diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 8fdd471b..8a22b2da 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -570,10 +570,10 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Barlaman consists of:
Council of the Nation or Majlis al-Umma (174 seats, statutory; 170 currently); two-thirds of members indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local assemblies within each wilaya, and one-third of members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
National People's Assembly or al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani (407 seats including 8 seats for Algerian diaspora); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - in March 2021, President TEBBOUNE ordered the number of Assembly seats be reduced to 407 from 462" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:
Council of the Nation or Majlis al-Umma (174 seats, statutory; 170 currently); two-thirds of members indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local assemblies within each wilaya, and one-third of members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)
National People's Assembly or al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani (407 seats, including 8 seats for Algerian diaspora); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - in March 2021, President TEBBOUNE ordered the number of Assembly seats be reduced to 407 from 462" }, "elections": { - "text": "
Council of the Nation - last held on 5 February 2022 (next election NA)
National People's Assembly - snap election held on 12 June 2021 (next to be held on 12 June 2026)" + "text": "
Council of the Nation - last held on 5 February 2022 (next election expected in 2025)
National People's Assembly - snap election held on 12 June 2021 (next to be held on 12 June 2026)" }, "election results": { "text": "
Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 54, RND 22, Future Front 7, National Construction Movement 5, FFS 4, other 6, independent 18, appointed 58; composition as of February 2023 - men 163, women 7, percent of women 4.1%

National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 98, MSP 65, RND 58, (Future Front) 48, Movement of National Construction 39, other 15, independent 84; composition - men 375, women 32, percent of women 7.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 6.8%" @@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]
Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES]
Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD]
Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Fatma Zohra ZEROUATI]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Fethi GHARES]
Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed DAOUI]
El-Bina (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani) [Abdelkader BENGRINA]
El-Islah [Filali GHOUINI]
Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ]
Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH]
Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID]
Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Mohamed DOUIBI]
Justice and Development Front or FJD [Abdellah DJABALLAH]
Movement for National Reform or Islah [Filali GHOUINI]
Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MAKRI]
National Construction Movement (Harakat Al-bina' Al-watanii) [Abdelkader BENGRINA]
National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Tayeb ZITOUNI]
National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA]
National Liberation Front or FLN [Abou El Fadhel BAADJI]
National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD [Dalila YALAQUI]
National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI]
National Republican Alliance or ANR [Belkacem SAHLI]
New Dawn Party (El-Fajr El-Jadid) [Tahar BENBAIBECHE]
New Generation (Jil Jadid) [Soufiane DJILALI]
Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE]
Party of Justice and Liberty or PLJ [Djamel Ben ZIADI]
Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS]
Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Youcef AOUCHICHE]
Union for Change and Progress or UCP [Zoubida ASSOUL]
Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH]
Vanguard of Liberties (Talaie El Hurriyet) [Abdelkader SAADI]
Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]
Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA]", + "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]
Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES]
Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Fatma Zohra ZEROUATI]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Fethi GHARES]
Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed DAOUI]
El-Infitah [Omar BOUACHA]
Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ]
Equity and Proclamation Party or PEP [Naima SALHI]
Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID]
Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Yazid BENAICHA]
Justice and Development Front or FJD [Abdellah DJABALLAH]
Movement for National Reform or El Islah [Filali GHOUINI]
Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MAKRI]
National Construction Movement or El-Bina (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani) [Abdelkader BENGRINA]
National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Tayeb ZITOUNI]
National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA]
National Liberation Front or FLN [Abou El Fadhel BAADJI]
National Militancy Front or FMN [Abdallah HADDAD]
National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD [Dalila YALAQUI]
National Republican Alliance or ANR [Belkacem SAHLI]
New Dawn Party (El-Fajr El-Jadid) [Tahar BENBAIBECHE]
New Generation (Jil Jadid) [Soufiane DJILALI]
Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE]
Party of Justice and Liberty or PLJ [Mohamed SAID]
Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Atmane MAZOUZ]
Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Youcef AOUCHICHE]
Union for Change and Progress or UCP [Zoubida ASSOUL]
Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH]
Vanguard of Liberties (Talaie El Hurriyet) [Abdelkader SAADI]
Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]
Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA]", "note": "note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997" }, "International organization participation": { @@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ "text": "Algerian People's National Army (ANP): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes Coast Guard), Air Forces, Territorial Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard (under ANP but responsible to the President), National Gendarmerie; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of National Security (national police) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "5.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1236,13 +1239,10 @@ "text": "6.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 1ea5f1e8..1a19f6eb 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ "text": "71.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "82%" + "text": "82.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "60.7% (2015)" + "text": "62.4% (2015)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -1259,6 +1259,9 @@ "text": "Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army); Rapid Reaction Police (paramilitary) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1270,9 +1273,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index 53805b51..e9ac43fd 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -1177,7 +1177,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1219,6 +1220,9 @@ "note": "note: both the BDF and the Botswana Police Service report to the Ministry of Defense and Security; the Botswana Police Service has primary responsibility for internal security; the BDF reports to the Office of the President through the minister of defense and security and has some domestic security responsibilities" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1226,13 +1230,10 @@ "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index 613f71d7..7f644cd2 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "42.4%" + "text": "45.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "56.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "31.1% (2018)" + "text": "35% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1176,7 +1176,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1240,6 +1241,9 @@ "note": "note: FAB is under the Ministry of Defense and is responsible for external security and supporting the DGPR in maintaining internal security, which has primary responsibility for enforcing law and maintaining order " }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1247,13 +1251,10 @@ "text": "0.5% 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": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $140 million)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $160 million)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 9c733a92..6a22768c 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "68.4%" + "text": "74.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "76.3%" + "text": "81.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "61.2% (2017)" + "text": "68.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1157,7 +1157,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1199,6 +1200,9 @@ "note": "note: the Specialized Units include a special security brigade for the protection of institutions (aka BSPI) and military police" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1210,9 +1214,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index bd4c305a..17f90b4c 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "26.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "31.3%" + "text": "35.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "14% (2016)" + "text": "18.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Koutou NGOTE GALI (since 22 June 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Oumar Noury ABDELKERIM (since 20 March 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2401 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1176,7 +1176,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1217,6 +1218,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-size unit with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)

note 2: Border security duties are shared by the Army, Customs (Ministry of Public Security and Immigration), the Gendarmerie, and the GNNT" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1228,9 +1232,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1262,7 +1263,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "405,689 (Sudan), 125,433 (Central African Republic), 42,607 (Cameroon), 20,937 (Nigeria) (2023)" + "text": "407,378 (Sudan), 125,433 (Central African Republic), 28,256 (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 83e7d4d9..43dd1b0d 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "80.3%" + "text": "80.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "86.1%" + "text": "85.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "74.6% (2018)" + "text": "75.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1208,7 +1208,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1277,6 +1278,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1288,9 +1292,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 9b596b0a..172a2150 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -384,13 +384,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba" }, "total population": { - "text": "77%" + "text": "80%" }, "male": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "89.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "66.5% (2016)" + "text": "70.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1231,7 +1231,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1305,6 +1306,9 @@ "note": "note: the Republican Guard is a division-size element consisting of approximately 5 regiments; it is regarded as the country’s best equipped and trained military unit and is under the direct control of the president" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1316,9 +1320,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1332,7 +1333,7 @@ "note": "note: in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, and in some cases government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security; while the FARDC is large on paper, with an estimated 18 operational infantry brigades, it struggles to provide security in large portions of the country; the FARDC is widely assessed to suffer from insufficient training, low equipment readiness, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline, and widespread corruption; it was created out of the armed factions of the Congo wars that ended in 2003, incorporating various militia, paramilitary, and rebel formations; the DRC’s most effective military force, the Republican Guard, is overseen by the office of the presidency rather than the FARDC and focuses largely on protecting the president and government institutions and enforcing internal security

the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which the DRC has accused Rwanda of backing; the FARDC has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R

the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of 2022, MONUSCO had around 15,000 military and police personnel; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; 3 infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2023)" + "text": "

the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security; while the FARDC is large on paper, with an estimated 18 operational infantry brigades, it struggles to provide security in large portions of the country; the FARDC is widely assessed to suffer from insufficient training, low equipment readiness, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline, and widespread corruption; it was created out of the armed factions of the Congo wars that ended in 2003, incorporating various militia, paramilitary, and rebel formations; the DRC’s most effective military force, the Republican Guard, is overseen by the office of the presidency rather than the FARDC and focuses largely on protecting the president and government institutions and enforcing internal security

the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of illegal armed groups (IOGs) operating in the DRC, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, where more than 15 significant and cohesive IOGs operate; there is also violence in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; some estimates place over 100 IOGs operating in the country, including organized militias, such as the Nduma Defense of Congo-Renewal (NDC-R), which controls a large portion of North Kivu; Mai Mai groups (local militias that operate variously as self-defense networks and criminal rackets); and foreign-origin groups seeking safe haven and resources, such as the Ugandan-origin Allied Democratic Forces (ADF; aka Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), multiple groups originating from Burundi, the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), and the March 23 Movement (aka M23 or Congolese Revolutionary Army), which the DRC has accused Rwanda of backing; the FARDC has been accused of collaborating with some IOGs, such as the NDC-R

the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of early 2023, MONUSCO had over 14,000 personnel assigned; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; 3 infantry battalions, plus artillery and special forces), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported one incident in the territorial waters of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022, the same number of attacks as in 2021; the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea remain a very high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; past incidents have been reported where vessels were attacked and crews kidnapped; these incidents showed that the pirates / robbers in the area are well armed and violent; pirates have robbed vessels and kidnapped crews for ransom; in the past, product tankers were hijacked and cargo stolen; the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2023-001 - Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 3 January 2023, which states in part, \"Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom continue to serve as significant threats to US-flagged vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea\"" @@ -1353,7 +1354,7 @@ "text": "211,409 (Central African Republic), 208,389 (Rwanda), 56,423 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 43,635 (Burundi) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "6.06 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; conflict in Kasai region since 2016) (2023)" + "text": "6.17 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; conflict in Kasai region since 2016) (2023)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index f48691a6..ee1de787 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -641,10 +641,10 @@ "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:
Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)
National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 25 March 2018 (next to be held in 2023)
National Assembly - last held on 9 February 2020 (current term extended by president); note - the Constitutional Court has ordered a partial rerun of elections in the English speaking areas; date to be determined" + "text": "Senate - last held on 12 March 2023 (next to be held in 2028)
National Assembly - last held on 9 February 2020 (current term extended by president); note - the Constitutional Court has ordered a partial rerun of elections in the English speaking areas; date to be determined" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDPM 81.1%, SDF 8.6%, UNDP 5.8%, UDC 1.16%, other 2.8%; seats by party - CPDM 63, SDF 7; composition as of March 2022 - men 74, women 26, percent of women 26%
National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 139, UNDP 7, SDF 5, PCRN 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, Union of Socialist Movements 2; 13 vacant; composition as of March 2022 - men 119, women 61, percent of women 33.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 31.1%" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDPM 100% composition as of March 2023 - men 69, women 31, percent of women 31%
National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 139, UNDP 7, SDF 5, PCRN 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, Union of Socialist Movements 2; 13 vacant; composition as of March 2022 - men 119, women 61, percent of women 33.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 31.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1238,7 +1238,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1304,6 +1305,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the National Police and the National Gendarmerie are responsible for internal security; the Police report to the General Delegation of National Security, while the Gendarmerie reports to the Secretariat of State for Defense in charge of the Gendarmerie

note 2: the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) maintains its own command and control structure and reports directly to the president; the BIR is structured as a large brigade with up to 9 battalions, detachments, or groups consisting of infantry, airborne/airmobile, amphibious, armored reconnaissance, counterterrorism, and support elements, such as artillery and intelligence; the BIR receives better training, equipment, and pay than regular Army units" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1315,9 +1319,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index a3828feb..09ee051b 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "58.8%" + "text": "62%" }, "male": { - "text": "64.6%" + "text": "67%" }, "female": { - "text": "53% (2018)" + "text": "56.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1080,7 +1080,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index 5cc90a44..28cdb356 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -1137,7 +1137,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1183,6 +1184,9 @@ "note": "note: in 2019-2021, the CAR created three Mixed Special Security units (Unités Spéciales Mixtes de Sécurité or USMS), regionally based battalion-sized units comprised of about 40% government and 60% rebel soldiers created to provide security along transportation corridors and at mining sites; the units are intended to be transitional in nature with a scheduled deployment time of two years" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1194,9 +1198,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1210,7 +1211,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription (2021)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the 2013 coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned after the coup, and it has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since, despite considerable foreign assistance; significant portions of the country remain outside state control and are ungoverned, with the presence of multiple armed actors creating insecurity in much of the country 

in late 2020 and early 2021, the Coalition des Patriotes pour le Change (CPC), a loose coalition of armed groups comprised largely of former Seleka and anti-Balaka fighters, attacked the capital Bangui; CAR Government forces, along with Russian private military contractors and Rwandan troops, repelled the attack but have not been able to stabilize the country; the CPC has retreated to its rear bases and into neighboring countries and continued conducting attacks; other armed groups are also active; forces on both sides have been accused of abuses and atrocities in the fighting 

in 2018, the UN Security Council approved Russian security assistance for the CAR to help train and advise FACA personnel, as well as transport them to operational areas, provide logistical support, and assist with medical evacuation; in addition to teams of military trainers, Russia sent private military contractors, and as of 2022, as many as 2,000 were providing assistance to the FACA, as well as performing other security roles such as guarding mines and government officials; some Russian contractors and the CAR forces they supported have been accused of carrying out indiscriminate killings, using excessive force against civilians, and looting

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s fragile transitional government; as of 2022, MINUSCA had approximately 15,000 military and police personnel

the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has operated in the country since 2016, providing advice, training, and educational programs to the country's security forces; since 2016, the EU mission has trained 5 territorial infantry battalions and 1 amphibious infantry battalion; the mission suspended operational training in 2021; France also provided assistance to the FACA before suspending its support, also in 2021 (2022)" + "text": "the 2013 coup resulted in the institutional collapse of the FACA; its forces were overwhelmed and forced to flee to neighboring countries; it has been estimated that only 10% of the FACA returned after the coup, and it has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since, despite considerable foreign assistance; significant portions of the country remain outside state control and are ungoverned, with the presence of multiple armed actors creating insecurity in much of the country 

in late 2020 and early 2021, the Coalition des Patriotes pour le Change (CPC), a loose coalition of armed groups comprised largely of former Seleka and anti-Balaka fighters, attacked the capital Bangui; CAR Government forces, along with Russian private military contractors and Rwandan troops, repelled the attack but have not been able to stabilize the country; the CPC has retreated to its rear bases and into neighboring countries and continued conducting attacks; other armed groups are also active; forces on both sides have been accused of abuses and atrocities in the fighting 

in 2018, the UN Security Council approved Russian security assistance for the CAR to help train and advise FACA personnel, as well as transport them to operational areas, provide logistical support, and assist with medical evacuation; in addition to teams of military trainers, Russia sent private military contractors, and as of 2022, as many as 2,000 were providing assistance to the FACA, as well as performing other security roles such as guarding mines and government officials; some Russian contractors and the CAR forces they supported have been accused of carrying out indiscriminate killings, using excessive force against civilians, and looting

the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s fragile transitional government; as of early 2023, MINUSCA had almost 17,000 personnel 

the European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has operated in the country since 2016, providing advice, training, and educational programs to the country's security forces; since 2016, the EU mission has trained 5 territorial infantry battalions and 1 amphibious infantry battalion; the mission suspended operational training in 2021; France also provided assistance to the FACA before suspending its support, also in 2021 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ "text": "6,381 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "482,816 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2022)" + "text": "483,074 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2023)" } } } diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 74378860..22ebac40 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -332,13 +332,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "86.8%" + "text": "90.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "91.7%" + "text": "94.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "82% (2015)" + "text": "87.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1116,7 +1116,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1148,6 +1149,9 @@ "text": "Cabo Verdean Armed Forces (FACV): Army (also called the National Guard, GN; includes a small air component), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV); Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Police (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1159,9 +1163,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index aea64bb9..94934937 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -1129,7 +1129,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index c2c122de..92a55e6d 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ "text": "Misr" }, "former": { - "text": "United Arab Republic (with Syria)" + "text": "United Arab Republic (short-lived unification with Syria)" }, "etymology": { "text": "the English name \"Egypt\" derives from the ancient Greek name for the country \"Aigyptos\"; the Arabic name \"Misr\" can be traced to the ancient Akkadian \"misru\" meaning border or frontier" @@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet ministers nominated by the executive branch and approved by the House of Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for 3 consecutive terms); election last held on 26-28 March 2018 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives; note - following  a constitutional amendment approved by referendum in April 2019, the presidential term was extended from 4 to 6 years and eligibility extended to 3 consecutive terms" + "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for 3 consecutive terms); election last held on 26-28 March 2018 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives; note - following a constitutional amendment approved by referendum in April 2019, the presidential term was extended from 4 to 6 years and eligibility extended to 3 consecutive terms" }, "election results": { "text": "2018: Abdelfattah ELSISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdelfattah ELSISI (independent) 97.1%, Moussa Mostafa MOUSSA (El Ghad Party) 2.9%; note - more than 7% of ballots cast were deemed invalid" @@ -1206,7 +1206,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1283,20 +1284,20 @@ "note": "note 1: the Public Security Sector Police are responsible for law enforcement nationwide; the Central Security Force protects infrastructure and is responsible for crowd control; the National Security Agency is responsible for internal security threats and counterterrorism along with other security services

note 2: in addition to its external defense duties, the EAF also has a mandate to assist police in protecting vital infrastructure during a state of emergency; military personnel were granted full arrest authority in 2011 but normally only use this authority during states of emergency and “periods of significant turmoil”" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index d0c62b80..0b0c2105 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president and overseen by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 April 2016 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 November 2022 (next to be held in 2029); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.5%, other 6.5% (2016)" @@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional consists of:
Senate or Senado (70 seats statutory, 72 seats for current term; 55 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote, 15 appointed by the president, and 2 ex-officio)
Chamber of Deputies or Camara de los Diputados (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 19 January 2023 (next to be held in 2028)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 19 January 2023 (next to be held in 2028)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; elected seats by party - PDGE and aligned coalition 70; composition (including 2 ex-officio) - men 60, women 12, percent of women 16.7%

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CI 1; composition - men 78, women 22, percent of women 22%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 18.8%" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; elected seats by party - PDGE 55; composition (including 2 ex-officio and 15 appointed) - men 58, women 16, percent of women 21.6%

Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 100; composition - men 69, women 31, percent of women 31%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 22%" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -1101,7 +1101,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 2d40ee0b..783548e6 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -1099,7 +1099,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index 9611363d..763c7ae0 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -1251,7 +1251,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1302,6 +1303,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1309,13 +1313,10 @@ "text": "0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $970 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $950 million)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $930 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1347,7 +1348,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "414,511 (South Sudan), 253,488 (Somalia), 163,656 (Eritrea), 48,881 (Sudan) (2023)" + "text": "414,511 (South Sudan), 253,488 (Somalia), 164,271 (Eritrea), 48,964 (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 4dd86730..5a3dc0c0 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -383,13 +383,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "58.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "61.8%" + "text": "65.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.6% (2015)" + "text": "51.2% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Momodou Lamin BAH (12 December 2022)




" + "text": "Ambassador Momodou Lamin BAH (12 December 2022)


" }, "chancery": { "text": "5630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" @@ -1163,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1199,6 +1200,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Guard is responsible for VIP protection, riot control, and presidential security; the Gambia Police Force maintains internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1210,9 +1214,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index e00b98c8..67c3aa76 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "84.7%" + "text": "85.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "85.9%" + "text": "86.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "83.4% (2018)" + "text": "84.7% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -1153,7 +1153,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1217,6 +1218,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie, under the Ministry of Defense, are responsible for law enforcement and public security; elements of the armed forces and the Republican Guard, an elite unit that protects the president under his direct authority, sometimes perform internal security functions" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1228,9 +1232,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index 7d676a27..b3691228 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1264,6 +1265,9 @@ "text": "Ghana Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of the Interior: Ghana Police Service (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1275,9 +1279,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index 8c3d0be6..f2bd4f0d 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "39.6%" + "text": "45.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "54.4%" + "text": "61.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "27.7% (2018)" + "text": "31.3% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1165,7 +1165,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1226,6 +1227,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie is overseen by the Ministry of Defense, while the National Police is under the Ministry of Security; the Gendarmerie and National Police share responsibility for internal security, but only the Gendarmerie can arrest police or military officials" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1237,9 +1241,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index add0ec98..1171fc43 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -1212,7 +1212,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1281,6 +1282,9 @@ "note": "note: the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance is responsible for countering internal threats" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1292,9 +1296,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 3fe2ce60..f1883ca0 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -374,13 +374,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "81.5%" + "text": "82.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "85%" + "text": "85.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "78.2% (2018)" + "text": "79.8% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ "text": "Uganda 14%, Pakistan 8%, Netherlands 8%, United States 8%, United Kingdom 7% (2020)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "tea, cut flowers, refined petroleum, gold, coffee (2020)" + "text": "tea, cut flowers, coffee, refined petroleum, titanium (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1218,7 +1218,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1285,20 +1286,20 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1333,7 +1334,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,620 (Ethiopia), 8,159 (Burundi), 5,540 (Sudan) (2022); 281,319 (Somalia), 157,402 (South Sudan), 72,192 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2023)" + "text": "281,319 (Somalia), 157,402 (South Sudan), 72,192 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 21,847 (Ethiopia), 8,392 (Burundi), 5,756 (Sudan) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "190,000 (election-related violence, intercommunal violence, resource conflicts, al-Shabaab attacks in 2017 and 2018) (2021)" diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index 9dfc2e87..b226f7c9 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jeff Gongoer DOWANA (12 December 2022)


" + "text": "Ambassador Jeff Gongoer DOWANA (12 December 2022)
" }, "chancery": { "text": "5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" @@ -1136,7 +1136,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1198,6 +1199,9 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1205,13 +1209,10 @@ "text": "0.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $25 million)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $20 million)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $19 million)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index 895b4a44..b538d9fe 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "79.4%" + "text": "81%" }, "male": { - "text": "70.1%" + "text": "72.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "88.3% (2015)" + "text": "88.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1143,7 +1143,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1174,6 +1175,9 @@ "note": "note: the Lesotho Mounted Police Service is responsible for internal security and reports to the Minister of Police and Public Safety" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1185,9 +1189,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $70 million)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 59c2cacf..67be385c 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -1087,7 +1087,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index a13bfe47..3ad93631 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "76.7%" + "text": "77.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "78.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "75.1% (2018)" + "text": "75.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1225,6 +1226,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Gendarmerie is separate from the PAF and is responsible for maintaining law and order in rural areas at the village level, protecting government facilities, and operating a maritime police contingent; the National Police is responsible for maintaining law and order in urban areas" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1236,9 +1240,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 802dd69f..d52100ed 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -366,13 +366,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "62.1%" + "text": "67.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "69.8%" + "text": "71.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "55.2% (2015)" + "text": "63.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1187,7 +1187,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1237,6 +1238,9 @@ "note": "note: the MDF reports directly to the president as commander in chief; the Malawi Ministry of Defense was abolished in 2011" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.9% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1248,9 +1252,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.8% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1275,7 +1276,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,205 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 7,807 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022); 32,715 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers (2023)" + "text": "32,715 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) 10,895 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,466 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index d09f436f..72d66db7 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -1202,7 +1202,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1249,6 +1250,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Gendarmerie and the National Guard are under the authority of the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Ministere De La Defense Et Des Anciens Combattants, MDAC), but operational control is shared with the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protection

note 2: the Gendarmerie's primary mission is internal security and public order; its duties also include territorial defense, humanitarian operations, intelligence gathering, and protecting private property, mainly in rural areas; it also has a specialized border security unit

note 3: the National Guard is a military force responsible for providing security to government facilities and institutions, prison service, public order, humanitarian operations, some border security, and intelligence gathering; its forces include a camel corps for patrolling the deserts and borders of northern Mali

note 4: there are also pro-government militias operating in Mali, such as the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA); the leader of GATIA is also a general in the national army" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1260,9 +1264,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1278,7 +1279,7 @@ "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": "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)" + "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 early 2023, 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": { @@ -1293,10 +1294,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "26,991 (Burkina Faso) (refugees and asylum seekers), 19,518 (Niger) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,952 (Mauritania) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022)" + "text": "27,794 (Burkina Faso) (refugees and asylum seekers), 19,547 (Niger) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,952 (Mauritania) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "440,436 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2022)" + "text": "412,387 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2022)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index 85bc147c..51184486 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -385,13 +385,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "73.8%" + "text": "75.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "83.3%" + "text": "84.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "64.6% (2018)" + "text": "67.4% (2021)" }, "note": "note: does not include data from the former Western Sahara" }, @@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI]
Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI]
An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj or Democratic Way [Mustapha BRAHMA]
Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Abdellatif OUAHBI]
Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Mahmoud ARCHANE]
Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI]
Democratic Society Party or PSD [Zhour CHAKKAFI]
Green Left Party or PGV [Mohamed FARES]
Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Nizar BARAKA]
Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Isaac CHARIA]
Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI]
National Democratic Party [Abdellah KADIRI]
National Ittihadi Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ]
National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH]
Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF]
Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN]
Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelilah BENKIRANE]
Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI]
Party of Progress and Socialism or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH]
Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER]
Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI]
Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI]
Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR]
Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI]
Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR]
Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]
Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" + "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI]
Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI]
An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj or Democratic Way [Mustapha BRAHMA]
Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Abdellatif OUAHBI]
Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed JOUDAR]
Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE]
Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI]
Democratic Society Party or PSD [Zhour CHAKKAFI]
Environment and Sustainable Development Party or PEDD [Karim HRITANE]
Federation of the Democratic Left or FGD [Abdesalam EL AZIZ]
Green Left Party or PGV [Mohamed FARES]
Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Nizar BARAKA]
Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Isaac CHARIA]
Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI]
National Democratic Party [Moussa SAADI]
National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH]
Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF]
Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN]
Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelilah BENKIRANE]
Party of Liberty and Social Justice or PLJS [Miloud MOUSSAOUI]
Party of Progress and Socialism or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH]
Popular Movement or MP [Mohammed OUZZINE]
Renaissance and Virtue Party or PRV [Mohamed KHALIDI]
Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI]
Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR]
Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI]
Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR]
Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]
Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Lawrence M. RANDOLPH (since 4 January 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Puneet TALWAR (since 4 November 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170" @@ -1214,7 +1214,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1278,6 +1279,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Moroccan Royal Guard is officially part of the Royal Moroccan Army, but is under the direct operational control of the Royal Military Household of His Majesty the King; it provides for the security and safety of the King and royal family; it was established in the 11th century and is considered one of the world's oldest active units still in military service

note 2: the National Police manages internal law enforcement in cities; the Royal Gendarmerie is responsible for law enforcement in rural regions and on national highways; the Gendarmerie operates mobile and fixed checkpoints along the roads in border areas and at the entrances to major municipalities; it also has a counterterrorism role 

note 3: the Auxiliary Forces provide support to the Gendarmerie and National Police; it includes a Mobile Intervention Corps, a motorized paramilitary security force that supplements the military and the police as needed



 " }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "4.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1289,9 +1293,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index 842ec973..8dfcf7c4 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "91.3%" + "text": "92.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "93.4%" + "text": "93.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "89.4% (2018)" + "text": "90.5% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1114,7 +1114,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1158,20 +1159,20 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "0.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.) (approximately $80 million)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.) (approximately $80 million)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017 est.) (approximately $80 million)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index e8679f9a..25469463 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "53.5%" + "text": "67%" }, "male": { - "text": "63.7%" + "text": "71.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "43.4% (2017)" + "text": "62.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1185,7 +1185,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index ffde8e75..f2170ce7 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -367,13 +367,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "60.7%" + "text": "63.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "72.6%" + "text": "74.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "50.3% (2017)" + "text": "53.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos DOS SANTOS (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Alfredo Fabaio NUVUNGA (since 19 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -861,17 +861,6 @@ "text": "36.7% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.88% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.49% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.95% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.569 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1210,7 +1199,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1277,6 +1267,9 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1288,9 +1281,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1318,7 +1308,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "8,968 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2022); 12,043 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" + "text": "12,043 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,250 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.03 million (north Mozambique, violence between the government and an opposition group, violence associated with extremists groups in 2018, political violence 2019) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 97eac858..1eb22772 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -368,13 +368,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "37.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "43.6%" + "text": "45.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "26.7% (2018)" + "text": "29% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -861,17 +861,6 @@ "text": "26.8% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.79% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.39% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.32% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.325 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1192,7 +1181,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1243,6 +1233,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Gendarmerie (GN) and the National Guard (GNN) are paramilitary forces; the GN has primary responsibility for rural security while the GNN is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings; the GNN was formerly known as the National Forces of Intervention and Security

note 2: the National Police includes the Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, which is charged with border management" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1254,9 +1247,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1288,7 +1278,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "188,006 (Nigeria), 65,847 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" + "text": "188,006 (Nigeria), 66,084 (Mali) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "376,809 (includes the regions of Diffa, Tillaberi, and Tahoua; unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 27b6d3ff..e6f07650 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -878,17 +878,6 @@ "text": "38.2% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.42% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.98% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.31% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$37.298 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1224,7 +1213,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1298,6 +1288,9 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1305,13 +1298,10 @@ "text": "0.6% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1346,7 +1336,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "87,220 (Cameroon) (2023)" + "text": "86,982 (Cameroon) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3.3 million (northeast Nigeria; Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2023)" diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index a12c71c7..23bf2291 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria; note - in 2015, the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional states; following the February 2020 peace agreement, the country was reportedly again reorganized into the 10 original states, plus 2 administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and 1 special administrative status area, Abyei (which is disputed between South Sudan and Sudan); this latest administrative revision has not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" + "text": "10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria; note - in 2015, the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional states; following the February 2020 peace agreement, the country was again reorganized into the 10 original states, plus 2 administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and 1 special administrative status area, Abyei (which is disputed between South Sudan and Sudan); this latest administrative revision has not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" }, "Independence": { "text": "9 July 2011 (from Sudan)" @@ -1011,7 +1011,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1061,6 +1062,9 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1072,9 +1076,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1092,7 +1093,7 @@ "text": "in 2023, South Sudan sent approximately 750 troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of an East Africa Community military peacekeeping force" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the SSPDF is largely focused on internal security; the Ground Force has approximately 8 light infantry divisions plus a mechanized presidential guard division (aka the Tiger Division); the Air Force has small numbers of transport aircraft and combat helicopters 

the SSPDF, formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had about 15,000 personnel deployed in the country as of 2022

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2022, UNISFA had approximately 2,500 military and police personnel (2023)" + "text": "the SSPDF is largely focused on internal security; the Ground Force has approximately 8 light infantry divisions plus a mechanized presidential guard division (aka the Tiger Division); the Air Force has small numbers of transport aircraft and combat helicopters 

the SSPDF, formerly the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), was founded as a guerrilla movement against the Sudanese Government in 1983 and participated in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005); the Juba Declaration that followed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005 unified the SPLA and the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF), the second-largest rebel militia remaining from the civil war, under the SPLA name; in 2017, the SPLA was renamed the South Sudan Defense Forces (SSDF) and in September 2018 was renamed again as the SSPDF

the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had about 15,000 personnel deployed in the country as of early 2023

United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; as of 2022, UNISFA had approximately 2,500 military and police personnel (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 527c7a76..a6976f07 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "59.9%" + "text": "52.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "71.8%" + "text": "67%" }, "female": { - "text": "48.3% (2015)" + "text": "39.9% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -782,17 +782,6 @@ "text": "28% (2002)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "12.22% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "8.51% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$222 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1102,7 +1091,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1152,6 +1142,9 @@ "note": "note: the Public Order Police is responsible for maintaining law and order, while the Judicial Police, under the Ministry of Justice, has primary responsibility for investigating drug trafficking, terrorism, and other transnational crimes" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1163,9 +1156,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index 92354878..1129827a 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "73.2%" + "text": "75.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "77.6%" + "text": "78.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "69.4% (2018)" + "text": "73.3% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -831,17 +831,6 @@ "text": "43.2% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.75% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.52% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.393 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1168,7 +1157,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1206,6 +1196,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1217,9 +1210,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index 4a38e222..4b2529e1 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -763,17 +763,6 @@ "text": "15.4% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.79% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.39% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$601 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1097,7 +1086,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1144,6 +1134,9 @@ "note": "note: the military reports to the president, who acts as minister of defense  " }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1155,9 +1148,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index 328a92f4..04aa4b1a 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -864,17 +864,6 @@ "text": "51.3% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.22% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.24% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.23% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$84.19 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1210,7 +1199,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 8f27d8cf..56f67a76 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "51.9%" + "text": "56.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "64.8%" + "text": "68.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "39.8% (2017)" + "text": "45.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -868,17 +868,6 @@ "text": "31.1% (2011)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.46% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.78% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "10.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.76 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1199,7 +1188,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1260,20 +1250,20 @@ "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": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1303,7 +1293,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "11,494 (Mauritania) (2023)" + "text": "11,501 (Mauritania) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "8,400 (2021)" diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index 3964a512..ef319f0a 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021) Saint Helena (HLE);" }, - "note": "note: weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017" + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 062fbb13..175b05c1 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "43.2%" + "text": "47.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "51.6%" + "text": "55.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "39.8% (2018)" + "text": "39.8% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -821,17 +821,6 @@ "text": "33.6% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "4.36% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.67% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.79% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$740 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1141,7 +1130,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1193,6 +1183,9 @@ "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): operates under a Joint Force Command with Land Forces, Maritime Forces, and an Air Wing; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Sierre Leone Police (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1204,9 +1197,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index a4f205d1..af773d2a 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -797,17 +797,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "25.21% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "24.32% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "25.31% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$145.3 million (2014 est.)" @@ -1104,7 +1093,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index 0a8d6008..378fdc63 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John T. Godfrey (since 1 September 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador John T. GODFREY (since 1 September 2022)" }, "embassy": { "text": "P.O. Box 699, Kilo 10, Soba, Khartoum" @@ -837,17 +837,6 @@ "text": "26.7% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.83% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.62% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "1.32% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.479 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1177,7 +1166,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1263,7 +1253,7 @@ "note": "note: many defense expenditures are probably off-budget" }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "information varies widely; estimated 100-125,000 active-duty armed forces personnel; estimated up to 50,000 Rapid Support Forces (2022)" + "text": "estimates vary widely; up to 200,000 SAF personnel; up to 100,000 Rapid Support Forces (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet-era, and domestically produced weapons systems; in recent years, Russia has been the leading arms provider; Sudan has one of the largest defense industries in Africa, which includes state-owned companies with military involvement; it mostly manufactures weapons systems under license from China, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine (2022)" @@ -1276,7 +1266,7 @@ "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 reportedly organized into 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)" + "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 reportedly organized into 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 2,800 personnel deployed as of early 2023

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 (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1291,7 +1281,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "134,367 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 93,478 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 70,935 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 24,369 (Central African Republic) (2022); 802,748 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2023)" + "text": "802,748 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 136,466 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 93,477 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 71,658 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 24,369 (Central African Republic) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "3.71 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2022)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 841a7dde..91a8cdc0 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -503,13 +503,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "140.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "140 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "6.3 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "10 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "76 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -855,17 +855,6 @@ "text": "27.1% (2006)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.59% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "7.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "6.34% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.275 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1186,7 +1175,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1298,7 +1288,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "8,395 (Ghana) (2023)" + "text": "8,450 (Ghana) (2023)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 88b1044b..a2ae3042 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "92.8%" + "text": "94.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.2%" + "text": "96.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "89.5% (2018)" + "text": "91.1% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -788,17 +788,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.01% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$95 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1119,7 +1108,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index 8678aaa9..9f858326 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "82.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "89.6%" + "text": "89.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "74.2% (2015)" + "text": "82.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -453,13 +453,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "137 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "820 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "965 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "60 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.773 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.71 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -814,17 +814,6 @@ "text": "27% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.57% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.89% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "4.46% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$10.866 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1151,7 +1140,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1209,6 +1199,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Police has primary responsibility for law enforcement in the major cities, while the National Guard (gendarmerie) oversees border security and patrols smaller towns and rural areas" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1220,9 +1213,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index ff5e91f2..4d85f775 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -387,13 +387,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "77.9%" + "text": "81.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "83.2%" + "text": "85.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "73.1% (2015)" + "text": "78.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -522,13 +522,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "527 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "530 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "25 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "4.632 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "4.63 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Elsie Sia KANZA (since August 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Elsie Sia KANZA (since 1 December 2021)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1232 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -879,17 +879,6 @@ "text": "29.6% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.52% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.71% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.72% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$8.968 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1223,7 +1212,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1293,6 +1283,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1304,9 +1297,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index af4ec758..9a054018 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "76.5%" + "text": "79%" }, "male": { - "text": "82.7%" + "text": "84%" }, "female": { - "text": "70.8% (2018)" + "text": "74.3% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -498,13 +498,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "328 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "330 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "50 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "50 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "259 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "260 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Santa Mary Laker KINYERA (since 20 May 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador Robinah KAKONGE (since 12 December 2022)" }, "chancery": { "text": "5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" @@ -851,17 +851,6 @@ "text": "36.1% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.03% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "4.06% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5.088 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1192,7 +1181,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1245,6 +1235,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the Special Forces Command is a separate branch within the UPDF; it evolved from the former Presidential Guard Brigade and has continued to retain presidential protection duties in addition to its conventional missions, such as counterinsurgency

note 2: the Uganda Police Force includes air, field, territorial, and marine units, as well as a presidential guard force

note 3: in 2018, President MUSEVENI created a volunteer force of Local Defense Units under the military to beef up local security in designated parts of the country" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1252,20 +1245,17 @@ "text": "2.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 50,000 troops, including about 1,000-1,500 air and marine personnel; approximately 20-30,000 personnel in the Local Defense Units (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mostly older Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a limited mix of more modern Russian- and Western-origin arms; in recent years, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to the UPDF (2023)" + "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mostly older Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a limited mix of more modern Russian- and Western-origin arms; in recent years, Russia has been the leading supplier of arms to the UPDF; Uganda has a small but growing defense industry that can manufacture light armored vehicles and perform maintenance on some military equipment, including its Russian-made helicopters  (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military duty for men and women; 18-30 for those with degrees/diplomas in specialized fields such as medicine, engineering, chemistry, and education, or possess qualifications in some vocational skills; 9-year service obligation (2022)" @@ -1290,7 +1280,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "867,391 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 487,044 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 70,020 (Somalia), 41,235 (Burundi), 27,605 (Eritrea), 23,290 (Rwanda), 5,450 (Ethiopia) (2023)" + "text": "867,391 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 487,044 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 70,020 (Somalia), 41,235 (Burundi), 31,424 (Eritrea), 23,299 (Rwanda), 6,689 (Ethiopia) (2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "67,000 (2022)" diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 53d3e93a..b383594c 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "39.3%" + "text": "46%" }, "male": { - "text": "49.2%" + "text": "54.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "31% (2018)" + "text": "37.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -844,17 +844,6 @@ "text": "32.2% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.93% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.89% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2.87% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.212 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1182,7 +1171,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1225,6 +1215,9 @@ "note": "note 1: the National Gendarmerie officially reports to the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Security; Gendarmerie troops are typically integrated with Army forces in anti-terrorism operations; specialized counterterrorism units include the Army's special forces, the Special Legion of the National Gendarmerie, and the Multipurpose Intervention Unit of National Police

note 2: the VDP is a lightly-armed civilian defense force established in 2019 to act as auxiliaries to the Army in the fight against militants; the volunteers receive two weeks of training and typically assist with carrying out surveillance, information-gathering, and escort duties, as well as local defense, and were to be based in each of the country's more than 300 municipalities; in 2022, the military government created a \"Patriotic Watch and Defense Brigade\" (La Brigade de Veille et de Défense Patriotique or BVDP) under the FABF to coordinate the VDP recruits" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1236,9 +1229,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1256,7 +1246,7 @@ "note": "note: Burkina Faso is part of a four (formerly five)-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G4 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Chad, Mali (withdrew in 2022), Mauritania, and Niger; it has committed 550 troops and 100 gendarmes to the force; as of 2020, 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" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FABF has a history of interference in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since 1960, including the most recent in September of 2022; its primary operational focus is internal security, and it is actively engaged in combat operations with terrorist groups linked to al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), particularly in the northern and eastern regions; the FABF is struggling to contain the groups, however, and a large portion of the country—40% by some estimates—is not under government control

in the north, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups, has exploited ethnic tensions and perceptions of state neglect, as well as grievances over corruption, patronage politics, social stratification, and land disputes; in 2022, JNIM was assessed to be the primary jihadi threat to the country while conducting attacks in 10 of Burkina Faso's 13 provinces; most of the attacks were assessed to be by the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) of the JNIM coalition; the ISIS-Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) terrorist group operated in the eastern part of the country (2023)" + "text": "the FABF has a history of interference in the country’s politics, having conducted eight coups since its formation in 1960-61, including the most recent in September of 2022; several combat units were disbanded in 2011 following mutinies; while the FABF is responsible for external defense, it has an internal security role and can be called out to assist internal security forces in restoring public order, combating crime, securing the border, and counterterrorism; indeed, for more than a decade, its focus has largely been combatting terrorism, and it is actively engaged in combat operations with terrorist groups linked to al-Qa'ida and the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), particularly in the northern and eastern regions; the FABF is struggling to contain the groups, however, and a large portion of the country—40% by some estimates—is not under government control

in the north, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a coalition of al-Qa'ida linked militant groups, has exploited ethnic tensions and perceptions of state neglect, as well as grievances over corruption, patronage politics, social stratification, and land disputes; in 2022, JNIM conducted attacks in 10 of the country's 13 provinces; most of the attacks were assessed to be by the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) of the JNIM coalition; the ISIS-Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS) terrorist group operates in the eastern part of the country

the Army’s combat forces include a mix of about 8 small (battalion-sized) infantry and combined arms regiments, plus battalions of artillery and special forces historically deployed in 3 military regions; in November 2022, the military government announced it was creating 6 rapid reaction battalions (bataillon de réaction rapide or BIR), expanding the number of military regions to 6, and establishing 6 Gendarmerie “legions”; currently, the Gendarmerie has approximately 8 mobile squadrons stationed across 3 regions; in addition to its counterterrorism missions, the Gendarmerie’s Special Legion fights organized crime and provides security for high-level officials and government institutions; the Air Force’s primary mission is providing support to the Army; it has small numbers of combat aircraft, combat helicopters, and armed UAVs acquired from Turkey (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1271,7 +1261,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "34,989 (Mali) (2023)" + "text": "35,860 (Mali) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "

1,761,915 (2022)

" diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index b6e95160..659b237d 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "91.5%" + "text": "92.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "91.6%" + "text": "90.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.4% (2018)" + "text": "92.3% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -842,17 +842,6 @@ "text": "42% (2010)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.38% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.61% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.52% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.004 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1188,7 +1177,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1242,6 +1232,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1249,13 +1242,10 @@ "text": "3.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index 0a007833..f7006537 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -799,17 +799,6 @@ "text": "40.1% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "2.79% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "2.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.64% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.131 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1122,7 +1111,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index ed7a9829..602f6487 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -502,13 +502,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "290 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "290 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "130 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "130 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1.152 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.15 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lazarous KAPAMBWE (since 8 April 2020)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Margaret KAPIHYA (since 13 January 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2200 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -850,17 +850,6 @@ "text": "47.4% (2010)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.09% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.74% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.758 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1196,7 +1185,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1261,6 +1251,9 @@ "note": "note: the Zambia National Service is a support organization that also does public work projects" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1272,9 +1265,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1300,7 +1290,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,230 (Burundi) (2022); 54,047 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers)," + "text": "54,047 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 7,703 (Burundi) (2023)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index e1aa3139..97fdea35 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -370,13 +370,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English" }, "total population": { - "text": "86.5%" + "text": "89.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "88.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "84.6% (2015)" + "text": "89.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -506,13 +506,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "487.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "650 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "81.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "2.77 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "3.04 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -843,17 +843,6 @@ "text": "40.4% (1995)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.52% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "6.49% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "4.18% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$17 million (2018 est.)" @@ -1184,7 +1173,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1271,7 +1261,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "11,761 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,887 (Mozambique) (2022)" + "text": "11,761 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,907 (Mozambique) (2023)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index db45b7ff..8ab6eb4e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -615,10 +615,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Arthur SINODINOS (since 6 February 2020)" + "text": "Ambassador Kevin Michael RUDD (since 23 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" + "text": "1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 (new chancery building under construction; formal opening scheduled for late 2023)
temporary location: 1145 17th St NW, Washington DC, 20036-4707" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 797-3000" @@ -1187,7 +1187,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1289,7 +1290,8 @@ "text": "approximately 60,000 active troops (30,000 Army; 15,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the largest supplier of arms; the Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms; the defense industry also participates in joint development and production ventures with other Western countries, including the US and Canada (2023)" + "text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically produced and imported Western weapons systems; in recent years, the US has been the largest supplier of arms; the Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms; the defense industry also participates in joint development and production ventures with other Western countries, including the US and Canada (2023)", + "note": "note: in 2023, the Australian defense ministry announced a new strategic review that called for the acquisition of more long-range deterrence capabilities, including missiles, submarines, and cyber tools " }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription (abolished 1973); women allowed to serve in all roles, including combat arms, since 2013 (2022)", diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index b66fb652..a27b68aa 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -1079,7 +1079,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 5c456ac5..77e506a0 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index c8eb5073..eba7b49c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -781,7 +781,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index 150af100..d20708d5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 50d420dc..91f7d96f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1112,7 +1112,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index d962c072..1f1be99e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Akillino Harris SUSAIA (since 24 April 2017)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Jackson SORAM (since 31 March 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -965,7 +965,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "text": "note - paved and unpaved circumferential roads, most interior roads are unpaved" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 7707f6c6..bf70c856 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index ab674208..ab51d17c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index 97cfb5ef..c00bc5ba 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ "text": "Thailand 53%, Philippines 17%, South Korea 10%, Japan 9% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish and fish produces, ships, coconut oil, copra (2019)" + "text": "skipjacks, tuna, fish fillets, ships, coconut oil, copra (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1051,7 +1051,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1091,7 +1092,7 @@ "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)" + "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 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index 1933ed52..be25304c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 66135a65..5a896894 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -638,17 +638,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "6.58% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "6.58% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "6.31% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$1.995 billion (2015 est.)" @@ -938,7 +927,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 9aa59c43..e371a044 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -761,7 +761,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index 8921eeaf..62e3e64e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -529,7 +529,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 869ec40b..e9be2aa5 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "87.5%" + "text": "89.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "88.3%" + "text": "89.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "86.7% (2018)" + "text": "88.4% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -743,17 +743,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "10.92% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "8.01% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "3.85% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$398 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1083,7 +1072,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index f6df5ba2..27a2deb7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ "text": "Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)", + "text": "Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)", "note": "note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%" }, "Religions": { @@ -672,17 +672,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.27% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "9.46% of GDP (2017 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2016": { - "text": "11.77% of GDP (2016 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$195 million (2020 est.)" @@ -986,7 +975,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index fd7d75d6..ec541d74 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -816,17 +816,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.07% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.22% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$76.694 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1160,7 +1149,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1215,11 +1205,11 @@ "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 (2023)", - "note": "note: the New Zealand Police, under the minister of police, are responsible for internal security" + "note": "note: the New Zealand Police, under the minister of police, are responsible for internal security" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021)" @@ -1235,20 +1225,21 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 9,500 active-duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2022)" + "text": "approximately 12,200 active-duty troops including active reservists (6,600 Army; 2,800 Navy; 2,800 Air Force) (2023)

 ", + "note": " " }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the NZDF is equipped mostly with Western-supplied weapons and equipment with the US as the leading provider (2022)" + "text": "the NZDF is equipped mostly with Western-supplied weapons and equipment with the US as the leading provider (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2022)", - "note": "note 1: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; in 2019, women accounted for about 18% of the uniformed full-time personnel

note 2: as of 2022, the NZDF’s program for recruiting foreign volunteers had been suspended" + "text": "17 years of age for men and women for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2023)", + "note": "note 1: New Zealand opened up all military occupations to women in 2000; women currently account for about 15% of regular armed forces personnel

note 2: as of 2022, the NZDF’s program for recruiting foreign volunteers had been suspended" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "up to 220 Antarctica (summer season only) (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s 

New Zealand 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": "New Zealand is a member of the Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA), a series of mutual assistance agreements reached in 1971 embracing Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK; the FPDA commits the members to consult with one another in the event or threat of an armed attack on any of the members and to mutually decide what measures should be taken, jointly or separately; there is no specific obligation to intervene militarily

New Zealand has been part of the Australia, New Zealand, and US Security (ANZUS) Treaty since 1951; however, the US suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand in 1986 after New Zealand implemented a policy barring nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered warships from its ports; the US and New Zealand signed the Wellington Declaration in 2010, which reaffirmed close ties between the two countries, and in 2012 signed the Washington Declaration, which provided a framework for future security cooperation and defense dialogues; in 2016, a US naval ship conducted the first bilateral warship visit to New Zealand since the 1980s 

New Zealand 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 (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index abc783a9..223534e8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -731,17 +731,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.86% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.78% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.76% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$122 million (2019 est.)" @@ -929,7 +918,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 17ba72bb..bb8d37ec 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -747,17 +747,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "12.82% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "13.55% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "14.34% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$148 million (2019 est.)" @@ -952,7 +941,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -995,7 +985,7 @@ "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)" + "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 (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 6a0c2679..e6e26e28 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.5% (2018)" + "text": "99.5% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -754,17 +754,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "45.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "39.3% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "37.18% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$212 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1082,7 +1071,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index e83f5fc7..920a85f8 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -697,17 +697,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.66% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$87 million (2019 est.)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 0e9abc76..922e924d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index 6452473e..f3b5e021 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -311,7 +311,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Ports and terminals": { "text": "none; two offshore anchorages for large ships" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index ced9dd0b..9d890a65 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "99%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.2% (2018)" + "text": "99.3% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -759,17 +759,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "29.44% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "23.5% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "17% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$313 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1081,7 +1070,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index 09dcded9..66666a90 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -1069,9 +1069,6 @@ "Military and security forces": { "text": "Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Coast Guard and the Antigua and Barbuda Regiment; Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (2023)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "not available" - }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 200 active military personnel (2022)" }, diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index 744c170d..12c708f0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -1065,7 +1065,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "33 km gas, 64 km oil, 6 km refined products (2013)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 9bd2b21a..82067767 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -1046,7 +1046,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index cf70c87b..48913872 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -1134,7 +1134,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index c4bae618..09041fd7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -278,13 +278,13 @@ }, "Literacy": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "98.9% NA" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "98.7% NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "99% (2021) NA" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -930,7 +930,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 51c5ad47..6e6287a6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.9%" + "text": "98%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.8%" + "text": "98%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.9% (2018)" + "text": "98.1% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Fernando LLORCA Castro (since 17 September 2018)" + "text": "Ambassador Catalina CRESPO SANCHO (since 19 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2114 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1185,7 +1185,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1242,6 +1243,9 @@ "note": "note: Costa Rica's armed forces were constitutionally abolished in 1949" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "0.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1249,13 +1253,10 @@ "text": "0.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 4b72943b..124c051d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "99.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015)" + "text": "99.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "27 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1234,7 +1235,7 @@ "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory (men) and voluntary (men and women) military service; conscripts serve for 24 months (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the FAR has a large role in the Cuban economy through several military owned and operated conglomerates, including such sectors as banking, hotels, industry, retail, transportation, and tourism (2022)" + "text": "the FAR has a large role in the Cuban economy through several military owned and operated conglomerates, including such sectors as banking, hotels, industry, retail, transportation, and tourism (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 459b030e..94419ec7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -976,7 +976,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { @@ -1005,10 +1006,10 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) under the Ministry of Justice, Immigration, and National Security (2022)" + "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) under the Ministry of Justice, Immigration, and National Security (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Dominica has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2022)" + "text": "Dominica has been a member of the Caribbean Regional Security System (RSS) since its creation in 1982; RSS signatories (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines) agreed to prepare contingency plans and assist one another, on request, in national emergencies, prevention of smuggling, search and rescue, immigration control, fishery protection, customs and excise control, maritime policing duties, protection of off-shore installations, pollution control, national and other disasters, and threats to national security (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index 988edf82..0fdf51ac 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.8%" + "text": "95.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "93.8%" + "text": "95.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.8% (2016)" + "text": "95.3% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1184,7 +1184,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1256,8 +1257,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army (Ejercito Nacional, EN), Navy (Marina de Guerra, MdG; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2022)", - "note": "note: in addition to the military, the Ministry of Armed Forces directs the Airport Security Authority and Civil Aviation, Port Security Authority, the Tourist Security Corps, and Border Security Corps; the National Police (Policia Nacional) are under the Ministry of Interior" + "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army of the Dominican Republic (Ejercito de la Republica Dominicana, ERD), Navy (Armada de República Dominicana or ARD; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2023)", + "note": "note: in addition to the military, the Ministry of Armed Forces directs the Airport Security Authority and Civil Aviation (CESAC), Port Security Authority (CESEP), the Tourist Security Corps (CESTUR), and Border Security Corps (CESFRONT); the National Police (Policia Nacional) are under the Ministry of Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1283,11 +1284,11 @@ "text": "the military is lightly armed with an inventory consisting mostly of older US equipment with limited quantities of material from other countries (2022)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens (2022)", + "text": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (ages vary slightly according to military service; under 18 admitted with permission of parents); recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens (2023)", "note": "note: as of 2021, women made up approximately 20% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the military is primarily focused on countering illegal immigration and refugees along its 350-kilometer-long border with Haiti and interdicting air and maritime narcotics trafficking, as well as disaster relief (2022)" + "text": "the military is primarily focused on countering illegal immigration and refugees along its 350-kilometer-long border with Haiti and interdicting air and maritime narcotics trafficking, as well as disaster relief (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 156a3b7b..6d010941 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1242,25 +1243,24 @@ "note": "note: in 2016, El Salvador created a combined Army commando and National Civil Police unit to combat criminal gang violence" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 21,000 active military personnel (17,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2022)", - "note": "note: in 2021, El Salvador announced intentions to double the size of the military, although no time frame was given" + "text": "approximately 24,000 active military personnel (20,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2023)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the FAES is dependent on a mix of mostly older imported platforms, largely from the US; in recent years, the FAES has received small amounts of equipment from several countries, including Chile, Israel, Spain, and the US (2022)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 95be05f6..058152ec 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -1019,7 +1019,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index d1ebc999..e0a724ca 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "80.8%" + "text": "83.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "85.3%" + "text": "87.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "76.7% (2018)" + "text": "79.3% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1189,7 +1189,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 76f2ef82..875ead81 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ "text": "French (official), Creole (official)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { - "text": "
The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." + "text": "The World Factbook, une source indispensable d'informations de base. (French)

The World Factbook, sous endispansab pou enfomasyon debaz. (Haitian Creole)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." } }, "Religions": { @@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1207,7 +1208,7 @@ "text": "not available" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "according to the Haitian Government, the mission of the reconstituted armed forces will focus on patrolling the border with the Dominican Republic, combating smuggling, and executing recovery efforts after natural disasters

the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) operated in Haiti from 2004 until 2017; its mission was to help restore stability after President Bertrand ARISTIDE fled the country, including assisting with the political process, strengthening government institutions, and promoting and protecting human rights; following the completion of MINUSTAH’s mandate in 2017, a smaller peacekeeping mission, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), operated until 2019; its mission was to assist with the further development and strengthening of the national police, as well as Haiti’s justice and prison systems, and to promote and protect human rights; in 2019, the UN established the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) with the political mission of advising the Haiti Government in elections, governance, and security; BINUH's current mandate last until July 2023 (2022)" + "text": "according to the Haitian Government, the mission of the reconstituted armed forces will focus on patrolling the border with the Dominican Republic, combating smuggling, and executing recovery efforts after natural disasters

the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) operated in Haiti from 2004 until 2017; its mission was to help restore stability after President Bertrand ARISTIDE fled the country, including assisting with the political process, strengthening government institutions, and promoting and protecting human rights; following the completion of MINUSTAH’s mandate in 2017, a smaller peacekeeping mission, the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH), operated until 2019; its mission was to assist with the further development and strengthening of the national police, as well as Haiti’s justice and prison systems, and to promote and protect human rights; in 2019, the UN established the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) with the political mission of advising the Haiti Government in elections, governance, and security; BINUH's current mandate last until July 2023 (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported one incident in the territorial waters of Haiti in 2022, a decrease from the four attacks in 2021; ports in Haiti continue to be affected by the crime of armed robbery; most of these occurred in the main port of Port-au-Prince while ships were berthed or at anchor" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index 01ed4641..039b1b7d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -1177,7 +1177,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index cc5d407d..ce4cacea 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ "text": "Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English, English patois" + "text": "English, Jamaican patois" }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -1121,7 +1121,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 7510563b..6d36806b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -856,7 +856,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "text": "

note: volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has been built on the north end of the island

" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json index a0b6d6a5..cdfeb794 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nn.json @@ -501,17 +501,6 @@ "text": "10.6% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "4.62% of GDP (2017 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2016": { - "text": "4.82% of GDP (2016 est.)" - } - }, "Current account balance": { "Current account balance 2021": { "text": "-$294.32 million (2021 est.)" @@ -628,7 +617,7 @@ "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" }, - "note": "note: Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) was severely damaged on 6 September 2017 by hurricane Irma, but resumed commercial operations on 10 October 2017" + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index ee04bf79..784c0d6b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -808,17 +808,6 @@ "text": "47.1% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "15.35% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "14.74% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "13.39% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.452 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1146,7 +1135,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index c2add0b1..6f781ba6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -836,17 +836,6 @@ "text": "38.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.89% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.84% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.87% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$9.743 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1184,7 +1173,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "30 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index 19939dbc..3cf1ec6e 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -503,7 +503,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Transportation - note": { "text": "nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located on Sint Maarten" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index 554658de..4c4da7b1 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ "text": "92.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.4% (2017)" + "text": "92.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -956,7 +956,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index c68bad3e..4ea88ee0 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -691,17 +691,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.32% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.57% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.82% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$286 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1008,7 +997,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index 8005da7f..10f5cf8a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -735,17 +735,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.93% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.06% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$350 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1058,7 +1047,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index adb513ad..dd970690 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -446,7 +446,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index 29af0383..55cbfe0c 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -413,13 +413,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "237.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "240 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "128.9 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "130 million cubic meters (202 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "16.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "20 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -746,17 +746,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.95% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.92% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.939 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1072,7 +1061,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1114,6 +1104,9 @@ "note": "note: the Ministry of National Security oversees defense, immigration, and the police" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2021": { + "text": "1% of GDP (2021 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "1% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, @@ -1125,9 +1118,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2017 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2016": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index d45441cb..8855928d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -583,17 +583,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.81% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.62% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.67% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$247.3 million (2017 est.)" @@ -853,7 +842,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json index 681f6ce9..ab0ff026 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/uc.json @@ -602,17 +602,6 @@ "text": "47.1% (2020 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "5.24% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.88% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.14% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { "text": "-0.4% (of GDP) (2012 est.)" }, @@ -787,7 +776,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index 4e1f5a31..052138fe 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -715,17 +715,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "6.96% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "8.72% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$243 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1043,7 +1032,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 94f48738..6e5d0637 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index f606c1dd..b2be041d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -839,7 +839,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index b26cdd9c..4c69aa35 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1156,7 +1156,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index 77eb6b5a..083fefe8 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ "text": "China 13%, Italy 12%, Russia 10%, Netherlands 7%, France 6%, South Korea 5% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, natural gas, copper, iron alloys, radioactive chemicals (2019)" + "text": "crude petroleum, gold, copper, iron alloys, natural gas (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1187,7 +1187,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 3423efa4..87ff2a09 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -888,17 +888,6 @@ "text": "32.2% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.54% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.67% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.62% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$604.135 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1232,7 +1221,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "125 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 1bd779f1..6ccead62 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -462,13 +462,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "647 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "910 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "407.8 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.61 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "10.44 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "7.38 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -815,17 +815,6 @@ "text": "(2009 est.) NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "33.41% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "26.88% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "27.97% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.222 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1155,7 +1144,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1196,6 +1186,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1207,9 +1200,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 247e14e3..ceb080fa 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "755 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "450 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "839 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "810 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "26.36 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "16.12 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -817,17 +817,6 @@ "text": "31.7% (1998)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2017 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5.954 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1142,7 +1131,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index c28b200c..66129183 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -453,13 +453,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "2.41 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.41 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "2.13 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.13 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "54.36 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "54.36 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -822,17 +822,6 @@ "text": "29.6% (2003)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "13.28% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "11.65% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "14.26% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$16.197 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1162,7 +1151,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index 0ef947fb..5735c84e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ }, "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Burman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%", - "note": "note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups" + "note": "note: the largest ethnic group — the Burman (or Bamar) — dominate politics, although they have never managed to bring the entire national territory under their control; the military ranks are largely drawn from this ethnic group; the Burman mainly populate the central parts of the country, while various ethnic minorities have traditionally lived in the peripheral regions that surround the plains in a horseshoe shape; government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups" }, "Languages": { "Languages": { @@ -1213,7 +1213,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1284,7 +1285,7 @@ }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "3% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index 88014b0b..6bb6ff5f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.2%" + "text": "97.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "98.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.4% (2018)" + "text": "96.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1085,7 +1085,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2021)" @@ -1140,13 +1141,13 @@ "text": "3.7% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2018)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2018 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index 377c80a4..d9349cd8 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "80.5%" + "text": "83.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "86.5%" + "text": "88.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "75% (2015)" + "text": "79.8% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -1182,7 +1182,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index 62bc5d8f..658ebf16 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "

China's historical civilization dates to at least 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then the Zhou (1046-221 B.C) dynasties. The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. In the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty suffered heavily from overextension by territorial conquest, insolvency, civil war, imperialism, military defeats, and foreign expropriation of ports and infrastructure. It collapsed following the Revolution of 1911, and China became a republic under SUN Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist) Party. However, the republic was beset by division, warlordism, and continued foreign intervention. In the late 1920s, a civil war erupted between the ruling KMT-controlled government led by CHIANG Kai-shek, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Japan occupied much of northeastern China in the early 1930s, and then launched a full-scale invasion of the country in 1937. The resulting eight years of warfare devastated the country and cost up to 20 million Chinese lives by the time of Japan’s defeat in 1945. The Nationalist-Communist civil war continued with renewed intensity following the end of World War II and culminated with a CCP victory in 1949, under the leadership of MAO Zedong.

MAO and the CCP established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring the PRC's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and launched agricultural, economic, political, and social policies - such as the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962) and the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) - that cost the lives of millions of people. MAO died in 1976. Beginning in 1978, subsequent leaders DENG Xiaoping, JIANG Zemin, and HU Jintao focused on market-oriented economic development and opening up the country to foreign trade, while maintaining the rule of the CCP. Since the change, China has been among the world’s fastest growing economies, with real gross domestic product averaging over 9% growth annually through 2021, lifting an estimated 800 million people out of poverty, and dramatically improving overall living standards. By 2011, the PRC’s economy was the second largest in the world. The growth, however, has created considerable social displacement, adversely affected the country’s environment, and reduced the country’s natural resources. Current leader XI Jinping has continued these policies, but also has maintained tight political controls. Over the past decade, China has also increased its global outreach, including military deployments, participation in international organizations, and initiating a global connectivity initiative in 2013 called the \"Belt and Road Initiative\" (BRI). While many nations have signed on to BRI agreements to attract PRC investment, others have balked at the opaque lending behavior; weak environment, social, and governance (ESG) standards; and other practices that undermine local governance and foster corruption associated with some BRI-linked projects. XI Jinping assumed the positions of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2012 and President in 2013. In March 2018, the PRC’s National People’s Congress passed an amendment abolishing presidential term limits, opening the door for XI to seek a third five-year term in 2023.

 

" + "text": "

China's historical civilization dates to at least 13th century B.C., first under the Shang (to 1046 B.C.) and then the Zhou (1046-221 B.C) dynasties. The imperial era of China began in 221 B.C. under the Qin Dynasty and lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. During this period, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. In the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty suffered heavily from overextension by territorial conquest, insolvency, civil war, imperialism, military defeats, and foreign expropriation of ports and infrastructure. It collapsed following the Revolution of 1911, and China became a republic under SUN Yat-sen of the Kuomintang (KMT or Nationalist) Party. However, the republic was beset by division, warlordism, and continued foreign intervention. In the late 1920s, a civil war erupted between the ruling KMT-controlled government led by CHIANG Kai-shek, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Japan occupied much of northeastern China in the early 1930s, and then launched a full-scale invasion of the country in 1937. The resulting eight years of warfare devastated the country and cost up to 20 million Chinese lives by the time of Japan’s defeat in 1945. The Nationalist-Communist civil war continued with renewed intensity following the end of World War II and culminated with a CCP victory in 1949, under the leadership of MAO Zedong.

MAO and the CCP established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring the PRC's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and launched agricultural, economic, political, and social policies - such as the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962) and the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) - that cost the lives of millions of people. MAO died in 1976. Beginning in 1978, subsequent leaders DENG Xiaoping, JIANG Zemin, and HU Jintao focused on market-oriented economic development and opening up the country to foreign trade, while maintaining the rule of the CCP. Since the change, China has been among the world’s fastest growing economies, with real gross domestic product averaging over 9% growth annually through 2021, lifting an estimated 800 million people out of poverty, and dramatically improving overall living standards. By 2011, the PRC’s economy was the second largest in the world. The growth, however, has created considerable social displacement, adversely affected the country’s environment, and reduced the country’s natural resources. Current leader XI Jinping has continued these policies, but also has maintained tight political controls. Over the past decade, China has also increased its global outreach, including military deployments, participation in international organizations, and initiating a global connectivity initiative in 2013 called the \"Belt and Road Initiative\" (BRI). While many nations have signed on to BRI agreements to attract PRC investment, others have balked at the opaque lending behavior; weak environment, social, and governance (ESG) standards; and other practices that undermine local governance and foster corruption associated with some BRI-linked projects. XI Jinping assumed the positions of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission in 2012 and President in 2013. In March 2018, the PRC’s National People’s Congress passed an amendment abolishing presidential term limits, opening the door for XI to seek a third five-year term in 2023, which he ultimately secured.

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ }, "Languages": { "Languages": { - "text": "Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry); note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)" + "text": "Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry); note - Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uyghur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uyghur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)" }, "major-language sample(s)": { "text": "
世界概況  –  不可缺少的基本消息來源 (Standard Chinese)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information." @@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador QIN Gang (since 15 Sep 2021)" + "text": "vacant (Chargé d'Affaires XU Xueyuan since December 2022)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1234,7 +1234,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "84 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1314,7 +1315,7 @@ }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)" @@ -1344,7 +1345,7 @@ "text": "425 Mali (MINUSMA); 225 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 420 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,050 South Sudan (UNMISS); up to 2,000 Djibouti (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission is China’s top military decision making body

the PLA is the World’s largest military; its primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China’s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater global role for the PLA; the PLA conducts air, counterspace, cyber, electronic warfare, joint, land, maritime, missile, nuclear, and space operations; it is a professional force that trains regularly, including multinational and multiservice exercises, deploys overseas, and participates in international peacekeeping missions 

the majority of the Ground Forces are organized into 13 group armies with approximately 80 subordinate combined arms brigades that serve as the primary ground maneuver forces; each group army also controls artillery, air defense, aviation/air assault, special operations, engineer, and logistics brigades; there are also a several independent mechanized and motorized infantry divisions 

the Navy is numerically the largest in the World with an overall battle force of some 340 ships and submarines, including 2 aircraft carriers (with a third in trials), 4 cruisers, more than 80 destroyers and frigates, and approximately 60 submarines; it also has a large naval aviation force, as well as a growing Marine Corps comprised of 6 amphibious brigades supplemented by aviation and special operations forces
 
the combined aviation forces of the Air Force and Navy are the largest in the region and third largest in the World with nearly 3,000 total aircraft, of which more than 2,200 are combat aircraft, including fighter, bomber, ground attack, and multipurpose fighter aircraft; the Air Force also has an airborne/rapid reaction corps with a mix of airborne, air assault, special operations, and aviation brigades; the PLA Rocket Force manages the PRC’s land-based conventional and nuclear missile units

the PRC's internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the People’s Armed Police (PAP), and the militia; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary:

--the MPS controls the civilian national police, which serves as the first-line force for public order; its primary mission is domestic law enforcement and maintaining order, including anti-rioting and anti-terrorism

--the MSS is the PRC’s main civilian intelligence and counterintelligence service

--the PAP is a paramilitary component (or adjunct) of the PLA; its primary missions include internal security, maintaining public order, maritime security, and assisting the PLA in times of war; it is under the command of the Central Military Commission; the China Coast Guard (CCG) administratively falls under the PAP; the CCG has a variety of missions, such as maritime sovereignty enforcement, surveillance, resource protection, anti-smuggling, and general law enforcement; as of 2023, it was the largest maritime law enforcement fleet in the world with approximately 130 large patrol craft

--the militia is an armed reserve of civilians which serves as an auxiliary and reserve force for the PLA upon mobilization, although it is distinct from the PLA’s reserve forces; militia units are organized around towns, villages, urban sub-districts, and enterprises, and vary widely in composition and mission; they have dual civilian-military command structures; a key component of the militia are the local maritime forces, commonly referred to as the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM); the PAFMM consists of mariners (and their vessels) who receive training, equipment, and other forms of support from the Navy and CCG (although the PAFMM remains separate from both) to perform tasks such as maritime patrolling, surveillance and reconnaissance, emergency/disaster response, transportation, search and rescue, and auxiliary tasks in support of naval operations in wartime; the PAFMM’s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2023)" + "text": "established in 1927, the PLA is the military arm of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which oversees the PLA through its Central Military Commission; the Central Military Commission is China’s top military decision making body

the PLA is the World’s largest military; its primary responsibility is external security but it also has some domestic security duties; China’s stated defense policy includes safeguarding sovereignty, security, and development interests while emphasizing a greater global role for the PLA; the PLA conducts air, counterspace, cyber, electronic warfare, joint, land, maritime, missile, nuclear, and space operations; it is a professional force that trains regularly, including multinational and multiservice exercises, deploys overseas, and participates in international peacekeeping missions 

the majority of the Ground Forces are organized into 13 group armies with approximately 80 subordinate combined arms brigades--some of which are amphibious units--that serve as the primary ground maneuver forces; each group army also controls artillery, air defense, aviation/air assault, special operations, engineer, and logistics brigades; there are also a several independent mechanized and motorized infantry divisions 

the Navy is numerically the largest in the World with an overall battle force of some 380 ships and submarines, including 2 aircraft carriers (with a third in trials), 8 cruisers, more than 80 destroyers and frigates, and approximately 60 submarines; it also has a large naval aviation force, as well as a growing Marine Corps comprised of 6 amphibious brigades supplemented by aviation and special operations forces
 
the combined aviation forces of the Air Force and Navy are the largest in the region and third largest in the World with nearly 3,000 total aircraft, of which more than 2,200 are combat aircraft, including fighter, bomber, ground attack, and multipurpose fighter aircraft; the Air Force also has an airborne/rapid reaction corps with a mix of airborne, air assault, special operations, and aviation brigades; the PLA's ground-based air defense forces operate surface-to-air missiles, air defense artillery, jammers, and a variety of sensors; the PLA Rocket Force manages the PRC’s land-based conventional and nuclear missile units

the PRC's internal security forces consist primarily of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), the Ministry of State Security (MSS), the People’s Armed Police (PAP), and the militia; the PLA support the internal security forces as necessary:

--the MPS controls the civilian national police, which serves as the first-line force for public order; its primary mission is domestic law enforcement and maintaining order, including anti-rioting and anti-terrorism

--the MSS is the PRC’s main civilian intelligence and counterintelligence service

--the PAP is a paramilitary component (or adjunct) of the PLA; its primary missions include internal security, maintaining public order, maritime security, and assisting the PLA in times of war; it is under the command of the Central Military Commission; the China Coast Guard (CCG) administratively falls under the PAP; the CCG has a variety of missions, such as maritime sovereignty enforcement, surveillance, resource protection, anti-smuggling, and general law enforcement; it is the largest maritime law enforcement fleet in the world with approximately 150 large patrol craft

--the militia is an armed reserve of civilians which serves as an auxiliary and reserve force for the PLA upon mobilization, although it is distinct from the PLA’s reserve forces; militia units are organized around towns, villages, urban sub-districts, and enterprises, and vary widely in composition and mission; they have dual civilian-military command structures; a key component of the militia are the local maritime forces, commonly referred to as the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM); the PAFMM consists of mariners (and their vessels) who receive training, equipment, and other forms of support from the Navy and CCG (although the PAFMM remains separate from both) to perform tasks such as maritime patrolling, surveillance and reconnaissance, emergency/disaster response, transportation, search and rescue, and auxiliary tasks in support of naval operations in wartime; the PAFMM’s tasks are often conducted in conjunction or coordination with the Navy and the CCG; it has been used to assert Beijing's maritime claims in the Sea of Japan and South China Sea (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 0f4de261..c41d07e9 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -1031,7 +1031,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 308aaaa0..a649f8bd 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -1226,7 +1226,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "37 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index c0ce81f5..176266c6 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "25 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 0ea5eab4..0861eaf7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ "text": "China 67%, Suriname 6% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "watch components, fake hair, iron alloys, instructional models, tungsten (2019)" + "text": "refined petroleum, iron alloys, electricity, cars, vaccines and cultures (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2018": { @@ -1017,7 +1017,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 4595d2e2..760f6532 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "vacant (April 2023)" + "text": "CHO Hyundong (since 19 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ "text": "China 24%, United States 15%, Vietnam 9%, Hong Kong 6%, Japan 5% (2021)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "integrated circuits, cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, ships, office machinery, telephones (2021)" + "text": "integrated circuits, cars and vehicle parts, refined petroleum, office machinery, ships, telephones (2021)" }, "Imports": { "Imports 2021": { @@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "23 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 63810a23..bb0ae2b7 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "84.7%" + "text": "87.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "90%" + "text": "91.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "79.4% (2015)" + "text": "81.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador SISAVATH Inphachanh (since 7 June 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador Sisavath INPHACHANH (since 7 June 2022)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2222 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1182,7 +1182,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 31ecc725..7d723b33 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "97.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.2%" + "text": "98.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "95% (2016)" + "text": "95.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -953,7 +953,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index b71b6298..2e1d5cfa 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -1172,7 +1172,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index 98d00c97..be2e771e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mohamed NAZRI Abudul Aziz (since 9 February 2023)" + "text": "Ambassador Mohamed NAZRI Bin Abdul Aziz (since 19 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3516 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -841,17 +841,6 @@ "text": "34.7% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.44% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$77.736 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1185,7 +1174,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json index cb3531a6..bd0ac95d 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json @@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Ports and terminals": { "text": "small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json index 037c1522..96df8ac3 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json @@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 7410f1f4..f55442f0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -825,17 +825,6 @@ "text": "40.5% (1996)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.01% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.02% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$4.039 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1168,7 +1157,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1252,7 +1242,7 @@ "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 (2023)" + "text": "Australia and the US are 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 77d662f6..62636480 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -860,17 +860,6 @@ "text": "29.5% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "9.31% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "9.64% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "9.33% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$71.173 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1206,7 +1195,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "10 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index b7158fb4..5eb635c5 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -811,17 +811,6 @@ "text": "27.5% (2017)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2017": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2017 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$59.974 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1156,7 +1145,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Pipelines": { "text": "3,220 km domestic gas (2014), 1,122 km cross-border pipelines (2017), 8 km refined products (2013) (2013)" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 75714cba..a680f0d9 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.8%" + "text": "94.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.2%" + "text": "95.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.4% (2018)" + "text": "92.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -503,13 +503,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "2.739 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.74 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "2.777 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.78 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "51.79 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "51.79 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador MANATSAWI Sisodaphon (since 17 February 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador Tanee SANGRAT (since 12 December 2022)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -870,17 +870,6 @@ "text": "31.5% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.79% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$104.689 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1214,7 +1203,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1314,7 +1304,7 @@ "text": "280 South Sudan (UNMISS) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has attempted more than 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932

since 2004, the military has fought against separatist insurgents in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): since 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, violence associated with the insurgency has claimed more than 7,300 lives (as of 2023); the Thai Government has had as many as 100,000 military and paramilitary forces deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

Thailand 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; the Thai and US militaries host the annual \"Cobra Gold\" multinational military exercises in Thailand; the exercise is one of the largest multinational exercises in the Pacific region (2023)" + "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has attempted more than 20 coups since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932

since 2004, the military has fought against separatist insurgents in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; the insurgency is rooted in ethnic Malay nationalist resistance to Thai rule that followed the extension of Siamese sovereignty over the Patani Sultanate in the 18th century; the insurgency consists of several armed groups, the largest of which is the Barisan Revolusi Nasional-Koordinasi (BRN-C): since 2020, Thai officials have been negotiating with BRN, and has parallel talks with an umbrella organization, MARA Pattani, that claims to represent the insurgency groups; since 2004, violence associated with the insurgency has claimed more than 7,300 lives (as of 2023); the Thai Government has had as many as 100,000 military and paramilitary forces deployed in the south to combat the insurgency

Thailand 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 Thai and US militaries host the annual \"Cobra Gold\" multinational military exercises in Thailand; the exercise is one of the largest multinational exercises in the Pacific region (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 787837b3..9a809388 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -460,13 +460,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "99 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "100 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { "text": "2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1.071 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.07 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -795,17 +795,6 @@ "text": "27% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "4.95% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "6.16% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$879 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1125,7 +1114,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1171,6 +1161,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1182,9 +1175,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "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 b6525496..64fa6a5f 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ "text": "Executive Yuan - ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 11 January 2024); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 13 January 2024); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier" }, "election results": { "text": "2020: TSAI Ing-wen elected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 57.1%, HAN Kuo-yu (KMT) 38.6%, James SOONG (PFP) 4.2%; note - TSAI is the first woman elected president of Taiwan

2016: TSAI Ing-wen elected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 56.1%, Eric CHU (KMT) 31%, James SOONG (PFP) 12.8%" @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ "text": "unicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats; 73 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 34 directly elected in a single island-wide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat aboriginal constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 11 January 2024)" + "text": "last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 13 January 2024)" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of vote by party - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 34.0%, Kuomintang (KMT) 33.4%, Taiwan People's Party (TPP) 11.2%, New Power Party (NPP) 7.5%; seats by party - DPP 61, KMT 38, TPP 5, NPP 3; composition as of early 2020 - men 64, women 48, percent of women 42.5%" @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [CHEN Chi-mai (acting)]
Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) [Eric CHU Chi-luan]
New Power Party or NPP [CHEN Jiau-hua]
People First Party or PFP [James SOONG]
Taiwan People's Party or TPP [KO Wen-je]
Taiwan Statebuilding Party or TSP [CHEN Yi-chi]", + "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [LAI Ching-te]
Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) [Eric CHU Chi-luan]
New Power Party or NPP [CHEN Jiau-hua]
People First Party or PFP [James SOONG]
Taiwan People's Party or TPP [KO Wen-je]
Taiwan Statebuilding Party or TSP [CHEN Yi-chi]", "note": "note: the DPP and the KMT are the two major political parties; there are hundreds of registered minor parties" }, "International organization participation": { @@ -977,7 +977,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 80452bee..924cb739 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "1.206 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.21 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "3.074 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "3.07 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "77.75 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "77.75 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -851,17 +851,6 @@ "text": "26.8% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "4.96% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "5.08% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "5.16% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$64.895 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1189,7 +1178,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "9 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index d01a1b89..1d9f1039 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "98.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.5%" + "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.8% (2018)" + "text": "98.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ "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

" + "text": "

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

" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index 1fea223c..ad1b6525 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ "text": "Executive Council of 12 ministers designated by the head of government" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the co-princes for a 4-year term; election last held on 7 April 2019 (next to be held in April 2023); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government" + "text": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the co-princes for a 4-year term; election last held on 2 April 2023 (next to be held in April 2027); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government" }, "election results": { "text": "2023: Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) re-elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 57.1%
2019:  Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 60.7%
2015: Antoni MARTI elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 58.3%" @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Concord [Cerni ESCALE]
Democrats for Andorra or DA [Xaviar ESPOT ZAMORA]
Forward Andorra [Carine MONTANER]
Liberals of Andorra or L'A [Jordi GALLARDO FERNANDEZ]
Social Democracy and Progress or SDP [Pere Lopez AGRAS]", + "text": "Concord [Cerni ESCALE Cabre]
Democrats for Andorra or DA [Xaviar ESPOT ZAMORA]
Forward Andorra [Carine Montaner RAYNAUD]
Liberals of Andorra or L'A [Joseph Maria CABANES]
Social Democracy and Progress or SDP [Pere Lopez AGRAS]", "note": "note: Andorra has several smaller parties at the parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" }, "International organization participation": { diff --git a/europe/au.json b/europe/au.json index 7a0ed759..f98acd48 100644 --- a/europe/au.json +++ b/europe/au.json @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Guenther SALZMANN (since 1 August 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador Petra SCHNEEBAUER (since 19 APRIL 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035" @@ -1174,7 +1174,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "13 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index 10517a5f..cb3f37f5 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -1163,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index e86be283..7a9a9142 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -338,13 +338,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.5%" + "text": "98.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.5% (2015)" + "text": "98.1% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1158,7 +1158,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index c8be9b02..be05c8c6 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -1171,7 +1171,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Belarus Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force, Special Troops (electronic warfare, signals, engineers, biological/chemical/nuclear protection troops, etc); Ministry of Interior: State Border Troops, Militia, Internal Troops (2022)" + "text": "Belarus Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force, Special Troops (electronic warfare, signals, engineers, biological/chemical/nuclear protection troops, etc); Ministry of Interior: State Border Troops, Militia, Internal Troops (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index eb51fe96..5069287e 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.1% (2015)" + "text": "98.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "26 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index 48baca8e..89a865b3 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -346,13 +346,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.1%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "99.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.7% (2015)" + "text": "99.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1238,7 +1239,7 @@ "note": "note: the CNG accepts all foreign nationals of at least partial Cypriot descent under age 32 as volunteers; dual citizenship Cypriot origin citizens, who were born in Cyprus or abroad, have the obligation to serve in the CNG on repatriation, regardless of whether or not they possess a foreign citizenship; a person is considered as having Cypriot origin where a grandparent or parent was/is a Cypriot citizen" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was set up in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on the island and bring about a return to normal conditions; the UN force patrols a buffer zone, also called the “Green Line,” that separates the two sides; the UNFICYP mission has about 800-1,000 personnel (2023)" + "text": "the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was set up in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on the island and bring about a return to normal conditions; the UN force patrols a buffer zone, also called the “Green Line,” that separates the two sides; the UNFICYP mission has about 800 personnel assigned (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { @@ -1261,7 +1262,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "74 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 50,136 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2023)" + "note": "note: 51,202 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-March 2023)" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "

vulnerable to money laundering from illegal drugs

 

" diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index 8d5aaa62..1262996d 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -1153,7 +1153,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 176291c1..7664793f 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "489 (2017)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -776,16 +777,16 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "(2013) 230,548 km" + "text": "200,251 km (2020)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "(2013) 10,582,653 km" + "text": "4,894,173 km (2019) 4,894,173" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "(2013) 53,384 km" + "text": "42,000 km (2017) 42,000 km" }, "Ports and terminals": { "major port(s)": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index ddb50e3b..99dc8e29 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -1146,7 +1146,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 73cb2e5e..700312d7 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -348,13 +348,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015)" + "text": "99.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1172,7 +1172,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index 60e03b99..7b236e30 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -1159,7 +1159,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index 20aeaf00..f735831f 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -1172,7 +1172,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1253,14 +1254,15 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 22,000 active duty personnel (15,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)" + "text": "approximately 30,000 active-duty personnel (22,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2023)", + "note": "note: active-duty figures include conscripts carrying out their obligated military service (approximately 17,000 Army; 3,500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force)" }, "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; 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)", - "note": "note 1: the military trains approximately 21,000 (20,000 Army) conscripts each year; as of 2019, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: Finland has had conscription since 1951" + "note": "note 1: the military trains approximately 21,000 conscripts each year; women have served on a voluntary basis since 1995, and as of 2022 made up about 19% of the military's full-time personnel

note 2: Finland has had conscription since 1951" }, "Military deployments": { "text": "160 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (May 2022)" diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 5297e0c1..b5457b03 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 45f65606..1b63647c 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 47%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhist 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 1%, other 1%, none 33%, unspecified 9%", + "text": "Roman Catholic 47%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 2%, Buddhist 2%, Orthodox 1%, Jewish 1%, other 1%, none 33%, unspecified 9% (2021 est.)", "note": "note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state" }, "Age structure": { @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Philippe Noel Marie Marc ETIENNE (since 8 July 2019)" + "text": "Ambassador Laurent BILI (since 19 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -1213,7 +1213,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "75 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index 684eff13..af91c50f 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 460d3d47..738208f1 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -672,7 +672,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 1d33d3bd..0370f6c8 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 26.7%, Protestant 24.3%, Muslim 3.5%, other 4.8%, none 40.7% (2020 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 23.7%, Muslim 3.6%, other 4.8%, none 41.9% (2021 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { @@ -1188,7 +1188,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "125 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1218,10 +1219,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "625,000 km (2017)" + "text": "830,000 km (2022) 830,000 km" }, "paved": { - "text": "625,000 km (2017) (includes 12,996 km of expressways)" + "text": "625,000 km (2022) (includes 13,155 km of expressways)" }, "note": "note: includes local roads" }, @@ -1247,7 +1248,7 @@ "text": "Bremen/Bremerhaven (5,018,900), Hamburg (8,715,000) (2021)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Hamburg; Lubmin (FSRU); Wilhelmshaven (FSRU)" + "text": "Hamburg; Brunsbuettel (FSRU); Lubmin (FSRU); Wilhelmshaven (FSRU)" }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Bremen (Weser); Bremerhaven (Geeste); Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine); Lubeck (Wakenitz); Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe)" diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 6048da7c..df912c52 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -1164,7 +1164,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "10 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1276,7 +1277,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "4,488 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 1,237,392 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 1,237,542 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 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 c226f497..76924719 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.3%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "male": { "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.9% (2015)" + "text": "99.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1191,7 +1191,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "10 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1299,7 +1300,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "2,889 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 792,380 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-February 2023)" + "note": "note: 796,769 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/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index fa8d6d78..8be64ab0 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2015)" + "text": "99.1% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1184,7 +1184,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 73504737..0622cc8b 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index 3784093f..223a0730 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -735,7 +735,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Railways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index b5c5e266..946779c2 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "11 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1288,7 +1289,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "3,000 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 730,374 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 732,860 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 3405f57b..4ceca339 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -727,7 +727,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index e73e7944..1eb3805e 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ "note": "note: in August 2015, the Kosovo Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that established the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, also referred to as the Kosovo Specialist Chambers or \"Special Court\"; the court, located at the Hague in the Netherlands, began operating in late 2016 and has jurisdiction to try crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other crimes under Kosovo law that occurred in the 1998-2000 period" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK [Ramush HARADINAJ]
Ashkali Party for Integration or PAI [Bekim ARIFI]
Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK [Lumir ABDIXHIKU]
Democratic Party of Kosovo or PDK [Memli KRASNIQI]
New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo or IRDK [Elbert KRASNIQI]
New Democratic Party or NDS [Emilja REDZEPI]
Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma or LPRK [Erxhan GALJUSI]
Romani Initiative [Gazmend SALIJEVCI]
Self-Determination Movement (Lëvizja Vetevendosje or Vetevendosie) or LVV or VV [Albin KURTI]
Serb List or SL [Goran RAKIC]
Social Democratic Union or SDU [Duda BALJE]
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo or KDTP [Fikrim DAMKA]
Unique Gorani Party or JGP [Adem HODZA]
Vakat Coalition or VAKAT [Bahrim SABANI]" + "text": "Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK [Ramush HARADINAJ]
Ashkali Party for Integration or PAI [Bekim ARIFI]
Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice, and Survival [Milan DABIC]
Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK [Lumir ABDIXHIKU]
Democratic Party of Kosovo or PDK [Memli KRASNIQI]
New Democratic Initiative of Kosovo or IRDK [Elbert KRASNIQI]
New Democratic Party or NDS [Emilja REDZEPI]
Progressive Movement of Kosovar Roma or LPRK [Erxhan GALJUSI]
Romani Initiative [Gazmend SALIJEVCI]
Self-Determination Movement (Lëvizja Vetevendosje or Vetevendosie) or LVV or VV [Albin KURTI]
Serb List or SL [Goran RAKIC]
Social Democratic Union or SDU [Duda BALJE]
Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo or KDTP [Fikrim DAMKA]
Unique Gorani Party or JGP [Adem HODZA]
Vakat Coalition or VAKAT [Bahrim SABANI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "IBRD, IDA, IFC, IMF, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF (observer)" @@ -988,7 +988,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 05831060..ba7e851d 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.9% (2018)" + "text": "99.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1170,7 +1170,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index 5f11c8cb..4b802594 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015)" + "text": "99.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1176,7 +1176,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "9 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 8dbf4bc3..77d70768 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -1153,7 +1153,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "9 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index f4ec59e9..dc9fa637 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Liechtensteiner 65.5%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 6%, German 4.5%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.4% (2020 est.)", + "text": "Liechtensteiner 65.6%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 5.8%, German 4.5%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.4% (2021 est.)", "note": "note: data represent population by nationality" }, "Languages": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index ec28fb6f..e7041946 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index dd3a7dda..cecd4e8c 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.4%" + "text": "99.6%" }, "male": { "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.1% (2015)" + "text": "99.5% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1143,7 +1143,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index 0ec37f20..ad92415d 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "99%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.3% (2018)" + "text": "98.5% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1194,7 +1194,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1280,7 +1281,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "468 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 30,083 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 30,164 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 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 241c10cc..35a3d844 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 3e49d098..282662bf 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "94.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "93%" + "text": "93.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "96% (2018)" + "text": "96.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -791,17 +791,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.64% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.88% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.68% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$5.661 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1120,7 +1109,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2021)" diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index ea642109..4073956e 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -830,17 +830,6 @@ "text": "24.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.23% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.23% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.25% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$396.687 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1171,7 +1160,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 9b1d681d..3ea61bec 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -816,17 +816,6 @@ "text": "21.2% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.14% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.16% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.15% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$185.338 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1149,7 +1138,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "21 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index f48c6a14..56504bbb 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015)" + "text": "99.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -856,17 +856,6 @@ "text": "23.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.05% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.18% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$244.485 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1197,7 +1186,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 0e1f9c71..68d9f18b 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.1%" + "text": "95.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.4%" + "text": "97.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "95.1% (2018)" + "text": "95.9% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -822,17 +822,6 @@ "text": "25.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.31% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.32% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.26% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$102.052 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1163,7 +1152,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index 1f593bf9..31dcf2f1 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -860,17 +860,6 @@ "text": "23.8% (2011)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "7.29% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "7.25% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "8.23% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$21.858 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1192,7 +1181,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1292,7 +1282,7 @@ "stateless persons": { "text": "2,594 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 953,390 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 7,271 migrants and asylum seekers as of November 2022" + "note": "note: 954,733 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-April 2023)" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "tier rating": { diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index fcd77ff4..1a47048a 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.8%" + "text": "98.9%" }, "male": { "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.6% (2018)" + "text": "98.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -833,17 +833,6 @@ "text": "7.6% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "3.22% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.03% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.24% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$72.193 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index 851bb92e..299e0e45 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -812,17 +812,6 @@ "text": "20.1% (2016)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.21% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.22% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.22% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$23.735 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1150,7 +1139,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 16fb7fdf..30d5d650 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Military Corps (National Guard): Guard of the Rock (or Fortress Guard), Uniformed Militia, Guard of the Great and General Council, Corps of the Gendarmerie; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Civil Police Corps (2022)", + "text": "Military Corps (National Guard): Guard of the Rock (or Fortress Guard), Uniformed Militia, Guard of the Great and General Council, Corps of the Gendarmerie; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Civil Police Corps (2023)", "note": "note: the captains regent oversee the Gendarmerie and National Guard when they are performing duties related to public order and security; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs exercises control over such administrative functions as personnel and equipment, and the courts exercise control over the Gendarmerie when it acts as judicial police" }, "Military service age and obligation": { diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index b2f6da71..6bce2843 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -833,17 +833,6 @@ "text": "24% (2011)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.28% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.23% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.23% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$546.084 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1176,7 +1165,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "23 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1287,12 +1277,12 @@ }, "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); 173,829 (Ukraine) (as of 3 April 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); 173,829 (Ukraine) (as of 16 April 2023)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "6,489 (2022)" }, - "note": "note: 284,024 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-April 2023)" + "note": "note: 284,947 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals, including Canary Islands (January 2015-April 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/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index 7a1a224d..0d623519 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -428,7 +428,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index a055da98..5def7eb7 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -820,17 +820,6 @@ "text": "24% (2012)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.52% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.57% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$259.17 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1158,7 +1147,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "37 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 7140bffc..20016977 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -459,13 +459,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "931 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "970 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "642.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "640 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "160.1 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "160 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -832,17 +832,6 @@ "text": "19% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.38% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.35% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$239.767 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1178,7 +1167,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "17 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index 0567749a..e12ba278 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -455,13 +455,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "6.227 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "6.23 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "1.01 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.01 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "1.183 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.18 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -827,17 +827,6 @@ "text": "31.1% (2012)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.15% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$998.006 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1174,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "66 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 63515bc2..9b14366c 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 11 April 2023, approximately 20.42 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 22,700 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 9 April 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 25 April 2023, approximately 20.92 million people had fled Ukraine, and 5.35 million people were internally displaced as of January 2023.  More than 22,900 civilian casualties had been reported, as of 17 April 2023. The invasion of Ukraine remains one of the two largest displacement crises worldwide (the other is the conflict in Syria).

 

" } }, "Geography": { @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "100%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "100%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015)" + "text": "100% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "2.397 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.77 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "3.577 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "4.04 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.206 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "3.06 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -843,17 +843,6 @@ "text": "21.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "9.03% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "9.71% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "10.26% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$60.602 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1191,7 +1180,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "28 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 3cd1c76e..918ca324 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -334,13 +334,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.6%" + "text": "98.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "98%" + "text": "98.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.9% (2019)" + "text": "97.2% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -439,13 +439,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "617 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.63 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "69 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "69 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.312 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "2.32 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 15%, India 12%, Untied States 7% (2019)" + "text": "China 15%, India 12%, United States 7% (2019)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "gold, broadcasting equipment, jewelry, refined petroleum, diamonds (2019)" @@ -1132,7 +1132,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index f3359c2c..cc310fac 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -1163,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1212,20 +1213,20 @@ "text": "Azerbaijan Armed Forces: Land Forces (Combined Arms Army), Air Forces, Navy Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: State Border Service (includes Coast Guard), Internal Security Troops (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index f625a14f..97be606b 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -1180,6 +1180,9 @@ "text": "Armenian Armed Forces: Armenian Army (includes land, air, air defense forces) (2022)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "4.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1191,9 +1194,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "4.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 573ee3d0..e50f849d 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" @@ -1161,6 +1162,9 @@ "note": "note: the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy; the National Guard's primary mission is to guard critical infrastructure such as the airport and oil fields; while the Guard is under the Ministry of Interior, it reports directly to the king" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3.6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1172,9 +1176,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index 9d9f71ec..4eb365c2 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1166,7 +1166,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index 4a2690ad..f5ade505 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "85.5%" + "text": "88.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "90.4%" + "text": "92.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "80.8% (2016)" + "text": "88.7% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -599,9 +599,8 @@ "text": "supreme leader appointed for life by Assembly of Experts; president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term and an additional nonconsecutive term); election last held on 18 June 2021 (next to be held in June 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "2021: Ebrahim RAISI elected president; percent of vote - Ebrahim RAISI (CCA) 72.4%, Mohsen REZAI (RFII) 13.8%, Abbdolnaser HEMATI (ECP) 9.8%, Amir-Hosein Qazizadeh-HASHEMI (Islamic Law Party) 4%

2017: Hasan Fereidun RUHANI reelected president; percent of vote - Hasan Fereidun RUHANI (Moderation and Development Party) 58.8%, Ebrahim RAISI (Combat Clergy Association) 39.4% , Mostafa Mir-SALIM Islamic Coalition Party) 1.2%, Mostafa HASHEMI-TABA (Executives of Construction Party) 0.5%" - }, - "note": "note: 3 oversight bodies are also considered part of the executive branch of government" + "text": "2021: Ebrahim RAISI elected president; percent of vote - Ebrahim RAISI (independent) 72.4%, Mohsen REZAI (RFII) 13.8%, Abbdolnaser HEMATI (ECP) 9.8%, Amir-Hosein Qazizadeh-HASHEMI (Islamic Law Party) 4%

2017: Hasan Fereidun RUHANI reelected president; percent of vote - Hasan Fereidun RUHANI (Moderation and Development Party) 58.8%, Ebrahim RAISI (Combat Clergy Association) 39.4% , Mostafa Mir-SALIM Islamic Coalition Party) 1.2%, Mostafa HASHEMI-TABA (Executives of Construction Party) 0.5%" + } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { @@ -626,7 +625,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Combatant Clergy Association [Mostafa POURMOHAMMADI] (an active political group)
Executives of Construction Party [Hossein MARASHI]
Followers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent [Ali LARIJANI]
Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability [Sadegh MAHSOULI, secretary general]
Islamic Coalition Party [Asadollah BADAMCHIAN]
Islamic Iran Participation Front [associated with former President Mohammed KHATAMI]
Islamic Law Party
Militant Clerics Society (Majma-e Ruhaniyoun-e Mobarez) or MRM [Mohammad Mousavi KHOEINIHA]
Moderation and Development Party [Hassan ROUHANI]
National Trust Party (Hezb-e E'temad-eMelli) or HEM [Elias HAZRATI]
National Unity Party
Pervasive Coalition of Reformists [Ali SUFI, chairman] (includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party)
Principlists Grand Coalition (includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability)
Progress, Welfare, and Justice Front [Mohammad Saeed AHADIAN]
Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran or PJP [Hosein GHORBANZADEH, general secretary]
Resistance Front of Islamic Iran [Yadollah HABIBI, general secretary]
The Society of the Militant Clergy of Tehran (Jame’eh-ye Ruhaniyyat-e Mobarez-e Tehran) or JRM)
Union of Islamic Iran People's Party (Hezb-e Ettehad-e Iran-e Eslami) [Azar MANSOURI]
Wayfarers of the Islamic Revolution" + "text": "Combatant Clergy Association [Mostafa PURMOHAMMADI] (an active political group)
Executives of Construction Party [Hossein MARASHI]
Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability [Sadegh MAHSULI, secretary general]
Islamic Coalition Party [Asadollah BADAMCHIAN]
Militant Clerics Society (Majma-e Ruhaniyoun-e Mobarez) or MRM [Mohammad Mousavi KHOEINIHA]
Moderation and Development Party [Hassan RUHANI]
National Trust Party (Hezb-e E'temad-eMelli) or HEM [Elias HAZRATI]
Progress and Justice Society [Mohammad Saeed AHADIAN]
Union of Islamic Iran People's Party (Hezb-e Ettehad-e Iran-e Eslami) [Azar MANSURI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SAARC (observer), SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" @@ -1150,7 +1149,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1222,10 +1222,13 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "the military forces of Iran are divided between the Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah)

Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces or Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC or Sepah): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (aka Quds Force; special operations), Cyber Electronic Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces; Interior Ministry: Law Enforcement; Ministry of Intelligence and Security (2022)", - "note": "note 1: the Artesh Navy operates Iran’s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz

note 2: the Basij is a volunteer paramilitary group under the IRGC with local organizations across the country, which sometimes acts as an auxiliary law enforcement unit for the IRGC; it is formally known as the Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed; it is also known as the Popular Mobilization Army

note 3: the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and law enforcement forces under the Interior Ministry, which report to the president, and the IRGC, which reports to the supreme leader, share responsibility for law enforcement and maintaining order; law enforcement forces include border and other security troops" + "text": "the military forces of Iran are divided between the Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah)

Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces or Islamic Republic of Iran Army (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC or Sepah): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (aka Quds Force; special operations), Cyber Electronic Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces; Ministry of Interior: Law Enforcement Command; Ministry of Intelligence and Security (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the Artesh Navy operates Iran’s larger warships and operates in the Gulf of Oman, the Caspian Sea, and deep waters in the region and beyond; the IRGC Navy has responsibility for the closer-in Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz

note 2: the Basij is a volunteer paramilitary group under the IRGC with local organizations across the country, which sometimes acts as an auxiliary law enforcement unit for the IRGC; it is formally known as the Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed; it is also known as the Popular Mobilization Army

note 3: the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and law enforcement forces under the Interior Ministry, which report to the president, and the IRGC, which reports to the supreme leader, share responsibility for law enforcement and maintaining order

note 4: the Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA) is the uniformed police of Iran and includes branches for public security, traffic control, anti-narcotics, special forces (riot control, counterterrorism, hostage rescue, etc), intelligence, and criminal investigations; it has responsibility for border security (Border Guard Command)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1237,9 +1240,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.4% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ "note": "note: Iran has recruited, trained, and funded thousands of Syrian and foreign fighters to support the ASAD regime during the Syrian civil war" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979 in the immediate aftermath of Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI’s fall, as leftists, nationalists, and Islamists jockeyed for power; while the interim prime minister controlled the government and state institutions, such as the Army, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI organized counterweights, including the IRGC, to protect the Islamic revolution; the IRGC’s command structure bypassed the elected president and went directly to KHOMEINI; the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) transformed the IRGC into more of a conventional fighting force with its own ground, air, naval, and special forces, plus control over Iran’s strategic missile and rocket forces; as of 2022, the IRGC was a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces (Artesh); it was heavily involved in internal security and had significant influence in the political and economic spheres of Iranian society, as well as Iran’s foreign policy; on the economic front, it owned factories and corporations and subsidiaries in banking, infrastructure, housing, airlines, tourism and other sectors; its special operations forces, known as the Qods/Quds Force, specialized in foreign missions and has provided advice, funding, guidance, material support, training, and weapons to militants in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, as well as extremist groups, including HAMAS, Hizballah, Kata’ib Hizballah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad (see Appendix T for additional details on the IRGC and Qods Force); the Qods Force also conducts intelligence and reconnaissance operations 

the Supreme Council for National Security (SCNS) is the senior-most body for formulating Iran’s foreign and security policy; it is formally chaired by the president, who also appoints the SCNS secretary; its members include the speaker of the Majles, the head of the judiciary, the chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (chief of defense or CHOD), the commanders of the Artesh (regular forces) and IRGC, and the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, interior, and intelligence; the SCNS reports to the supreme leader; the supreme leader is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces (2023)" + "text": "the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was formed in May 1979 in the immediate aftermath of Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI’s fall, as leftists, nationalists, and Islamists jockeyed for power; while the interim prime minister controlled the government and state institutions, such as the Army, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI organized counterweights, including the IRGC, to protect the Islamic revolution; the IRGC’s command structure bypassed the elected president and went directly to KHOMEINI; the IRGC played a critical role in helping KHOMEINI consolidate power in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, and it ensured that KHOMEINI's Islamic revolutionary vision prevailed against domestic challenges from nationalists and leftist factions in the scramble for control after the Shah's departure; the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) transformed the IRGC into more of a conventional fighting force with its own ground, air, naval, and special forces, plus control over Iran’s strategic missile and rocket forces; today, the IRGC is a highly institutionalized and parallel military force to Iran’s regular armed forces (Artesh); it is heavily involved in internal security and has significant influence in the political and economic spheres of Iranian society, as well as Iran’s foreign policy; on the economic front, it owns factories and corporations and subsidiaries in banking, infrastructure, housing, airlines, tourism and other sectors; its special operations forces, known as the Qods/Quds Force, specialize in foreign missions and have provided advice, funding, guidance, material support, training, and weapons to militants in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, as well as extremist groups, including HAMAS, Hizballah, Kata’ib Hizballah, and Palestine Islamic Jihad (see Appendix T for additional details on the IRGC and Qods Force); the Qods Force also conducts intelligence and reconnaissance operations 

the Supreme Council for National Security (SCNS) is the senior-most body for formulating Iran’s foreign and security policy; it is formally chaired by the president, who also appoints the SCNS secretary; its members include the speaker of the Majles, the head of the judiciary, the chief of the Armed Forces General Staff (chief of defense or CHOD), the commanders of the Artesh (regular forces) and IRGC, and the ministers of defense, foreign affairs, interior, and intelligence; the SCNS reports to the supreme leader; the supreme leader is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "

the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2023-003 - Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab al Mandeb Strait, Red Sea, and Somali Basin-Threats to Commercial Vessels) effective 23 February 2023, which states in part that \"Regional conflict, military activity, and political tensions pose threats to commercial vessels operating in the above listed geographic areas;\" Coalition Task Force (CTF) Sentinel has been established to provide escorts for commercial shipping transiting the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman

" @@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2.6 million undocumented Afghans, 780,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 20,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2020)" + "text": "500,000 undocumented Afghans, 750,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 12,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "34 (mid-year 2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index d8676ce5..4a2f0a9c 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ "text": "President Isaac HERZOG (since 7 July 2021)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU (since 29 December 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Benyamin NETANYAHU (since 29 December 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset" @@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the Knesset for a single 7-year term; election last held on 2 June 2021 (next to be held in June 2028); following legislative elections, the president, in consultation with party leaders, tasks a Knesset member (usually the member of the largest party) with forming a new government" }, "election results": { - "text": "2021: Issac HERZOG elected president; Knesset vote - Issac HERZOG (independent) 87, Miriam PERETZ (independent) 26, invalid/blank 7" + "text": "2021: Isaac HERZOG elected president; Knesset vote - Isaac HERZOG (independent) 87, Miriam PERETZ (independent) 26, invalid/blank 7" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ "text": "last held on 1 November 2022 (next scheduled for November 2026)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent by party - Likud 23.4%, Yesh Atid 17.8%, Religious Zionist Party 10.8%, National Unity 9.1%, Shas 8.2%, UTJ 5.9%, Yisrael Beiteinu 4.5%, United Arab List 4.1%, Hadash-Ta'al 3.8%, Labor 3.7%, Meretz 3.2%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 32, Yesh Atid 24, Religious Zionist Party 14, National Unity 12, Shas 11, UTJ 7, Yisrael Beiteinu 6, Hadash-Ta'al 5, United Arab List 5, Labor 4; composition - men 91, women 29, percentage of women 24.2%" + "text": "percent by party - Likud 23.4%, Yesh Atid 17.8%, Religious Zionism (electoral alliance of Religious Zionist Party, Jewish Strength, and Noam) 10.8%, National Unity 9.1%, Shas 8.2%, UTJ 5.9%, Yisrael Beiteinu 4.5%, United Arab List 4.1%, Hadash-Ta'al 3.8%, Labor 3.7%, Meretz 3.2%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 32, Yesh Atid 24, Religious Zionism 14, National Unity 12, Shas 11, UTJ 7, Yisrael Beiteinu 6, Hadash-Ta'al 5, United Arab List 5, Labor 4; composition - men 91, women 29, percentage of women 24.2%; note - following the 1 November 2022 election, the Religious Zionism Alliance split into three parties in the Knesset:  Religious Zionism 7 seats, Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) 6, and Noam 1 " } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Blue and White [Benny GANTZ]
Joint Arab List [Ayman ODEH] (alliance includes Hadash, Ta’al, Balad)
Labor Party or HaAvoda [Merav MICHAELI]
Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU]
Meretz [Zehava GAL-ON]
National Unity [alliance includes Blue and White and New Hope]
New Hope [Gideon SA'AR]
Religious Zionist Party [Bezalel SMOTRICH, chairperson]
SHAS [Aryeh DERI]
United Arab List [Mansour ABBAS]
United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Moshe GAFNI] (alliance includes Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah)
Yamina [Ayelet SHAKED]
Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID]
Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]" + "text": "Balad [Sami Abu SHEHADEH]
Blue and White [Benny GANTZ]
Hadash [Ayman ODEH]
Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) [Ben GVIR]
Joint Arab List [Ayman ODEH] (alliance includes Hadash, Ta’al, Balad)
Labor Party or HaAvoda [Merav MICHAELI]
Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU]
Meretz [Zehava GAL-ON]
National Unity [alliance includes Blue and White and New Hope]
New Hope [Gideon SA'AR]
Noam [Rabbi Dror ARYEH]
Religious Zionism [Bezalel SMOTRICH] (election alliance of Religious Zionist Party, Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit), and Noam)
Religious Zionist Party [Bezalel SMOTRICH]
SHAS [Aryeh DERI]
Ta'al [Ahmad TIBI]
United Arab List [Mansour ABBAS]
United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Moshe GAFNI] (alliance includes Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah)
Yamina [Ayelet SHAKED]
Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID]
Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BIS, BSEC (observer), CE (observer), CERN, CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1179,7 +1179,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1240,6 +1241,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1251,9 +1255,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "5.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index 4ab36230..038ed981 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -577,30 +577,30 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abdul Latif RASHID (since 13 October 2022; vice presidents (vacant)" + "text": "President Latif RASHID (since 13 October 2022; vice presidents (vacant)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister-Designate Mohammed Shia al-SUDANI (since 13 October 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-SUDANI (since 27 October 2022)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, approved by Council of Representatives" + "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, approved by Council of Representatives (COR)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Council of Representatives (COR) to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); COR parliamentary election for president last held on 13 October 2022 (next to be held in 2026)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by COR to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); COR parliamentary election for president last held on 13 October 2022 (next to be held NA)" }, "election results": { - "text": "2022: COR vote in first round - Abdul Latif RASHID (PUK) 157, Barham SALIH (PUK) 99; Abdul Latif RASHID elected president in second round - Abdul latif RASHID 167, Barham SALIH 99

2018: COR vote in first round - Barham SALIH (PUK) 165, Fuad HUSAYN (KDP) 90; Barham SALIH elected president in second round - Barham SALIH 219, Fuad HUSAYN 22; note - the COR vote on 1 October 2018 failed due to a lack of quorum, and a new session was held on 2 October 2018

2014:  Fuad MASUM elected president in first round; COR vote - Fuad MASUM (PUK) 211, Barham SALIH (PUK) 17; Haydar al-ABADI (Da'wa Party) approved as prime minister" + "text": "
2022: COR vote in first round - Latif RASHID (PUK) 157, Barham SALIH (PUK) 99; Latif RASHID elected president in second round - Latif RASHID 167, Barham SALIH 99; Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani approved as prime minister

2018: COR vote in first round - Barham SALIH (PUK) 165, Fuad HUSAYN (KDP) 90; Barham SALIH elected president in second round - Barham SALIH 219, Fuad HUSAYN 22; Adil ABD AL-MAHDI approved as prime minister

2014:  Fuad MASUM elected president in first round; COR vote - Fuad MASUM (PUK) 211, Barham SALIH (PUK) 17; Haydar al-ABADI (Da'wa Party) approved as prime minister" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Council of Representatives of Iraq (COR) or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (329 seats; 320 members directly elected in 83 multi-seat constituencies by single nontransferable vote, 9 seats reserved for minorities - 5 for Christians, 1 each for Sabaean-Mandaeans, Yazidis, Shabaks, Fayli Kurds, and 25% of seats allocated to women; members serve 4-year terms); note - in late 2020, the COR approved an electoral law, replacing the proportional representation voting system with the single non-transferable system" + "text": "unicameral Council of Representatives of Iraq (COR) or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (329 seats; 320 members directly elected in 83 multi-seat constituencies by single nontransferable vote, 9 seats elected by religious minorities - 5 by Christians, 1 each by Sabaean-Mandaeans, Yazidis, Shabaks andFayli Kurds, and 25% of seats allocated to women; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 October 2021 (next to be held in October 2025)" + "text": "last held on 10 October 2021 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Sadrist Bloc 73, National Progress Alliance 37, State of Law Coalition 33, Kurdish Democratic Party 31, Al Fatah Alliance 17, Kurdistan Alliance 17, Al Iraq Alliance 14, New Generation Movement 14, Ishraqet Konoon 6, Tasmin Alliance 5, Babylon Movement 4, National Contract Alliance 4, National State Forces Alliance 4, other 22, independent 43; composition - men 234, women 95, percent of women 28.9%" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party -Taqadum 47, State of Law Coalition 43, Kurdistan Democratic Party 31, Al Fatah Alliance 37, Kurdistan Coalition 18, Imtidad 16, State Forces Alliance 11, Ishraqat Kanun 10, New Generation Movement 9, National Contract Party 8, Tasmim Alliance 7, Babiliyun Movement 4, other 73; composition - men 234, women 95, percent of women 28.9%
note - seat counts reflect updated numbers after the Sadrist Trend withdrew from government formation and its 73 seats were reallocated to other parties" } }, "Judicial branch": { @@ -608,14 +608,14 @@ "text": "Federal Supreme Court or FSC (consists of 9 judges); note - court jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues, application of federal laws, ratification of election results for the COR, judicial competency disputes, and disputes between regions or governorates and the central government; Court of Cassation (consists of a court president, 5 vice presidents, and at least 24 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court judges nominated by the HJC President, the FSC Chief Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office chief, and the head of the Judicial Oversight Commission; FSC members required to retire at age 72; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the HJC and confirmed by the Council of Representatives to serve until retirement nominally at age 63, but can be extended to age 66 by the HJC" + "text": "Federal Supreme Court (FSC) judges nominated by the High Judicial Council (HJC) president, the FSC chief justice, the public prosecutor's office chief, and the head of the Judicial Oversight Commission; FSC members required to retire at age 72; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the HJC and confirmed by the Council of Representatives to serve until retirement, nominally at age 63, but can be extended to age 66 by the HJC" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal (governorate level); civil courts, including first instance, personal status, labor, and customs; criminal courts including felony, misdemeanor, investigative, major crimes, juvenile, and traffic courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Al Fatah Alliance [Hadi al-AMIRI]
Azm Alliance [Khamis al-KHANJAR]
Babylon Movement [Rayan al-KILDANI]
Imtidad
Ishraqet Konoon [Jaafar AZIZ]
Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP [Masoud BARZANI]
National Contract Alliance [Falih al-FAYYADH]
National State Forces Alliance [Ammar al-HAKIM]
National Wisdom Trend [Ammar al-HAKIM]
New Generation Movement or Naway Nwe [SHASWAR Abd al-Wahid Qadir]
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK [Bafel TALABANI]
Sadrist Movement [Muqtada al-SADR]
State of Law Coalition [Nuri al-MALIKI]
Taqadum or Progress Party [Muhammad al-HALBUSI]
Tasmin Alliance [Sarah al-SALIHI]

numerous smaller independent, religious, local, tribal, and minority parties" + "text": "Al Fatah Alliance [Hadi al-AMIRI]
Azm Alliance [Khamis al-KHANJAR]
Babiliyun Movement [Rayan al-KILDANI]
Imtidad [Ala al-RIKABI]
Ishraqat Konun [Jaafar AZIZ]
Kurdistan Democratic Party F [Masud BARZANI]
National Contract Party [Falih al-FAYYAD]
New Generation Movement [SHASWAR Abd al-Wahid Qadir]
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan [Bafel TALABANI]
Sadrist Bloc [Muqtada al-SADR]
State Forces Alliance [Haydar al-ABADI]
State of Law Coalition [Nuri al-MALIKI]
Taqadum [Muhammad al-HALBUSI]
Tasmim Alliance [Asad al-IDANI]

numerous smaller independent, religious, local, tribal, and minority parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" @@ -1190,7 +1190,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1298,7 +1299,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,864 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 261,929 (Syria), 8,423 (Iran), 8,191 (Turkey) (2023)" + "text": "7,864 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (mid-year 2022); 261,929 (Syria), 8,479 (Iran), 8,221 (Turkey) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "1.17 million (displacement in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2023)" diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index d78f7686..a0318be6 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -361,13 +361,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.2%" + "text": "98.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.6%" + "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.8% (2018)" + "text": "98.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ "text": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952" }, "amendments": { - "text": "constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; no amendment of the constitution affecting the rights of the king and the succession to the throne is permitted during the king's reign; amended several times, last in 2016" + "text": "constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; amended several times, last in 2022" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HUSSEIN (eldest son of the monarch, born on 28 June 1994)" + "text": "King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HUSSEIN (eldest son of the monarch, born 28 June 1994); the monarchy is hereditary" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Bisher AL-KHASAWNEH (since 7 October 2020)" @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch" + "text": "prime minister appointed by the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -590,11 +590,12 @@ "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of:
Senate or the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (65 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms)
Chamber of Deputies or House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (130 seats; 115 members directly elected in 23 multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 15 seats for women; 12 of the 115 seats reserved for Christian, Chechen, and Circassian candidates; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last appointments on 27 Sep 2020 (next appointments in 2024)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 10 November 2020 (next to be held in November 2024)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 27 Sep 2020 (next in 2024)
Chamber of Deputies - last held on 10 November 2020 (next anticipated in November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - composition men 58, women 7, percent of women 10.8%
Chamber of Deputies; note - tribal, centrist, and pro-government candidates dominated in the 130-seat election; the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, garnered only 10 seats, down from 15 in the previous election; women, who are guaranteed 15 seats by Jordan’s legislative quota system, won 16 seats, down from 20 seats won in the previous election; composition - men 114, women 16, percent of women 12.3%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 11.8%

 

" - } + "text": "
2020:
Senate - composition men 58, women 7, percent of women 10.8%
2020:
Chamber of Deputies; note - tribal, centrist, and pro-government candidates dominated the  election; the Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, garnered only 10 seats, down from 15 in the previous election; women, who are guaranteed 15 seats by Jordan’s legislative quota system, won 16 seats, down from 20 seats won in the previous election; composition - men 114, women 16, percent of women 12.3%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 11.8%

 

" + }, + "note": "note: in 2022, a new electoral law - effective for the anticipated 2024 election - will increase the total number of Chamber of Deputies' seats to 138 from 130; 97 members to be directly elected from multi-seat geographic districts by open list proportional representation vote, with over 7 percent of total votes needed to gain a seat, and 41 members to be directly elected from a single national district by closed party-list proportional representation vote, with over a 2.5 percent of total votes needed to gain a seat" }, "Judicial branch": { "highest court(s)": { @@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Jordan has 54 registered political parties, four of which currently have seats in the elected Chamber of Deputies - the Islamic Action Front, the Islamic Centrist Party, the United Jordanian Front Party, and the National Loyalty Party" + "text": "political reforms enacted in 2020 require all existing parties to re-register by May 2023, which will result in changes to the number of registered parties and the number of seats held by those parties for the anticipated 2024 election" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, NATO (partner), OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1178,7 +1179,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1230,6 +1232,9 @@ "note": "note: the armed forces report administratively to the minister of defense and have a support role for internal security; the prime minister serves as defense minister, but there is no separate ministry of defense" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "4.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "5% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1241,9 +1246,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "5.6% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { @@ -1260,7 +1262,7 @@ "text": "330 Mali (MINUSMA) (May 2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Jordanian military traces its origins back to the Arab Legion, which was formed under the British protectorate of Transjordan in the 1920s

due largely to its proximity to regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the presence of major terrorist organizations in both of those countries, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the highest priorities of Jordan’s military and security services in 2022 included securing its borders and the potential for domestic terrorist attacks; the terrorist group Hizballah and Iranian-backed militia forces were operating in southwestern Syria near Jordan’s border while fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group continued operating in both Iraq and Syria; ISIS fighters included Jordanian nationals, some of whom have returned to Jordan; meanwhile, individuals and groups sympathetic to Palestine have planned and conducted terrorist attacks in Jordan

Jordan 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

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994 (2022)" + "text": "the Jordanian military traces its origins back to the Arab Legion, which was formed under the British protectorate of Transjordan in the 1920s

due largely to its proximity to regional conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the presence of major terrorist organizations in both of those countries, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the highest priorities of Jordan’s military and security services in 2022 included securing its borders and the potential for domestic terrorist attacks; the terrorist group Hizballah and Iranian-backed militia forces were operating in southwestern Syria near Jordan’s border while fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) terrorist group continued operating in both Iraq and Syria; ISIS fighters included Jordanian nationals, some of whom have returned to Jordan; meanwhile, individuals and groups sympathetic to Palestine have planned and conducted terrorist attacks in Jordan

Jordan 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

Jordan signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994 (2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 96681095..13108b74 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 24 July 2022); Crown Prince Mishal al-AHMAD al-Sabah, born in 1940, is the brother of Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah" + "text": "Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 September 2020); Crown Prince MISHAL al-Ahmad al-Sabah, born in 1940, is the brother of Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad NAWAF Al-Ahmad al-Sabah (reappointed 5 March 2023); First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (since 16 October 2022); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barak Ali Barak Al-Sheton (since 16 October 2022); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Bader Hamed Yusef Al-Mula (since 16 October 2022)" + "text": "Prime Minister Sheikh AHMAD AL-NAWAF Al-Ahmad al-Sabah (reappointed 5 March 2023); First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh TALAL al-Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (since 16 October 2022); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Khalid al-FADIL (since 9 April 2022); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Bader Hamed Yusef Al-Mula (since 16 October 2022)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by the amir" @@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jasem Mohamed ALBUDAIWI (since 16 September 2022)" + "text": "Ambassador AZZAIN al-Sabah (since 30 April 2023)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2940 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 (po)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 966-0702" @@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 34432ace..b7b944e0 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1247,7 +1248,7 @@ "note": "note: women were allowed to volunteer for military service in the 1980s; as of 2020, they comprised about 5% of the active duty military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Lebanese military faced multiple challenges, including securing parts of the border with war-torn Syria from infiltrations of militants linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida terrorist groups and maintaining stability along its volatile border with Israel, where the Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based terrorist group Hizballah conducted a war with Israel in 2006 and tensions remained high, including occasional armed skirmishes; the military also faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties undercut its ability to fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces may disintegrate

the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities, support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deployed throughout the south of Lebanon, and provide assistance for humanitarian access for civilians and the return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had approximately 9,500 military personnel deployed in the country as of 2022; UNIFIL includes a maritime task force (2022)" + "text": "as of 2022, the Lebanese military faced multiple challenges, including securing parts of the border with war-torn Syria from infiltrations of militants linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) and al-Qa’ida terrorist groups and maintaining stability along its volatile border with Israel, where the Iranian-backed and Lebanon-based terrorist group Hizballah conducted a war with Israel in 2006 and tensions remained high, including occasional armed skirmishes; the military also faced a financial crisis as government debt and national economic difficulties undercut its ability to fully pay and supply personnel, which has sparked domestic and international fears that the armed forces may disintegrate

the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security, and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities, support the Lebanese Armed Forces as they deployed throughout the south of Lebanon, and provide assistance for humanitarian access for civilians and the return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had approximately 9,500 military personnel deployed in the country as of early 2023; UNIFIL includes a maritime task force (2022)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index d3fa1473..da8d5862 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -798,17 +798,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.05% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2018": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2018 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$29.334 billion (2018 est.)" @@ -1139,7 +1128,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1204,6 +1194,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "8% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1215,9 +1208,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "11.2% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "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 008b234d..9dd15728 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -800,17 +800,6 @@ "text": "35.9% (2007)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.48% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.45% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.33% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$65.922 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1131,7 +1120,8 @@ }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1177,6 +1167,9 @@ "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 2022": { + "text": "5% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1188,9 +1181,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "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 96bb7966..c22e38ce 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -819,17 +819,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.04% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$247.093 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1162,7 +1151,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1229,20 +1219,20 @@ "note": "note: SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force separate from the Ministry of Defense that is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, and external defense" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "6% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2020 est.)" + "text": "8% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { "text": "8.8% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "10% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "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 90c1341e..7afa273c 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -446,13 +446,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "1.475 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.48 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "615.4 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "620 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "14.67 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "14.67 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1189,7 +1190,7 @@ "note": "note: the military is comprised largely of conscripts" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the UN 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

multiple actors are conducting military operations in Syria in support of the ASAD government or Syrian opposition forces, as well in pursuit of their own security goals, such counterterrorism; operations have included air strikes, direct ground combat, and sponsoring proxy forces, as well as providing non-lethal military support, including advisors, technicians, arms and equipment, funding, intelligence, and training:

pro-ASAD elements operating in Syria have included the Syrian Arab Army, Lebanese Hizbollah, Iranian, Iranian-backed Shia militia, and Russian forces; since early in the civil war, the ASAD government has relied on Lebanese Hizballah (see Appendix T for further information), as well as Iran and Iranian-backed irregular forces, for combat operations and to hold territory; since 2011, Iran has provided military advisors and combat troops from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (including the Qods Force; see Appendix T for further information), as well as intelligence, logistical, material, technical, and financial support; it has funded, trained, equipped, and led Shia militia/paramilitary units comprised of both Syrian and non-Syrian personnel, primarily from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan; Russia intervened at the request of the ASAD government in 2015 and has since provided air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment; Iranian and Russian support has also included assisting Syria in combating the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS; see Appendix T) terrorist group

Turkey has intervened militarily several times since 2016 to combat Kurdish militants and ISIS, support select Syrian opposition forces, and establish a buffer along portions of its border with Syria; Turkey continues to maintain a considerable military presence in northern Syria; it has armed and trained militia/proxy forces, such as the Syrian National Army, which was formed in late 2017 of Syrian Arab and Turkmen rebel factions in the Halab (Aleppo) province and northwestern Syria

the US and some regional and European states have at times backed Syrian opposition forces militarily and/or conducted military operations, primarily against ISIS; the US has operated in Syria since 2015 with ground forces and air strikes; the majority the US ground forces are deployed in the Eastern Syria Security Area (ESSA, which includes parts of Hasakah and Dayr az Zawr provinces east of the Euphrates River) in support of operations by the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, while the remainder are in southeast Syria around At Tanf supporting counter-ISIS operations by the Syrian Free Army opposition force; the US has also conducted air strikes against Syrian military targets in response to Syrian Government use of chemical weapons against opposition forces and civilians; in addition, France, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UK have provided forms of military assistance to opposition forces and/or conducted operations against ISIS, including air strikes

Israel has conducted hundreds of military air strikes in Syria against Syrian military, Hizbollah, Iranian, and/or Iranian-backed militia targets

the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of forces composed primarily of Kurdish, Sunni Arab, and Syriac Christian fighters; it is dominated and led by Kurdish forces, particularly the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia; the SDF began to receive US support in 2015 and as of 2023 was the main local US partner in its counter-ISIS campaign; the SDF has internal security, counterterrorism, and commando units; Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization (see Appendix T)

the ISIS terrorist group (see Appendix T) lost its last territorial stronghold to SDF forces in 2019, but continues to maintain a low-level insurgency; in addition, the SDF holds about 10,000 captured suspected ISIS fighters in detention facilities across northern Syria, including 2,000 from countries other than Iraq and Syria

the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly known as al-Nusrah Front) terrorist organization (see Appendix T) is the dominant militant group in northwest Syria and asserted considerable influence and control over the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Iblib de-escalation zone and the Aleppo province (2023)" + "text": "the UN 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 has about 1,000 personnel 

multiple actors are conducting military operations in Syria in support of the ASAD government or Syrian opposition forces, as well in pursuit of their own security goals, such counterterrorism; operations have included air strikes, direct ground combat, and sponsoring proxy forces, as well as providing non-lethal military support, including advisors, technicians, arms and equipment, funding, intelligence, and training:

pro-ASAD elements operating in Syria have included the Syrian Arab Army, Lebanese Hizbollah, Iranian, Iranian-backed Shia militia, and Russian forces; since early in the civil war, the ASAD government has relied on Lebanese Hizballah (see Appendix T for further information), as well as Iran and Iranian-backed irregular forces, for combat operations and to hold territory; since 2011, Iran has provided military advisors and combat troops from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (including the Qods Force; see Appendix T for further information), as well as intelligence, logistical, material, technical, and financial support; it has funded, trained, equipped, and led Shia militia/paramilitary units comprised of both Syrian and non-Syrian personnel, primarily from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan; Russia intervened at the request of the ASAD government in 2015 and has since provided air support, special operations forces, military advisors, private military contractors, training, arms, and equipment; Iranian and Russian support has also included assisting Syria in combating the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS; see Appendix T) terrorist group

Turkey has intervened militarily several times since 2016 to combat Kurdish militants and ISIS, support select Syrian opposition forces, and establish a buffer along portions of its border with Syria; Turkey continues to maintain a considerable military presence in northern Syria; it has armed and trained militia/proxy forces, such as the Syrian National Army, which was formed in late 2017 of Syrian Arab and Turkmen rebel factions in the Halab (Aleppo) province and northwestern Syria

the US and some regional and European states have at times backed Syrian opposition forces militarily and/or conducted military operations, primarily against ISIS; the US has operated in Syria since 2015 with ground forces and air strikes; the majority the US ground forces are deployed in the Eastern Syria Security Area (ESSA, which includes parts of Hasakah and Dayr az Zawr provinces east of the Euphrates River) in support of operations by the Syrian Democratic Forces against ISIS, while the remainder are in southeast Syria around At Tanf supporting counter-ISIS operations by the Syrian Free Army opposition force; the US has also conducted air strikes against Syrian military targets in response to Syrian Government use of chemical weapons against opposition forces and civilians; in addition, France, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UK have provided forms of military assistance to opposition forces and/or conducted operations against ISIS, including air strikes

Israel has conducted hundreds of military air strikes in Syria against Syrian military, Hizbollah, Iranian, and/or Iranian-backed militia targets

the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of forces composed primarily of Kurdish, Sunni Arab, and Syriac Christian fighters; it is dominated and led by Kurdish forces, particularly the People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia; the SDF began to receive US support in 2015 and as of 2023 was the main local US partner in its counter-ISIS campaign; the SDF has internal security, counterterrorism, and commando units; Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization (see Appendix T)

the ISIS terrorist group (see Appendix T) lost its last territorial stronghold to SDF forces in 2019, but continues to maintain a low-level insurgency; in addition, the SDF holds about 10,000 captured suspected ISIS fighters in detention facilities across northern Syria, including 2,000 from countries other than Iraq and Syria

the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; formerly known as al-Nusrah Front) terrorist organization (see Appendix T) is the dominant militant group in northwest Syria and asserted considerable influence and control over the so-called Syrian Salvation Government in the Iblib de-escalation zone and the Aleppo province (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index 9d36e688..fe46b6f3 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "6.016 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "6.91 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "2.898 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "1.03 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "50.05 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "54.27 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 June 2018 (next scheduled for June 2023)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 June 2018 (next to be held on 14 May 2023)" }, "election results": { "text": "2018: Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN reelected president in the first round; Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 52.6%, Muharrem INCE (CHP) 30.6%, Selahattin DEMIRTAS (HDP) 8.4%, Meral AKSENER (IYI) 7.3%, other 1.1%

2013: Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN elected president in the first round; Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 51.8%, Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU (independent) 38.4%, Selahattin DEMIRTAS (HDP) 9.8%" @@ -847,17 +847,6 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.09% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.11% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$210.536 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1190,7 +1179,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1306,7 +1296,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "10,244 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 3,419,328 (Syria) (2023); 95,874 (Ukraine) (as of 26 January 2023)" + "text": "10,244 (Iraq) (mid-year 2022); 3,411,029 (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 1fe9b9ad..dd146985 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "181.2 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "200 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "32 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "30 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "162 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "220 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "note": "note: data represent combined total from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank." }, @@ -608,17 +608,6 @@ }, "note": "note: includes Gaza Strip" }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "18.81% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "16.48% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "18.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$3.803 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -909,7 +898,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2021)" diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 2d3d8776..6d02ded9 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "265 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "270 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "65 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "70 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.235 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "3.24 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -809,11 +809,6 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2016": { - "text": "12.04% of GDP (2016 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$2.207 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1137,7 +1132,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1223,7 +1219,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "20,306 (Ethiopia) (2022); 63,649 (Somalia) (2023)" + "text": "63,649 (Somalia), 18,460 (Ethiopia) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "4.52 million (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2022)" diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 7716ff7e..5da2c652 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -988,7 +988,8 @@ }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index 2bf748d4..8569890c 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -1205,7 +1205,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "79 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1284,8 +1285,8 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command; Primary Reserve (army, air, naval reserves); Coast Guard (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) (2022)", - "note": "note: the Army reserves include the Canadian Rangers, which provides a limited presence in Canada's northern, coastal, and isolated areas for sovereignty, public safety, and surveillance roles" + "text": "Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force; Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Coast Guard; Department of Public Safety: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) (2023)", + "note": "note 1: the CAF is comprised of both a Regular Force and a Reserve Force; the Reserve Force is part of all three services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and is considered an integral component of the CAF; reservists are primarily part-time service positions; they may volunteer for full-time employment or deployment on operations; they typically serve one or more evenings a week and/or during weekends at locations close to home; the Reserve Force is comprised of the Primary Reserve, Canadian Rangers, Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service, and the Supplementary Reserve; the Canadian Rangers are part of the Army Reserve Force and provide a limited presence in Canada's northern, coastal, and isolated areas for sovereignty, public safety, and surveillance roles 

note 2: only Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador have provincial police forces, but the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary contracts policing in regions of the province to the RCMP; the RCMP and municipal forces provide coverage for other provinces and territories; some Indigenous reserves provide Indigenous policing; provincial and municipal police report to their respective provincial authorities " }, "Military expenditures": { "Military Expenditures 2022": { @@ -1305,22 +1306,22 @@ } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 70,000 active armed forces personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2022)", + "text": "approximately 70,000 active armed forces personnel (23,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other) (2023)", "note": "note: the Army also has approximately 19,000 part-time volunteer soldiers in the Reserve Force, including about 5,500 Rangers" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2022)" + "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; in recent years, the leading supplier has been the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2022)", - "note": "note 1: Canada opened up all military occupations to women in 2001; in 2020, women comprised about 16% of the CAF

note 2: the CAF offers waivers to foreign nationals applying for military service only in exceptional cases — to individuals on international military exchanges, for example, or to candidates who have specialized skills in high demand" + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2023)", + "note": "note 1: Canada opened up all military occupations to women in 2001; women currently comprise about 16% of the CAF

note 2: the CAF offers waivers to foreign nationals applying for military service only in exceptional cases — to individuals on international military exchanges, for example, or to candidates who have specialized skills in high demand" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "the CAF has nearly 1,400 military personnel forward deployed for NATO air, land, and sea missions in the European theater, including up to 650 troops in Latvia and 140 in Romania (2022)", + "text": "the CAF has approximately 1,000 military personnel forward deployed for NATO air, land, and sea missions in the European theater, including a ground task force in Latvia (2023)", "note": "note: in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including Canada, have sent additional troops and equipment to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe " }, "Military - note": { - "text": "

Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949

Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD; established 1958); NORAD is a Canada-US bi-national military command responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace; traditionally, a Canadian Armed Forces officer has served as the deputy commander of NORAD

Canada’s defense relationship with the US extends back to the Ogdensburg Declaration of 1940, when the two countries formally agreed on military cooperation, including the establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), which continues to be the highest-level bilateral defense forum between Canada and the US 

British troops withdrew from Canada in 1871 as part of the UK-US Treaty of Washington; following the withdrawal, the first Canadian militia, known as the Royal Canadian Regiment, was organized in 1883 to protect Canadian territory and defend British interests abroad, which it did in the South African War (1899-1902), Canada’s first overseas conflict; militia units formed the backbone of the more than 425,000 Canadian soldiers that went to Europe during World War I in what was called the Canadian Expeditionary Force; the Royal Canadian Navy was created in 1910, while the Canadian Air Force was established in 1920 and became the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924; the Canadian Army was officially founded in 1942; a unified Canadian Armed Forces was created in 1968

(2023)" + "text": "Canada is a member of NATO and was one of the original 12 countries to sign the North Atlantic Treaty (also known as the Washington Treaty) in 1949

Canada is part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD; established 1958); NORAD is a Canada-US bi-national military command responsible for monitoring and defending North American airspace; traditionally, a Canadian Armed Forces officer has served as the deputy commander of NORAD

Canada’s defense relationship with the US extends back to the Ogdensburg Declaration of 1940, when the two countries formally agreed on military cooperation, including the establishment of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), which continues to be the highest-level bilateral defense forum between Canada and the US

British troops withdrew from Canada in 1871 as part of the UK-US Treaty of Washington; following the withdrawal, the first Canadian militia, known as the Royal Canadian Regiment, was organized in 1883 to protect Canadian territory and defend British interests abroad, which it did in the South African War (1899-1902), Canada’s first overseas conflict; militia units formed the backbone of the more than 425,000 Canadian soldiers that went to Europe during World War I in what was called the Canadian Expeditionary Force; the Royal Canadian Navy was created in 1910, while the Canadian Air Force was established in 1920 and became the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1924; the Canadian Army was officially founded in 1942; a unified Canadian Armed Forces was created in 1968 (2023)" } }, "Terrorism": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 45ca1bf1..f8a82556 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -933,7 +933,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index df457340..ed159121 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -898,17 +898,6 @@ "text": "40% (2014)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.25% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "3.93% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "3.07% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$264.261 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1239,7 +1228,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "33 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 6d396e4c..103a6f54 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 35ccd69c..842b431b 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -485,13 +485,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "58.39 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "58.39 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "209.7 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "209.7 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "176.2 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "176.2 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -840,17 +840,6 @@ "text": "30% (2007 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.03% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.03% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.03% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$6.429 trillion (2019 est.)" @@ -1190,7 +1179,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "903 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index eb311bd8..3f60537e 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ "text": "endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea" }, "Marine fisheries": { - "text": "

the Atlantic Ocean fisheries are the second most important in the world accounting for 25.8%, or 20,300,000 mt, of the global catch in 2020; of the seven regions delineated by the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Atlantic basin, the most important include the following:

Northeast Atlantic region (Region 27) is the fourth most important in the world producing 10.5% of the global catch or 8,310,000 mt in 2020; the region encompasses the waters north of 36º North latitude and east of 40º West longitude with the major producers including Norway (3,528,240 mt), Russia (1,044,153 mt), Iceland (933,019 mt), UK (823,669 mt), and Denmark (641,927 mt); the region includes the historically important fishing grounds of the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic waters between Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles; the principal catches include Atlantic cod, haddock, saithe (pollock), Blue Whiting, herring, and mackerel; not all fish caught are for human consumption, half of fish catches in the North Sea are processed as fish oil or fish meal, which are used in animal fodder

Eastern Central Atlantic region (Region 34) is the second most important Atlantic fishery, and seventh largest in the world producing more than 6.3% of the global catch or 4,950,000 mt in 2020; the region encompasses the waters between 36º North and 6º South latitude and east of 40º West longitude off the west coast of Africa with the major producers including Morocco (1,419,872 mt), Mauritania (705,850 mt), Senegal (472,571 mt), Nigeria (451,768 mt), Ghana (303,001 mt), Cameroon (265,969 mt), and Sierra Leone (200,000 mt); the principal catches include pilchard, sardinellas, shad, and mackerel

Northwest Atlantic region (Region 21) is the third most important Atlantic fishery and ninth in the world producing 1.9% of the global catch and 1,540,000 mt in 2020; it encompasses the waters north of 35º North latitude and west of 42º West longitude including the important fishing grounds over the continental shelf of North America such as the Grand Banks, the Georges Bank, and the Flemish Cap, as well as Baffin Bay with the major producers including the US (927,777 mt), Canada (615,651 mt), and Greenland (179,990 mt); the principal catches include sea scallops, prawns, lobster, herring, and menhaden

Mediterranean and Black Sea region (Region 37) is a minor fishing region representing 1.5% or 1,190,000 mt of the world’s total capture in 2020; the region encompasses all waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar with the major producers including Turkey (686,650 mt), Italy (281,212 mt), Tunisia (129,325 mt), Spain (119,759 mt), and Russia (72,279 mt); the principal catches include European anchovy, European pilchard, Gobies, and clams

Regional fisheries bodies: Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, International  Council for the Exploration of the Seas, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization, Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission

" + "text": "

the Atlantic Ocean fisheries are the second most important in the world accounting for 25.8%, or 20,300,000 mt, of the global catch in 2020; of the seven regions delineated by the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Atlantic basin, the most important include the following:

Northeast Atlantic region (Region 27) is the fourth most important in the world producing 10.5% of the global catch or 8,310,000 mt in 2020; the region encompasses the waters north of 36º North latitude and east of 40º West longitude with the major producers including Norway (3,528,240 mt), Russia (1,044,153 mt), Iceland (933,019 mt), UK (823,669 mt), and Denmark (641,927 mt); the region includes the historically important fishing grounds of the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic waters between Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles; the principal catches include Atlantic cod, haddock, saithe (pollock), Blue Whiting, herring, and mackerel; not all fish caught are for human consumption, half of fish catches in the North Sea are processed as fish oil or fish meal, which are used in animal fodder

Eastern Central Atlantic region (Region 34) is the second most important Atlantic fishery, and seventh largest in the world producing more than 6.3% of the global catch or 4,950,000 mt in 2020; the region encompasses the waters between 36º North and 6º South latitude and east of 40º West longitude off the west coast of Africa with the major producers including Morocco (1,419,872 mt), Mauritania (705,850 mt), Senegal (472,571 mt), Nigeria (451,768 mt), Ghana (303,001 mt), Cameroon (265,969 mt), and Sierra Leone (200,000 mt); the principal catches include pilchard, sardinellas, shad, and mackerel

Northwest Atlantic region (Region 21) is the fourth most important Atlantic fishery and eleventh in the world producing 1.9% of the global catch and 1,540,000 mt in 2020; it encompasses the waters north of 35º North latitude and west of 42º West longitude including the important fishing grounds over the continental shelf of North America such as the Grand Banks, the Georges Bank, and the Flemish Cap, as well as Baffin Bay with the major producers including the US (927,777 mt), Canada (615,651 mt), and Greenland (179,990 mt); the principal catches include sea scallops, prawns, lobster, herring, and menhaden

Mediterranean and Black Sea region (Region 37) is a minor fishing region representing 1.5% or 1,190,000 mt of the world’s total capture in 2020; the region encompasses all waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar with the major producers including Turkey (686,650 mt), Italy (281,212 mt), Tunisia (129,325 mt), Spain (119,759 mt), and Russia (72,279 mt); the principal catches include European anchovy, European pilchard, Gobies, and clams

Regional fisheries bodies: Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, International  Council for the Exploration of the Seas, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, Southeast Atlantic Fisheries Organization, Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission

" }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cabo Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December but are most frequent from August to November" diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index 75dc8b73..90c8d3ba 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -1271,8 +1271,11 @@ "note": "note: all federal police forces are under the Ministry of Security" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)" + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2021)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { "text": "0.8% of GDP (2020)" @@ -1282,9 +1285,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "0.8% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "0.9% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index ec37b43a..5625793c 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -1207,7 +1207,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "6 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1275,6 +1276,9 @@ "note": "note: the PNB includes two paramilitary forces, the Anti-Narcotics Special Forces (Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico, FELCN) and the Anti-Terrorist Group (GAT); the PNB is part of the reserves for the Armed Forces; the police and military share responsibility for border enforcement" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.4% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1286,9 +1290,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 8ae19ef3..a095381c 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.2%" + "text": "94.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "93%" + "text": "94.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.4% (2018)" + "text": "94.5% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Nestor José FORSTER, Jr. (since 23 December 2020)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Bernardo PARANHOS VELLOSO (since 29 March 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -1230,7 +1230,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "49 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1314,37 +1315,37 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Brazilian Armed Forces (Forças Armadas Brasileiras): Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB), Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil, MB, includes Naval Aviation (Aviacao Naval Brasileira) and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2022)" + "text": "Brazilian Armed Forces (Forças Armadas Brasileiras): Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB), Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil, MB, includes Naval Aviation (Aviacao Naval Brasileira) and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "1.3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { "text": "approximately 360,000 active military personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { - "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; in recent years, the US and several European countries have been the leading suppliers of military equipment to Brazil; Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2022)" + "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; in recent years, the US and several European countries have been the leading suppliers of military equipment to Brazil; Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2023)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men (women exempted); only 5-10% of those inducted are required to serve; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service (2023)", "note": "note: in 2020, women comprised approximately 9% of the Brazilian military" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the origins of Brazil's military stretch back to the 1640s

the three national police forces – the Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, and Federal Railway Police – have domestic security responsibilities and report to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Ministry of Justice); there are two distinct units within the state police forces: the civil police, which performs an investigative role, and the military police, charged with maintaining law and order in the states and the Federal District; despite the name, military police forces report to the Ministry of Justice, not the Ministry of Defense; the National Public Security Force (Forca Nacional de Seguranca Publica or SENASP) is a national police force made up of Military Police from various states; the armed forces also have some domestic security responsibilities and report to the Ministry of Defense

Brazil 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)" + "text": "the three national police forces – the Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, and Federal Railway Police – have domestic security responsibilities and report to the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Ministry of Justice); there are two distinct units within the state police forces: the civil police, which performs an investigative role, and the military police, charged with maintaining law and order in the states and the Federal District; despite the name, military police forces report to the Ministry of Justice, not the Ministry of Defense; the National Public Security Force (Forca Nacional de Seguranca Publica or SENASP) is a national police force made up of Military Police from various states; the armed forces also have some domestic security responsibilities and report to the Ministry of Defense

Brazil 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

the origins of Brazil's military stretch back to the 1640s; Brazil provided a 25,000-man expeditionary force with air and ground units to fight with the Allies in the Mediterranean Theater during World War II; the Navy participated in the Battle of the Atlantic (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Brazil are a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2022, five attacks against commercial vessels were reported, an increase from the three attacks in 2021; all of these occurred in the port of Macapa while ships were berthed or at anchor" diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index ae3f844f..07a6f8f0 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.4%" + "text": "97%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "97.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.3% (2017)" + "text": "97% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1172,7 +1172,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "24 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1242,20 +1243,20 @@ "note": "note: the Carabineros de Chile are responsible to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2020": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2020)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index 014de4a2..4ae691a9 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1210,7 +1210,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "18 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1283,9 +1284,12 @@ }, "Military and Security": { "Military and security forces": { - "text": "Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC; includes Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC); Colombian National Police (PNC; civilian force that is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense) (2022)" + "text": "Military Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Militares de Colombia): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC; includes Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC); Colombian National Police (PNC; civilian force that is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense) (2023)" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "3% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "3% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1293,17 +1297,14 @@ "text": "3% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { - "text": "approximately 260,000 total active troops (200,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 170,000 National Police (2022)" + "text": "approximately 260,000 total active troops (200,000 Army; 45,000 Navy, including about 20,000 marines; 14,000 Air Force); approximately 180,000 National Police (2022)" }, "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { "text": "the military's inventory includes a wide mix of equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Canada, Europe, Israel, South Korea, and the US; Colombia's defense industry is active in producing air, land, and naval platforms (2022)" @@ -1313,10 +1314,10 @@ "note": "note 1: conscripts reportedly comprise about 50% of the Colombian military's active force with more than 50,000 conscripts brought into the military annually

note 2: as of 2022, women comprised about 1% of the military" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2022)" + "text": "275 Egypt (MFO) (2023)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "as of 2022, the Colombian Armed Forces were primarily focused on internal security, particularly counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and counterinsurgency operations against drug traffickers, militants from several factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist/guerrilla organizations, and other illegal armed groups; the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, but some former members (known as dissidents) have returned to fighting (note - these dissident groups include the designated terrorist groups Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army or FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia; see Appendix T); the Colombian military resumed operations against FARC dissidents and their successor paramilitary groups in late 2019; in 2017, the Colombian Government initiated formal peace talks with the ELN, but in January 2019, the government suspended the peace talks shortly after the ELN exploded a car bomb at the National Police Academy in Bogotá and resumed counter-terrorism/counterinsurgency operations against the group; operations against the FARC dissident groups and the ELN continued into 2022, although the Colombian Government resumed talks with ELN in November 2022; the military was also focused on the security challenges posed by its neighbor, Venezuela, where instability has attracted narcotics traffickers and both the ELN and FARC dissidents, including FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia, operate openly" + "text": "the Colombian Armed Forces are primarily focused on internal security, particularly counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and counterinsurgency operations against drug traffickers, militants from several factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) terrorist/guerrilla organizations, and other illegal armed groups; the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC in 2016, but some former members (known as dissidents) have returned to fighting (note - these dissident groups include the designated terrorist groups Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army or FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia; see Appendix T); the Colombian military resumed operations against FARC dissidents and their successor paramilitary groups in late 2019; in 2017, the Colombian Government initiated formal peace talks with the ELN, but in January 2019, the government suspended the peace talks shortly after the ELN exploded a car bomb at the National Police Academy in Bogotá and resumed counter-terrorism/counterinsurgency operations against the group; operations against the FARC dissident groups and the ELN continued into 2023, although the Colombian Government resumed talks with ELN in November 2022; the military is also focused on the security challenges posed by its neighbor, Venezuela, where instability has attracted narcotics traffickers and both the ELN and FARC dissidents, including FARC-EP and Segunda Marquetalia, operate openly

Colombia 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)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reported no incidents in 2022 in the territorial waters of Colombia; there remains a risk for armed robbery against ships particularly in the main port of Cartagena while ships are berthed or at anchor" @@ -1337,7 +1338,7 @@ "text": "1,842,390 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2022)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "8,258,460 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2022)" + "text": "6,834,492 (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985) (2022)" }, "stateless persons": { "text": "11 (2022)" diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index f164c13c..60c911b2 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -369,13 +369,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.6%" + "text": "94.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "94.8%" + "text": "94.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.5% (2020)" + "text": "94% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Avanza Party or AVANZA [Javier ORTI Torres]
Central Democratic Movement or CD [Jimmy JAIRALA]
Citizen Revolution Movement or MRC or RC5 [Rafael CORREA]
Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO [Guillermo LASSO]
Democratic Left or ID [Rodrigo BORJA Cevallos]
Forward Ecuador Movement [Alvaro NOBOA]
Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP [Marlon Rene SANTI Gualinga]
Patriotic Society Party or PSP [Lucio Edwin GUTIERREZ Borbua]
Popular Democracy Movement or MPD [Luis VILLACIS]
Social Christian Party or PSC [Jaime NEBOT Saadi]
Socialist Party [Gustavo VALLEJO]
Society United for More Action or SUMA [Guillermo CELI]" + "text": "Avanza Party or AVANZA [Javier ORTI Torres]
Central Democratic Movement or CD [Jimmy JAIRALA]
Citizen Revolution Movement or MRC or RC5 [Rafael CORREA]
Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO [Guillermo LASSO]
Democratic Left or ID [Rodrigo BORJA Cevallos]
Forward Ecuador Movement [Alvaro NOBOA]
Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP [Guillermo CHURUCHUMBI]
Patriotic Society Party or PSP [Lucio Edwin GUTIERREZ Borbua]
Popular Democracy Movement or MPD [Luis VILLACIS]
Social Christian Party or PSC [Jaime NEBOT Saadi]
Socialist Party [Gustavo VALLEJO]
Society United for More Action or SUMA [Guillermo CELI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PROSUR, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -1202,7 +1202,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "51 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1270,6 +1271,9 @@ "note": "note: the National Police of Ecuador (Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is under the Ministry of Government" }, "Military expenditures": { + "Military Expenditures 2022": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2022 est.)" + }, "Military Expenditures 2021": { "text": "2% of GDP (2021 est.)" }, @@ -1281,9 +1285,6 @@ }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { "text": "2.4% of GDP (2018)" - }, - "Military Expenditures 2017": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2017)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index cd162df2..bd228e3d 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index eadac71e..0cd5922a 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ "text": "English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other Christian 20.8%, other 0.9%, none 3.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, other Christian 20.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other 0.9%, none 3.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { "text": "

Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America and shares cultural and historical bonds with the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population. Tensions periodically have boiled over between the two groups, which back ethnically based political parties and vote along ethnic lines. Poverty reduction has stagnated since the late 1990s. About one-third of the Guyanese population lives below the poverty line; indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Although Guyana's literacy rate is reported to be among the highest in the Western Hemisphere, the level of functional literacy is considerably lower, which has been attributed to poor education quality, teacher training, and infrastructure.

Guyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties. Although remittances are a vital source of income for most citizens, the pervasive emigration of skilled workers deprives Guyana of professionals in healthcare and other key sectors. More than 80% of Guyanese nationals with tertiary level educations have emigrated. Brain drain and the concentration of limited medical resources in Georgetown hamper Guyana's ability to meet the health needs of its predominantly rural population. Guyana has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region and continues to rely on international support for its HIV treatment and prevention programs.

" @@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over has ever attended school" }, "total population": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "88.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "87.2%" + "text": "89.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "89.8% (2015)" + "text": "88.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1131,7 +1131,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Guyana Defense Force was established in 1965; its primary missions are defense of the country, assisting civil authorities with law and order as needed, and contributing to the economic development of the country; the GDF’s ground force officers are trained at the British Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, while coast guard officers receive training at the British Royal Naval College (2022)" + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force was established in 1965; its primary missions are defense of the country, assisting civil authorities with law and order as needed, and contributing to the economic development of the country; the GDF’s ground force officers are trained at the British Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, while coast guard officers receive training at the British Royal Naval College (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Guyana are a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2022, two attacks against commercial vessels were reported, these are the first attacks reported in three years; all of these occurred in port while ships were berthed or at anchor" diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 35047ec9..319a68cc 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.4%" + "text": "95%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.1%" + "text": "96.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.7% (2018)" + "text": "93.4% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -807,17 +807,6 @@ "text": "NA" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "4.95% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "4.26% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "2.39% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$863 million (2019 est.)" @@ -1144,7 +1133,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1219,7 +1209,7 @@ "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2022)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "key missions for the National Leger include border control and supporting domestic security; the military police has direct responsibility for immigration control at the country’s ports of entry; in addition, the military assists the police in combating crime, particularly narco-trafficking, including joint military and police patrols, as well as joint special security teams (2022)" + "text": "key missions for the National Leger include border control and supporting domestic security; the military police has direct responsibility for immigration control at the country’s ports of entry; in addition, the military assists the police in combating crime, particularly narco-trafficking, including joint military and police patrols, as well as joint special security teams (2023)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index a6c05b4e..f360e112 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -840,17 +840,6 @@ "text": "37.6% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.48% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.76% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$7.272 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1174,7 +1163,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 0220554c..357fb1a4 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Oswaldo DE RIVERO Barreto (since 17 November 2021)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Irving Israel JAIME LIZARRAGA (since 11 February 2023)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -876,17 +876,6 @@ "text": "36.1% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "1.61% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "1.46% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "1.46% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$45.983 billion (2019 est.)" @@ -1226,7 +1215,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index 74d217a8..c9a01ba9 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -474,13 +474,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "410 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "410 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "80 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "80 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "3.17 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "3.17 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -840,17 +840,6 @@ "text": "30.8% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.21% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.21% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.18% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$14.991 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1175,7 +1164,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index c8b38fcc..e1c6e26d 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -357,13 +357,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.1%" + "text": "97.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "97.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.2% (2016)" + "text": "97.7% (2021)" } }, "Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)": { @@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ }, "Total water withdrawal": { "municipal": { - "text": "5.123 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "5.12 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "industrial": { - "text": "793.3 million cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "790 million cubic meters (2020 est.)" }, "agricultural": { - "text": "16.71 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)" + "text": "16.71 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)" } }, "Total renewable water resources": { @@ -1139,7 +1139,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "17 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/af.json b/south-asia/af.json index e2a3d875..88c8a305 100644 --- a/south-asia/af.json +++ b/south-asia/af.json @@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ } }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "United Arab Emirates 23%, Pakistan 17%, India 13%, China 9%, United States 9%, Uzbekistan 7%, Kazakhstan 6% (2019)" + "text": "United Arab Emirates 23%, Pakistan 17%, India 13%, Uzbekistan 7%, China 9% (2021)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "wheat flours, broadcasting equipment, refined petroleum, rolled tobacco, aircraft parts, synthetic fabrics (2019)" diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index be75394e..2ec62eb6 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -1219,7 +1219,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1336,7 +1337,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "957,951 (Burma) (2023)" + "text": "960,539 (Burma) (2023)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2021)" diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index e356eb1d..ff10adf2 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "66.6%" + "text": "70.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "75%" + "text": "77.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "57.1% (2017)" + "text": "62.8% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -1068,7 +1068,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index 60467069..a3f450a1 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 51d7db75..d3764674 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -1243,7 +1243,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index 2b729c78..b759ae63 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Roadways": { "text": "

note: short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia

" diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index 2f62ba34..b15b6c8d 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.7%" + "text": "97.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.3%" + "text": "97.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.1% (2016)" + "text": "98.4% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "

Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA]
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party or DRP [Abdulla JABIR]
Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam MOHAMED]
Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP [Mohamed NASHEED]
Maldives Labor and Social Democratic Party or MLSDP [Ahmed SHIHAM]
Maldives Third Way Democrats or MTD [Ahmed ADEEB]
Maumoon/Maldives Reform Movement or MRM [Ahmed Faris MAUMOON]
National Democratic Congress [Yousuf Maaniu]
People's National Congress or PNC [Abdul Raheem ABDULLA]
Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Abdulla YAMEEN]
Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM]

(2020)" + "text": "

Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA]
Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party or DRP [Abdulla JABIR]
Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam MOHAMED]
Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP [Mohamed NASHEED]
Maldives Labor and Social Democratic Party or MLSDP [Ahmed SHIHAM]
Maldives Third Way Democrats or MTD [Ahmed ADEEB]
Maumoon/Maldives Reform Movement or MRM [Ahmed Faris MAUMOON]
National Democratic Congress [Yousuf Maaniu]
People's National Congress or PNC [Abdul Raheem ABDULLA]
Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Abdul GAYOOM]
Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM]

(2020)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -771,17 +771,6 @@ "text": "33.3% (FY09/10)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.09% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.12% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.08% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$993 million (2020 est.)" @@ -1108,7 +1097,8 @@ }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "4 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index a2557af8..5df1d830 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "67.9%" + "text": "71.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "78.6%" + "text": "81%" }, "female": { - "text": "59.7% (2018)" + "text": "63.3% (2021)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -824,17 +824,6 @@ "text": "29.5% (2011)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "22.61% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "24.25% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "24.12% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$7.305 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1167,7 +1156,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index def08496..4e65024d 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -888,17 +888,6 @@ "text": "26.1% (FY2013)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "8.99% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "8.68% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "6.93% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$38.966 billion (2020 est.)" @@ -1235,7 +1224,8 @@ }, "under 914 m": { "text": "10 (2021)" - } + }, + "note": "note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 m (16,000 ft.), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 m (8,000-13,000 ft.)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { @@ -1318,10 +1308,10 @@ "text": "4% of GDP (2020 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2019": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2019)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2019 est.)" }, "Military Expenditures 2018": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2018)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2018 est.)" } }, "Military and security service personnel strengths": { diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index 0b8dbe4a..23b7fd84 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -281,12 +281,12 @@ "text": "Malaria - In 2020, an estimated 627,000 people died of malaria—most were young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half the world’s population lives in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 87 countries and territories (see attached map). In 2020, malaria caused an estimated 241 million clinical episodes, and 627,000 deaths. An estimated 95% of deaths in 2020 were in the WHO African Region. The predominant parasite species is Plasmodium falciparum , which is the species that is most likely to cause severe malaria and death. Where malaria is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall. Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas, where Anopheles mosquitoes can survive and multiply, and malaria parasites can complete their growth cycle in the mosquitoes (“extrinsic incubation period”). Temperature is particularly critical. For example, at temperatures below 20°C (68°F), Plasmodium falciparum (which causes severe malaria) cannot complete its growth cycle in the Anopheles mosquito, and thus cannot be transmitted.
African Trypanosomiasis - also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei. It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa. Two morphologically indistinguishable subspecies of the parasite cause distinct disease patterns in humans: T. b. gambiense causes a slowly progressing African trypanosomiasis in western and central Africa and T. b. rhodesiense causes a more acute African trypanosomiasis in eastern and southern Africa. Control efforts have reduced the number of annual cases and for the first time in 50 years, the number of reported cases fell under 10,000 in 2009. In 2017–2018, fewer than 2000 cases were reported to WHO. The number of cases continue to drop and in 2020, fewer than 700 combined cases were reported to WHO; over 85% caused by T. b. gambiense and around 15% caused by T. b. rhodesiense. Sleeping sickness is curable with medication but is fatal if left untreated.
Dengue fever - Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus) mosquito. Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue. Dengue is often a leading cause of illness in areas with risk. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue. Approximately 100 million people get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue. Dengue has emerged as a worldwide problem since the 1960s. The disease is common in many popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands (see attached regional maps). In the United States, local cases and limited spread of dengue does occur periodically in some states with hot, humid climates and Aedes mosquitoes." }, "water contact diseases": { - "text": "Schistosomaisis - also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease (see attached map).  Schistosomiasis is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water. You can become infected when your skin comes in contact with contaminated freshwater. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. Freshwater becomes contaminated by Schistosoma eggs when infected people urinate or defecate in the water. The eggs hatch, and if certain types of freshwater snails are present in the water, the parasites develop and multiply inside the snails. The parasite leaves the snail and enters the water where it can survive for about 48 hours. Schistosoma parasites can penetrate the skin of persons who are wading, swimming, bathing, or washing in contaminated water.
" + "text": "Schistosomaisis - also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease (see attached map).  Schistosomiasis is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water. You can become infected when your skin comes in contact with contaminated freshwater. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. Freshwater becomes contaminated by Schistosoma eggs when infected people urinate or defecate in the water. The eggs hatch, and if certain types of freshwater snails are present in the water, the parasites develop and multiply inside the snails. The parasite leaves the snail and enters the water where it can survive for about 48 hours. Schistosoma parasites can penetrate the skin of persons who are wading, swimming, bathing, or washing in contaminated water." }, "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Meningococcal meningitis - Meningococcal disease occurs worldwide, with the highest incidence of disease found in the ‘meningitis belt’ of sub-Saharan Africa (see attached map). In this region, major epidemics occur every 5 to 12 years with attack rates reaching 1,000 cases per 100,000 population. Bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis cause meningococcal disease. About 1 in 10 people have these bacteria in the back of their nose and throat without being ill. This is called being ‘a carrier.’ Sometimes the bacteria invade the body and cause certain illnesses, which are known as meningococcal disease. Other regions of the world experience lower overall rates of disease and occasional outbreaks. Annual attack rates in these regions averages around 0.3 to 3 per 100,000 population. Risk factors for meningococcal disease outbreaks in Africa are not fully understood. However, the following characteristics create favorable conditions for meningococcal disease epidemics: Dry and dusty conditions during the dry season between December to June, Immunological susceptibility of the population, Travel and large population displacements, Crowded living conditions" }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; as of 9 December 2022, 643,875,406 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,630,082 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 8 December 2022, 68.6% of the World 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 some international destinations (see attached map) 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 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; as of 26 April 2023, 764,474,387 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,915,286 deaths had been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 26 April 2023, 69.9% of the World population had 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 some international destinations (see attached map) 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" }, "Currently married women (ages 15-49)": { "text": "66.2% (2023 est.)" @@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ "text": "Malaria - In 2020, an estimated 627,000 people died of malaria—most were young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half the world’s population lives in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 87 countries and territories (see attached map). In 2020, malaria caused an estimated 241 million clinical episodes, and 627,000 deaths. An estimated 95% of deaths in 2020 were in the WHO African Region. The predominant parasite species is Plasmodium falciparum , which is the species that is most likely to cause severe malaria and death. Where malaria is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall. Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas, where Anopheles mosquitoes can survive and multiply, and malaria parasites can complete their growth cycle in the mosquitoes (“extrinsic incubation period”). Temperature is particularly critical. For example, at temperatures below 20°C (68°F), Plasmodium falciparum (which causes severe malaria) cannot complete its growth cycle in the Anopheles mosquito, and thus cannot be transmitted.
African Trypanosomiasis - also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei. It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa. Two morphologically indistinguishable subspecies of the parasite cause distinct disease patterns in humans: T. b. gambiense causes a slowly progressing African trypanosomiasis in western and central Africa and T. b. rhodesiense causes a more acute African trypanosomiasis in eastern and southern Africa. Control efforts have reduced the number of annual cases and for the first time in 50 years, the number of reported cases fell under 10,000 in 2009. In 2017–2018, fewer than 2000 cases were reported to WHO. The number of cases continue to drop and in 2020, fewer than 700 combined cases were reported to WHO; over 85% caused by T. b. gambiense and around 15% caused by T. b. rhodesiense. Sleeping sickness is curable with medication but is fatal if left untreated.
Dengue fever - Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bite of an infected Aedes species (Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus) mosquito. Almost half of the world’s population, about 4 billion people, live in areas with a risk of dengue. Dengue is often a leading cause of illness in areas with risk. Each year, up to 400 million people get infected with dengue. Approximately 100 million people get sick from infection, and 40,000 die from severe dengue. Dengue has emerged as a worldwide problem since the 1960s. The disease is common in many popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean (including Puerto Rico), Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands (see attached regional maps). In the United States, local cases and limited spread of dengue does occur periodically in some states with hot, humid climates and Aedes mosquitoes." }, "water contact diseases": { - "text": "Schistosomaisis - also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease (see attached map).  Schistosomiasis is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water. You can become infected when your skin comes in contact with contaminated freshwater. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. Freshwater becomes contaminated by Schistosoma eggs when infected people urinate or defecate in the water. The eggs hatch, and if certain types of freshwater snails are present in the water, the parasites develop and multiply inside the snails. The parasite leaves the snail and enters the water where it can survive for about 48 hours. Schistosoma parasites can penetrate the skin of persons who are wading, swimming, bathing, or washing in contaminated water.
" + "text": "Schistosomaisis - also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease (see attached map).  Schistosomiasis is considered one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The parasites that cause schistosomiasis live in certain types of freshwater snails. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water. You can become infected when your skin comes in contact with contaminated freshwater. Most human infections are caused by Schistosoma mansoni, S. haematobium, or S. japonicum. Freshwater becomes contaminated by Schistosoma eggs when infected people urinate or defecate in the water. The eggs hatch, and if certain types of freshwater snails are present in the water, the parasites develop and multiply inside the snails. The parasite leaves the snail and enters the water where it can survive for about 48 hours. Schistosoma parasites can penetrate the skin of persons who are wading, swimming, bathing, or washing in contaminated water." }, "respiratory diseases": { "text": "Meningococcal meningitis - Meningococcal disease occurs worldwide, with the highest incidence of disease found in the ‘meningitis belt’ of sub-Saharan Africa (see attached map). In this region, major epidemics occur every 5 to 12 years with attack rates reaching 1,000 cases per 100,000 population. Bacteria called Neisseria meningitidis cause meningococcal disease. About 1 in 10 people have these bacteria in the back of their nose and throat without being ill. This is called being ‘a carrier.’ Sometimes the bacteria invade the body and cause certain illnesses, which are known as meningococcal disease. Other regions of the world experience lower overall rates of disease and occasional outbreaks. Annual attack rates in these regions averages around 0.3 to 3 per 100,000 population. Risk factors for meningococcal disease outbreaks in Africa are not fully understood. However, the following characteristics create favorable conditions for meningococcal disease epidemics: Dry and dusty conditions during the dry season between December to June, Immunological susceptibility of the population, Travel and large population displacements, Crowded living conditions" }, - "note": "note 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; as of 9 December 2022, 643,875,406 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,630,082 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 8 December 2022, 68.6% of the World 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 some international destinations (see attached map) 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 1: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; as of 26 April 2023, 764,474,387 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 6,915,286 deaths had been reported to the World Health Organization; as of 26 April 2023, 69.9% of the World population had 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 some international destinations (see attached map) 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" }, "Major lakes (area sq km)": { "text": "top ten largest natural lakes: Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 374,000 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,100 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 62,940 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,600 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,750 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,000 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,328 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,500 sq km; Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 22,490 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,568 sq km

note 1: the areas of the lakes are subject to seasonal variation; only the Caspian Sea is saline, the rest are fresh water

note 2: Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world" @@ -576,17 +576,6 @@ "text": "30.2% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Remittances": { - "Remittances 2021": { - "text": "0.74% of GDP (2021 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2020": { - "text": "0.79% of GDP (2020 est.)" - }, - "Remittances 2019": { - "text": "0.77% of GDP (2019 est.)" - } - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { "text": "$21.68 trillion (2017 est.)" @@ -811,7 +800,7 @@ "text": "the US is the world's leading arms exporter, followed by Russia (2022)" }, "Military deployments": { - "text": "there are about 75,000 uniformed UN peacekeepers deployed worldwide (2022)" + "text": "there are over 85,000 personnel, including military, police, and civilians from 121 countries deployed on 12 PKO missions worldwide (2023)" }, "Maritime threats": { "text": "the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) received 115 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2022 compared with 132 reports in 2021; the 2022 figures are broken down as 107 vessels boarded, five attempted attacks, two vessels hijacked, and one fired upon; though the downward trend in reported incidents is welcomed, the risk to crew remains with 41 crew taken hostage, six assaulted and threatened, and two kidnapped; the continued and much-needed reduction is attributed to an overall decrease of piratical activity within the Gulf of Guinea region – down from 35 incidents in 2021 to 19 in 2022; in 2022, incidents in these waters were reported at up to 260 nm from the coast; though crew kidnappings decreased from 57 in 2021 to two in 2022, during the duration of the hijackings 29 crew were kept hostage

the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2024; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa

the Horn of Africa saw no reported piracy attacks in 2022; although the opportunity for incidents has reduced, the Somali pirates continue to possess the capability and capacity to carry out incidents; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high

incidents in the Singapore Straits continue to increase year on year with 38 in 2022 compared to 35 in 2021; vessels were successfully boarded in all 38 incidents in 2022; while the majority of vessels boarded reported incidents as predominately low-level opportunistic thefts, four crew were taken hostage and a further two threatened during these incidents; the majority of incidents were reported during the hours of darkness and while vessels were underway; there were 10 attacks in Indonesian waters in 2022 compared to nine in 2021, primarily to ships anchored or berthed

South American ports in Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela as well as those in Mexico and Haiti continue to be affected by the crime of armed robbery; this region experienced a decrease in 2022 with 24 incidents reported compared to 36 in 2021; the reduction is partially attributed to the decrease in reported incidents in Callao, Peru which saw a 33% drop compared to 2021; the majority of boardings were on anchored vessels and at night; during these incidents, seven crew were taken hostage and six assaulted and threatened, making this region risky for crewmen; the majority (64%) of global attacks against shipping occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Singapore Straits, and Peru (2021)"