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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "potatoes, wheat, milk, watermelons, onions, tomatoes, barley, vegetables, dates, oranges (2022)",
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"text": "potatoes, watermelons, wheat, milk, onions, tomatoes, vegetables, oranges, dates, barley (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "cassava, bananas, maize, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, pineapples, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, citrus fruits (2022)",
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"text": "cassava, bananas, maize, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, tomatoes, pineapples, onions, potatoes, citrus fruits (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "milk, root vegetables, vegetables, maize, sorghum, beef, game meat, watermelons, cabbages, goat milk (2022)",
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"text": "root vegetables, beef, vegetables, sorghum, maize, game meat, milk, watermelons, goat milk, sunflower seeds (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "cassava, yams, maize, oil palm fruit, cotton, rice, pineapples, soybeans, tomatoes, vegetables (2022)",
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"text": "cassava, yams, maize, oil palm fruit, cotton, soybeans, rice, pineapples, tomatoes, chillies/peppers (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, vegetables, beans, potatoes, maize, sugarcane, fruits, rice (2022)",
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"text": "cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, beans, maize, vegetables, potatoes, rice, sugarcane, fruits (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women (2023)"
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "760 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); up to 3,000 in Somalia (ATMIS; note - foreign troop contingents under ATMIS are drawing down towards a final exit in December 2024) (2024)",
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"text": "760 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024)",
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>Burundi deployed military troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2022 as part of an East African regional force; as of 2024, as many as 1,000 troops reportedly remained in the DRC"
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "cassava, plantains, sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, rice, root vegetables, bananas, sweet potatoes, groundnuts (2022)",
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"text": "cassava, plantains, sugarcane, maize, oil palm fruit, rice, root vegetables, bananas, sweet potatoes, groundnuts (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in eastern Congo, fighters from armed groups, including some associated with government security forces, have been accused of forced recruitment of child soldiers"
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "<p>the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other illegal armed groups (IOGs); while it is large on paper, 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</p> <p>the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of 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 IOG-related 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</p> the UN 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 2023, MONUSCO had around 14,000 personnel assigned, but it was drawing down its forces towards a complete withdrawal at the request of the DRC Government; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; three 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 (2024)"
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"text": "<p>the FARDC’s primary focus is internal security and conducting operations against rebels and other illegal armed groups (IOGs); while it is large on paper, 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</p> <p>the FARDC is actively conducting operations against a variety of 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 IOG-related 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</p> the UN 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 late 2024, MONUSCO was authorized around 14,000 personnel, and its mandate had been extended to the end of 2025; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; three 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 (2024)"
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"Terrorism": {
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "cassava, groundnuts, yams, coffee, maize, sesame seeds, bananas, taro, sugarcane, beef (2022)",
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"text": "cassava, groundnuts, yams, coffee, maize, sesame seeds, taro, sugarcane, beef, milk (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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"Industries": {
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"text": "Movement for Democracy (MpD) (38); African Party for the Independence of Cabo Verde (PAICV) (30); Union for an Independent Democratic Cape Verde (UCID) (4)"
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"percentage of women in chamber": {
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"text": "38.9%"
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"text": "44.4%"
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"expected date of next election": {
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"text": "April 2026"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "sugarcane, tomatoes, coconuts, pulses, goat milk, vegetables, bananas, milk, cabbages, potatoes (2022)",
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"text": "sugarcane, tomatoes, coconuts, pulses, goat milk, milk, vegetables, bananas, cabbages, onions (2023)",
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "57,000 (2022 est.)"
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"text": "60,000 (2023 est.)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "10 (2022 est.)"
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"text": "12 (2023 est.)"
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "589,000 (2022 est.)"
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"text": "590,000 (2023 est.)"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"Internet users": {
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"percent of population": {
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"text": "70% (2021 est.)"
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"total": {
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "5 (2020 est.)"
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "vegetables, beans, milk, beef, camel milk, lemons/limes, goat meat, lamb/mutton, tomatoes, beef offal (2022)",
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"text": "vegetables, beans, milk, beef, camel milk, lemons/limes, goat meat, lamb/mutton, tomatoes, beef offal (2023)",
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"text": "1,000 (plus nearly 200 police) Central African Republic (MINUSCA); also has about 350 police deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo under MONUSCO; slated to have about 1,100 personnel in Somalia under AUSSOM in 2025 (2024)"
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"text": "the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) are responsible for external defense but also have an internal role assisting police and paramilitary security forces during emergencies and in anti-terrorism operations; the EAF also participates in foreign peacekeeping and other security missions, as well as both bilateral and multinational exercises; the military has considerable political power and independence; it has long had a crucial role in Egypt’s politics and has a large stake in the civilian economy, including running banks, businesses, gas stations, shipping lines, and utilities, and producing consumer and industrial goods, importing commodities, and building and managing infrastructure projects, such as bridges, roads, hospitals, and housing<br><br>the EAF is the largest and one of the best equipped militaries in the region; key areas of concern for the EAF include Islamist militant groups operating out of the Sinai Peninsula, regional challenges such as ongoing conflicts and instability, and maritime security; since 2011, the EAF has been conducting operations alongside other security forces in the North Sinai governorate against several militant groups, particularly the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); over the past decade, it has deployed large numbers of troops along Egypt's border with Libya, provided air support to the Saudi-led coalition's intervention in Yemen, and most recently boosted its presence on the border with Gaza in response to the HAMAS-Israel conflict; the Navy in recent years has sought to modernize and expand its capabilities and profile in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea, including the acquisition of helicopter carriers, modern frigates, and attack submarines; in 2020, the EAF inaugurated a large joint service military base on the Red Sea to secure the country’s southern coasts, protect economic investments and natural resources, and confront security challenges in the Red Sea region<br><br>Egypt is a major security partner of the US and one of the largest recipients of US military aid in the region; it also has Major Non-NATO Ally status with the US, a designation under US law that provides foreign partners with certain benefits in the areas of defense trade and security cooperation<br><br>the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) has operated in the Sinai since 1982 as a peacekeeping and monitoring force to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace; the MFO is an independent international organization, created by agreement between Egypt and Israel; it is composed of about 1,150 troops from 13 countries; Colombia, Fiji, and the US are the leading providers of troops to the MFO (2024)"
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"text": "<p>low-income, fast-growing Horn of Africa economy; widespread poverty and food insecurity worsened by conflict and environmental factors; landlocked with tensions over seaport access; development aid supporting reforms to boost private-sector growth and financial stability; challenge of creating jobs for growing labor force</p>"
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"text": "as many as 10,000 troops in Somalia (approximately 3,000 for ATMIS; the remainder under a bilateral agreement with the Somali Government; note - foreign troop contingents in Somalia under ATMIS are drawing down towards a final departure in December 2024); 1,500 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2024)"
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"text": "the ENDF has been one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest, most experienced, and best equipped militaries, but it suffered heavy casualties and equipment losses during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict; the ENDF is focused on both external threats emanating from its neighbors and internal threats from multiple internal armed groups; since 1998, the ENDF has engaged in several conventional and counterinsurgency operations, including border wars with Eritrea (1998-2000) and Somalia (2006-2008) and internal conflicts with the Tigray regional state (2020-2022), several insurgent groups and ethnic militias (including the ethno-nationalist Amhara Fano), and the al-Shabaab terrorist group<br><br>as of 2024, the ENDF was conducting counterinsurgency operations against anti-government militants in several states, including in Oromya (Oromia) against the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an insurgent group that claims to be fighting for greater autonomy for the Oromo, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group; in 2022, militants from the Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorist group launched an incursion into Ethiopia's Somali (Sumale) regional state, attacking villages and security forces; the Ethiopian Government claimed that regional security forces killed hundreds of al-Shabaab fighters and subsequently deployed additional ENDF troops into Somalia’s Gedo region to prevent further incursions (2024)"
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"text": "plantains, cassava, sugarcane, yams, taro, vegetables, maize, groundnuts, game meat, rubber (2022)",
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"text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de Défense et de Sécurité (FNDS) du Gabon): Army (Armée de Terre, AT), Navy (Marine Nationale, MN), Air Force (l'Armée de l'Air, AA), Light Aviation (L’Aviation Légère des Armées, ALA), Fire Brigade (du Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers); National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Gabonaise, GENA); Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine, GR); Military Health Service (Service de Santé Militaire, SSM); Military Engineering (Génie Militaire) (2024)",
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"text": "Gabonese Armed Forces (Force Armées Gabonaise or FAG; aka National Defense and Security Forces of Gabon or des Forces Nationales de Défense et de Sécurité (FNDS) du Gabon): Army (Armée de Terre, AT), Navy (Marine Nationale, MN), Air Force (l'Armée de l'Air, AA), Light Aviation (L’Aviation Légère des Armées, ALA), Fire Brigade (du Corps des Sapeurs-Pompiers); National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Gabonaise, GENA); Republican Guard (Garde Républicaine, GR); Military Health Service (Service de Santé Militaire, SSM); Military Engineering (Génie Militaire) (2025)",
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"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>the National Police Forces, under the Ministry of Interior, and the National Gendarmerie (GENA), 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<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> the GENA is organized into regionally-based “legions,” mobile forces, a national parks security unit, and a special intervention group"
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},
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"Military expenditures": {
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}
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},
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "approximately 7,000 active-duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2023)"
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"text": "approximately 7,000 active-duty troops including the Republican Guard and Gendarmerie (2024)"
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},
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the Gabonese military has a mix of older and more modern weapons and equipment from a variety of suppliers including Brazil, China, France, Germany, Russia/former Soviet Union, and South Africa (2024)"
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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},
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "sugarcane, milk, maize, tea, bananas, potatoes, cabbages, camel milk, cassava, mangoes/guavas (2022)",
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"text": "sugarcane, milk, maize, bananas, tea, potatoes, cassava, cabbages, camel milk, mangoes/guavas (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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},
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"Industries": {
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"text": "no conscription; 18-26 years of age for voluntary service for men and women (under 18 with parental consent; upper limit 30 years of age for specialists, tradesmen, or women with a diploma; 39 years of age for chaplains/imams); 9-year service obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy) and subsequent 3-year re-enlistments; applicants must be Kenyan citizens (2024)"
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},
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); more than 3,000 troops deployed in Somalia under ATMIS (note - ATMIS troop contingents are drawing down towards a final exit in December 2024) (2024)"
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"text": "400 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); approximately 1,400 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2024)"
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},
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "the KDF's chief security concerns and missions include protecting the country’s sovereignty and territory, regional disputes, the threat posed by the al-Shabaab terrorist group based in neighboring Somalia, maritime crime and piracy, and assisting civil authorities in responding to emergency, disaster, or political unrest as requested; it has conducted operations in neighboring Somalia since 2011 and taken part in numerous regional peacekeeping and security missions; the KDF is a leading member of the Africa Standby Force; it participates in multinational exercises, and has ties to a variety of foreign militaries, including those of France, the UK, and the US <br><br>Kenyan military forces intervened in Somalia in October 2011 to combat the al-Shabaab terrorist group, which had conducted numerous cross-border attacks into Kenya; in November 2011, the UN and the African Union invited Kenya to incorporate its forces into the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); Kenyan forces were formally integrated into AMISOM (now the AU Transition Mission in Somalia or ATMIS) in February 2012<br><br>the Kenya Military Forces were created following independence in 1963; the current KDF was established and its composition laid out in the 2010 constitution; it is governed by the Kenya Defense Forces Act of 2012; the Army traces its origins back to the Kings African Rifles (KAR), a British colonial regiment raised from Britain's East Africa possessions from 1902 until independence in the 1960s; the KAR conducted both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside the territories during both World Wars (2024)"
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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},
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"Agricultural products": {
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"text": "potatoes, watermelons, tomatoes, onions, dates, milk, olives, chicken, wheat, vegetables (2022)",
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"text": "potatoes, onions, watermelons, tomatoes, dates, olives, milk, chicken, wheat, vegetables (2023)",
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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},
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"Industries": {
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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},
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"Agricultural products": {
|
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"text": "rice, sugarcane, cassava, sweet potatoes, milk, bananas, vegetables, mangoes/guavas, tropical fruits, potatoes (2022)",
|
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"text": "rice, sugarcane, cassava, sweet potatoes, milk, bananas, vegetables, mangoes/guavas, maize, potatoes (2023)",
|
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
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},
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"Industries": {
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}
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},
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"Agricultural products": {
|
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"text": "sweet potatoes, cassava, maize, sugarcane, mangoes/guavas, potatoes, tomatoes, pigeon peas, bananas, pumpkins/squash (2022)",
|
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"text": "sweet potatoes, cassava, maize, sugarcane, mangoes/guavas, potatoes, tomatoes, pigeon peas, pumpkins/squash, plantains (2023)",
|
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"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
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},
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"Industries": {
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
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},
|
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"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "maize, rice, millet, sorghum, okra, sugarcane, mangoes/guavas, onions, cotton, bananas (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "maize, rice, millet, sorghum, onions, okra, sugarcane, cotton, mangoes/guavas, sweet potatoes (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
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|
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@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
|
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"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
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},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "wheat, milk, olives, sugar beets, potatoes, tomatoes, tangerines/mandarins, oranges, apples, onions (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "wheat, milk, potatoes, sugar beets, tomatoes, barley, olives, apples, tangerines/mandarins, onions (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "sugarcane, chicken, pumpkins/squash, eggs, potatoes, tomatoes, bananas, onions, tea, cucumbers/gherkins (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "sugarcane, chicken, pumpkins/squash, tomatoes, eggs, potatoes, cabbages, bananas, onions, cucumbers/gherkins (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "cassava, sugarcane, maize, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, bananas, onions, rice, coconuts (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "cassava, maize, sugarcane, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, coconuts, onions (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "camel milk, milk, goat milk, sheep milk, sugarcane, fruits, sorghum, cassava, vegetables, maize (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "camel milk, milk, goat milk, sheep milk, sugarcane, fruits, sorghum, cassava, vegetables, maize (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription of men aged 18-40 and women aged 18-30 is authorized, but not currently utilized (2023)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "the Somali National Army (SNA) and supporting security and militia forces are actively conducting operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; al-Shabaab controls large parts of southern and central Somalia<br><br>the SNA is a lightly armed force of more than a dozen brigades; its most effective units are assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; as of 2023, the Danab Brigade numbered about 2,000 troops with an eventual projected strength of 3,000, while the Gorgor Division was estimated to have up to 5,000 trained troops; SNA soldiers have also received training from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the EU, Uganda, and the UK<br><br>the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) operated in the country with the approval of the UN from 2007-2022; its mission included assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; in April 2022, AMISOM was reconfigured and replaced with the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS); the ATMIS mission is to support the Somalia Federal Government (FGS) in implementing the security objectives of the FGS's security transition plan, a comprehensive strategy developed by the FGS and its international partners in 2018 and updated in 2021 to gradually transfer security responsibilities from ATMIS to Somali security forces; originally about 20,000-strong (civilians, military, and police), ATMIS began reducing its staffing levels in mid-2023; it is slated to end its mission at the end of 2024; the follow-on force for ATMIS will be the Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM)<br><br>UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM; established 2013) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the FGS to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international community; the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS; established 2015) is responsible for providing logistical field support to ATMIS, UNSOM, and the Somali security forces on joint operations with ATMIS (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "the Somali National Army (SNA) is a lightly armed force of more than a dozen brigades; its most effective units are assessed to be the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Advanced Infantry Brigade and those of the Turkish-trained Gorgor (\"Eagle\") Special Division; SNA soldiers have also received training from Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the EU, Uganda, and the UK; the SNA and supporting security and militia forces are actively conducting operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist group; al-Shabaab controls large parts of southern and central Somalia<br><br>the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) operated in the country with the approval of the UN from 2007-2022; its mission included assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; in April 2022, AMISOM was reconfigured and replaced with the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS); the ATMIS mission was to support the Somalia Federal Government (FGS) in implementing the security objectives of the FGS's security transition plan, a comprehensive strategy developed by the FGS and its international partners in 2018 and updated in 2021 to gradually transfer security responsibilities from ATMIS to Somali security forces; originally about 20,000-strong (civilians, military, and police), ATMIS began reducing its staffing levels in mid-2023 and ended its mission at the end of 2024; the follow-on force for ATMIS, the Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) was formed in January 2025 and was slated to have about 12,000 personnel, including soldiers, police and civilian support staff (2025)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrorism": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "plantains, oil palm fruit, taro, bananas, fruits, cocoa beans, coconuts, yams, cassava, carrots/turnips (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "plantains, oil palm fruit, taro, bananas, fruits, cocoa beans, yams, coconuts, cassava, vegetables (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "3,000 (2022 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "2,000 (2023 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2022 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "1 (2023 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "197,000 (2022 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "152,000 (2023 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "87 (2022 est.)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -991,15 +991,15 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "51% (2021 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "57% (2022 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadband - fixed subscriptions": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "2,512 (2020 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "6,000 (2023 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "1 (2020 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "3 (2023 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -797,7 +797,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "milk, olives, tomatoes, wheat, barley, watermelons, chilies/peppers, potatoes, dates, oranges (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "milk, tomatoes, olives, onions, chillies/peppers, watermelons, potatoes, wheat, dates, oranges (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "cassava, maize, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, bananas, milk, rice, vegetables, beans, sunflower seeds (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, bananas, milk, sugarcane, rice, vegetables, beans, sunflower seeds (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 6-year commitment (2-year contracts afterwards); selective conscription for 2 years of public service (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
"text": "520 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 850 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO; note - the MONUSCO mission is in the process of drawing down forces); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 300 Mozambique (under bi-lateral agreement to assist with combatting an insurgency) (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "520 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 850 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 300 Mozambique (under bi-lateral agreement to assist with combatting an insurgency) (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "the TDPF’s primary concerns are maritime piracy and smuggling, border security, terrorism, animal poaching, and spillover from instability in neighboring countries, particularly Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); it participates in multinational training exercises, regional peacekeeping deployments, and has ties with a variety of foreign militaries, including those of China, India, and the US; it has contributed troops to the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade in the DRC; the TPDF also participated in the former Southern African Development Community intervention force in Mozambique, which assisted the Mozambique military in combating fighters affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); the regional force withdrew in 2024, but the TPDF continues to maintain troops in Mozambique as part of a separate bilateral security agreement; since 2020, the TPDF has reinforced the border with Mozambique following several cross-border attacks by ISIS fighters (2024)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "plantains, sugarcane, maize, cassava, milk, sweet potatoes, beans, vegetables, rice, coffee (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "plantains, sugarcane, milk, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, vegetables, beans, potatoes, tea (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
|
|||
"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 (2024)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
"text": "as many as 6,000 Somalia (625 for UNSOM; the remainder under ATMIS; note - foreign troop contingents in Somalia under ATMIS are drawing down towards a final withdrawal in December 2024) (2024)"
|
||||
"text": "as many as 4-5,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo; approximately 4,500 Somalia (African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia or AUSSOM) (2025)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "the UPDF’s missions include defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Uganda, assisting the civilian authorities in emergencies and natural disasters, and participating in socio-economic development projects; it supports the police in maintaining internal security and participates in African and UN peacekeeping missions; it is a key contributor to the East Africa Standby Force; the UPDF also has considerable political influence; it is constitutionally granted seats in parliament and is widely viewed as a key constituency for MUSEVENI; it has been used by MUSEVENI and his political party to break up rallies, raid opposition offices, and surveil rival candidates<br><br>since the 2010s, the UPDF has participated in several internal and regional military operations in addition to its large commitment to an international peacekeeping force in Somalia; from 2012-2017, it led regional efforts to pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a small, violent group of Ugandan origin that conducted widespread attacks against civilians in much of Central Africa; Uganda intervened in the South Sudan civil war in 2013-2016, and UPDF forces have clashed with South Sudanese forces along the border as recently as 2023; since 2021, it is also conducting operations along the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) against the Allied Democratic Front (ADF), which has been designated by the US as the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the DRC (see Appendix T); in December 2022, Uganda sent about 1,000 UPDF troops to the DRC as part of a regional force to assist the DRC Government in combating the M23 rebel group; in addition, elements of the UPDF have deployed internally to assist the police against cattle rustlers, poachers, and criminal gangs<br><br>the military traces its history back to the formation of the Uganda Rifles in 1895 under the British colonial government; the Uganda Rifles were merged with the Central Africa Regiment and the East Africa Rifles to form the King’s African Rifles (KAR) in 1902, which participated in both world wars, as well as the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya (1952-1960); in 1962, the Ugandan battalion of the KAR was transformed into the country's first military force, the Uganda Rifles, which was subsequently renamed the Uganda Army; the UPDF was established in 1995 from the former rebel National Resistance Army following the enactment of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda (2024)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<b>note:</b> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "root vegetables, milk, maize, millet, grapes, beef, onions, wheat, fruits, pulses (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "root vegetables, milk, maize, beef, grapes, onions, wheat, fruits, pulses, vegetables (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
|
|||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Agricultural products": {
|
||||
"text": "sugarcane, maize, root vegetables, grapefruits, oranges, milk, pineapples, bananas, beef, potatoes (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "sugarcane, maize, root vegetables, grapefruits, oranges, milk, pineapples, bananas, beef, sweet potatoes (2023)",
|
||||
"note": "<b>note:</b> top ten agricultural products based on tonnage"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Industries": {
|
||||
|
|
|
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