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"text": "the Austrian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems from European countries and the US; the Austrian defense industry produces a range of equipment and partners with other countries (2021)"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service (6 months), or optionally, alternative civil/community service (9 months); males 18 to 50 years old in the militia or inactive reserve are subject to compulsory service; in a January 2012 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system (2021)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2019, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel"
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"text": "registration requirement at age 17, the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; men above the age of 18 are subject to compulsory military service; women may volunteer; compulsory service is for 6 months, or optionally, alternative civil/community service (Zivildienst) for 9 months (2022)",
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"note": "<strong>note 1:</strong> as of 2019, women made up about 4% of the military's full-time personnel<br><br><strong>note 2:</strong> in a January 2013 referendum, a majority of Austrians voted in favor of retaining the system of compulsory military service (with the option of alternative/non-military service) instead of switching to a professional army system; approximately 40% of those liable to compulsory service have opted in favor of alternative civil/community service"
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "170 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 300 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR); 200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (Aug 2022)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 80,534 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "57,887 (Syria), 41,037 (Afghanistan), 9,661 (Iraq), 8,212 (Somalia), 7,046 (Iran), 7,003 (Russia) (mid-year 2021); 81,261 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "3,229 (mid-year 2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "12,505 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "13,422 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "6,104 (mid-year 2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "19,014 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 70,503 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "19,014 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 67,467 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "1,143 (mid-year 2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "9,820 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 13,273 (Ukraine) (as of 7 September 2022)"
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"text": "9,820 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 13,642 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"IDPs": {
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"text": "242,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2021)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "66 (mid-year 2021)"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 41,908 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2022)"
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 43,059 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2022)"
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"Illicit drugs": {
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"text": "<p>vulnerable to money laundering from illegal drugs</p> <p> </p>"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "19,833 (Syria), 5,634 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 36,866 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "19,833 (Syria), 5,634 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 34,577 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "11,608 (mid-year 2021)"
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"text": "<p>the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) provides the civilian, military, and political structures for EU crisis management and security issues; the highest bodies are:</p> <p>the <strong>Political and Security Committee (PSC)</strong>, which meets at the ambassadorial level as a preparatory body for the Council of the EU; it assists with defining policies and preparing a crisis response</p> <p>the <strong>European Union Military Committee (EUMC)</strong> is the EU's highest military body; it is composed of the chiefs of defense (CHODs) of the Member States, who are regularly represented by their permanent Military Representatives; the EUMC provides the PSC with advice and recommendations on all military matters within the EU</p> <p>the <strong>Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) </strong>provides advice and recommendations to the PSC in parallel with the EUMC on civilian aspects of crisis management</p> <p>the<strong> Politico-Military Group (PMG)</strong> provides advice and recommendations to the PSC on political aspects of EU military and civil-military issues, including concepts, capabilities and operations and missions, and monitors implementation</p> <p>other bodies set up under the CSDP include; the Security and Defense Policy Directorate (SECDEFPOL), the Integrated approach for Security and Peace Directorate (ISP), the EU Military Staff (EUMS), the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), the European Defense Agency, the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), the EU Institute for Security Studies, and the EU Satellite Center (2022)</p>"
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"Military expenditures": {
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"Military Expenditures 2021": {
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"text": "1.6% of GDP (2021 est.)"
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"Military Expenditures 2020": {
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"text": "1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)"
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"text": "1.6% of GDP (2020)"
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"Military Expenditures 2019": {
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"text": "1.4% of GDP (2019)"
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"Military Expenditures 2017": {
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"text": "1.35% of GDP (2017)"
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"Military Expenditures 2016": {
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"text": "1.3% of GDP (2016)"
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"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
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"text": "the 27 EU countries have a cumulative total of approximately 1.34 million active duty troops; the largest EU country military forces belonged to France, Germany, and Italy (2021)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the combined forces of NATO have approximately 3.3 million active duty personnel"
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"Military deployments": {
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"text": "since 2003, the EU has launched more than 30 civilian and military crisis-management, advisory, and training missions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and a naval operation in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks and prevent the loss of life at sea (2022)"
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"text": "since 2003, the EU has launched more than 30 civilian and military crisis-management, advisory, and training missions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and a naval operation in the Mediterranean to disrupt human smuggling and trafficking networks and prevent the loss of life at sea (2022)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EU announced that it would develop a rapid deployment force of consisting of up to 5000 troops "
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "EU Battlegroups are rapid reaction multinational military units that form a key part of the EU's capacity to respond to emerging crises and conflicts; their deployment is subject to a unanimous decision by the EU Council; the core of a battlegroup typically consists of one infantry battalion reinforced with combat and combat service support units (about 1,500 troops); the composition of the supporting units may differ depending on the mission; the troops and equipment are drawn from EU member states and under the direction of a lead nation; 2 battlegroups are always on standby for a period of 6 months; the battlegroups were declared operational in 2007, but have never been used operationally due to political and financial obstacles <br><br>the EU partners with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); NATO is an alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe; its role is to safeguard the security of its member countries by political and military means; NATO conducts crisis management and peacekeeping missions; member countries that participate in the military aspect of the Alliance contribute forces and equipment, which remain under national command and control until a time when they are required by NATO for a specific purpose (i.e. conflict or crisis, peacekeeping); NATO, however, does possess some common capabilities owned and operated by the Alliance, such as some early warning radar aircraft; relations between NATO and the EU were institutionalized in the early 2000s, building on steps taken during the 1990s to promote greater European responsibility in defense matters; cooperation and coordination covers a broad array of issues, including crisis management, defense and political consultations, civil preparedness, capacity building, military capabilities, maritime security, planning, cyber defense, countering hybrid threats, information sharing, logistics, defense industry, counterterrorism, etc.; NATO and the EU have 21 member countries in common <br><br>Eurocorps, which supports both the EU and NATO, was formally established in 1992 and activated the following year; it originated in 1987 with the French-German Brigade; Belgium (1993), Spain (1994), and Luxembourg (1996) joined over the next few years; five additional countries participate in Eurocorps as associated nations: Greece, Poland, and Turkey (since 2002), Italy and Romania (since 2009 and 2016 respectively); Eurocorps is headquartered in Strasbourg, France (2022)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "53,778 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "54,765 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "71,873 (mid-year 2021); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old"
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"text": "approximately 26,000 active personnel (20,000 Army; 6,000 Air Force) (2022)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the Czech military has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern equipment, mostly of Western European origin; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military equipment to Czechia have been Austria and Spain (2021)"
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"text": "the Czech military has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern equipment, mostly of Western European origin; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military equipment to Czechia have been Austria and Spain; Czechia has a considerable domestic defense industry; during the Cold War, Czechoslovakia was a major supplier of tanks, armored personnel carriers, military trucks, and trainer aircraft (2021)",
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"note": "note: in 2019, Czechia announced a modernization plan to acquire more equipment that was compliant with NATO standards, including aircraft from the US and armored vehicles from Germany and Sweden, as well as domestically-produced arms"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished 2004 (2021)",
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "427,696 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "431,462 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"text": "approximately 22,000 active duty personnel (15,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2022)"
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"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
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"text": "the inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the US has been the leading supplier; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2021)"
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"text": "the military's inventory consists of a wide mix of mostly modern US, European, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the US has been the leading supplier; the Finnish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2022)"
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"Military service age and obligation": {
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"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 (2022)",
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"text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 36,866 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "9,053 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 38,588 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"text": "the French military's inventory consists mostly of domestically-produced weapons systems, including some jointly-produced with other European countries; there is a limited mix of armaments from other Western countries, particularly the US; France has a defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2022)"
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"text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2001); 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts (2021)",
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"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>in 2019, women comprised approximately approximately 16% of the uniformed armed forces <br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>men between the ages of 17.5 and 39.5 years of age, of any nationality, may join the French Foreign Legion; those volunteers selected for service sign 5-year contracts"
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"text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (abolished 2001); 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts (2022)",
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"note": "<strong>note 1: </strong>in 2019, women comprised approximately approximately 16% of the uniformed armed forces <br><br><strong>note 2: </strong>men between the ages of 17.5 and 39.5 years of age, of any nationality, may join the French Foreign Legion; those volunteers selected for service sign five-year contracts<br><br><strong>note 3:</strong> in 2018, Parliament passed a law that would require military service for all genders beginning in 2024; Prime Minister MACRON included the measure in his platform hoping that it would reinvigorate a sense of civic duty; the service would include two components: the first would take place around age 16 and include one month of training and civic service, while the second component would last between three months and a year and be more geared towards defense and security duties; France began a pilot for the program in 2019"
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"text": "approximately 4,000 Burkina Faso/Chad/Niger (Operation Barkhane, Operation Sabre; note - in 2021, France announced that it would cut the number of troops in this force to about 2,500 by 2023); approximately 300 Central African Republic; 300 Comoros; approximately 900 Cote D'Ivoire; approximately 1,450 Djibouti; 220 Estonia (NATO); approximately 2,000 French Guyana; approximately 900 French Polynesia; approximately 1,000 French West Indies; 350 Gabon; approximately 500 Middle East (Iraq/Jordan/Syria); 600 Lebanon (UNIFIL); approximately 1,400 New Caledonia; approximately 1,700 Reunion Island; 550 Romania (NATO); approximately 350 Senegal; approximately 650 United Arab Emirates (2022)",
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"text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 18,663 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
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"text": "38,496 (Syria), 25,188 (Afghanistan), 12,657 (Iraq), 5,002 (West Bank and Gaza) (mid-year 2021); 18,663 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 159,968 (Ukraine) (as of 7 September 2022)"
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"text": "19,441 (Nigeria), 15,337 (Pakistan), 12,962 (Afghanistan), 10,609 (Mali), 7,901 (Somalia), 5,845 (Gambia), 5,079 (Iraq) (mid-year 2021); 159,968 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
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"text": "named after Saint Helier, the patron saint of Jersey, who was reputedly martyred on the island in A.D. 555"
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"text": "209,168 (mid-year 2021); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem"
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"text": "the name was adopted in 1919 after Czechoslovakia gained its independence and may derive from later transliterations of the 9th century military commander, Braslav, or the 11th century Bohemian Duke Bretislav I; alternatively, the name may derive from the Slovak words \"brat\" (brother) and \"slava\" (glory)"
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"text": "the name was adopted in 1919 after Czechoslovakia gained its independence and may derive from later transliterations of the 9th century military commander, Braslav, or the 11th century Bohemian Duke BRETISLAV I; alternatively, the name may derive from the Slovak words \"brat\" (brother) and \"slava\" (glory)"
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"text": "approximately 14,000 active duty personnel (8,000 Land Forces; 4,000 Air Forces; 2,000 other, including staff, special operations, and support forces) (2022)"
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"text": "the inventory of the Slovakian military consists mostly of Soviet-era platforms; since 2010, it has imported limited quantities of equipment, particularly from Italy and the US (2021)"
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "92,491 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "93,384 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,532 (mid-year 2021)"
|
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|
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},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "6,263 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "6,561 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "194 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "90,439 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "90,745 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "3,372 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
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|
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"text": "<p><em>North Macedonia-Albania</em>: none identified</p> <p><em>North Macedonia-Greece</em>: none identified</p> <p><em>North Macedonia-Kosovo</em>: North Macedonia and Kosovo completed demarcation of their boundary in October 2009</p> <p><em>North Macedonia-Serbia</em>: none identified</p>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "5,129 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "553 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
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|
|||
"text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"etymology": {
|
||||
"text": "named in honor of Jean de Valette, the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (crusader knights), who successfully led a defense of the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565"
|
||||
"text": "named in honor of Jean de VALETTE, the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (crusader knights), who successfully led a defense of the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Administrative divisions": {
|
||||
"text": "18 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Telemark, Troms, Trondelag, Vest-Agder, Vestfold"
|
||||
"text": "11 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Agder, Innlandet, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oslo, Rogaland, Troms og Finnmark, Trondelag, Vestfold og Telemark, Vestland, Viken"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Dependent areas": {
|
||||
"text": "Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard"
|
||||
|
|
@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>Center Party or Sp [Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM]<br>Christian Democratic Party or KrF [Olaug BOLLESTAD] <br>Conservative Party or H [Erna SOLBERG] <br>Green Party or MDG [Une Aina BASTHOLM] <br>Labor Party or Ap [Jonas Gahr STORE] <br>Liberal Party or V [Guri MELBY]<br>Patient Focus or PF [Irene OJALA]<br>Progress Party or FrP [Sylvi LISTHAUG] <br>Red Party or R [Bjonar MOXNES]<br>Socialist Left Party or SV [Audun LYSBAKKEN]</p>"
|
||||
"text": "<p>Center Party or Sp [Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM]<br>Christian Democratic Party or KrF [Olaug Vervik BOLLESTAD] <br>Conservative Party or H [Erna SOLBERG] <br>Green Party or MDG [Une Aina BASTHOLM] <br>Labor Party or Ap [Jonas Gahr STORE] <br>Liberal Party or V [Guri MELBY]<br>Patient Focus or PF [Irene OJALA]<br>Progress Party or FrP [Sylvi LISTHAUG] <br>Red Party or R [Bjonar MOXNES]<br>Socialist Left Party or SV [Audun LYSBAKKEN]</p>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 25,868 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "15,542 (Syria), 11,965 (Eritrea) (mid-year 2021); 26,669 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "4,154 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "Civic Coalition or KO [Grzegorz SCHETYNA and Małgorzata KIDAWA-BLONSKA]<br>Confederation Liberty and Independence or KORWiN [Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE, Robert WINNICKI, Grzegorz BRAUN]<br>Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI]<br>Polish Coalition or PSL [Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ]<br>The Left [Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY]"
|
||||
"text": "Civic Coalition or KO [collective leadership]<br>Confederation Liberty and Independence or KORWiN [Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE, Robert WINNICKI, Grzegorz BRAUN]<br>Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI]<br>Polish Coalition or PSL [Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ]<br>The Left [Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,365,810 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "9,870 (Russia) (2019); 1,379,470 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "1,389 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "Democratic Alliance (2022 electoral alliance in the Azores, includes PSD, CDS-PP, PPM)<br>Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party (Partido do Centro Democratico Social-Partido Popular) or CDS-PP [Nuno MELO]<br>Ecologist Party \"The Greens\" or \"Os Verdes\" (Partido Ecologista-Os Verdes) or PEV [Heloisa APOLONIA]<br>Enough (Chega) [Andre VENTURA]<br>Liberal Initiative (Iniciativa Liberal) or IL [Joao COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO]<br>Madeira First (2022 electoral alliance in Madeira, includes PSD, CDS-PP)<br>People-Animals-Nature Party (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) or PAN [Ines SOUSA REAL]<br>People's Monarchist Party or PPM [Gonçalo DA CAMARA PEREIRA]<br>Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Portugues) or PCP [Jeronimo DE SOUSA]<br>Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) or PSD (original name Partido Popular Democratico or PPD) [Luis MONTENEGRO]<br>Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) or PS [Antonio COSTA]<br>The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) or BE or O Bloco [Catarina MARTINS]<br>Unitary Democratic Coalition (Coligacao Democratica Unitaria) or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes PCP and PEV)"
|
||||
"text": "Democratic Alliance (2022 electoral alliance in the Azores, includes PSD, CDS-PP, PPM)<br>Democratic and Social Center/People's Party (Partido do Centro Democratico Social-Partido Popular) or CDS-PP [Nuno MELO]<br>Ecologist Party \"The Greens\" or \"Os Verdes\" (Partido Ecologista-Os Verdes) or PEV [Heloisa APOLONIA]<br>Enough (Chega) [Andre VENTURA]<br>Liberal Initiative (Iniciativa Liberal) or IL [Joao COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO]<br>Madeira First (2022 electoral alliance in Madeira, includes PSD, CDS-PP)<br>People-Animals-Nature Party (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) or PAN [Ines SOUSA REAL]<br>People's Monarchist Party or PPM [Gonçalo DA CAMARA PEREIRA]<br>Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Portugues) or PCP [Jeronimo DE SOUSA]<br>Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) or PSD [Luis MONTENEGRO] (formerly the Partido Popular Democratico or PPD)<br>Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) or PS [Antonio COSTA]<br>The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) or BE or O Bloco [Catarina MARTINS]<br>Unitary Democratic Coalition (Coligacao Democratica Unitaria) or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes PCP and PEV)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@
|
|||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a naval flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces, Serbian Guard; Police Directorate of the Serbian Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie (2022)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Serbian Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Serbian Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff; its duties include safeguarding key defense facilities and rendering military honors to top foreign, state, and military officials <br>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
"Military Expenditures 2021": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "information varies; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other); approximately 3,000 Gendarmerie (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, Russia has been the top supplier of military hardware (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, Russia has been the largest suppliers of arms to Serbia; China has also provided a growing amount of arms (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished January 2011 (2021)",
|
||||
|
|
@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 18,174 (Ukraine) (includes Kosovo; as of 7 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "17,336 (Croatia), 7,997 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (mid-year 2021); 18,792 (Ukraine) (includes Kosovo; as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"IDPs": {
|
||||
"text": "196,995 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
|
|||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "2,113 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 864,383 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 5,918 migrants and asylum seekers as of May 2022"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 868,038 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2022); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 5,918 migrants and asylum seekers as of May 2022"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>drug trafficking groups are major players in the procurement and transportation of large quantities of cocaine destined for European markets</p>"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Political parties and leaders": {
|
||||
"text": "2020 USR-PLUS Alliance [Dan BARNA and Dacian CIOLOS] (dissolved 16 April 2021)<br>Alliance for the Fatherland or APP [Codrin STEFANESCU]<br>Alliance for the Unity of Romanians or AUR [George SIMION]<br>Alliance of Liberals and Democrats or ALDE [Daniel OLTEANU]<br>Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU]<br>Civic Hungarian Party [Zsolt BIRO]<br>Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN]<br>Ecologist Party of Romania or PER [Danut POP]<br>Force of the Right [Ludovic ORBAN]<br>Greater Romania Party or PRM [Victor IOVICI]<br>Green Party [Silviu DUMITRU]<br>National Liberal Party or PNL [Nicolae CIUCA]<br>Our Romania Alliance [Marian MUNTEANU]<br>Party of Liberty, Unity, and Solidarity or PLUS [Dacian CIOLOS] (dissolved 16 April 2021)<br>Popular Movement Party or PMP [Eugen TOMAC]<br>PRO Romania [Victor PONTA]<br>Romanian Nationhood Party [Ninel PEIA]<br>Save Romania Union Party or USR [Catalin DRULA]<br>Social Democratic Party or PSD [Marcel CIOLACU]<br>Social Liberal Humanist Party or PUSL [Daniel IONASCU] (formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) or PPU-SL)<br>United Romania Party or PRU [Robert BUGA]"
|
||||
"text": "2020 USR-PLUS Alliance [Dan BARNA and Dacian CIOLOS] (dissolved 16 April 2021)<br>Alliance for the Fatherland or APP [Codrin STEFANESCU]<br>Alliance for the Unity of Romanians or AUR [George SIMION]<br>Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU]<br>Civic Hungarian Party [Zsolt BIRO]<br>Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN]<br>Ecologist Party of Romania or PER [Danut POP]<br>Force of the Right or FD [Ludovic ORBAN]<br>Greater Romania Party or PRM [Victor IOVICI]<br>Green Party [Marius LAZAR and Lavinia COSMA]<br>National Liberal Party or PNL [Nicolae CIUCA]<br>Party of Liberty, Unity, and Solidarity or PLUS [Dacian CIOLOS] (dissolved 16 April 2021)<br>Popular Movement Party or PMP [Eugen TOMAC]<br>PRO Romania or PRO[Victor PONTA]<br>Romanian Nationhood Party [Ninel PEIA]<br>Save Romania Union Party or USR [Catalin DRULA]<br>Social Democratic Party or PSD [Marcel CIOLACU]<br>Social Liberal Humanist Party or PUSL [Daniel IONASCU] (formerly Humanist Power Party (Social-Liberal) or PPU-SL)<br>United Romania Party or PRU [Robert BUGA]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
|
|
@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "86,178 (Ukraine) (as of 5 August 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "81,158 (Ukraine) (as of 11 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "314 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "approximately 6,000 active duty troops (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the inventory of the Slovenian Armed Forces is a mix of Soviet-era and smaller quantities of more modern Russian and Western equipment; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of military equipment from several countries led by France and Russia (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory is a mix of Soviet-era and smaller quantities of more modern Russian and Western equipment; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of military equipment from several countries led by France and Russia (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (men and women); conscription abolished in 2003 (2021)",
|
||||
|
|
@ -1241,12 +1241,12 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "7,279 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "7,604 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "10 (2020)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>544,590 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-July 2022)"
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>547,645 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Illicit drugs": {
|
||||
"text": "minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -878,7 +878,8 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "no regular military forces; Voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari), which includes a Uniformed Militia (performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions) and Guard of the Great and General Council (defends the Captains Regent and the Great and General Council, participates in official ceremonies, cooperates with the maintenance of public order on special occasions, and performs guard duties during parliamentary sittings); the Police Corps includes the Gendarmerie, which is responsible for maintaining public order, protecting citizens and their property, and providing assistance during disasters (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 (2022)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> 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": {
|
||||
"text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to serve in the military (2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military and security forces": {
|
||||
"text": "Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE, includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA); Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) (2022)",
|
||||
"text": "Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA); Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) (2022)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> the Civil Guard is a military force with police duties (including coast guard) under both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of the Interior; it also responds to the needs of the Ministry of Finance"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "the inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; France, Germany, and the US have been the leading suppliers of military hardware since 2010; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all branches, including combat units; no conscription (abolished 2001), but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency (2021)",
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"text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all branches, including combat units; no conscription (abolished 2001), but the Spanish Government retains the right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency (2021)",
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2019, women comprised about 13% of the military's full-time personnel"
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},
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"Military deployments": {
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"note": "<strong>note: </strong>in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some NATO countries, including Spain, have sent additional troops and equipment to the battlegroups deployed in NATO territory in eastern Europe"
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},
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "Spain joined NATO in 1982 but refrained from participating in the integrated military structure until 1996<br><br>the Spanish Marine Corps, established in 1537, is the oldest marine corps in the world"
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"text": "Spain joined NATO in 1982 but refrained from participating in the integrated military structure until 1996<br><br>the Spanish Marine Corps, established in 1537, is the oldest marine corps in the world; the Spanish Army has an infantry regiment, formed in the 13th century, that is considered the oldest still active military unit in the western world "
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}
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},
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"Terrorism": {
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},
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"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
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"refugees (country of origin)": {
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"text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 140,391 (Ukraine) (as of 4 September 2022)"
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"text": "14,823 (Syria) (mid-year 2021); 418,200 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2021); 141,846 (Ukraine) (as of 11 September 2022)"
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},
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"stateless persons": {
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"text": "692 (mid-year 2021)"
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"text": "King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 15 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree (daughter of the monarch, born 14 July 1977)"
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},
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"head of government": {
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"text": "Prime Minister Magdalena ANDERSSON (since 30 November 2021); Deputy Prime Minister Morgan JOHANSSON (since 10 September 2019)"
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"text": "Prime Minister Magdalena ANDERSSON (since 30 November 2021); resigned on 15 September 2022 but will remain in caretaker status until a new government is formed; Deputy Prime Minister Morgan JOHANSSON (since 10 September 2019)"
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},
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"cabinet": {
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"text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister"
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"text": "unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote and 39 members in \"at-large\" seats directly elected by open party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)"
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},
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 9 September 2018 (next to be held on 11 September 2022)"
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"text": "last held on 11 September 2022"
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},
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"election results": {
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"text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 28.3%, M 19.8%, SD 17.5%, C 8.6%, V 8%, KD 6.3%, L 5.5%, MP 4.4%, other 1.6%; seats by party - SAP 100, M 70, SD 62, C 31, V 28, KD 22, L 20, MP 16; composition as of mid-2022 - men 188, women 161, percent of women 46%"
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"text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 30.3%, M 19.1%, SD 20.5%, C 6.7%, V 6.7%, KD 5.3%, L 4.6%, MP 5.1%, other 1.7%; seats by party - SAP 107, M 68, SD 73, C 24, V 24, KD 19, L 16, MP 18; composition as of mid-2022 - men 188, women 161, percent of women 46%"
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}
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},
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"Judicial branch": {
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}
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},
|
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"Political parties and leaders": {
|
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"text": "Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Annie LOOF]<br>Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba BUSCH]<br>Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Marta STEVENI and Per BOLUND]<br>Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V [Nooshi DADGOSTAR]<br>Liberal Party (Liberalerna) or L [Johan PEHRSON]<br>Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Ulf KRISTERSSON]<br>Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]<br>Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or SAP [Magdalena ANDERSSON]"
|
||||
"text": "Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Annie LOOF resigned on 15 September 2022]<br>Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba BUSCH]<br>Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Marta STEVENI and Per BOLUND]<br>Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V [Nooshi DADGOSTAR]<br>Liberal Party (Liberalerna) or L [Johan PEHRSON]<br>Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Ulf KRISTERSSON]<br>Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]<br>Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or SAP [Magdalena ANDERSSON]"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"International organization participation": {
|
||||
"text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNSOM, UNTSO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC"
|
||||
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|
|||
"text": "approximately 200 Mali (MINUSMA) (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military - note": {
|
||||
"text": "<p>Sweden maintains a policy of military non-alignment, but cooperates with NATO and regional countries; it joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and has contributed to NATO-led missions, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo; Sweden applied for NATO membership in May 2022</p> <p>the Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; areas of cooperation include armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; NORDEFCO was established in 2009<strong> </strong></p> <p>Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations</p>"
|
||||
"text": "Sweden maintains a policy of military non-alignment, but cooperates with NATO and regional countries; it joined NATO’s Partnership for Peace program in 1994 and has contributed to NATO-led missions, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo; Sweden applied for NATO membership in May 2022<br><br>the Swedish military cooperates closely with the military forces of other Nordic countries through the Nordic Defense Cooperation (NORDEFCO), which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden; areas of cooperation include armaments, education, human resources, training and exercises, and operations; NORDEFCO was established in 2009<br><br>Sweden is a signatory of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy and contributes to CSDP missions and operations (2022)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Terrorism": {
|
||||
|
|
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|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 46,468 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "114,995 (Syria), 28,744 (Afghanistan), 26,911 (Eritrea), 11,574 (Somalia), 11,153 (Iraq), 7,516 (Iran) (2020); 46,938 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "50,098 (mid-year 2021); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1251,10 +1251,10 @@
|
|||
"text": "the Swiss Armed Forces maintain a full-time professional cadre of about 4,000 personnel along with approximately 18-20,000 conscripts brought in annually for 18-23 weeks of training; approximately 120,000 reserve forces (2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": {
|
||||
"text": "the Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems; the US has been the leading supplier of military armaments to Switzerland since 2010; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2021)"
|
||||
"text": "the military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems; the US has been the leading supplier of military armaments to Switzerland since 2010; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 245 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by six 19-day intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2021)",
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may volunteer; every Swiss male has to serve at least 245 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by six 19-day intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2022)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note: </strong>conscientious objectors can choose 390 days of community service instead of military service"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@
|
|||
},
|
||||
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
|
||||
"refugees (country of origin)": {
|
||||
"text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 62,432 (Ukraine) (as of 6 September 2022)"
|
||||
"text": "38,219 (Eritrea), 20,043 (Syria), 14,649 (Afghanistan), 6,069 (Sri Lanka), 6,197 (Turkey) (mid-year 2021); 61,239 (Ukraine) (as of 13 September 2022)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"stateless persons": {
|
||||
"text": "684 (mid-year 2021)"
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "the inventory of the British military is comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; the US has been the leading supplier of armaments to the UK since 2010; the UK defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of air, land, and sea weapons systems and is one of the world's top weapons suppliers (2021)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "slight variations by service, but generally 16-36 years of age for enlisted (with parental consent under 18) and 18-29 for officers; minimum length of service 4 years; women serve in military services including ground combat roles; conscription abolished in 1963 (2021)",
|
||||
"text": "slight variations by service, but generally 16-36 years of age for enlisted (with parental consent under 18) and 18-29 for officers; minimum length of service 4 years; women serve in military services including combat roles; conscription abolished in 1963 (2021)",
|
||||
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> as of 2019, women made up about 11% of the military's full-time personnel"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military deployments": {
|
||||
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|
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