LTE networks; operators have achieved nationwide 3G coverage and the number of mobile broadband subscribers continues to grow; at the end of 2019, spectrum in the 5G-suitable range was auctioned, enabling operators to launch 5G services; the regulator is working on a spectrum and connectivity policy that emphasizes 5G (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line roughly 35 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 131 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 36 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 140 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 598; landing points for the Unisor, Tannat, and Bicentenario submarine cable system providing direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; Bicentenario 2012 and Tannat 2017 cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2020)" @@ -1243,13 +1243,13 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $1.47 billion)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $1.51 billion)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $1.38 billion)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index ba478342..be71b658 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2011": { - "text": "39 (2011)" + "text": "39 (2011 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1052,18 +1052,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,251,182 (2020 est.)" + "text": "3.2 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (2020 est.)" + "text": "11 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "13,476,300 (2019)" + "text": "17 million (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47.26 (2019)" + "text": "60 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ "text": "Venezuela’s fixed-line teledensity was relatively high for the region before the steady growth in the number of lines came to an end in 2015; since then, the number of lines has plummeted, and by late 2021 teledensity had fallen to about 17.3%; the cause is largely linked to the country’s ongoing economic troubles, which have compelled many people to terminate fixed-line telecom services and others still to flee the country; these pressures have also distorted sector revenue and have placed into disarray operators’ investment plans aimed at improving networks and expanding the reach and capabilities of new technologies and services; the fixed broadband penetration rate is lower than the regional average, while data speeds are also relatively low; there is no effective competition in the provision of DSL, and as a result the state-owned incumbent CANTV has had little incentive to improve services from its meager revenue streams; mobile penetration in Venezuela is also below the regional average; the number of mobile subscribers fell by an estimated 2.4% in 2020, year-on-year, as subscribers terminated services in a bid to reduce discretionary spending, this decline is expected to continue into 2022, with subscriber growth not returning until 2023 (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "two domestic satellite systems with three earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; 3 major providers operate in the mobile market and compete with state-owned company; fixed-line over 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 63 per 100 persons (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 11 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership is 60 per 100 persons (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 58; landing points for the Venezuela Festoon, ARCOS, PAN-AM, SAC, GlobeNet, ALBA-1 and Americas II submarine cable system providing connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat (2020)" @@ -1204,19 +1204,19 @@ }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $7.5 billion)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $9.9 billion)" + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $8.5 billion)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2016 est.) (approximately $7.7 billion)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2015": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2015 est.) (approximately $9.3 billion)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index 10ee0959..09f61590 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -495,13 +495,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "200 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "200 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "170 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "170 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "20 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -894,7 +894,8 @@ "text": "United Arab Emirates 45%, Pakistan 24%, India 22%, China 1% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "gold, grapes, opium, fruits and nuts, insect resins, cotton, handwoven carpets, soapstone, scrap metal (2019)" + "text": "gold, figs, grapes, cotton, fruits and nuts, coal (2021)", + "note": "note: despite a de facto ban on cultivation, production, usage, transportation, and trade, Afghan opium production continues to be a large-scale illicit trade commodity" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2020": { @@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7,007,101 (2020 est.)" + "text": "7.02 million (2020 est.)" }, "percent of population": { "text": "18% (2020 est.)" @@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Taliban has established a de facto ministry of defense and a national army (aka Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate Army, or Afghan Army); it has also formed a ministry of interior with a subordinate police force (2022)" + "text": "the Taliban has established a de facto ministry of defense and a national army (aka Army of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Islamic Emirate Army, or Afghan Army); it has also formed a ministry of interior with a subordinate police force (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2019": { diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index cb793a9c..d3e0486d 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 9 December 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 2,036,760 cases of COVID-19 or 1,236.7 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,436 cumulative deaths or a rate of 17.8 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 December 2022, 87.12% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "3.6% (2016)" @@ -483,8 +482,7 @@ }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 9 December 2022, Bangladesh has reported a total of 2,036,760 cases of COVID-19 or 1,236.7 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 29,436 cumulative deaths or a rate of 17.8 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 6 December 2022, 87.12% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Food insecurity": { "severe localized food insecurity": { @@ -507,13 +505,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "3.6 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "770 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "770 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "31.5 billion cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "31.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -937,7 +935,7 @@ "text": "United States 15%, Germany 14%, United Kingdom 8%, Spain 7%, France 7% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "clothing, knitwear, leather footwear (2019)" + "text": "clothing, knitwear, leather footwear (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1167,10 +1165,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "41,172,346 (2020 est.)" + "text": "66.3 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "25% (2020 est.)" + "text": "39% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1287,7 +1285,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Bangladesh (aka Bangladesh Defense Force): Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2022)", + "text": "Armed Forces of Bangladesh (aka Bangladesh Defense Force): Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Armed Forces of Bangladesh are jointly administered by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Armed Forces Division (AFD), both under the Prime Minister's Office; the AFD has ministerial status and parallel functions with MOD; the AFD is a joint coordinating headquarters for the three services and also functions as a joint command center during wartime; to coordinate policy, the prime minister and the president are advised by a six-member board, which includes the three service chiefs of staff, the principal staff officer of the AFD, and the military secretaries to the prime minister and president

note 2: the RAB, Ansars, and VDP are paramilitary organizations for internal security; the RAB is a joint task force founded in 2004 and composed of members of the police, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Border Guards seconded to the RAB from their respective units; its mandate includes internal security, intelligence gathering related to criminal activities, and government-directed investigations" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1320,7 +1318,7 @@ "text": "1,375 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,625 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; plus about 190 police); 120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,100 Mali (MINUSMA; plus about 280 police); 1,600 South Sudan (UNMISS); 180 Sudan (UNISFA) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military’s chief areas of focus are border, economic exclusion zone, and domestic security; the Army maintains a large domestic security presence in the Chittagong Hills area where it conducted counterinsurgency operations against tribal guerrillas from the 1970s until the late 1990s; since 2009, the military has been in a force-wide expansion and modernization program known as Forces Goal 2030 (2022)" + "text": "the military’s primary responsibility is external defense but it also has a domestic security role and has traditionally been a significant player in the country’s politics, as well as its economy; the military has a long history of participating in UN peacekeeping missions, which has provided operational experience and a source of funding; it runs an international institute for the training of peacekeepers; the military also conducts multinational and bilateral exercises with foreign partners, particularly India; it has commercial business interests in such areas as banking, food, hotels, manufacturing, real estate, and shipbuilding, and manages government infrastructure and construction projects

the Army is the dominant service and its primary combat forces are approximately 10 infantry divisions, complemented by several independent brigades and regiments of armor, artillery, and commandos; it maintains a large presence in the Chittagong Hills area where it conducted counterinsurgency operations against tribal guerrillas from the 1970s until the late 1990s; the Navy conducts both coastal and blue water operations and participates in UN and humanitarian missions and multinational exercises; its principal combat ships are a mix of approximately 15 frigates, corvettes, and large patrol ships, as well as a few attack submarines; the Air Force has about 50 mostly Chinese- and Russian-made combat aircraft organized into several squadrons (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; there were seven attacks reported in 2022 as opposed to none in 2021" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index 48ddc912..99e16003 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -414,13 +414,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "20 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "3 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "320 million cubic meters (2019 est.)" + "text": "320 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ "text": "India 94% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron alloys, dolomite, refined iron, cement, silicon carbides (2019)" + "text": "iron alloys, dolomite, aircraft, cement, gypsum (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1023,10 +1023,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "416,671 (2020 est.)" + "text": "670,800 (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54% (2020 est.)" + "text": "86% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1089,8 +1089,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and an air wing); National Militia; Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs: Royal Bhutan Police (2022)", - "note": "note: the Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) agency is responsible for internal security; the Army is responsible for external threats but also has responsibility for some internal security functions, including conducting counterinsurgency operations, guarding forests, and providing security for prominent persons" + "text": "Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and an air wing); National Militia; Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs: Royal Bhutan Police (2023)" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army has an estimated 8,000 personnel (2022)" @@ -1103,7 +1102,7 @@ "note": "note: in 2021, the Royal Bhutan Army graduated from a year-long training course the first batch of 150 women to be allowed to serve in combat roles; previously, women were allowed to serve in medical and other non-combat roles" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan (2022)" + "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; the force is deployed throughout the country in more than a dozen “wings,” each comprised of a few infantry companies; the Army also has units of royal bodyguards and special forces; Bhutan relies on India for military training, arms supplies, and the country’s air defense (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index 169f4d41..a7be2bc0 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate (2020)" + "text": "intermediate (2023)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" @@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ }, "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income": { "Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016": { - "text": "39.8 (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.3 (2016 est.)" } }, "Average household expenditures": { @@ -1105,18 +1105,18 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,607,868 (2020 est.)" + "text": "2,869,186 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (2020 est.)" + "text": "13 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "30,778,600 (2019)" + "text": "30,764,134 (2021 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "144 (2019)" + "text": "141 (2021 est.)" } }, "Telecommunication systems": { @@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ "text": "Sri Lanka’s fixed-line telephony market was one of the very few in the world to experience a significant upsurge in subscriptions in 2020; while the country suffers from a relatively poor fixed-line infrastructure and a correspondingly strong mobile sector, demand for traditional phone services increased 14% in 2020; preliminary results suggest a further jump of up to 13% can also be expected in 2021; this will take Sri Lanka’s fixed-line penetration to levels not seen since 2013; the most reason behind the market’s reversal of fortunes is the Covid-19 crisis and Sri Lanka’s ensuring lock downs; these forced much of the population back inside and reverting to ‘traditional’ methods of communication for both voice and data services; the fixed broadband market was equally robust, growing 20% in 2020 alone; Sri Lanka possesses a relatively low number of computers per household so the fixed broadband market’s success comes off a small base; the one area of the telecommunications market that experienced a fall was the mobile segment; up until the start of the pandemic, Sri Lanka had a very high mobile penetration rate of 155%; this near-saturation level reflected the preponderance for subscribers to carry multiple SIM cards to take advantage of cheaper on-net call rates; the reduction in demand and traffic because of the pandemic led to a sharp drop in the number of active subscriptions, down to just 135% – a 17% decline in just one year; the market is expected to bounce back quickly, as soon as the country eases back on its lock down measures and reduces travel restrictions; it will also be boosted, come 2022, by the anticipated launch of commercial 5G mobile services (2021)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line roughly 11 per 100 and mobile-cellular nearly 139 per 100; national trunk network consists of digital microwave radio relay and fiber-optic links; fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing (2020)" + "text": "fixed-line is 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 141 per 100 (2021)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 94; landing points for the SeaMeWe -3,-5,  Dhiraagu-SLT Submarine Cable Network, WARF Submarine Cable, Bharat Lanka Cable System and the Bay of Bengal Gateway submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" @@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Sri Lanka Armed Forces: Sri Lanka Army (includes National Guard and the Volunteer Force), Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard); Ministry of Public Security: Sri Lanka National Police (2022)", + "text": "Sri Lanka Armed Forces: Sri Lanka Army (includes National Guard and the Volunteer Force), Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard); Ministry of Public Security: Sri Lanka National Police (2023)", "note": "note: the Sri Lanka Police includes the Special Task Force, a paramilitary unit responsible for counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations; it coordinates internal security operations with the military" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1263,10 +1263,10 @@ "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $5.9 billion)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $5.6 billion)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; India participated in the counter-insurgency war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from 1987-1991, losing over 1,000 soldiers in the conflict; the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries continue to conduct exercises together, and India trains over 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; however, since the end of the war with LTTE, Sri Lanka has also increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training

since the end of the war with LTTE, the Sri Lankan military has increased its role in a range of commercial sectors including agriculture, hotels, leisure, and restaurants; this expansion has been particularly discernible in the majority Tamil-populated northern and eastern provinces where a large portion of the Army reportedly remained deployed as of 2021 (2022)" + "text": "the military is responsible for external defense and may be called upon to handle specifically delineated domestic security responsibilities that generally do not include arrest authority; it has sent small numbers of personnel on UN peacekeeping missions; from 1983 to 2009, it fought against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a conflict that involved both guerrilla and conventional warfare, as well as acts of terrorism and human rights abuses, and cost the military nearly 30,000 killed; since the end of the war, a large portion of the Army reportedly remains deployed in the majority Tamil-populated northern and eastern provinces; the military over the past decade also has increased its role in a range of commercial sectors including agriculture, hotels, leisure, and restaurants 

the Army did not downsize following the LTTE war and continues to have about 20 infantry divisions, plus several independent brigades and regiments; however, in 2023 the Sri Lankan Government announced that because of the country’s financial crisis, it would slash the size of the Army 40% by 2024 with deeper cuts planned by 2030; the Navy has a frigate transferred from China in 2019 and several offshore patrol ships acquired from India and the US to patrol its territorial waters; it also has a large force of small in-shore patrol and fast attack boats, largely acquired to combat the LTTE; the Air Force is small and much of its inventory is aging; it has a handful of operational fighter aircraft and a few dozen attack and multi-role helicopters

Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; India participated in the LTTE war in 1987-1991 and lost over 1,000 soldiers; the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries continue to conduct exercises together, and India trains over 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; in recent years, Sri Lanka has increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 552c179b..d70cf7f5 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reported across 27 States and Union Territories in India; as of 9 December 2022, India has reported a total of 44,674,439 cases of COVID-19 or 3,237.27 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 530,653 cumulative deaths or a rate 38.45 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 72.48% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "3.9% (2016)" @@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high (2020)" + "text": "very high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -496,8 +495,7 @@ }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" - }, - "note": "note: clusters of cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reported across 27 States and Union Territories in India; as of 9 December 2022, India has reported a total of 44,674,439 cases of COVID-19 or 3,237.27 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 530,653 cumulative deaths or a rate 38.45 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 72.48% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine" + } }, "Waste and recycling": { "municipal solid waste generated annually": { @@ -526,13 +524,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "56 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "56 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "17 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "688 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "688 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1191,10 +1189,10 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "593.4 million (2020 est.)" + "text": "644 million (2021 est.)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "43% (2020 est.)" + "text": "46% (2021 est.)" } }, "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { @@ -1315,7 +1313,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Indian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard; Frontier Corps; Defense Security Corps; Ministry of Home Affairs: Central Armed Police Forces (includes Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guards, Sashastra Seema Bal) (2022)", + "text": "Indian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard; Frontier Corps; Defense Security Corps; Ministry of Home Affairs: Central Armed Police Forces (includes Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guards, Sashastra Seema Bal) (2023)", "note": "note 1: the Defense Security Corps provides security for Ministry of Defense sites

note 2: the Border Security Force (BSF) is responsible for the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders; the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB or Armed Border Force) guards the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders

note 3: the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) includes a Rapid Reaction Force (RAF) for riot control and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) for counter-insurgency operations 

note 4: the Assam Rifles are under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, while operational control falls under the Ministry of Defense (specifically the Indian Army)" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1349,7 +1347,7 @@ "text": "1,900 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 110 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,350 South Sudan (UNMISS); 310 Sudan (UNISFA) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Indian Armed Forces are chiefly focused on China and Pakistan; the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the world’s longest disputed international borders, resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; meanwhile, India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (the First Kashmir War of 1947 and the 1999 Kargil Conflict); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remains contested, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area at least three times between 1985 and 1995; despite a cease-fire, both sides continue to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties are due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2023)" + "text": "the Indian military is a large, experienced, professional, and well-equipped military that performs a variety of missions; it is primarily focused on China and Pakistan and territorial defense, while secondary missions include regional power projection, UN peacekeeping deployments, humanitarian operations, and support to internal security forces; it has fought in several significant conflicts and counterinsurgency operations since 1947 and regularly conducts large-scale exercises

the Army is organized into 14 operational corps; the basic field formations under the corps are approximately 40 armored, artillery, infantry, mechanized, or mountain infantry divisions; there are also a number of independent airborne, armored, and artillery brigades, as well as special operations forces; in 2023, the Army announced that it was reorganizing its operational corps and divisions into division-sized “integrated battle groups,” which the Army assessed would be more agile and flexible

the Navy is a blue water force that operates in seas stretching from the western Mediterranean to the Strait of Malacca and the western Pacific; it routinely conducts months-long deployments, exercises with other navies, and conducts a variety of missions such as counter-piracy, humanitarian, and naval diplomacy; its principal ships include 2 aircraft carriers, more than 50 destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and large patrol vessels, 16 attack submarines, and 2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile capable submarines; the Navy also has several combat aircraft and anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadrons, as well as a marine amphibious brigade and a marine commando force

the Air Force is one of the World’s largest with more than 600 British-, French-, Russian/Soviet-, and domestically produced combat aircraft, plus nearly 500 combat helicopters; the tri-service Strategic Forces Command manages all of India’s strategic missile forces 

the short 1962 Sino-India War left in place one of the world’s longest disputed international borders, resulting in occasional standoffs between Indian and Chinese security forces, including lethal clashes in 1975 and 2020; meanwhile, India and Pakistan have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (the First Kashmir War of 1947 and the 1999 Kargil Conflict); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remains contested, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir where Indian forces have conducted counterinsurgency operations since the 1980s; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area at least three times between 1985 and 1995; despite a cease-fire, both sides continue to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties are due to extreme weather and the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of India are a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2022, three attacks against commercial vessels were reported, an increase from the two attacks in 2021; all of these occurred in port while ships were berthed or at anchor" diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index 433f016f..2b729c78 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -246,6 +246,18 @@ "Economic overview": { "text": "small island territory economy; economic activity mainly on Diego Garcia with national military installations; recently settled disputes with Mauritius have increased oil exports; established marine reserve has limited commercial fishing" }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Singapore 69%, United States 10%, Canada 5%, Ireland 4%, Saudi Arabia 2% (2021)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "tuna and other fish, computers, integrated circuits, diamonds, jewelry (2021)" + }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Singapore 64%, United States 22%, Panama 4%, Ireland 3%, Bulgaria 1% (2021)" + }, + "Imports - commodities": { + "text": "inedible fish and animal products, aluminum structures, cement, boat propellers, packaged medicines (2021)" + }, "Exchange rates": { "text": "

the US dollar is used

" } diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 43af3ddf..1e0238bb 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the Republic of Maldives has no distinct army, navy, or air force but a single security unit called the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) comprised of ground forces, an air element, a coastguard, a presidential security division, and a special protection group (2022)", + "text": "the Republic of Maldives has no distinct army, navy, or air force but a single security unit called the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) comprised of ground forces, an air element, a coastguard, a presidential security division, and a special protection group (2023)", "note": "note: the Maldives Police Service is responsible for internal security and reports to the Ministry of Home Affairs; the MNDF is responsible for counterterrorism" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the MNDF is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service and ensure security in the country's exclusive economic zone (2022)" + "text": "the MNDF is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service and ensure security in the country's exclusive economic zone (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index 7642d396..0672ccd6 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Ministry of Defense: Nepali Army (includes Air Wing); Ministry of Home Affairs: Nepal Police, Nepal Armed Police Force (2022)", + "text": "Ministry of Defense: Nepali Army (includes Air Wing); Ministry of Home Affairs: Nepal Police, Nepal Armed Police Force (2023)", "note": "note: the Nepal Police are responsible for enforcing law and order across the country; the Armed Police Force is responsible for combating terrorism, providing security during riots and public disturbances, assisting in natural disasters, and protecting vital infrastructure, public officials, and the borders; it also conducts counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations and would assist the Army in the event of an external invasion" }, "Military expenditures": { @@ -1216,13 +1216,13 @@ "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $1.1 billion)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018) (approximately $1.11 billion)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2017) (approximately $1.12 billion)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ "text": "790 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 400 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 870 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 235 Liberia (UNSMIL); 175 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,750 (plus about 220 police) South Sudan (UNMISS) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Nepal became a member of the UN in 1955 and has been an active participant in UN peacekeeping operations since, sending its first military observers to a UN peacekeeping mission in 1958 and its first peacekeeping military contingent to Egypt in 1974

the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2022)" + "text": "the Nepali Army is a lightly equipped and professional force responsible for territorial defense, although it has some domestic duties such as disaster relief/humanitarian assistance and nature conservation efforts; during the 10-year civil war that ended in 2006, it conducted extensive counterinsurgency operations against Maoist guerrillas; the Army also has a long and distinguished history of supporting UN missions, having sent its first UN observers to Lebanon in 1958 and its first troop contingent to Egypt in 1974; as of 2023, nearly 150,000 Nepali military personnel had deployed on over 40 UN missions; the Army conducts training with foreign partners, including China, India, and the US; it has 8 geographically-based divisions, each comprised of light infantry brigades and support units; the Army also has independent special forces and security force (palace guard) brigades; the Air Wing has a small number of multi-role and transport helicopters

the British began to recruit Nepalese citizens (Gurkhas) into the East India Company Army during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816); the Gurkhas subsequently were brought into the British Indian Army and by 1914, there were 10 Gurkha regiments, collectively known as the Gurkha Brigade; following the partition of India in 1947, an agreement between Nepal, India, and Great Britain allowed for the transfer of the 10 regiments from the British Indian Army to the separate British and Indian armies; four regiments were transferred to the British Army, where they have since served continuously as the Brigade of Gurkhas; six Gurkha (aka Gorkha in India) regiments went to the new Indian Army; a seventh regiment was later added; Gurkhas are also recruited into the Singaporean Police and a special guard in the Sultanate of Brunei known as the Gurkha Reserve Unit (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index ff50a8f8..3689b0c4 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -313,18 +313,18 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Pakistan; as of 9 December 2022, Pakistan has reported a total of 1,575,382 cases of COVID-19 or 713.19 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,634 cumulative deaths or a rate of 13.86 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 59.22% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
note 2: Pakistan is one of two countries with endemic wild polio virus (the other is Afghanistan) and considered high risk for international spread of the disease; before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "note": "note: Pakistan is one of two countries with endemic wild polio virus (the other is Afghanistan) and considered high risk for international spread of the disease; before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "8.6% (2016)" @@ -476,18 +476,18 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high (2020)" + "text": "high (2023)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" + "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" }, "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Pakistan; as of 9 December 2022, Pakistan has reported a total of 1,575,382 cases of COVID-19 or 713.19 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with a total of 30,634 cumulative deaths or a rate of 13.86 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 8 December 2022, 59.22% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
note 2: Pakistan is one of two countries with endemic wild polio virus (the other is Afghanistan) and considered high risk for international spread of the disease; before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" + "note": "note: Pakistan is one of two countries with endemic wild polio virus (the other is Afghanistan) and considered high risk for international spread of the disease; before any international travel, anyone unvaccinated, incompletely vaccinated, or with an unknown polio vaccination status should complete the routine polio vaccine series; before travel to any high-risk destination, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that adults who previously completed the full, routine polio vaccine series receive a single, lifetime booster dose of polio vaccine" }, "Food insecurity": { "severe localized food insecurity": { @@ -1304,8 +1304,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes marines, Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fizaia); Ministry of Interior: Frontier Corps, Pakistan Rangers (2022)", - "note": "note 1: the National Guard is a paramilitary force and one of the Army's reserve forces, along with the Pakistan Army Reserve, the Frontier Corps, and the Pakistan Rangers

note 2: the Frontier Corps is a paramilitary force manned mostly by individuals from the tribal areas and commanded by officers from the Pakistan Army; it manages security duties in the tribal areas and on the border with Afghanistan (Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas); it is under the Ministry of Interior, but would report to the Army in times of conflict

note 3: the Pakistan Rangers is a paramilitary force operating in Sindh and Punjab" + "text": "Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes marines, Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fizaia); Ministry of Interior: Frontier Corps, Pakistan Rangers (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the National Guard is a paramilitary force and one of the Army's reserve forces, along with the Pakistan Army Reserve, the Frontier Corps, and the Pakistan Rangers

note 2: the Frontier Corps is a paramilitary force manned mostly by individuals from the tribal areas and commanded by officers from the Pakistan Army; its primary mission is security of the border with Afghanistan; the Frontier Corps is under the Ministry of Interior, but would report to the Army in times of conflict

note 3: the Pakistan Rangers is a paramilitary force operating in Sindh and Punjab" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1318,10 +1318,10 @@ "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2019) (approximately $21.6 billion)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2019)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2018) (approximately $21.6 billion)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2018)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ "text": "1,300 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,970 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 220 Mali (MINUSMA); 290 South Sudan (UNMISS); 220 Sudan (UNISFA) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military has carried out three coups since Pakistan's independence in 1947 and as of 2022 remained a dominant force in the country’s political arena; its chief external focus was on the perceived threat from India, as well as implications of the fall of the government in Kabul, but over the past 15 years, the military also has increased its role in internal security missions, including counterinsurgency and counterterrorism; it is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas

the military establishment also has a large stake in the country's economic sector; through two large conglomerates, it is involved in a diverse array of commercial activities, including banking, construction of public projects, employment services, energy and power generation, fertilizer, food, housing, real estate, and security services

Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; despite a cease-fire, as of 2022 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness

Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation; while MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, it does not entail any security commitments (2022)" + "text": "the Pakistan military operates largely independently and without effective civilian oversight; it has ruled the country for more than 30 years since independence in 1947 and continues to play a significant role in Pakistan's political arena; it also has a large stake in the country’s economic sector and is involved in a diverse array of commercial activities, including banking, construction of public projects, employment services, energy and power generation, fertilizer, food, housing, real estate, and security services

the military is responsible for external defense but also has a large role in domestic security; its chief external focus is on the perceived threat from India; the military is the lead security agency in many areas of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); it has considerable operational experience, having engaged in several conflicts with India and conducted counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations for decades against various militant groups in the former FATA; it is also one of the longest serving and largest contributors to UN peacekeeping missions; China is its closest security partner

the Army is the largest component; it has approximately 22 combat divisions, plus about 20 independent combat brigades; the Army also has an inventory of over 5,000 artillery systems organized into divisions and brigades, plus several squadrons of attack helicopters; the Navy operates throughout the Indian Ocean and conducts a variety of missions, including countering piracy, narcotics, and smuggling, protecting Pakistan’s sea lines of communications, multinational security and humanitarian operations, and naval diplomacy; the Navy is in the midst of a large modernization effort; its principal combat ships are a mix of about 14 frigates and corvettes, plus 5 attack submarines; there is also a small marine amphibious force; the Air Force’s combat missions include the air defense of Pakistan and support to the Army and Navy; it has over 400 Chinese-, French-, and US-made combat aircraft 

Pakistan and India have fought several conflicts since 1947, including the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistan and Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, as well as two clashes over the disputed region of Kashmir (First Kashmir War of 1947 and the Kargil Conflict of 1999); a fragile cease-fire in Kashmir was reached in 2003, revised in 2018, and reaffirmed in 2021, although the Line of Control remained contested as of 2022, and India has accused Pakistan of backing armed separatists and terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir; in addition, India and Pakistan have battled over the Siachen Glacier of Kashmir, which was seized by India in 1984 with Pakistan attempting to retake the area in 1985, 1987, and 1995; despite a cease-fire, as of 2022 both sides continued to maintain a permanent military presence there with outposts at altitudes above 20,000 feet (over 6,000 meters) where most casualties were due to extreme weather or the hazards of operating in the high mountain terrain of the world’s highest conflict, including avalanches, exposure, and altitude sickness

Pakistan has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the US; MNNA is a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": {